Catholic Laity Dictate Church Teachings?!? How Absurd!!

I ran across an article on the HuffPo called How Progressive Democrats Remain Catholic that stated this " The house rules that apply are those set by believers themselves."  Wrong answer.  Church Doctrine is not decided by the laity or by believers but by Tradition that has been handed down for over 2000 years.  Julian Guthrie asserts that dissident Catholics such as Mario Cuomo, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, and John Kerry who undermine Church Teachings are just as Catholic as those Faithful who adhere to Church Doctrine.  This is wrong.  They are cafeteria Catholics and that's being generous. These dissident Catholics are obligated to follow Church teachings on abortion, homosexuals, homosexual "marriage", and women's ordination.   These teachings are non-negotiables.  Just because their bishops have not refused to give them Communion or excommunicated them for publicly causing Church scandal by promoting anti-Catholic positions on issues doesn't mean that they are good Catholics or in good standing with the Church.  This means that the bishops are failing to do their jobs - failing to promote the Faith in accordance with the Magisterium.  The Pope needs to use the rod with regard to bishops who allow dissident "Catholic" politicians to cause scandal to the Faith.  


Here is the Pope on the use of the Shepherd's rod: 


The Church too must use the shepherd’s rod, the rod with which he protects the faith against those who falsify it, against currents which lead the flock astray.


The use of the rod can actually be a service of love. Today we can see that it has nothing to do with love when conduct unworthy of the priestly life is tolerated.
Nor does it have to do with love if heresy is allowed to spread and the faith twisted and chipped away, as if it were something that we ourselves had invented.


The Catechism explains why ordination is only conferred on men and not women.


1577 "Only a baptized man (vir) validly receives sacred ordination." The Lord Jesus chose men (viri) to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry. The college of bishops, with whom the priests are united in the priesthood, makes the college of the twelve an ever-present and ever-active reality until Christ's return. The Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible.


1578 No one has a right to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders. Indeed no one claims this office for himself; he is called to it by God. Anyone who thinks he recognizes the signs of God's call to the ordained ministry must humbly submit his desire to the authority of the Church, who has the responsibility and right to call someone to receive orders. Like every grace this sacrament can be received only as an unmerited gift.


1579 All the ordained ministers of the Latin Church, with the exception of permanent deacons, are normally chosen from among men of faith who live a celibate life and who intend to remain celibate "for the sake of the kingdom of heaven." Called to consecrate themselves with undivided heart to the Lord and to "the affairs of the Lord," they give themselves entirely to God and to men. Celibacy is a sign of this new life to the service of which the Church's minister is consecrated; accepted with a joyous heart celibacy radiantly proclaims the Reign of God.


This is the Church's teaching on abortion: 


2319 Every human life, from the moment of conception until death, is sacred because the human person has been willed for its own sake in the image and likeness of the living and holy God.


2322 From its conception, the child has the right to life. Direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, is a "criminal" practice (GS 27 § 3), gravely contrary to the moral law. The Church imposes the canonical penalty of excommunication for this crime against human life.


2270 Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life.


Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.



2271 Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law:


You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish. God, the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.
2272 Formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae," "by the very commission of the offense," and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law. The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.
2273 The inalienable right to life of every innocent human individual is a constitutive element of a civil society and its legislation:

"The inalienable rights of the person must be recognized and respected by civil society and the political authority. These human rights depend neither on single individuals nor on parents; nor do they represent a concession made by society and the state; they belong to human nature and are inherent in the person by virtue of the creative act from which the person took his origin. Among such fundamental rights one should mention in this regard every human being's right to life and physical integrity from the moment of conception until death."
"The moment a positive law deprives a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them, the state is denying the equality of all before the law. When the state does not place its power at the service of the rights of each citizen, and in particular of the more vulnerable, the very foundations of a state based on law are undermined. . . . As a consequence of the respect and protection which must be ensured for the unborn child from the moment of conception, the law must provide appropriate penal sanctions for every deliberate violation of the child's rights."



2274 Since it must be treated from conception as a person, the embryo must be defended in its integrity, cared for, and healed, as far as possible, like any other human being.

Prenatal diagnosis is morally licit, "if it respects the life and integrity of the embryo and the human fetus and is directed toward its safe guarding or healing as an individual. . . . It is gravely opposed to the moral law when this is done with the thought of possibly inducing an abortion, depending upon the results: a diagnosis must not be the equivalent of a death sentence."




Here is the Catholic Church's position on both homosexuality and marriage.

2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered." They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.


2358 The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.


2359 Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection.


2360 Sexuality is ordered to the conjugal love of man and woman. In marriage the physical intimacy of the spouses becomes a sign and pledge of spiritual communion. Marriage bonds between baptized persons are sanctified by the sacrament. 




892 Divine assistance is also given to the successors of the apostles, teaching in communion with the successor of Peter, and, in a particular way, to the bishop of Rome, pastor of the whole Church, when, without arriving at an infallible definition and without pronouncing in a "definitive manner," they propose in the exercise of the ordinary Magisterium a teaching that leads to better understanding of Revelation in matters of faith and morals. To this ordinary teaching the faithful "are to adhere to it with religious assent" which, though distinct from the assent of faith, is nonetheless an extension of it.




The Church's teaching on abortion,contraception, homosexuals, homosexual "marriage", and women's ordination are all infallible teachings of the Catholic Church. 



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Sex and the Dissident

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Explaining How Liberalism Clouds Moral Clarity & Its Relation to the Priest Sex Abuse Scandal

I have written on the priest sex abuse issue HERE, HERE and posted more on the issue HERE. Over at Kyle’s blog, Journeys in Alterity, he has written on Telling The Church’s Story. Here is one question that he asked in reply to my comment:

I also don't see how the abuse and cover-up was a result of liberalism clouding moral clarity. That's another process of causation that begs explicit explanation.


As much as I abhor how these priest pedophiles acted in abusing children the public, certain figureheads, especially the MSM, must not make blanket assertions that the Catholic Church on the whole is bad or immoral, and even more immoral than our secular society today, because that is an absurd notion. Is Christopher Hitchens a hypocrite for calling out the Catholic Church and other religious entities for the sex abuse scandals? I would argue, YES. A person can be a hypocrite and right at the same time. Hitchens has never called out public schools or the Boy Scouts or any other secular organization or non-religious person because that would not advance his anti-theology agenda. I am not saying that his speaking out has to be even-handed just some attempt at standing up against these types of abuses on all fronts. As a figurehead in our society when Hitchens speaks out his words are watched closely and that makes him different than the average Joe in his obligation to be at least somewhat consistent with his outrage against certain issues. Plus, the crux of Christopher Hitchens agenda of anger against the Church lies in his anti-religion bias and it doesn’t seem to be evident that his purpose is to fight for the truth, and to protect the young flock within the Church. He is not targeting the liberal Bishops of the United States or psychiatrists with outspoken criticism --who thought that there was a cure and that the pedophile priests could be healed, the people who were primarily responsible for the priest sex abuse scandal cover ups-- but instead he is targeting a Pope who has continuously stood up for Catholicism and its traditions. Pope Benedict continues to speak out and defend the Church against the liberalism that seeks to destroy the Catholic Church’s very core- the enemy (Satan) within. Pope Benedict has done more to combat against the sex abuse cases and stop them from happening than previous Popes. Pope Benedict has spoken out against abortion, homosexual marriage, contraception, euthanasia, and women priests.

Since before Vatican II, liberals within the Catholic Church have tried to undermine the very traditions that hold together and makeup the Church. Conservative or faithful Catholics have never questioned the core traditional values and challenged the Magisterium on issues such as abortion, contraception, euthanasia, women priests, homosexual marriage, but liberals or advocates of dissent and departure from the Magisterium have over the years- since the 1950’s. Since at least as far back as the sexual revolution of the 1960’s liberal Catholics have dissented with the Church’s moral teachings and sought to undermine the Church’s traditional values. Seminaries were beds of liberalism that promoted a secret cult-like homosexual lifestyle while giving off the appearance to Rome or the Vatican that they were compliant with the Magisterium, when in fact they weren’t. Liberals today continue to advocate for heresy within the Church by advocating for scandalous dissent with the Church, and spreading a moral relativistic philosophy that encourages the rampant purposeful actions of leading the flock astray. Think about this- Has there ever been any factual evidence presented to verify that this type of rampant sexual abuse within the Church occurred prior to the 20th Century? I have yet to see one iota of proof that has pointed to this happening prior to the sexual revolution counterculture period in our history or prior to the feminist movement. Liberalism is about denying moral absolutes, which is a retreat from moral clarity.

A recent study has linked homosexuality and pedophilia, as noted HERE by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.  There is more information on that link HERE.

This article states that Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations, read the following statement after a meeting of the United Nations human rights council in Geneva: “Of all priests involved in the abuses, 80 to 90 per cent belong to this sexual orientation minority which is sexually engaged with adolescent boys between the ages of 11 and 17.”

 John Rossomando at The Daily Caller points out that liberal Catholics are exploiting scandal for political gain. Source URL: https://outlawrepublican.blogspot.com/search/label/Magisterium
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In Defense of Pope Benedict XVI

During this Holy week, we are seeing more and more Judases come out of the woodwork to accuse and crucify Pope Benedict XVI falsely just like so many, many years ago when Judas betrayed Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. There are political motives to crush the Catholic Church from the inside, promote a false Americanized Catholic Church and force it to change its traditional values and the Doctrine of the faith. These attacks are being done because the Pope has stood up to the liberal demonization of the Church by defending traditional values and speaking out against homosexuality, gay marriage, and women priests. Liberals over the years have distorted the teachings of the Church by promoting homosexuality, homosexual marriage, women priests. These same individuals are the ones have caused and are responsible for the priest sexual abuse scandals. The people who have disgraced the Church and are trying to destroy it from within are in fact dissenting from the Magisterium.


In my life, I am one of the people that has been the hardest on priests and the Church because of the sexual abuse scandal. I was not sexually abused but let’s just say I might have well have been given a flash or preview of the future into the huge cover ups of sexual abuse that was committed by priests within the Church. This is unconscionable! These priests betrayed both the trust of children and God when they abused their role as priests by committing such horrendous acts. These priests stripped away childrens’ innocence from them and misused their trust all so that they could appease their feelings. Pope Benedict has acted as swiftly as possible to remove the priests who sexually abused children. I feel that it is my duty as a Catholic to defend the Pope and his honor when his character is wrongly assassinated by both the secular community and dissenters from within the Church who seek to destroy the very foundation of the Catholic Church.

Here is some evidence to show that Pope Benedict (then Cardinal Ratzinger) had no part in any cover up of the priests' sexual abuse scandals:

Fr. Lawrence Murphy was the Judicial Vicar for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee from 1995-2003 and is writing to clarify details and reveal the reality of the abuse cases with regards to Cardical Ratzinger who is now Pope Benedict XVI.
Fr. Murphy says:
I will limit my comments, because of judicial oaths I have taken as a canon lawyer and as an ecclesiastical judge. However, since my name and comments in the matter of the Father Murphy case have been liberally and often inaccurately quoted in the New York Times and in more than 100 other newspapers and on-line periodicals, I feel a freedom to tell part of the story of Father Murphy’s trial from ground zero.
As I have found that the reporting on this issue has been inaccurate and poor in terms of the facts, I am also writing from a sense of duty to the truth.
The fact that I presided over this trial and have never once been contacted by any news organization for comment speaks for itself.
My intent in writing this column is to accomplish the following:

To tell the back-story of what actually happened in the Father Murphy case on the local level;

To outline the sloppy and inaccurate reporting on the Father Murphy case by the New York Times and other media outlets;


To assert that Pope Benedict XVI has done more than any other pope or bishop in history to rid the Catholic Church of the scourge of child sexual abuse and provide for those who have been injured;


To set the record straight with regards to the efforts made by the church to heal the wounds caused by clergy sexual misconduct. The Catholic Church is probably the safest place for children at this point in history.


Before proceeding, it is important to point out the scourge that child sexual abuse has been — not only for the church but for society as well. Few actions can distort a child’s life more than sexual abuse. It is a form of emotional and spiritual homicide and it starts a trajectory toward a skewed sense of sexuality. When committed by a person in authority, it creates a distrust of almost anyone, anywhere.


As a volunteer prison chaplain in Alaska, I have found a corollary between those who have been incarcerated for child sexual abuse and the priests who have committed such grievous actions. They tend to be very smart and manipulative. They tend to be well liked and charming. They tend to have one aim in life — to satisfy their hunger. Most are highly narcissistic and do not see the harm that they have caused. They view the children they have abused not as people but as objects. They rarely show remorse and moreover, sometimes portray themselves as the victims. They are, in short, dangerous people and should never be trusted again. Most will recommit their crimes if given a chance.


As for the numerous reports about the case of Father Murphy, the back-story has not been reported as of yet.


In 1996, I was introduced to the story of Father Murphy, formerly the principal of St. John’s School for the Deaf in Milwaukee. It had been common knowledge for decades that during Father Murphy’s tenure at the school (1950-1974) there had been a scandal at St. John’s involving him and some deaf children. The details, however, were sketchy at best.


Courageous advocacy on behalf of the victims (and often their wives), led the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to revisit the matter in 1996. In internal discussions of the curia for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, it became obvious that we needed to take strong and swift action with regard to the wrongs of several decades ago. With the consent of then-Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland, we began an investigation into the allegations of child sexual abuse as well as the violation of the crime of solicitation within the confessional by Father Murphy.


We proceeded to start a trial against Father Murphy. I was the presiding judge in this matter and informed Father Murphy that criminal charges were going to be levied against him with regard to child sexual abuse and solicitation in the confessional.


In my interactions with Father Murphy, I got the impression I was dealing with a man who simply did not get it. He was defensive and threatening. CONTINUED HERE

Fr. Raymond J. de Souza responds here to the outrageous NYT article.  I will not pass along that piece of hate filled anti-Catholic propoganda.

There is a HUGE cover up under way. See here:

WORCESTER, MA. A former pastor Andrew J. Bierkan, 54, at the First Congregational Church of Sutton who now heads a church in Ohio has been indicted here on charges of unnatural rape of a child and posing a child in a state of nudity. He is now pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Cincinnati, according to Worcester District Attorney John J. Conte. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, August 13, 2003)


Eddie Thomas, pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church in Ringgold, LA., is arrested and charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile, aggravated incest and pornography involving a juvenile. (the Shreveport Times, July 17, 2003)

South Austrailia, AUS. A South Australian police task force into child sex abuse within the Anglican Church had identified 217 victims and 48 possible offenders, police said today. However the number of victims could rise to more than 400 as investigations continued, Police Commissioner Mal Hyde said. Mr Hyde today likened the scale of police investigations into child sex abuse to those for the infamous Snowtown bodies-in-the-barrels murders in 1999. (The Age, July 16 2003)

Lake Wales, FL. The pastor at the Church of the Nazarene has been charged with sexually assaulting a male 17-year-old youth leader three times in 2001. The Rev. Gene Francis, 52, of Lake Wales, was arrested Tuesday and charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June 4, 2003)

Tuscon, AZ. The Rev. David Valencia, 47, assistant pastor of a Pentecostal church is expected in court Wednesday on rape charges issued by Pennsylvania authorities. In Pennsylvania, Valencia was an assistant pastor at Christ Church at Grove Farm, an interdenominational church that uses Anglican liturgy. The pastor of Christ Church, the Rev. John Guest, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Valencia was dismissed in late 2001 because he was found to have pornography on an office computer after he was warned about a similar incident months earlier. (Tucson Citizen, May 31, 2003)

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ALL SEX ABUSE SCANDALS ARE BOTH HORRENDOUS AND UNCONSCIONABLE. Hmmm... But, it is becoming clear that the secular community (particularly liberals) along with Church dissidents have an axe to grind and a vendetta against the Catholic Church.  The truth must be exposed!Source URL: https://outlawrepublican.blogspot.com/search/label/Magisterium
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