Posted on 06/08/2020 9:10:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Washington DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory released a statement last Tuesday lashing out at President Donald Trump for visiting the John Paul II National Shrine.
The DC Archbishop Gregory lectured President Trump on “defending the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree” while at the same time attacking him for visiting a Catholic Shrine.
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Catholic Shrine before signing an executive order promoting religious freedom.
First Lady Melania Trump is a practicing Catholic.
The media failed to report this important detail in their hit pieces on President Trump.
Instead, Archbishop Gregory made the headlines because he LECTURED President Trump for visiting the shrine!
What a petty and disgraceful man.
.@WashArchbishop Gregory has released a statement on the president’s visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine.https://t.co/46g9Ac8Wy5 pic.twitter.com/d1wERIoLVp
— DC Archdiocese (@WashArchdiocese) June 2, 2020
The Archbishop’s tweet was retweeted 14,500 times.
Democrats and their liberal media loved it.
But now it appears the Archbishop was lying to ruin President Trump’s historic visit to the shrine and signing his executive order for international religious freedom.
But Gregory ruined this moment.
And he lied.
Catholic News Agency reported today that the Archbishop was notified of the event a week in advance and was invited to attend this ceremony.
Archbishop Gregory said he was busy that day and turned down the invitation.
Then he ruined this blessed stand by President Trump on religious freedom.
Catholic News Agency reported:
The White House said Sunday that Washington’s archbishop was invited to attend an event with President Donald Trump several days before it took place, amid media reports that the archbishop did not learn of the event until the night before it took place.
White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere told CNA June 7 that “Archbishop Gregory received an invitation to the President’s event at the St. John Paul II Shrine the week prior to the President’s visit. He declined due to other commitments.”
Correspondence between Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s office and the White House indicates the same.
In correspondence dated May 30th and obtained by CNA, Gregory’s office declined “the kind invitation to attend the event celebrating International Religious Freedom on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the Saint John Paul II Shrine.“
The correspondence further stated that the archbishop had “a prior commitment on his schedule at Catholic University and unfortunately must decline,” and added that Gregory had personally conveyed his regrets at being unable to attend when he spoke to a member of the White House staff directly on the evening of Friday, May 29.
Crux reported June 7 that Gregory had not been told of the visit until June 1, when it was publicly announced by the White House.
Archbishop Gregory is a liar.
What a horrible messenger of Christ.
Sad.
Shameful
The Catholic Church is currently being run as a political organization. It now deals only with worldly things, never with divine aspiration.
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE . . . Our country has more than its share of nut jobs. . . .is anyone else getting sick of all this. . .
Sure! That's the ticket!
Regards,
Dear Dr Sivani:
Considering that the catholic church is run by a homosexual communist, I really don’t care about their rules on marriage.
If this guy lied, then he should be forced to resign. Period.
As a life long Catholic, I can say that the church is a political organization. Same thing with all Churches. We watch a Sunday morning service on television. That way we can mute the sermon if the Priest gets off into the woods.
Incredible.
I understand the point you are making but if she was baptized she is a "formal member" of the Catholic Church forever. For better and for worse the Church is a family and you can fall away from it or you can even take up arms against it but you'll still be a member. I'm sorry to quote wikipedia but I do believe the following is accurate:
However, even if excommunicated, a Catholic who has not been juridically absolved is still, due to the irrevocable nature of baptism, a member of the Catholic Church, albeit their communion with the Christ and the Church is gravely impaired.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_sin
The truth is not in him.
So Melania is “impaired” in the eyes of the church, and cannot take communion. Yet Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, and millions of other practicing Catholics strongly support abortion, and proudly enable Planned Parenthood in its killing, but are not impaired and can take communion. Archbishop Gregory, a leader in the church, deliberately and publicly lies yet is not impaired and gives communion.
Undoubtedly Dr. Gregory can reconcile all of the above with the teachings of Jesus Christ who proudly consorted with sinners and offered them a door into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Regardless of what the Bishop states, the Canon Law states that anyone who successfully assists in the procuration of a direct abortion incurs a latae sententiae excommunication. That could certainly include promoting abortion in legislation. (the act itself does the excommunicating). Pelosi, Biden, the Kennedy clan, elected officials named Cuomo, etc. Those who have not formally caused abortion through law would still likely be in a state of Mortal Sin for persistent adherence to and promotion of a grave, grave sin (e.g. Chris Cuomo).
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