Posted on 10/08/2013 2:01:22 PM PDT by don-o
How about trying this one on for size? Here is the press release headline from Congressman Tim Huelskamp’s office this afternoon:
Obama Administration Denies Mass to Catholics
Apparently, a priest was denied access to a military chapel this weekend. Father Ray Leonard serves at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia but because of the government shutdown, he wasn’t allowed to go to celebrate Mass this past weekend.
He is contracted by the Defense Department to meet the spiritual needs of Catholics, but not now. The chapel doors were locked and the sign said, “Shutdown: No Catholic service till further notice.”
Father Leonard said the following:
“This is our church, Catholics have an expectation and obligation to attend Mass and we were told, ‘No you can’t go to church this week…“ My parishioners were upset. They were angry and dismayed. They couldn’t believe that in America they’d be denied access to Mass by the government.”
Rep. Tim Huelskamp had this reaction:
“Time and time again this Administration demonstrates it is waging a war against the very religious freedoms upon which America was founded. This is exactly why we worked to pass legislation (House Concurrent Resolution 58) this past weekend – to protect the religious liberties of all those who bravely serve in our Armed Forces.”
The Brody File will follow up.
Ping
Satan is alive and well and living in Washington, DC.
And, thank you very much, he’s currently winning the battle for the hearts and minds of America.
He should have celebrated the Mass on the lawn out front.
As a disciple of satan, what else could one expect of a rotted corpse of a human being?
I disagre, the more Jug Ears has hissy fits, he looses the hearts and minds of America, he his proving he is a putz...
Everyday more and more of this. But will the blind see.
Doubtful. Probably watched some network nightly news cast with said blind eye and blames the republicans.
He basically declared war on my Church about a year and a half ago.
Wish I had your faith in the good sense of Americans; alas, I’ve lived too long and seen too much for that.
I hope you never become as cynical as I am.
“Priest: Obama Admin. Denied Mass to Catholics”
Hitler did too, did he not?
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And that’s what happens when Catholics don’t excommunicate and de-communion-ize liberal politicians.
Of course this has happened many times during history, always at the hands of tyrants and kings.
If history repeats itself, next will be the martyrs.
5.56mm
Then, we are in good company.
Meanwhile at the nearby mosque....
There are very few priests I know who would let a closed church stop them. If nothing else, hold mass in the parking lot. It is a chance for a priest to really shine, and pound the pulpit, even if the pulpit is modest.
It would be a golden opportunity to galvanize his congregants. They would be talking about that mass for years.
Obama’s golf course is still open - and Camp David for fun and games... so what’s the problem? /s
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