"The U.S. Catholic bishops stand with 'our brothers and sisters of the Jewish community,' the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Oct. 27 after a horrific shooting earlier that day in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life Synagogue, described as the hub of Jewish life in that city....Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik denounced the shooting and said the entire Pittsburgh community is devastated....'Anti-Jewish bigotry, and all religious and ethnic bigotry, is a terrible sin,' he said. 'As we pray for peace in our communities and comfort for the grieving, we must put prayer into action by loving our neighbors and working to make ''Never again!'' a reality'"' (Catholic News Service, 10/27/18).
Today, the American media is mindlessly reporting Friday's referendum vote in Ireland, ostensibly against blasphemy law - There is so much more here! Back in June, we were warned that
"It would be difficult to propose a context in which blasphemy and homemaking might provide fodder for a single discussion, but in Ireland, absurdities have become an everyday phenomenon. In October, when the Irish 'progressives' have recovered from their exertions in annihilating the right to life of the unborn child—and dancing themselves dizzy in celebration—the next assault will be unleashed: a referendum encompassing the abovementioned unlikely bedfellows. What is proposed is a two-part referendum. One element relates to a scheme to remove the word 'blasphemous' from Article 40.6.1 of the Irish Constitution....Removing the word 'blasphemous' is, of course, simply preparatory to further assaults on the Constitution. Next up will be the three strongest assertions of the Christian basis of the Constitution....There is no plausible exigency right now for removing the blasphemy provision—other than to clear the way for a discussion that will enable the removal of these other elements, liberating opponents of Christianity to ridicule and calumniate the history of Christian Ireland....The second element of the October referendum will be an attempt to remove Article 41.2.1 of the Constitution, which states that 'by her life within the home, the woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved,' and 41.2.2, which adds that the state will 'endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home.' This, likewise, is described as 'anachronistic,' and also 'sexist.' It appears so only to those who know nothing about how the laws of Ireland actually function. In fact, Article 41.2.1 has frequently been used to the benefit of women and mothers in legal cases dealing with sex discrimination. It has also been the basis for financial recognition of the work of a spouse in the home, and has accordingly entitled women to a proper share of family property upon separation. Article 41.2.1 was designed not to imprison women in their kitchens, but to guarantee the rights of women and mothers. It was, for its time, a “progressive” measure....These assaults on the Irish Constitution are not pursued for the sake of mere entertainment or virtue-signaling....Both the 'blasphemy' and the 'homemaking' categories offer opportunities to portray Ireland Past as a dark, discriminatory, and forbidding place, run on the basis of terror" (John Waters, First Things, 6/25/18)
"It would be difficult to propose a context in which blasphemy and homemaking might provide fodder for a single discussion, but in Ireland, absurdities have become an everyday phenomenon. In October, when the Irish 'progressives' have recovered from their exertions in annihilating the right to life of the unborn child—and dancing themselves dizzy in celebration—the next assault will be unleashed: a referendum encompassing the abovementioned unlikely bedfellows. What is proposed is a two-part referendum. One element relates to a scheme to remove the word 'blasphemous' from Article 40.6.1 of the Irish Constitution....Removing the word 'blasphemous' is, of course, simply preparatory to further assaults on the Constitution. Next up will be the three strongest assertions of the Christian basis of the Constitution....There is no plausible exigency right now for removing the blasphemy provision—other than to clear the way for a discussion that will enable the removal of these other elements, liberating opponents of Christianity to ridicule and calumniate the history of Christian Ireland....The second element of the October referendum will be an attempt to remove Article 41.2.1 of the Constitution, which states that 'by her life within the home, the woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved,' and 41.2.2, which adds that the state will 'endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home.' This, likewise, is described as 'anachronistic,' and also 'sexist.' It appears so only to those who know nothing about how the laws of Ireland actually function. In fact, Article 41.2.1 has frequently been used to the benefit of women and mothers in legal cases dealing with sex discrimination. It has also been the basis for financial recognition of the work of a spouse in the home, and has accordingly entitled women to a proper share of family property upon separation. Article 41.2.1 was designed not to imprison women in their kitchens, but to guarantee the rights of women and mothers. It was, for its time, a “progressive” measure....These assaults on the Irish Constitution are not pursued for the sake of mere entertainment or virtue-signaling....Both the 'blasphemy' and the 'homemaking' categories offer opportunities to portray Ireland Past as a dark, discriminatory, and forbidding place, run on the basis of terror" (John Waters, First Things, 6/25/18)
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say,"Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me." Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you." He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to see." Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way. (Mk 10: 46-52)
- Brian Fitzpatrick - a better choice but NOT strongly pro life (10/27/18)
- The Dictatorship Of Relativism Follows The Money
(Shaun Kenney, 10/25/18) DISTURBING READING
- Image of husband feeding his sick [sic] wife is “one of most glorious things” (Photo) (Aletia, 10/22/18)
- White Ribbon Against Pornography Week Starts this Sunday
- Petition to Amazon, about its ''vendor Fun World’s impure 'Keep Up The Faith' and 'Thank you, Father!' (pregnant-nun)' Halloween costume pages on Amazon’s website. Please enforce your Offensive Products policy and remove from your site these pages. They offend over a billion Catholic Christians worldwide. Amazon should not be a platform for bigotry. Mr. Bezos, please take down these pages!'' (America Needs Fatima, 10/20/18)
- USAID Gives Millions in Grants to Group Fighting U.S. Pro-Life Policy (C-Fam, 10/18/18)
- "One of the key ways to prepare for the midterm elections and to motivate ourselves and others is to watch the Make America Great rallies…. I have placed links on this special page and will continue to add to them.....if he does not have a Congress with strong Republican majorities in the House and in the Senate, the votes of those who elected him in 2016 will be wasted for the next two years, because the President will be sitting in the White House with pen in hand ready to sign great legislation – like legislation that protects unborn babies and protects your tax money from helping to kill them – but he will not be able to sign that legislation, because Congress won’t pass it....So please watch these rallies….And please join with us at Priests for Life to make America great again!" (Father Frank Pavone, 10/15/18 email)
- Verizon, Stop selling sexual exploitation (NCOSE)
- More on the New Charter for Health Care Workers (10/8/18)
- We need our bishops to speak boldly for the cause of life. After reading "De facto approval of abortion by Catholic hospitals and parishes?", please urge [will work better directly from web site] USCCB president Cardinal DiNardo, Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop Chaput (and his auxiliaries), and NCBC's ethicists to IMMEDIATELY disallow so-called emergency contraception in Catholic hospitals.
On the right side of the home page are links to email Pennsylvania's and New Jersey's delegations in D.C. on federal issues (See 10/21/18
.), Bucks County's delegation in Harrisburg on Pa state issues (See 10/20/18 update.), and Central NJ's delegation in Trenton on NJ state issues (See 10/21/18 update.).
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