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Disgusting! DC Archbishop Gregory Knew About Trump’s Historic Visit to John Paul II Shrine a Week Before Event — Then Lied and Feigned Outrage to the Press
Gateway Pundit ^ | 06/08/2020 | Jim Hoft

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.



TOPICS: Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: antipope; archbishopgregory; dc; homosexualagenda; johnpaulii; popefrancis; romancatholicism; trump; wiltongregory
Saint John Paul II Shrine
@JP2Shrine
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1 posted on 06/08/2020 9:10:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Sad.


2 posted on 06/08/2020 9:14:10 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord outfor everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Shameful


3 posted on 06/08/2020 9:19:44 PM PDT by grimalkin (Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man. -Fulton J. Sheen)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Catholic Church is currently being run as a political organization. It now deals only with worldly things, never with divine aspiration.


4 posted on 06/08/2020 9:19:50 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Just sit in your house until the food stops coming and then starve. You'll be safe.)
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To: SeekAndFind

LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE . . . Our country has more than its share of nut jobs. . . .is anyone else getting sick of all this. . .


5 posted on 06/08/2020 9:20:39 PM PDT by Maudeen (www.thereishopeinJesus.com)
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To: SeekAndFind

6 posted on 06/08/2020 9:32:12 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: SeekAndFind
First Lady Melania Trump is a practicing Catholic.

I have great admiration for the President and the First Lady. However, it would be difficult to describe her as a "practicing Catholic" if she is in an irregular marital situation.

Melania Trump never married before, but President Trump married twice. Ivana had been married already, so President Trump's marriage to her would be invalid. Marla Maples was raised in Georgia, and presently attends a Christian church, so she was likely baptized at the time of her marriage to Donald Trump. It would take some other impediment for that marriage to be declared null.

Assuming that Melania Trump decided to become a practicing Catholic after her wedding to Donald Trump, she would have to be able to have the marriage recognized, which means that President Trump's other marriages would have to be declared null. Justice Thomas was in a similar situation. I assume he (justice Thomas) got that rectified.

It would be very hard for the Trumps to pull that off without somebody getting wind of it. Also, I do not hear of Melania attending Mass weekly with or without the President on a regular basis.

So, right now, I believe that Mrs. Trump is sympathetic to the Catholic Church, but is not a formal member at the present time.
7 posted on 06/08/2020 9:36:18 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: SeekAndFind
This Archbishop declined - a week in advance - a polite invitation by the President of the United States to attend the President's visit to a historic religious shrine in the Archbishop's archdiocese? Because of "prior commitments?"

Sure! That's the ticket!

Regards,

8 posted on 06/08/2020 9:39:10 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Dear Dr Sivani:
Considering that the catholic church is run by a homosexual communist, I really don’t care about their rules on marriage.


9 posted on 06/08/2020 10:06:58 PM PDT by american_ranger (Our family motto is being miserable builds character.)
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To: SeekAndFind

If this guy lied, then he should be forced to resign. Period.


10 posted on 06/08/2020 10:09:58 PM PDT by kevao (BIBLICAL JESUS: Give your money to the poor. SOCIALIST JESUS: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: SaxxonWoods

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.


11 posted on 06/08/2020 10:38:54 PM PDT by abbastanza
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To: SeekAndFind

Incredible.


12 posted on 06/08/2020 10:43:32 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: Dr. Sivana
So, right now, I believe that Mrs. Trump is sympathetic to the Catholic Church, but is not a formal member at the present time.

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

13 posted on 06/08/2020 10:51:20 PM PDT by edwinland
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To: american_ranger
Considering that the catholic church is run by a homosexual communist, I really don’t care about their rules on marriage.

It doesn't matter what you believe regarding the question of whether Melania Trump is a practicing Catholic. The rules in effect go way back before the present time, and were not established by Francis.
14 posted on 06/08/2020 11:52:41 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: edwinland
albeit their communion with the Christ and the Church is gravely impaired.

Hard to be considered a "practicing Catholic" if the communion is gravely impaired.
15 posted on 06/08/2020 11:54:41 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: SeekAndFind

The truth is not in him.


16 posted on 06/09/2020 12:16:43 AM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Dr. Sivana

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.


17 posted on 06/09/2020 1:44:04 AM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on i)
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To: Soul of the South

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).


18 posted on 06/09/2020 1:57:47 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bookmark


19 posted on 06/10/2020 4:51:13 PM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and Protect our Troops and their CIC)
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