{"id":1159,"date":"2015-03-28T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T23:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.242.160\/~stumbli4\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2015-03-29T07:15:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T11:15:50","slug":"saturday-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stumblingblock.org\/?p=1159","title":{"rendered":"The FrancisChurch Weeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1187\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/66.147.242.160\/~stumbli4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/david-gibson-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1187\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1187\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/66.147.242.160\/~stumbli4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/david-gibson-small.jpg?resize=467%2C350\" alt=\"Cardinal Burke says gay people are killers\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stumblingblock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/david-gibson-small.jpg?w=467&amp;ssl=1 467w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stumblingblock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/david-gibson-small.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cardinal Burke says gay people are killers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/lifestyles\/faith-and-values\/cardinal-raymond-burke-gays-remarried-catholics-murderers-are-all-the\/article_ca293b71-4072-5387-9456-bbdb7b02ef46.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pseudo-Catholics<\/a> are trying to make Cardinal Burke look like he hates gay people in the hopes that they might sideline him even more.\u00a0 This trick only works on people who have no real Catholic sensibility.<\/p>\n<p>Are we supposed to be ashamed to know the meaning of grave sin?\u00a0 Is it a good Catholic&#8217;s fault that gay sex is a terrible habit worthy of correction?<\/p>\n<p>*********<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Ray Blake has added his <a href=\"http:\/\/marymagdalen.blogspot.com\/2015\/03\/to-what-degree-should-priest-speak-out.html\" target=\"_blank\">voice <\/a>to Fr. Hunwicke&#8217;s in defense of the faithful UK priests and their very excellent Christian witness to the hierarchy &#8211; a two-punch effort if there ever was one.\u00a0 Should a bishop intimidate his priests for their faith?\u00a0 If public statements are off limits, must we now stuff our sermons?<\/p>\n<p>We can no longer stand for this cruel persecution from faithless or compromising &#8216;bishops.&#8217;\u00a0 The time has come to take an apostolic stand.<\/p>\n<p>*********<\/p>\n<p>Laurence England has holy <a href=\"http:\/\/thatthebonesyouhavecrushedmaythrill.blogspot.com\/2015\/03\/the-synod-and-cross.html\" target=\"_blank\">encouragement <\/a>from the UK for men and women who love the Faith.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the recusant&#8217;s cry and it&#8217;s Christ&#8217;s.\u00a0 What a blessing it would be if our Lord could right the Church through the British Isles.<\/p>\n<p>*********<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a shame that the UK Catholic Herald felt the need to publish a &#8216;balanced&#8217; reply to Fr. Lucie Smith, who supported the 500 priests in their defense of the Faith.\u00a0 At least it was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicherald.co.uk\/commentandblogs\/2015\/03\/27\/why-i-didnt-sign-the-priests-letter-urging-the-synod-to-stand-firm-on-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">weak<\/a>.\u00a0 Those priests were just seeking the limelight, yes?\u00a0 You&#8217;d have to be seriously ambitious and proud to believe something like that.<\/p>\n<p>*********<\/p>\n<p>Why do outwardly faithful bishops turn so cruel when it comes to the SSPX?\u00a0 What are they afraid of?\u00a0 Why must they seek supra-legal <a href=\"http:\/\/triblive.com\/news\/adminpage\/8060249-74\/church-society-diocese#axzz3VgVk7DOz\" target=\"_blank\">tricks<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>*********<\/p>\n<p>Who was Archbishop Oscar Romero?\u00a0 They make it seem like he was just a shy, faithful victim who loved the poor&#8230;.a Mother Teresa of sorts without the nerve.\u00a0 Still, didn&#8217;t he have a nation-wide radio show and a gift for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucanews.com\/news\/salvadorans-march-in-memory-of-oscar-romero-the-peoples-saint\/73263\" target=\"_blank\">rant<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>And why, in this FrancisEra, must we <a href=\"http:\/\/catholicphilly.com\/2015\/03\/news\/local-news\/on-romero-day-leaders-get-to-know-the-poor\/\" target=\"_blank\">pander <\/a>by promoting his name?\u00a0 Wasn&#8217;t he just a pro-Communist <a href=\"http:\/\/66.147.242.160\/~stumbli4\/?p=994\" target=\"_blank\">cleric<\/a> during the failed hay day of Liberation Theology?<\/p>\n<p>*********<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pseudo-Catholics are trying to make Cardinal Burke look like he hates gay people in the hopes that they might sideline him even more.\u00a0 This trick only works on people who have no real Catholic sensibility. 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