Laura Ingraham: Notre Dame’s no longer a viable Catholic institution
Via Gateway Pundit, a stemwinder from last night’s Factor that’s most remarkable for her assumption that it was a viable Catholic institution until this past……

mankai on May 19, 2009 at 3:36 PM

This was not a statement by or from Pope Benedict. It was an editorial by an author of unknown identity.

Furthermore, ‘common ground’ is nowhere to be found in the quote by LO. What gives? Check this drivel against the original before believing anything the AP has to say on the topic.

GoodSamaritan on May 19, 2009 at 1:09 PM

Will you take it from the Catholic News Service then?

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902273.htm

By John Thavis
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican newspaper said U.S. President Barack Obama sought common ground on the divisive issue of abortion in his commencement address at the University of Notre Dame.

But from what I’ve learned at HA… this “Pope” fellow must not be a “real,” “mass-attending” Catholic. He is surely ignorant of Church teaching.

Also a note to the Vatican. Instead of listening and printing what Obama says, why don’t you look at what he has done and what he is doing?

The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano said Obama’s speech at the leading Catholic university on Sunday confirmed what he had said at a recent news conference — that signing the so-called Freedom of Choice Act in the U.S. Congress wasn’t his highest legislative priority. The bill would protect a woman’s right to have a child or end a pregnancy.

That’s not all FOCA is intended to do, sorry AP.

Furthermore, ‘common ground’ is nowhere to be found in the quote by LO. What gives? Check this drivel against the original before believing anything the AP has to say on the topic.

He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? – Luke 6:39

Turn from following a blind man and instead follow who Peter describes as the rock.

As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture:
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,
“The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.”
and “A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.“

What is happening? That we now look the other way to abortion, and give glowing reviews, to a man who goes so far as to advocate infanticide? This is what the church finds, middle ground?

I have a very strong feeling, when word of this spreads, so will the faithful of the church. This is wrong, and hurtful. To all those faithful, that stood strong over the years, against such an abomination, against innocents, to turn and do this. It just hurts, to the soul.

From here on out, the church has only themselves to blame now, for the future of itself.

Thanks for that highly relevant post about Galileo.

corona on May 19, 2009 at 10:28 AM

Yahhh! Makes my point from yesterday (and I didn’t even have to reference Galileo)!

To reiterate: If you mention formal, official, codified Catholic papal or conciliar history… you are “anti-Catholic” for picking “irrelevant” teachings or teachings from “time before lightbulbs were invented” (as I have been accused when I have quoted Popes or Councils on this very site)… BUT…

On a different day

, the “wisdom of 2000 years” and “the unchanging faith” are trotted out to silence any criticism of current Catholic thought.

It’s a win-win! ;)

I hear people throwing around terms like “murder,” and I think of the woman who will die if she goes full-term. Her family is pleading with her to terminate the pregnancy. But she is hearing those voices in her head. “It’s murder.”

I’ll always argue vociferously against that attitude.

AnninCA on May 18, 2009 at 10:59 PM

Why would you argue vociferously against that attitude? I thought you were Pro-Choice!!

what will it stand up for?

The same thing it has always stood up for. Itself.

Guess it’s up to the Protestants and Mormons now (as well as the orthodox Jews and Muslims). Hey Gingrich, maybe you should convert to Lutheranism now?

When you decide to become a priest/bishop/Pope you are deciding that you are going to stand for the principles of the church.

From my experience (and it is fairly extensive)… the “principles” amount to “social justice” and “peace” issues.

However, there is one core point that I cannot abandon and that state sanctioned abortion on demand is wrong. Not just wrong, evil.
Limerick on May 19, 2009 at 1:01 AM

We agree.

I hope I’m right.

I’m not a Catholic, but I have a lot of respect for the Roman Catholic Church as a world organization.

Girl on the Right brings the heat on hypocritical Catholics today:

Do yourselves (ourselves) a favor and please shut up. Shut up, for the love of Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee little donkey too.

This contrived outrage over President Obama’s forth…

Partisanship aside, and duly noting the political delicacy involved here in not wanting to attack a head of state

This is so hysterical in historical terms… I can’t believe someone could type it with a straight face!

capitalist piglet on May 19, 2009 at 2:47 AM

He/She means Rome plays the race card. I’ve documented Rome’s leftism/anti-Americanism/pro-Palestinian positions many times and this is what you get… a nit-picking.

But I’ll take this… you at least acknowledge that the RCC is a force for destruction of the Republic more than a source of upholding it (John Adams was right).

All the invectives thrown at ND (accusing the vast majority of American Catholics of not being real Catholics) can now be hurled (albeit with less severity) at the Pope… but the duplicity evident in all these threads won’t allow it.

Having been fully immersed and educated in the RCC (being a teacher myself), I can report (anecdotally) that the majority of loyal, devout, never-miss Catholics I’ve known and know are politically liberal (because the RCC is on just about everything except abortion, marriage and masturbation!).