Bishop compares election to Battle of Lepanto

Catholic Culture ^ | October 29, 2008

[GonzoII]

Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph compared the upcoming presidential election to the Battle of Lepanto, in which Christian forces against overwhelming odds defeated Ottoman Turkish invaders bent on the conquest of Europe.

[WesA]

great find. I feel 100% the same way as this Bishop.

[CitizenUSA]

I wonder which side is playing the Muslim invaders...

[unspun]

God bless him — keep getting word out, everyone!

[patriot preacher]

I’m not Catholic — but I deeply respect this man! He’ll pay for that if “Great Leader” Obama ascends to the throne.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

I keep thinking - it’s going to come down to Christians and Jews and others who are close to God.

[Terry Mross]

It’s amazing to me how church leaders are risking their IRS exemption talking this up. They are very afraid of this man getting into power.

[Tanniker Smith]

As long as it isn’t 300....

[lmc12]

in the End Times Evil will have seemed to Triumph, as the Catechism states. Sometimes I think that’s where we are because the Evil before us seems relentless and without conscience. I feel estranged from many of my Co-Religionist who find in their vote something more important than Life and the protection of the most vulnerable. Surely all of Heaven weeps over this callousness.

[x_plus_one]

molon labe

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

He had many battles to choose from. He was correct to choose Lepanto, as Papal forces were engaged. But he also might have chosen the Siege of Vienna and the Battle of Vienna, or the Battle of Tours.

In any case, the church must be applauded for its strength of character approaching this election.

[Salvation]

Over 100 Bishops Have Spoken Out on Priority of Life Issues
Posted on October 28, 2008, 11:59 AM | Deal W. Hudson

The list of U. S. bishops who have spoken out on the priority of the life issues in this election is now over 100. The list now contains 70 individual bishops and three joint statements.

I would like to continue updating this list until the day of the election. I have tried to incorporate all the comments thus far. If I dd not get them all, I apologize. (For a few of the suggestions, I could not find a suitable link.)

Please continue using the comments section to let us know what bishop is not on this list who should be. This would include any bishop who has individually, or jointly, published a statement about this election pointing out the primacy of the life issues.

Thank you for your help.

1. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver

2. Bishop James Conley, auxiliary of Denver

3. Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C.

4. Justin Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities

5. Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, chairman of the Committee on Doctrine

6. Edward Cardinal Egan of New York

7. Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo

8. Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh

9. Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs

10. Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio

11. Bishop Oscar Cantu, auxiliary of San Antonio

12. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre

13. Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa

14. Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas

15. Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin

16. Sean Cardinal O'Malley of Boston

17. Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando

18. Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul/Minneapolis

19. Francis Cardinal George of Chicago, President of the USCCB

20. Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker

21. Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse

22. Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland

23. Bishop Ralph Nickless of Sioux City

24. Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco

25. Bishop Glen Provost of Lake Charles, LA

26. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn

27. Bishop Joseph F. Martino of Scranton

28. Archbishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

30. Bishop Peter J. Jugis of Charlotte

31. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh

32. Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, KS

33. Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO

34. Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison, WS
35. Bishop Ronald Gilmore of Dodge City, KS
36. Bishop Paul Coakley of Salina, KS
37. Bishop Michael Jackels of Wichita
38. Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach
39. Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth

40. Bishop Rene H. Gracida, retired, of Corpus Christi

41. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Houston

42. Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Arlington

43. Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond

44. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Center

45. Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester

46. Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Patterson

47. Bishop Robert Herrmann of St. Louis

48. Archbishop Edwin O'Brien of Baltimore

49. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix

50. Bishop Thomas D. Doran of Rockford

51. Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden

52. Bishop Robert J. Baker of Birmingham

53. Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett of Seattle

54. Bishop J. Peter Sartain of Joliet

55. Bishop John M. Smith of Trenton

56. Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing

57. Bishop Leonard R. Blair of Toledo

58. Bishop Frances J. Dewane of Venice

59. Bishop W. Frances Malooly of Wilmington

60. Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison

61. Bishop John Yanta , retired, of Amarillo

62. Bishop James V. Johnston of Springfield-Cape Girardeau

63. Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland

64. Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City

65. Bishop Lawrence Brandt of Greensburg

66. Bishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinatti

67. Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu

68. Bishop Paul Swain of Sioux Falls

69. Bishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe

70. Bishop Eusebius Beltran of Oklahoma City

71. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Harrisburg

72. Joint Statement by the bishops of New York State (22 bishops)

73. Joint Statement by the bishops of Pennsylvania (16 bishops)

74. Joint Statement by the bishops of Kansas (4 bishops)

75. Joint Statement by the bishops of Florida (9 bishops)

[iowamark]

Week of Prayer for Our Country By Bishop Robert W. Finn
"Our Catholic moral principles teach that a candidate's promise of economic prosperity is insufficient to justify their constant support of abortion laws, including partial-birth abortion, and infanticide for born-alive infants. Promotion of the Freedom of Choice Act is a pledge to eliminate every single limit on abortions achieved over the last thirty-five years. The real freedom that is ours in Jesus Christ compels us, not to take life, but to defend it."

[irishjuggler]

24. Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco

I live in Niederauer's archdiocese, and it's a stretch to say that he's made life issues a priority. I mean, sure, he may have released a pro-life statement or two, but is it his priority? Not even close. Pro-abortion "Catholic" politicians like Nancy Pelosi are coddled around here.

[Ann Archy]

JEWS??? About 80% PLUS of Jews vote for the Democrat!!

[GonzoII]

Lapanto Bump!!

[silverleaf]

They know this man has no moral core. None. He was a child raised by wolves. He learned well to camouflage himself in an image.

Perhaps they also see elements of Biblical prophecy in the rise of this man. I know that’s not “PC” to talk about.

God Help us all and them if he is elected. The Church will pay for its “insolence” and “insubordination”

[Mother Mary]

>>I keep thinking - it’s going to come down to Christians and Jews and others who are close to God.<<

Me too.

[silverleaf]

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[Broker]

Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World

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Phenomenal read... The West's 100 year war against Islamofacism circa 1475-1575. Breathtaking in scale and ferocity.