EX-Communicate the miserable wretches...Wow! Actually, last week at a conference I met a very pious and good priest who is truly devoted to Cdl O’Malley and thinks he’s very spiritual and is doing great things in Boston. I know a lot of people here don’t like him because he has closed churches - and I am opposed to that, too - but it seems that he must be doing something right. This priest, btw, is very traditionalist and has fought to keep his parish orthodox and to keep the physical layout of the church exactly as that of a Catholic church should be.
Ted Kennedy’s hit squad appearing at Cardinal O’Malley’s door in 3, 2, 1...
EX-Communicate the miserable wretches... What can I say,folks...I tried.
He might want to check in with the socialist governor of MD, Martin O’Malley. Raising taxes, spending growing at 7%, supporting gay marriages, and drivers licenses are already flowing to illegals.
Maybe think about the Pallotine brothers who controlled real estate for their own benefit in East Baltimore back in the ‘70s?
Turn over all the rocks, not just one. Like the queer priests and what’s the total settlement so far?
Remember, abortion was made illegal when the AMA made it a cause, not the Catholic church.
And BTW, I was a Catholic, gave up going to church for lent.
B-16 must have had a talk with the man. This is not like him.
Oh, so it must be true then...NOT! The Democratic is not a big tent party on abortion, but an almost monolithic pro-abortion party, and the so-called "Catholic" politicians like the two senators of our state, Kennedy and Kerry, are among the most pro-abortion of the lot. I think it just reflects poorly on them that their faith means so little to them. And Senator Casey voted against the anti-abortion Mexico City policy, and his father, who was a true pro-lifer, was not even allowed to speak at a Democratic Presidential convention because of his anti-abortion stand.
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Cardinal O’Malley is a no-nonsense, true leader of the church. In nine short months he brought order back to our Palm Beach Diocese which had been rocked by not one, but two sex scandals involving sitting bishops in our diocese. He is a true priest and one who is a shining light of hope for the future of the church.
He's right. Note he's saying this about the voters not the politicians.
Sorry guys I just couldn't help myself! :)
From a weekly email from State House News Service,
"Finally, in a tangentially related story and under the heading of Holy Mackerel, Things Have Changed Around Here: Barely surfacing as an issue were Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley’s remarks to the Boston Globe that called Democratic support for abortion rights borderline scandalous. Time was, such criticism from the Chancery would have rattled the State House right to its Puritanical rebar.
This week, with political power so thoroughly dislocated from the Roman Catholic hierarchy, there wasn’t a flinch.
Asked about the level of concern with the cardinal’s remarks, Murray replied, “I haven’t talked to anybody about it, so I don’t know whether they’re concerned or not.” And there was your answer."
Oh, BTW, the Legislature just expanded the no-protest zones around abortion clinics...
I'm sure that the devil has been enjoying this silence.
But the Catholic population here uses the Church for Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, and Funerals.
Used to be a running joke that the Catholics and their priests (lots of drunks) could do any they wanted during the week then be absolved by the Sacrament of Penance (Confession) on Saturday.
Now the priest in my parish is lucky to fill up 20 benches at the cathedral style church. And, the demographic is mostly Latino.
...support of many Catholics for Democratic candidates “borders on scandal.”
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Tell it, Excellency, but hit ‘em a little harder, please.
Good for Cardinal O’Malley! This is great news for Boston and for Catholics.
Like million term scuba diver Kennedy for instance???/sarc
finally, thank goodness.