In its latest bid for "Most Heretical Publication Since the 95 Theses of Martin Luther," the National Catholic Reporter has really outdone itself. Bearing the headline, "Editorial: Our persons of the year for 2015," National Catholic Reporter officially honored the plaintiffs behind the most immoral Supreme Court decision since Roe v. Wade, saying: "For their historic roles as plaintiffs in Obergefell v. Hodges and for their faithful public witness as gay Catholics, we name Greg Bourke and … [Read more...]
CCHD Gives $65,000 to Group Led By Donor to Pro-Abortion and Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Causes
You just can't make this stuff up!In June 2015, Catholic News Service interviewed the founder and executive director of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA), an organization which received $65,000 from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. So, not only is the CCHD giving tens of thousands of Catholic dollars to this organization, but the mouthpiece of the USCCB is giving wider coverage to it as well.Here's the problem. The lady who founded … [Read more...]
An Examination of Laudato Si and the Specter of Sustainable Development
Pope Francis’ recent encyclical on global warming, Laudato Si, has been a rather hot topic of late (no pun intended). There is much in the encyclical, primarily found in the second chapter, which provides faithful Catholics a rich and deep understanding pertaining to man’s relationship with man, man’s relationship with God, man’s relationship with nature, and God’s relationship with nature. If one could capture the essential teaching element of the encyclical, it could be summarize thusly: God … [Read more...]
Good Stewardship Or Global Governance?
A Brief Analysis of the Leaked (and unofficial) Encyclical on the Environment, Laudato Si’ Tomorrow, the Vatican will officially release Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’. Earlier this week, an Italian version of the encyclical was leaked online. There is a lot in the encyclical that is based on highly contentious “science” regarding global warming, resources and regional development. Catholics should be reminded that the area of competence for a pope with regard to … [Read more...]