Posted on 04/07/2007 6:01:45 PM PDT by Pyro7480
With a sad biretta tip to Nihil obstat:
On FattiSentire there is a report of the placards put up in Genova by those who oppose the Church, atheistic anarchist and homosexual activist types. This one from Il Giornale...
...says, "Thank God I am an atheist". It depicts a photoshoped image of partisans shooting the Pope and some muslim men at prayer. Another poster depicts Benedict XVI shaking hands with Adolf Hitler with the title: "From Hitler’s soldier to God’s soldier".
Christ died and rose for these people too.
Meantime, on the evening of the Easter Vigil in Modena there will be a public concert in the square in front of the cathedral by a manifestly anti-clerical band. In one of their their oft-repeated songs we are entertained by the lyrics
"«Bruceremo le chiese e gli altari (...) con le budella dell’ultimo prete impiccheremo il Papa (...) Rivoluzione sia guerra alla società (...) Il Vaticano brucerà con dentro il Papa e se il governo si opporrà rivoluzione» ... "We will burn the churches and altars … we will hang the Pope with the entrails of the last priest … Let revolution be a war on society… The Vatican will burn with the Pope inside if the government opposes the revolution."
"Crucifige! Crucifige eum!"
In Italy, in small and very subtle ways you will encounter anticlericalism, not usually of this vitriolic nature, but it is deeply entrenched in some strata of society. It could be fanned into a flame with some effort.
At the heart of this business is the concept of the "lay state". The concept of the "lay state" in Europe is based on the same state envision in the French Revolution, which resulted in the Terror. The idea of "separation of Church and state" in the USA is a far cry from this European lay state vision.
In the meantime, here are comments of the aforementioned Nihil Obstat (in Italian):
"Behold the fruits of the ‘lay’ state and the campaign of hatred against the Church … Will there ever come a day when the Bishops grasp that the true enemies of the Church are not after all the supporters of the Tridentine liturgy, but rather those who hate Our Lord and struggle against His Kingdom? Is this the highly extolled laicality? Shouldn’t these be the ventures to boycot rather than dig in the heels against the Motu Proprio?"
We have all seen the wrong people hammered into the floor by authorities of different kinds, whether of the First or the other Estates. N’est-ce pa?
"Know thy enemy" might be as critical as "Know thyself". They often overlap.
“Or just try reading through an Utilitarian author!)”
Or just try reading the Koran with its hatred toward non-Muslims.
Yes, that's why Jesus was born in England.
No, it’s demonic. Calling for the murder of the innocent is horribly sinful at the very least. To call for the destruction of the faith and the murder of all religious serves only one impulse - the demonic, one purpose - evil, and one master - the Devil.
You wrote: “Demons exist completely within religious framework.”
Wrong.
All things exist completely in a religious framework and that is exactly why evil such as this is demonic. Don’t make the foolish mistake of compartmentalizing Satan into one sphere of life. Where you find sin, temptation and evil, you find the Devil. Is this news to you?
Italy is one of those nominally Catholic countries that has taken to atheism in a major way. Maybe it’s the ‘familiarity breed contempt’ concept, I don’t know. They’d been Catholic so long, because their forebears were, that they realized that it didn’t really mean anything to them anymore. Then they turned on the Church with a vengeance, blaming her for every ill in the world.
Absolutely nothing new.
Christ died for ALL of us. It is up to us whether or not we accept and take hold of the Salvation he offers to those who believe.
Zakusyvat’ nado. [= having drunk, don’t forget to eat]. Nothing is more fellatious than to state “All things exist completely in a religious framework “. Religious framework has been rolled back, and is being rolled back still more. The last ones existing completely in religious framework are the talaboons. Thus the space outside of that framework is wide, and continues broadening.
demonic
Exactly what I thought. Satan is having great success among people like this. So sad. Prayers for our Pope.
It was both intentional and not. They believe themselves to be clever, but they betray their true selves. This is where the demonic label above was given; if they are working against Christianity, then guess for whom they are working.
I remember the visions from the book.
Mercy Sunday next week. The trick is to find the parishes that are having the Mass.
Have a blessed Easter!
You wrote: “Zakusyvat’ nado. [= having drunk, don’t forget to eat]. Nothing is more fellatious than to state “All things exist completely in a religious framework “. Religious framework has been rolled back, and is being rolled back still more. The last ones existing completely in religious framework are the talaboons. Thus the space outside of that framework is wide, and continues broadening.”
Get a clue. All things fit into a religious framework. Who created the earth? God. Who created man? God. Why do men sin? Because of temptations, and their fallen nature. If there is a God, then all things fall into a religious framework. What part of that do you not understand?
Satan is so jealous.
What a beautiful celebration worldwide Christians had today/season for our Love and thanks to our redeemer Jesus Christ.
Listened on EWTN radio. Superb!
Easter Mass was beautiful.
We joked about the radio version the fellow interpeting it to english reminded us of a sportscaster in a golf game but we LOVED the Mass.
huh?
You are beyond repair, or discussion. Sorry.
In other words, you have no logical points to build an argument with. No kidding.
No. Madrassa dwellers are beyond logic.
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