CARDINAL O’MALLEY: SO WHO IS OBSESSED?

Catholic Vote ^ | January 22, 2014 | STEPHEN WHITE

[Mrs. Don-o]

That they would open the door to PFOX and slam it shut against Courage is truly disgusting.

[BlatherNaut]

This?

http://pfox.org/default.html

I'm familiar with Courage but not PFOX. How do they differ?

[SumProVita]

Excellent! ;-)

[SumProVita]

It may be that he was stating that our homilies are geared to reflect the teaching from the readings and the Gospel of that Sunday. This is what they are supposed to do.

[loveliberty2]

My post referred to the following statement:

"Now, the Church’s positions are very clear and very consistent. For us, life is at the very center of our social teachings. Life is precious. It is a mystery. It must be nurtured, protected, the transmission of life is sacred. And our defense of human life is a great service to society. When the state begins to decide who is worthy of living and who isn’t, all human rights are put in jeopardy, but the voice of the church is very clear. And we’re not just saying that life is precious in the womb but life is precious when someone has Alzheimer’s when someone has AIDS when someone is poor when someone has mental illness. Their humanity is not diminished – and they have a claim on our love and on our services. So the church’s position is a very consistent one. It is a consistent life ethic. I don’t think that we are obsessed, however, when the New York Times is writing 20 articles a week about these things and make reference to the Church in half of those articles, it gives the impression. But I think in the parishes, these things are talks, in a routine way, in CCD classes, along with the rest of the Catholic doctrine but all of our teachings fit together. They’re part of a whole. There’s a consistency in our life ethic."

Perhaps I should have clarified the portion to which I referred.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Topics like abortion, contraception and gay marriage are relevant to many daily and Sunday lectionary readings, especially Scriptural themes which deal with:

• sexual behavior, marriage, genealogies and royal dynasties
• families, fertility,
• children
• idolatry
• "what the God of the Bible considers abominable," esp. Sodom and Onan
• the vices (esp. pride, lust, gluttony, sloth)
• the virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit (esp. chastity, humility, wisdom, gentleness, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, fear of the Lord, prudence, justice, fortitude or temperance)
• Divine and Natural Law
• the Sacraments, especially Baptism, Confirmation and Matrimony
• the goodness of Creation, especially in Genesis, Psalms, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, and Sirach,
• Plus the saint of the day: Most of them came from families :o)

  Oh man, if I could "grab holt" of a seminary class and teach homiletics!

[workerbee]

Thank you, and I'm not being deliberately argumentative, but I would refer you to my original reply (post #9). It's time to give abortion and perversion of marriage at least the same exposure as "social justice".

[ottbmare]

Maybe you need to be unretired. The Church and your country need you.

[workerbee]

AMEN!

[ottbmare]

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a priest who would rear up on his hind legs and roar out the truth, without having to worry about whether he would be kicked out and denied his faculties (cf. Marcel Guarnizo)? If you’re retired, Father, you can write and speak with no concerns. Go for it. We need you. You’re witty as well as brave.

[Arthur McGowan]

Thank you.

The episcopate is an organization that is incapable of policing itself or reforming itself. Priests cannot speak up without losing their livelihood. The bishops are mired in clericalism; they observe a code of silence about one another.

Only the Pope can remove the notorious homosexuals like Wuerl, the pro-abort-snugglers like O’Malley and Dolan, etc., and instead he entrusts them with more and more power.

Everyone must be sure to pray regularly, and speak up.