Trump names 33 conservative Catholics as new advisers

cna ^ | September 22, 2016

[Honorary Serb]

I know that we Orthodox are few in number in the US, bur we are important—as the first Christian Church, and with our connections with key countries internationally.

Donald Trump should ask his friend Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson—as well as Orthodox layman Reince Priebus—to help him form an Orthodox Christian advisory group.

[BlackElk]

AND Trump can gain the trust of Princeton's magnificent professor of jurisprudence Robert George by appointing him to the Scalia seat on SCOTUS.

If not, I believe that Professor George is a single man and eligible to be elected to replace Frankie in the Vatican.

[Montana_Sam]

As a Catholic, I’m sickened by the mindless materialism to which most of my fellow Catholics subscribe. It’s hard to find bishops who know how to think or teach as Catholics; they do fine as Democrats. Here in the Seattle Archdiocese we have many tens of thousands of Democrats, a few Republicans, and even fewer Catholics.

[BlackElk]

There is also a Russian Orthodox Church in America, quite conservative, formed here to be out from under the jurisdiction of its sister church in Russia during the days when the soviets dominated the church there.

Given the liturgical and moral traditionalism and conservatism of your church, your suggestion is a natural fit.

To which church of Orthodoxy does Priebus belong?

[cloudmountain]

A lot Catholics live in those swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. They’re blue collar working people. In other words, many of them are Deplorables. Many are not radicalized kooks like other Democrats are, and they are the kind of voters that Trump needs to appeal to. Smart political move!

You betcha!

[Honorary Serb]

Greek.

[cloudmountain]

As a Catholic, I’m sickened by the mindless materialism to which most of my fellow Catholics subscribe. It’s hard to find bishops who know how to think or teach as Catholics; they do fine as Democrats. Here in the Seattle Archdiocese we have many tens of thousands of Democrats, a few Republicans, and even fewer Catholics.

Which "fellow Catholics" who are mindlessly materialistic are you referring to? One's faith has little to do with materialism. It's what children are taught at their mother's knee, so to speak, NOT from whatever faith they belong to.

Are the "fewer Catholics" in your area "sickening" you with THEIR "mindless materialism"??

Just trying to follow your logic, M_S.

[opus1]

Sartain is his bishop. Worse things than materialism are flourishing in the Seattle archdiocese.

[opus1]

Extremely impressive list! A true advisory panel, not just a list of names to impress Catholics. Many Catholics would not even recognize some of these names.

Also notice how few are drawn from politics. Really it’s a varied roll of “conservative” Catholics who are highly knowledgeable and respected. Pro-life, serious thinkers, not Katholics.

Fr. McCloskey would fit right on this list. Actually, he may have yet another “republican” convert in Trump! Trump, if he keeps pursuing deeper religious ideas, may end up a Catholic; he has the Catholic world view.

[RitaOK]

Absolutely, it’s bizzarre. The Catholic Right to Life booth is without fail set up at the fair exposition.

They had a pro-Life worker who was voting Hillary!

Securing ignorance and propaganda is a staple for Democrats.

[cloudmountain]

Sartain is his bishop. Worse things than materialism are flourishing in the Seattle archdiocese.

Since Jesus left His Church to His Apostles, Peter being the first pope, He KNEW that humanity would err over and over and over again. But, He DID leave it that way so He must have known what He was doing.

He DIDN'T appear to defrocked and excommunicated Catholic priest Father Martin Luther or to any of the other founders of the myriad of Protestant denominations, so that He instructed Simon Peter Bar Jonah to "Feed my sheep" must have authority.

I would be very leery of a PERFECT pontiff, priest, minister, rabbi, reverend, male OR female person-of-the-cloth since NO ONE is perfect.

But, we never hear about any person-of-the-cloth peccadilloes except those of Catholic priests. THEY make international news.

[NYer]

As a Catholic, I’m sickened by the mindless materialism to which most of my fellow Catholics subscribe. It’s hard to find bishops who know how to think or teach as Catholics; they do fine as Democrats. Here in the Seattle Archdiocese we have many tens of thousands of Democrats, a few Republicans, and even fewer Catholics.

I totally appreciate the frustration!! I dealt with this for many years in the Diocese of Albany. Then, 12 years ago, fed up with uber liberal and progressive bishop, priests and religious, along with the happy clappy liturgies, I asked our Lord to guide me to a holy priest, a reverent liturgy and a community in need of whatever my God-given gifts might be. I compiled a list of parishes within a certain radius of home and began attending mass at a different parish each week, repeating that prayer. The list included 2 Eastern Catholic Churches. It was at the Maronite Catholic Church that my prayer was answered. Look around ... there is a Melkite community that celebrates their Divine Liturgy at 11:30 on Sundays at St. Matthew Catholic Church. There may well be a Ukrainian Church, as well. The Eastern Catholic liturgies are beautiful, reverent and speak to the soul. Give it a try and let me know how it goes.

[opus1]

Yes, amazing.

Personally I consider a priest’s sex life his own business (as with us all). As long as no laws are broken, any ‘peccadilloes’ are for him and his confessor to sort out (as with us all).

My criticisms of bishops are aimed solely at matters of Teaching and Governance.

[Biggirl]

The archbishop is spot on.

Also I call Hillary America’a Jezabel for good reason.