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Catholic Women’s Call to Pope Francis (Now almost 25,000 - Click, Sign and Circulate!)
National Review ^ | August 31, 2018 | Kathryn Jean Lopez

Posted on 09/01/2018 2:00:53 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o


Kathryn Jean Lopez

I wanted to make sure you saw the letter that some women who love the Catholic Church and her teachings organized put online yesterday. Since midday yesterday, it’s gathered about 15,000 [now over 25,000] signatures and counting. The goal of it is to get it to the Holy Father as a plea to help us in trying to know what went wrong so that we can get things right. In reads, in part:

We are Catholic women deeply committed to our faith and profoundly grateful for Church teachings, the Sacraments, and the many good bishops and priests who have blessed our lives.

Our hearts are broken, our faith tested, by the escalating crisis engulfing our beloved Church. We are angry, betrayed and disillusioned. The pain and suffering of the victims never ends, as each news cycle brings more horrific revelations of sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, cover-ups, and deceit — even at the Church’s highest levels.

Some of us original signers include seminary professors who live and breathe the formation of priests. Others are mothers who have prayed for vocations. All wanting to be a part of the reform of Christ’s Church and are watching as unanswered questions are turning into utter chaos.

I do happen to know that the pope is not uncomfortable with chaos. He knows these neuralgic debates on the most contentious issues have gone on in ideological and theological silos and behind the scenes for too long. And not confronting them, being honest about them, has contributed to the current crisis where men who have not kept their focus on Christ and His laws and the joy and the love of the Gospel have done demonic things.

But given the gravity of evil and the former nuncio to the United States issuing a list of accusations, the situation cries out for some clarity here.

Here’s the whole letter which Catholic women who love the Church and her teaching are welcome to sign. Here are some additional comments I made about it. And I talked with CBS about it here yesterday, too, right before it was issued (before so many thousands signed on).


TOPICS: Catholic; Ministry/Outreach; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: abuse; petition; popefrancis; vigano
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Hey! 25,000 signers in 1 1/2 days.

Catholic women, sign and circulate!

Catholic Women's Letter to Pope Francis

If you're not a Catholic woman, please give this information to someone who is.

1 posted on 09/01/2018 2:00:53 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Can I sign if I self-identify as a woman?
J/K


2 posted on 09/01/2018 2:03:14 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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To: heterosupremacist

The pope is a part of the problem. He is not part of the solution. Besides, plastic straws in the ocean are more important than the chaos he causes in the Catholic Church


3 posted on 09/01/2018 2:06:45 PM PDT by dominic flandry
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Francis is not going anywhere (while living.) After this life I’m pretty sure where he’ll be heading.

He’s not going anywhere because it’s all about money and power.


4 posted on 09/01/2018 2:29:53 PM PDT by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies & other Democrats: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Afraid even 25 million signatures will not affect Francis in any way.


5 posted on 09/01/2018 2:43:15 PM PDT by JerryBlackwell (some animals are more equal than others)
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To: heterosupremacist
I hereby give you a variance.

I dub you Queen Marie of Romania.

6 posted on 09/01/2018 2:50:22 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (When the Church - hits a Rock - and the Rock - Splits the Flock - that's "Amoris.")
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To: dominic flandry

Well yeah, duh.


7 posted on 09/01/2018 2:50:55 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (When the Church - hits a Rock - and the Rock - Splits the Flock - that's "Amoris.")
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To: JerryBlackwell
It may not matter to PF at all.

However, the organizers are probably going to use the names as a base for other kinds of resistance to Francis' errors, so I hope they get about 25 million.

8 posted on 09/01/2018 2:52:27 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (When the Church - hits a Rock - and the Rock - Splits the Flock - that's "Amoris.")
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Ignorance, mob mentality, misinformation, disinformation, rage, ignorance, ignorance.


9 posted on 09/01/2018 2:59:02 PM PDT by Marchmain (pax)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Good point. We all should sign now. Thanks.


10 posted on 09/01/2018 3:57:32 PM PDT by JerryBlackwell (some animals are more equal than others)
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To: JerryBlackwell

Time to use those graces that we have been given at Baptism and Confirmation!


11 posted on 09/01/2018 5:18:34 PM PDT by xelliott123 (World Youth Day)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Signed


12 posted on 09/01/2018 5:49:41 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
Mrs. Don-o wrote: I hereby give you a variance. I dub you Queen Marie of Romania. HA! I am honored, and thusly accept your magnanimous decision! I am now not just another gender-bender, but a ROYAL transman! Dóminus vobíscum...
13 posted on 09/01/2018 6:21:28 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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To: heterosupremacist
Royal transWOMAN, you are.

Always remember for quick reference: "Trans" = fake.

I am a trans-soprano. (Still sing a smoky contralto, though...)

14 posted on 09/01/2018 8:55:19 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (When the Church - hits a Rock - and the Rock - Splits the Flock - that's "Amoris.")
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To: Mrs. Don-o

You’re right, I always mess that trannie thing up! I think now I understand, T Y.

I’m curious to find out what a smoky contralto sounds like - my search engine answers all questions!


15 posted on 09/02/2018 4:20:33 AM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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To: heterosupremacist
Smoky contraltros: Cassandra Wilson, Annie Lennox, Roberta Flack, Marian Anderson and many black female soul singers ---but my favorite is Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh!!.

On this one you can hear the contrast between Julie Fowlis's chirpy Soprano and Muireann's really smoky Contralto, Julie Fowlis and Muireann Nic Amhlaoidh

I'm in heaven.

16 posted on 09/02/2018 9:25:37 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (What does the LORD require of you: to act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with your God)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Fowlis was a little squeaky for my taste. Muireann Nic Amhlaoidh, OTOH was mesmerizing! I didn’t understand a word she sang, but it was beautiful, and reminiscent of ‘Rocky Road to Dublin’.

T Y V M posting...


17 posted on 09/02/2018 12:49:02 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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To: heterosupremacist
Muireann Nic Amhlaoidh (pronounced Murr-en Nick OWL-eve) is one of my all-time favorites. Thank you for letting me share my enthusiasm. Here's an Irish classic that really captures the quality of her voice:

Pe en Eirenn I

One in English, if you please:

The Parting Glass

This sweet lady and her husband Bill have two little daughters are are raising them in the Gaeltacht West coast of Ireland, which means the music will go on. Why I'm pro-life and pro-planet Earth.

18 posted on 09/02/2018 4:25:31 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Romans 12:9 - "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.")
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To: Mrs. Don-o
This sweet lady and her husband Bill have two little daughters are are raising them in the Gaeltacht West coast of Ireland. ~ Regardless, I emailed her a marriage proposal - nothing ventured, nothing gained.
19 posted on 09/03/2018 3:55:03 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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To: heterosupremacist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc38jZQnhhU

Black 47 Nothing ventured, nothing gained..


20 posted on 09/03/2018 4:03:40 PM PDT by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.)
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