(photo op) - Abp.Timothy Dolan visits South Beath, Staten Island, NYC, Nov 17 12
A fork in the road...
So a depraved and decadent nation, including a majority of nominal
Catholics, re-elected Nero to a second term. Now that they can't count on a
deus ex machina in the form of a President Romney saving them from the
consequences of their decades-long collaboration with Democratic evil, the big
question is what the bishops are going to do about the Health Care
contraceptive mandate. Are they going to stand up like men or will they lie
down like lambs? Are they going to compromise with evil or are they going to
lead our church in civil disobedience to this vile regime and its attempt to
make Catholics pay for what is sinful and loathsome? The next four years will
undoubtedly be horrific, but fidelity and martyrdom always produce great fruit
for Christ's Church.
I guess when local newscaster types, past their prime, need to find a niche market to sell MSM stuff; why not try to sell the old religion and chotsky stuff.
I ran into this right wing traditionalist speaker on You Tube. I tried to find a full bio on him which is hard even with the Internet. This is one of the least offensive You Tubes I found. Full of Pride and the Old Traditionalist Catholic spirit that I have not seen in generations.
The only saving grace in his YT video chotskies are the limited number of hits this crap gets.
I have not heard so much medieval clap trap since my youth in the RC church. The church militant can be quite offensive. No?
Apparently there is a traditionalist Catholic out there who also questions the credentials of such a glibbed tongue itinerate media prophet. From his blog:
I have no reason to distrust him, but I'm finding it increasingly odd that I have not been able to find one single piece of independent information about this man on the internet, except for what he himself has revealed. And all of the various websites that rave about him are simply repeating the facts he's provided in his own biography and interviews. I have no solid reason to be suspicious, but I'd like to know a bit more about the man before I'm comfortable seeing him elevated to the position of orthodox Catholicism's public face in America. Where was he born? Who are his parents? Where did he go to school? Why did he leave seminary? Is he now or was he ever married? Does he have children? Are there any skeletons in his closet that could potentially embarrass the Church and the faithful should they be revealed?...
It was kind of odd to see a layman up there preaching the Gospel from the altar, with a priest sitting meekly in the first row. It made me sad that the clergy has so abdicated their responsibility to preach the Gospel with the power of the Spirit that we need a layman to get up there and give us spiritual meat. I for one have never in my entire life heard a priest speak with such passion and inspiration. I'm sure it was a novel experience for most of the people there as well. Still, I couldn't help feeling ashamed for the Church that a layman from Michigan had to come all the way to Staten Island, NY so we could be inspired with the Gospel message. This parish has multiple priests in residence. Why aren't they giving lectures and inspirational sermons on Friday nights? Why aren't they evangelizing? Why aren't they tending to the spiritual needs of the flock? Why did they need to bring in Michael Voris? (no offense to him).
