St.Thomas More

St. Thomas More
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007
St. Thomas More is the model and patron of CINOPS BE GONE which is dedicated to the exposure and removal of U.S. Catholic-in-name-only politicians.

From Catholic Answer, V. 21 No. 5 Nov.-Dec. 07 – A Sunday Visitor Publication p. 10

“The prime example of a saint who was a politician is the Englishman St. Thomas More (1478-1535). He was successfully a Member of Parliament, an ambassador to France and Flanders, a member of the Royal Council, speaker of the House of Commons and, finally, Lord Chancellor. The latter position made him, after the king, the most powerful political figure in the English realm. St. Thomas More was canonized in 1935.

“On Oct. 31, 2000, Pope John Paul II proclaimed St. Thomas More to be the patron saint of politicians. At the time, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray explained that the Pope wanted to remind politicians ‘of the absolute priority of God in the heart of public affairs.’

“This saint was a most gracious and generous martyr for the Church. He was condemned to death for his refusal to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.

“When officials imposed the death sentence on him, he reminded them that St. Paul (before his conversion) had consented to St. Stephen’s being stoned to death for his faith, and had even taken part indirectly in the execution. Even so, he added, ‘both now [are] two holy saints in heaven, and shall continue there friends forever.’

‘So I verily trust,’ he concluded, ‘and shall therefore heartily pray, that though your lordships have now here in the earth been judges to my condemnation, we may yet hereafter in heaven merrily all meet together, to our everlasting salvation.’

“Various rulers have been canonized, such as St. Louis IX, King of France (1214-1270) and St. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal (1271-1336). Yet St. Thomas More will always remain the chief example of sanctity achieved in the midst of a busy, demanding life; in this case, a political life.

“His life perfectly illustrates the teaching of the Second Vatican Council (Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, No. 4): Laity, we are told, must ‘not separate their union with Christ from their ordinary life; but through the very performance of their tasks, which are God’s will for them, actually promote the growth of their union with Him. This is the path along which laymen must advance.”

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