Catholic Church

June 30, 2018

Bishop Says Pro-Choice Catholic Politicians ‘Should Be Ashamed of Themselves’

By Thomas D. Williams , Breitbart - “The sight of so many politicians scurrying around to protect abortion is truly sad,” the bishop tweeted Thursday. “Self-professed Catholic pols who do so should be ashamed of themselves.”... As a doctrinal aside, Tobin added: “Note well: Support of abortion is contrary to God’s will, a betrayal of the faith, and a cause of scandal.”

June 30, 2018

The Neglected Root of the Church Sex-Abuse Scandal

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Two new episodes in the festering sex-abuse scandal have called attention to a facet of the problem that has long been understood… but routinely neglected if not actively suppressed: the connection between sexual abuse of young people and a widespread homosexual culture among the clergy… Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been removed from ministry because of one credible report of misconduct involving a teenage boy…

June 30, 2018

U.S. Bishop Encourages Married Couples to Be Open to Life, Reject Contraception (Video)

By Lisa Bourne, LifeSiteNews - “We all live in a world where this is difficult, where continence and chastity is scoffed at,” stated Bishop Strickland. “But we know what God has revealed and we joyfully embrace that challenge.”... “Living Christian marriage is hard. It’s painful,” he acknowledged. “There are many sacrifices, but we know that really living Christ’s way is to take up our cross and follow Him, and to see that cross blossom into a staff of new life and hope.”... The sacrifice of Jesus Christ, His Passion and suffering is wondrously powerful, the bishop said, and called for Catholics to tap into that power for their lives.

June 30, 2018

De-Homosexualizing the American Church

By David Carlin, The Catholic Thing - And no wonder that the Church in America puts up virtually no resistance to our culture of sexual freedom. How can a homosexually tainted religion complain about fornication and unmarried cohabitation? Can it even complain about adultery?.. And can anybody be surprised that our Church in America is feeble in its opposition to abortion? For if you fight against abortion, you will have to fight against sexual freedom; and if you fight against sexual freedom, you will, of course, have to fight against sodomy. One domino after another.