Politics

July 9, 2020

Fr. Dwight Longenecker: Why It Won’t Stop With Statues

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker, The Stream - The French thinker Rene Girard has analyzed the dynamic of mob violence. He recognizes that the mob murder is always public. Members of the mob need to see the “justice” being done. Secondly, the violence must be perpetrated by the mob, not by an individual. This group action not only creates unity within the mob, but no one person is guilty of the violence. Because all are guilty, all are exonerated. Third, there will be blood. Almost always bloodshed is involved in the murder.

July 9, 2020

Rochester’s Bishop Emeritus Clark Admits Recycling Predator Priests, by Bradley Eli

By Bradley Eli, M.Div., Ma.Th., Church Militant - Testimony from Rochester's former bishop is confirming he routinely reassigned to ministry priests accused of pedophilia... In testimony released on Monday, Rochester's Bp. Emeritus Matthew Clark admits under oath that he was aware of sexual abuse allegations against priests, who he nonetheless returned to active ministry after sending them to rehabilitation centers. Mitchell Garabedian, an attorney representing 94 sexual abuse victims suing the diocese of Rochester, says Clark's deposition, given in March, indicates Clark did shelter known pedophile priests.

July 9, 2020

Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: Sanger’s Planned Parenthood, Birthed in Eugenic Racism (Time to Tear Down Sanger’s Statue

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International - “Planned Parenthood was founded by a racist, white woman.”... The statement was issued last month to raise concerns about the CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY), Laura McQuade (who has since been fired). In the statement, the employees expressed a litany of grievances against McQuade. But one of the charges is deeply ironic in light of the efforts Planned Parenthood has been making recently to show its support for the Black Lives Matter movement – namely that there existed a culture of “racism and anti-Blackness” at PPGNY under McQuade’s leadership.

July 9, 2020

Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Order Protecting Little Sisters From Funding Abortions, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - Writing for the Court, Justice Clarence Thomas held that “For over 150 years, the Little Sisters have engaged in faithful service and sacrifice, motivated by a religious calling to surrender all for the sake of their brother. . . . But for the past seven years, they—like many other religious objectors who have participated in the litigation and rulemakings leading up to today’s decision— have had to fight for the ability to continue in their noble work without violating their sincerely held religious beliefs.”