Politics

July 28, 2020

Bishops’ CCHD Bankrolls Climate Change, by Paul Murano

By Paul Murano, Church Militant - The USCCB announced Wednesday that its domestic anti-poverty arm, the CCHD, had approved on June 9 a $500,000 grant to the Direct Action & Research Training Center (DART) for the purpose of supposedly overcoming climate change... Bishop David O'Connell, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the CCHD subcommittee, declared this was a direct response to one of Pope Francis' controversial encyclicals... "As CCHD marks its 50th anniversary this year, we are pleased to support this strategic national effort to put Laudato Si' in action," O'Connell stated.

July 28, 2020

Renowned Priest Calls on Pro-Life Americans to ‘Make it Their First Priority…to Re-Elect President Trump’

By LifeSiteNews - “Along with all my brothers and sisters in Christ, I affirm that my platform is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I also affirm that the Democrat Party, in the principles and policies it embraces, has radically abandoned that Gospel, as well as the principles on which America was founded and Western Civilization rests,” he continued.

July 27, 2020

A Fragile Peace for Catholic Education, by Patrick Riley

By Patrick Riley, Crisis Magazine - Across the country this month, many Americans celebrated “wins” for Catholic schools and religious freedom at the Supreme Court—and rightly so. But it would be a mistake to believe that Catholic education is secure... In fact, the Catholic identity of our schools and colleges is in far greater danger than it was before the summer began. There is much that Catholic educators can do to improve their prospects for the future, but it will require strong faith and fortitude.

July 27, 2020

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Models of Political Meddling by Clerics

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - When a priest meddles in politics, there are significant dangers to his ministry and to the people he serves. He risks not only damaging his authority as a priest of Jesus Christ but unleashing great evils. So as a priest, when I offer my views on the current troubles (below), many Catholics will undoubtedly heartily agree... In my view, the violence we see in the cities has very little or nothing to do with racism. I believe it is a Marxist-Leninist diabolical assault on the family and our culture... But it’s helpful to keep in mind this useful nugget of political wisdom by Edmund Burke: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”