Faithful Citizenship in Pa's 1st Congressional District and the Central Garden State

Saturday, May 28, 2016

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (May 29, 2016)

http://faithfulinthe8th.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-solemnity-of-most-holy-body-and.html

In 1263, "a German priest, Fr. Peter of Prague, stopped in Bolsena, Italy during a pilgrimage to Rome. The priest is described as having been pious, but found it difficult to believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. During his stay, the priest was saying Mass in the Church of St. Christina in Bolsena, and had just finished the words of consecration when blood began to seep from the Host onto the altar and corporal....Fr. Peter immediately journeyed to Orvieto where Pope Urban VI was residing at the time, and informed the pontiff of what had just occurred. After hearing the priest’s account, the pontiff absolved the priest for his disbelief and had the host and blood-stained corporal brought to the Cathedral in Orvieto where they are still venerated today, and instituted the feast of 'Corpus Christi' a year later" (EWTN News, 10/7/13)

"It's been ten months since Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Raul Labrador introduced the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) protecting the right of Christians and people of faith to live out the truth of marriage in their daily lives and at work without fear of being punished for doing so by the federal government. Over two hundred members of Congress have added their names as co-sponsors of the legislation (S. 1598/HR 2802) but that's about all they have done [Note: NEITHER Casey NOR Toomey is a co-sponsor or S 1598. Adding insult to injury, BRADY, COSTELLO, MEEHAN, FITZPATRICK, BOYLE, DOYLE, DENT, and CARTWRIGHT have not only failed to co-sponsor S 1598 but voted in favor of the Maloney Amendment to HR 5055, which would have put "special protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity above religious expression" (FRC Action).]. No hearings have been scheduled and nothing of substance is happening to actually enact the legislation. It looks like all talk and no action from a do-nothing Congress" (National Organization for Marriage, 4/19/16).

Click to Email Pa's Congressional Delegation, asking for Co-Sponsorship/Support of legislation backed by the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops (including the FADA) and/or its affiliate, the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment.
Click to Email all of Bucks County's representatives and senators in Harrisburg, asking for opposition to ANY funding for Planned Parenthood and co-sponsorship/support of HB 1623 and HB 1948. Ask for opposition to HB 162, HB1510/SB974, HB 1947, and doctor prescribed suicide.

http://www.usccb.org/news/2016/16-056.cfm

"The guidance issued May 13 by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education that treats 'a student's gender identity as the student's sex' is deeply disturbing....Children, youth, and parents in these difficult situations deserve compassion, sensitivity, and respect. All of these can be expressed without infringing on legitimate concerns about privacy and security on the part of the other young students and parents" (USCCB Chairmen Respond to Administration’s New Guidance Letter on Title IX Application", 5/16/16)

Not even one U.S. Representatives from Pa was among the 73 signing a letter to President Obama, to protest this policy.
Neither Senator Casey nor Senator Toomey was among 25 U.S. Senators signing a letter to President Obama, to protest this policy.
Among Bucks County's Representatives in Harrisburg, only Scott Petri, Craig Staats, and Kathy Watson joined in the letter from Representatives Metcalfe, Rapp, and Tallman to President Obama, to protest this policy.
"Vermont banned reparative therapy for minors....The new law prohibits the treatment, also known as 'conversion therapy,' regardless of whether a young person’s same-sex attraction is unwanted and without regard for parents’ desires in the matter....Vermont joins California, Illinois, New Jersey and Oregon in states establishing bans on reparative therapy, along with Washington DC " (LifeSiteNews, 5/25/16)
National Rosary for Marriage (TFP Student Action, 5/24/16)

"Pro-abortion lawmakers pressure the G7 to push abortion worldwide" (LifeSiteNews, 5/27/16)
"Vatican Defends Unborn at UN World Summit" (C-Fam, 5/26/16)
"Muslims Think US 'Has Gone Completely Insane' Over LGBT Issues, Muslim Leader Says" (Christian Post, 5/25/16)
"UNICEF lobbies Canadian Parliament to allow euthanasia for children" (LifeSiteNews, 5/24/16)
"religious freedom abroad has been under serious and sustained assault....From the plight of new and longstanding prisoners of conscience, to the dramatic rise in the numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, to the continued acts of bigotry against Jews and Muslims in Europe, and to the other abuses detailed in the 2016 annual report, there was no shortage of attendant suffering worldwide.... The incarceration of prisoners of conscience, the increase in the number of refugees, and the spread of anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim actions across Europe are crises in their own right which cry out for continued action on the part of the international community, including the United States.... such action must recognize the unmistakable fact that religious freedom is a common thread in each of these challenges, and deserves a seat at the table when nations discuss humanitarian, security, and other pressing issues. The United States and other countries must fully accord this right the respect it deserves and redouble their efforts to defend this pivotal liberty worldwide" (Robert P. George, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, 5/2/16).

"We Are Asking the United Nations to Recognize Pornography and Prostitution as Forms of Torture" (National Center on Sexual Exploitation (nee, Morality in Media))
"Tell Amnesty International to Change Their Policy on the Decriminalization of Prostitution" (National Center on Sexual Exploitation (nee, Morality in Media))