Pope John Paul II and the Culture of Death # 2 of 2

Thursday, April 12, 2007
We continue with the final excerpts from George Skelton’s news article “Mahony’s statements on Nunez cross line,” L.A. Times, Thurs. April 5, 2007. Let us start with a quotation from The Gospel of Life. “Today we too find ourselves in the midst of a dramatic conflict between the ‘culture of death’ and the ‘culture of death.’ But the glory of the cross is not overcome by this darkness.” 50.

“ … (Monsignor) Moretta sent Nunez a letter Monday stating in part.
“Some of my parishioners, as you know , ran into you and Antonio (Villaralgosa) at breakfast…. I was surprised that when they told you I had spoken at Mass about your authorship of the suicide bill, Antonio mentioned that this was a case of separation of Church and state. That is a bunch of bull. And you and he know better. You would never want to see a church that showed no moral leadership.
“And he concluded with this: ‘I would wish you a happy Easter, but that is a celebration of life. You are attaching your name forever to death.’
“Bunch of bull?” Attached to death? Sounds less than a Monsignor than a “Soprano” crime boss….
“Why aren’t they (the Bishops) taking care of their own shop?” asks Assemblywoman Patty Berg (D-Eureka). ‘Know what I mean’ Makes me nuts.’
“Berg who was raised a Catholic and still considers herself one, is the lead author of what she calls the ‘Compassionate Choices Act,’ along with Nunez and Assemblyman Lloyd Levine (D Van Nuys).
“Nunez, however, feels hurt. I felt, I had a good relationship with the cardinal,” He says. “This puts a big strain in our friendship. It’s a serious accusation he’s making of me. I don’t take it lightly.
“Here is my suggestion for the speaker. Buck back by introducing a bill to reexamine the tax-exempt status of church property. That could potentially pay for a lot of children’s health care.” End of article by George Skelton.

(Here is my suggestion for you, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez. You are a smart guy. You made a mistake in talking to this columnist. He took comments which are very personal in your relationship with the Cardinal and spewed them out for public consumption to his advantage not to yours. This columnist has an overall contempt for your Catholic beliefs. He already saw you suckered in on the abortion and same-sex marriage issue. You must realize that these are intrinsically and absolutely evil, along with euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research. (The end justifies the means.)
I read a recent news article where your mother wanted you to be a priest. It will hurt her and your practicing Catholic friends deeply. It’s not worth it.
Your Deputy Chief of Staff Steve Maviglio is dead-wrong in stating that this is another issue of individual choice where the overwhelming majority of Catholics have a different perspective than the official position of the church. If they do, it is because they have been falsely contaminated by the culture of death propaganda around them, and are not sufficiently grounded in their Catholic faith.
For you, this matter is fundamentally a spiritual decision. In the name of Pope John Paul II Gospel of Life, I persuade you to be a pro-life democratic politician and leader.)

George H. Kubeck, (Please duplicate & or translate into Spanish.)