How the Virgin Mary Blessed the United States

http://www.aleteia.org ^ | March 13, 2015 | Fr. Joseph Esper

[CynicalBear]

>>or the important assistance which they received from a nation in which the Roman Catholic faith is professed.<<

That was simply a reference to France for crying out loud.

[Iscool]

Probably caucus this before the loons show up?

There are three types of loons in the world...One type is the one that sings a beautiful song in the early evening on numerous northern lakes...

The 2nd type of loon is the loon that writes this idiotic Catholic history...

And the 3rd type of loon is the loon that believes this fairy tale tripe...

[9thLife]

Probably caucus this before the loons show up?

OMG yes.

[9thLife]

How do you know?

My first thought, too.

[NKP_Vet]

“He was a steady Anglican and later Episcopalian”.

I would think practicing Anglicans and Episcopalians refer to God or Jesus Christ sometime in their life.

Washington, like his more articulate contemporary and fellow-Freemason Jefferson, summarily rejected what they called “dogmaticism.” Like Jefferson, he was a Deist, a man who follows no particular religion but only acknowledges the existence of an impersonal God, without any articles of faith. He often spoke and wrote of the need to submit to the decrees of Providence. In Washington’s public addresses, he used the word Providence, not God. In his correspondence with the Masonic Lodges, he habitually refers to the Great Architect of the Universe. But nowhere does he mention Jesus Christ.

[9thLife]

This country is far more Catholic than FReepers dare admit.

The civil expression of Catholicism -- the Natural Law -- was the guiding principle of the Founders.

[goodwithagun]

They must be loons, because two have already identified themselves. No reason to get upset and aknowledge the label if you aren’t a loon, correct?

[familyop]

From the first federal census of 1790, Catholics comprised only about 6/10ths of a percent (0.6%) of the population of the thirteen original colonies (about 25,000 out of 3,939,000).

The number, 25,000 (Catholics), is from John Carroll (bishop), 1785.
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html
"The six inquiries in 1790 called for the name of the head of the family and the number of persons in each household...."

[bonfire]

Couldn’t have said it better.

Amazing that educated adults would fall for this tripe and bring it here to FR.

[FredZarguna]

As a Deist myself, I'd like to believe that. But your assertion that Washington was a Deist is one that's not really supported by the facts.

Richard Brookheiser, among several other of Washington's biographers, believed that Washington's invocation of Providence was more an intention to be inclusive than it was an indication of Deism.

We know that Washington was a vestryman for 15 years in the Anglican Church. We also know that he attended Church regularly -- long after it would have been socially or politically necessary to do so, and that he attended church regularly all his life.

His Freemasonry did not require Deism, whatever some Christians may say. [Although I do find it truly bizarre that he is claimed as some sort of oracle of the Roman Church in this article, since he would certainly have been excommunicated de facto as a Mason.]

The truth is that we don't know Washington's religion. Washington followed a rigorous discipline in his public and private life, and understood that religion was -- correctly -- private.

[Defiant]

Upon discovering the island of San Salvador (named after the Savior), Columbus and his men went ashore and sang the Salve Regina in Our Lady’s honor

San Salvador means Saint Salvador, and Salvador (which means savior) would have been the name of a person who became a saint. It's not named after the savior, but the Saint is named after the Savior, and the island is named after him.

Salve Regina means Save the Queen. I would assume the Spanish singing that would take it to mean Queen Isabella.

[FredZarguna]

That statement is not supportive of a spiritual turn in Washington's life. [Which, in the event, NEVER occurred.] It's to be read this way: I've got more than enough to do as General of the Army to be playing a preacher."

[lurked_for_a_decade]

Your wrong! There are four type of loons! The fourth type of loon chases the 2nd and 3rd type of loon from thread to thread to tell them how wrong they are.

[NKP_Vet]

Washington always admired Catholics that’s for sure. There’s even rumors that he converted to Catholicism on his deathbed. I don’t really believe them because there’s just no hard evidence.

[NKP_Vet]

He attended protestant services and was known to occasionally attend Catholic Mass. I agree with you about us not knowing what his religion faith really was, but he was a devout and moral man, that’s indisputable. I have always considered him our greatest president.

[RnMomof7]

Mary has no more power to “bless” anything than my Great Aunt Fanny has. Sheesh! Idolatry run rampant.

Shhhh they have a "mary god"

[RnMomof7]

The prayers are supposed to be for Mary to pray for us to be Blessed by God the Father, not to bless us herself.

Source??

[RnMomof7]

Bingo

[Slyfox]

Regardless, he wrote it.