Last week was a big week for conservative Catholics in this country. First the Supreme Court gave Catholic Social Services a free pass to violate the civil rights of LGBTQ married couples so caring and selfless as to want to foster children. Why? It seems homosexuality is a sin and same-sex marriage is wrong. Apparently CSS doesn't want to risk exposing abused and neglected children to loving parents.
Next on the inclusivity agenda, the U.S. Catholic bishops, in a swipe at President Joe Biden, voted to draft guidelines on denying the Eucharist to politicians who support abortion rights. Like the CSS lawsuit, this move by the bishops is not exactly steeped in Christian values. On the contrary, it's a most un-Christian effort by power-hungry men, predominantly old and white, who parted company long ago with benevolence.
Jonna, if you are not Catholic, this is really none of your business. Biden appears to be 'devout' but then acts contrary to one of the most profane sins against the church....the killing of an unborn baby. Biden doesn't just say he supports a woman's right to choose, he has CHAMPIONED it. For a Catholic, that is beyond the pale. The final straw was his putting forth a budget without the Hyde amendment. There was no reason for him to do that other than to champion taxpayer dollars being spend on killing babies. You don't have to agree with any of this but Biden disagrees at his own peril as a member of the flock. If he chooses to violate the most fundamental aspects of the faith then he deserves excommunication. As for gay marriage and adoption, up until 20 years ago, none of this was 'normal'. Not for the entire history of mankind. The church has not changed its teachings for 2000 years. Any religion that changes the 'truth' to satisfy popular thinking/opinion is no true faith.
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Jonna, if you are not Catholic, this is really none of your business. Biden appears to be 'devout' but then acts contrary to one of the most profane sins against the church....the killing of an unborn baby. Biden doesn't just say he supports a woman's right to choose, he has CHAMPIONED it. For a Catholic, that is beyond the pale. The final straw was his putting forth a budget without the Hyde amendment. There was no reason for him to do that other than to champion taxpayer dollars being spend on killing babies. You don't have to agree with any of this but Biden disagrees at his own peril as a member of the flock. If he chooses to violate the most fundamental aspects of the faith then he deserves excommunication. As for gay marriage and adoption, up until 20 years ago, none of this was 'normal'. Not for the entire history of mankind. The church has not changed its teachings for 2000 years. Any religion that changes the 'truth' to satisfy popular thinking/opinion is no true faith.
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