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...]
Marxists in the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
“With disdain I will throw my gauntlet Full in the face of the world, And see the collapse of this pygmy giant Whose fall will not stifle my ardor. Then will I wander godlike and victorious Through the ruins of the world And, giving my words an active force, I will feel equal to the Creator.” -Karl Marx, “Human Pride,” 1837 There can be no doubt in the mind of even the most casual observer that Karl Marx’s influence had the single-greatest impact on the devastation seen throughout the … [Read more...]
Holy See Emphasizes Reservations on Sustainable Development Goals
Archbishop Auza, the Apostolic Nuncio for the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, issued a new statement to the United Nations, emphasizing the reservations the Catholic Church has with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In the statement, the Archbishop clearly identified areas within the Sustainable Development Goals that will be used to promote abortion and birth control, and requested that these written reservations be entered into the official records of the … [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...]
Abortion Advocates Speak at Vatican Conference
John Smeaton, co-founder of Voice of the Family, published an article today exposing the fact that two major speakers at the Vatican's workshop on the environment are deeply entrenched in their support for the spread of abortion and population control around the world. Both the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, and US Economist Jeffery Sachs are presenters at the Vatican event.The statement by Voice of the Family says, in part: We wish to express our grave concern at … [Read more...]