With 60% of Catholics voting for baby-killing Democrats, the bishops have failed at their job of teaching Christian values to their members. The politicians they are belatedly complaining about wouldn’t be in office if Catholic voters didn’t put them there.
There will be NO split in the Church. There will be those who ARE Catholic and those who chose NOT to be. Maybe those who do not follow what the Church teaches will finally get out...(and we can can only pray for them).
Non-apostate Catholics and Episcopals must split from their apostates ASAP.
BUMP
Really more of a schism as there is denial out there that the bishops even have the "right" to teach what is true Catholic dogma. I hate to say it, but it's already happened. Many people are just ignoring the shepards when they hear something they don't want to hear.
Those who vote for politicians who support abortion are not true Catholics.
I agree with you, but it’s incumbent upon Catholics to stand up for what’s right - not what’s easiest or most popular. As a Catholic, I hope our bishops will educate their parishioners of why abortion is wrong, along with any enforcement measures they deem necessary.
Most abortion rights supporters are informed only to the extent that they think abortion is nothing more than a matter of “choice”. Society has done a good job in shaping that misconception. The case for abortion is fundamental weak, and is easily defeatible with basic logic. It’s just a matter of getting that information out to the Church and the public, in general. That will be the easy part.
The harder part will be their acceptance of it and allowing themselves to change their hearts. I’ve had many discussions with abortion advocates, and all of them usually don’t end well - not because they turn into shouting matches but because they don’t have any answers for the questions I ask them. They get frustrated and therefore angry, but seldom does it actually cause them to reconsider their position. Alarmingly, they often switch the subject to other social issues, of which they think the Democratic agenda adds up to a greater good for all. Like I said, the pro-abortion position is difficult one to defend.
I hope this article is true. I realize we’ll lose some people who want their abortions and Catholic Eucharist too, but I think this is a necessary step for the good of the church.
Gee, if they had done this before the election think it might have had an effect on the outcome?? Just wondering...
This situation could lead to a split of the Roman Catholic Church in America.
Been there, done that. It is called Protestantism, much of which is moral jello.
I'm not Catholic, but it seems that history may be repeating itself (you know, Henry VIII and the Church of England). The Catholic Church will survive getting rid of its dead weight.
As a matter of fact I was in Scotland last year on my honeymoon and attended church in Glasgow. Attendance is way down and young people were nowhere in sight. In our tour of the countryside, a lot of former churches have been converted into other uses....one was a souvenir shop, etc.
There is a church called the “American Catholic Church”. My understanding is it it very similar to the “Roman Catholic Church” with one exception being they allow their priests to marry.
What difference does it make on what they say when almost all of the staff at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) are flaming liberals, one of whom, the Director of the Campaign for Human Development, gave millions to ACORN to help them get out the vote for pro-abortion Democrats.
Don’t hold your breath until you see any the Cardinals or Bishops confront any ot the Catholic Politicians Head On.
The retired Archbishop Donohue of Atlanta was the only Bishop that attacked a Catholic Politician, Congressman John Lewis head on.
Several years ago at the annual Martin Luther King Mass, Upon learning about Congressman John Lewis’s Pro abortion voting record, Archbishop Donohue refused to let Congressman Lewis speak at the Mass despite pressure from the Community. This is what I call Bishops’ with conviction.
Not a peep out of our priests here in the boonies of PA. They let you know they’re anti-war, but they don’t want to bring up abortion. Might hurt attendance, I guess.
You are either a Catholic and follow the rules of the Church or you are not a Catholic.
“Bout time the “Bishops” got some courage.
“It’s not hard to envision a whole new “American Catholic Church” that would allow all the things Abortion/gay marriage supporting Democrats to fool themselves into thinking they are moral beings.”
I can think of certain places where this has already happened. They just haven’t made it official yet.
Maybe in a few years certain churches will have to change their front door signs to “American Catholic Church”
Problems don't get solved by ignoring reality. The Bishops did come out in very strong language and told their parishioners that voting for a pro abortion candidate would be morally grave. 52% of those in their church didn't care what they said.
A priest at one of our local Catholic churchs wrote in his blog that if any of his parishioners voted for Obama they should do penitence prior to receiving communion due to Obama’s stand on abortion. The state bishop (no district bishop here right now) did not stand behind him!! This is why the church is so ignored. They have no back bone and due to their own internal issues, they are afraid to call anyone out!
Of course, other churches are no better...so many are more worried about what goes in the collection plate and not offending anyone they have lost souls!