[Catholic Caucus] Am I The Only One To Notice The Bishops' Silence Regarding The Release Of The Pro-Life Activists?

Restore DC Catholicism ^ | January 26, 2025 | Restore DC Catholicism

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[Catholic Caucus] Am I The Only One To Notice The Bishops' Silence Regarding The Release Of The Pro-Life Activists?

Below is the statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding the release of the 23 pro-life activists who were unjustly imprisoned by the Biden administration.

CRICKETS

DEAD SILENCE

Please don't tell me that they simply had not the time to prepare a statement.  The release happened Thursday, and prior to that, rumors had been widely circulating that the release was imminent.  They had plenty of time to prepare a statement.  Moreover, had the released people been climate activists or shills for unbridled illegal alien invasion, the bishops would have been falling all over themselves to wax lyrical about both the release and the bravery of the activists with great alacrity.  They might, in light of this posting, attempt to mumble something in the most perfunctory manner, but it will ring hollow and superficial.

Their silence can mean only two things:

1. Absolute indifference to their plight, and the plight of the millions of children murdered by abortion.
2. Alignment with the mindset of those who commit these acts of murder.

Once I held the opinion that the bishops were simply too cowardly, too afraid of losing governmental funding for their pet projects, to take an actual Catholic stance towards abortion.  When I saw how ruthlessly they punished priests who upheld Church teaching regarding sexually-perverted lifestyles, I realized that they could indeed move decisively, albeit in the wrong direction.   That leaves me with the two choices noted above.  While I hope the first one is the case, I am seeing how very likely the second one is more the case.  The majority of the bishops have made clear their alignment with the gay agenda.  Why would they not be just as pro-abortion as their pals such as Biden and Pelosi?

[ebb tide]

Ping

[Steve_Seattle]

Interesting observation.

[Alberta's Child]

The USCCB is a political organization, not a religious one.

We all know which side of the political aisle they sit on.

THE END.

[Qwapisking]

wasn’t the pope supposed to be the vicar of God? my only question is which god?

[CondoleezzaProtege]

The wide chasm right now between the feckless leadership of the church and the increasing devoutness and devotion among the laypeople is really something to behold.

[irishjuggler]

Not just the laypeople. Saw a lot of great young, devout priests at the Walk for Life West Coast on Saturday. If every priest/bishop over 55 retired (other than a few good ones like Strickland and Cordileone), the U.S. Catholic Church would dramatically improve overnight.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

That’s so encouraging, thank you for sharing. I am happy overall with the priests I am shepherded by as well — more socially neutral perhaps than I would like but not woke.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Hmmm. They are not happy the immigration gravy train might end....the one to replace all the kids we murder annually.

Prolifers don’t make them money - revenue neutral.

Immigrants make them boatloads.

Just like Covid made them money. Churchgoers, not so much since they boycott perversion shenanigans still supported by our pope.

[shaggy eel]

,,, Amnesty International comes to mind after reading this, when it comes to political prisoners involved in abortion protests. Maybe they'd act on this? Bishops are senior management in the church corporation. Its clear that it's gone down the crapper. It's so far removed from what it was when I was a part of it.

[Cronos]

The successors to St. Peter are linked to the words of Jesus to Peter in John 21:16-17, “Feed my lambs... Feed my sheep,” which is a commission to Peter to care of the community of Christ.

The fact is that this is a difficult role as being the Chief minister for the King, Jesus. The Church ever since it was established in 33 AD at the Pentecost has had to strive with human frailty in the successors of Peter. Btw the third Pope, Clement, is mentioned in the Bibke and we gave his writings from the end if the first century, as well as writings by other Popes and early Christians of the 2nd and 3rd centuries showing the role of the Pope as shepherd of the flock.