The Truth in Black and White – 2
Friday, Dec. 7, 2007 - Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941
“Stand your ground. Putting on the sturdy belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.” Ephesians 6:15
Be not afraid! Be not afraid of the truth. The truth is a cleansing agent of mind, heart and soul.
Don’t tell me about the truth! It bothers me and it makes me uncomfortable. Why can’t I live with half-truths? I am comfortable with a half-filled glass of water. I do not want to fill the glass up to the top. It may change my beliefs and my life.
In the political realm, we have political correctness and that has a great influence on all of us. It influences us in our faith so that we have religious correctness. We need to move forward and evangelize and fill up the half-truths with the whole truth whether we like it or not.
I looked up the word radical. Adj. 1 of, proceeding from, or pertaining to the root or foundation; essential; fundamental; inherent; basic. 2 Thoroughgoing; unsparing; extreme: a radical operation; radical measures. Synonyms (adj.): basic, complete, constitutional, entire, essential, extreme, fundamental, natural, original, perfect, positive...
Now when we are talking about the Catholic label in politics and even in religion, it needs to stand for something. When it is a lie, it needs to be exposed particularly in the political arena. Cinops Be Gone does that. It persuades you to vote these scoundrels out of office. We can disagree on prudential issues but not on inherently evil issues.
Do you recall the phrase: Kilroy was here? Well on the back of some of my letters I am writing, CINOPS BE GONE. This blog tries to fill up the half-filled glass of water with several more drops of water, the truth.
There is something wrong when someone with the Catholic label votes for the following and that information among Catholic voters is almost kept a secret or they do not care. Example:
1) She voted against banning partial-birth abortions and even voted against barring the transportation of minors to get an abortion.
2) She voted against banning same-sex marriage, against protecting the Pledge of Allegiance and against allowing prayer in our schools.
3) She voted against limiting trial attorney fees and against restricting frivolous lawsuits.
4) She has consistently voted to weaken America’s security and even voted to keep Marines at Camp Pendleton from training on a part of their own base.
5) She voted to hurt families by not voting to eliminate the “marriage penalty” tax.
6) Voted for the bill to fund embryonic-killing research. H.R. 3, Jan. 11, 2007
I don’t want to pick on Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez but almost all CINOPS in California voted for most of the above, particularly against the partial-birth abortion ban. Incidental to their defeat in 2008, there is their conversion back to the Catholic faith.
George H. Kubeck, Translate in Spanish. www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com/
Friday, December 7, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Report # 14 on David Carlin's Book
Report # 14 on David Carlin’s Book
Can a Catholic Be a Democrat?
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
Chapter 3 – America’s Anti-Christian Party 70-71
We complete Chapter 3 with a few comments:
“It’s Catholics who practice their faith regularly, who assent strongly to the doctrines of their religion and at least try to follow them, who are most likely to conclude that supporting the Democratic Party has become logically – or even morally – untenable.
“How many Catholics of this variety will there turn out to be? Much depends upon the quality of clerical leadership, especially the leadership given (or, as too often the case, not given) by bishops. For some forty years now, this leadership has been stridently ineffective; the most infamous example of this ineffectiveness, the recent scandal of clerical sex abuse and cover-up, is only the spectacular tip of the iceberg.
“It’s well to keep in mind, however, that the Catholic Church has had many declines and revivals in the course of its long history. It’s always possible that a new generation of strong and effective bishops will emerge; in fact there are some signs that such a generation is emerging at this very moment. If the leaders of the Democratic Party are in the habit of praying for election victories, they should ask the Lord that he not inspire such a religious revival in the American Catholic Church….
“Nonetheless, for the present there are many Catholics who happily remain Democrats – both among the party’s rank and file and in positions of party leadership. Some don’t fully comprehend the implications of secularist dominance of the party, while others believe that secularists and Christians aren’t mortal opposed but can work together in a mutually beneficial partnership…. But I contend that there is a great abyss between traditional Christianity and secularism (and secularism’s partner, liberal Christianity) – a vast, radical divide that makes such cooperation impossible.”
Addendum:
David Carlin has written an excellent book that covers much more than the Catholic Secularist-Abyss and the Democratic Party. The appendices have sections on secularism and its history. There is also a section on liberal Christianity and the father of Catholic excuses.
What does it profit the CINOP to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Sadly, he is not grounded in an authentic Catholic faith, or is it a false Catholic religion.
Both political parties can learn a lot from the book, particularly the Catholic-in-name-only politician. The book is in many ways the Achilles Heel of one of the political parties.
I called Sophia Press Toll-free: 1-800-888-9344. The price of the book is reasonable. It is only $14.00 plus $4.00 for shipping. It is worth the price.
George H. Kubeck, Posted in the early mornings on www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com
Can a Catholic Be a Democrat?
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
Chapter 3 – America’s Anti-Christian Party 70-71
We complete Chapter 3 with a few comments:
“It’s Catholics who practice their faith regularly, who assent strongly to the doctrines of their religion and at least try to follow them, who are most likely to conclude that supporting the Democratic Party has become logically – or even morally – untenable.
“How many Catholics of this variety will there turn out to be? Much depends upon the quality of clerical leadership, especially the leadership given (or, as too often the case, not given) by bishops. For some forty years now, this leadership has been stridently ineffective; the most infamous example of this ineffectiveness, the recent scandal of clerical sex abuse and cover-up, is only the spectacular tip of the iceberg.
“It’s well to keep in mind, however, that the Catholic Church has had many declines and revivals in the course of its long history. It’s always possible that a new generation of strong and effective bishops will emerge; in fact there are some signs that such a generation is emerging at this very moment. If the leaders of the Democratic Party are in the habit of praying for election victories, they should ask the Lord that he not inspire such a religious revival in the American Catholic Church….
“Nonetheless, for the present there are many Catholics who happily remain Democrats – both among the party’s rank and file and in positions of party leadership. Some don’t fully comprehend the implications of secularist dominance of the party, while others believe that secularists and Christians aren’t mortal opposed but can work together in a mutually beneficial partnership…. But I contend that there is a great abyss between traditional Christianity and secularism (and secularism’s partner, liberal Christianity) – a vast, radical divide that makes such cooperation impossible.”
Addendum:
David Carlin has written an excellent book that covers much more than the Catholic Secularist-Abyss and the Democratic Party. The appendices have sections on secularism and its history. There is also a section on liberal Christianity and the father of Catholic excuses.
What does it profit the CINOP to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Sadly, he is not grounded in an authentic Catholic faith, or is it a false Catholic religion.
Both political parties can learn a lot from the book, particularly the Catholic-in-name-only politician. The book is in many ways the Achilles Heel of one of the political parties.
I called Sophia Press Toll-free: 1-800-888-9344. The price of the book is reasonable. It is only $14.00 plus $4.00 for shipping. It is worth the price.
George H. Kubeck, Posted in the early mornings on www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Archbishop Raymond L. Burke
Archbishop Raymond L. Burke
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007
We need to get back to an article written by the bishop of St. Louis, Missouri in the latest edition of the Canon Law journal Periodica De Re Canonica. (LifeSiteNews.com 9/11/07) and written by Hilary White.
“The Bishop called his brother bishops to task for their silence on the problem of the Catholic politicians who support abortion, euthanasia, cloning, embryo research, the homosexual political agenda or other legislation ‘contrary to natural law.’ I note that he hits the nail on the head with the two AA’s, the two EE’s, and the two SS’s. (Abortion, assisted –suicide, euthanasia, embryonic-stem cell research, and same-sex marriage)
Burke criticizes the idea that ‘bishops can legitimately make different judgments on the most the most prudent course of pastoral action.’
Burke criticizes this because it ‘failed to take account of the clear requirement to exclude from Holy Communion those who, after appropriate admonition, obstinately persist in supporting publicly legislation which is contrary to natural moral law.’
There are bishops who feel no pressing need to observe the Church’s canonical stricture, saying, “To remain silent is to permit serious confusion regarding a fundamental truth of the moral law. Confusion, of course, is one of the most insidious fruits of scandalous behavior…”
Burke was the only bishop out of 195 US dioceses to issue a formal or ‘canonical’ ban on pro-abortion and other dissenting politicians from receiving communion. Burke has been compared with the 16th century English Bishop John Fisher who, alone among the English bishops, refused to satisfy King Henry VIII’s claim to be the head of the Church of England and was executed at the Tower of London and later canonized.
Burke’s article highlighted the vast and growing divide between self-styled ‘progressives’ who have, since the 1960’s gained ascendancy in most Catholic institutions, and those who continue to hold and defend the Church’s teachings, especially those on the sanctity of life.” A lot sooner than later; our Pope Benedict XVI will resolve this problem.
For the pro-life movement, the matter is simple. Vote all of these Catholic-in-name-only Politicians out of office. Throw out the scoundrels! It is a No Vote for all CINOPS and that includes CINOP Rudy Giuliani in the primaries.
George H. Kubeck, Postings daily on www.cinopsbetone.blogspot.com Cinops Be Gone
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007
We need to get back to an article written by the bishop of St. Louis, Missouri in the latest edition of the Canon Law journal Periodica De Re Canonica. (LifeSiteNews.com 9/11/07) and written by Hilary White.
“The Bishop called his brother bishops to task for their silence on the problem of the Catholic politicians who support abortion, euthanasia, cloning, embryo research, the homosexual political agenda or other legislation ‘contrary to natural law.’ I note that he hits the nail on the head with the two AA’s, the two EE’s, and the two SS’s. (Abortion, assisted –suicide, euthanasia, embryonic-stem cell research, and same-sex marriage)
Burke criticizes the idea that ‘bishops can legitimately make different judgments on the most the most prudent course of pastoral action.’
Burke criticizes this because it ‘failed to take account of the clear requirement to exclude from Holy Communion those who, after appropriate admonition, obstinately persist in supporting publicly legislation which is contrary to natural moral law.’
There are bishops who feel no pressing need to observe the Church’s canonical stricture, saying, “To remain silent is to permit serious confusion regarding a fundamental truth of the moral law. Confusion, of course, is one of the most insidious fruits of scandalous behavior…”
Burke was the only bishop out of 195 US dioceses to issue a formal or ‘canonical’ ban on pro-abortion and other dissenting politicians from receiving communion. Burke has been compared with the 16th century English Bishop John Fisher who, alone among the English bishops, refused to satisfy King Henry VIII’s claim to be the head of the Church of England and was executed at the Tower of London and later canonized.
Burke’s article highlighted the vast and growing divide between self-styled ‘progressives’ who have, since the 1960’s gained ascendancy in most Catholic institutions, and those who continue to hold and defend the Church’s teachings, especially those on the sanctity of life.” A lot sooner than later; our Pope Benedict XVI will resolve this problem.
For the pro-life movement, the matter is simple. Vote all of these Catholic-in-name-only Politicians out of office. Throw out the scoundrels! It is a No Vote for all CINOPS and that includes CINOP Rudy Giuliani in the primaries.
George H. Kubeck, Postings daily on www.cinopsbetone.blogspot.com Cinops Be Gone
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Hanukkah
Hanukkah
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007 --Saturday, Dec, 30, 2006
Coming just before Christmas, the history of Hanukkah is enlightening and a message for the whole world. Rabbi Jehuda Levin has an informative website www.jewsformorality.org . Fortunately, we have in our area, traditional talk show hosts, Dennis Prager and Michael Medved on KRLA Radio 870, Mon. – Fri., 9 A. M. to 3 P.M. (Today is the first day.)
Rabbi Levin states that Hanukkah is about the rejection of homosexuality and other pagan forces within Judaism. It was a civil war between traditional Jews, orthodox Jews, and those aping Greek culture. Article by Theresa Smyth, Toronto, Dec.22, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) explains:
“As the Jewish community celebrates its Festival of Lights, Rabbi Yehuda Levin is speaking against the ‘pagan’ acceptance of homosexual rabbi ordination by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which troubles him as a reminder of an historical conflict within his faith group.
“As an Orthodox Jew and leader of Jews for Morality, Rabbi Levin is critical of the Conservatives. In an interview with LifeSiteNews.com he said he now wishes to ‘apologize to the inter-religious community for the endorsement of paganism’ by certain Conservative Jews.’
“’I feel that it is important for the purpose of [exposing] religious consumer fraud *to declare to everyone that what they have done is totally antithetical to Judaism to endorse homosexual clergy and homosexual unions,’ said Rabbi Levin. ‘To try to in any way consecrate them or commit them is so antithetical, it’s literally paganism.’
“Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is being celebrated this year from sundown December 15 to sundown December 23, 2006. The holiday is most familiar to contemporary Jews and Gentiles for the eight-night lightning of the menorah.
“This tradition commemorates a miracle when, after three years of fighting, the Maccabees reclaimed the Holy Temple from their Greek-Syrian rulers. As the temple was being prepared for rededication, only enough purified oil was found for one day’s use in the temple light; but the light continued to burn for eight days. That incident is reenacted annually with prayers of blessing offered as the lights are lit in homes.
“More significant than the limited military victory, however, was the underlying victory of traditional Judaism over Hellenistic influences, in the ages-old struggle for fidelity to God’s covenant.
“’Hanukkah was not only a war against the powers of the Greek empire that had overrun and controlled Israel but, importantly, the less well-known [aspect is that] Hanukkah is also a civil war between the traditional Jews, the orthodox Jews, and those who were aping the Greek culture, which included historically an embracing of homosexuality,’ said Rabbi Levin.
“’Hanukkah wasn’t so much a victory over the Greeks, the Greeks continued to occupy major parts of Israel historically for a full half-century after the Jews started to celebrate Hanukkah,’ Rabbi Levin told LifeSiteNews.com. ‘So the main celebration of Hanukkah was the defeat of pagan forces within Judaism, those who were attempting to paganize Judaism by aping the Greek culture, and endorse all kinds of pagan rituals and pagan ideologies including the practice of homosexuality. The Greeks said at time in history, ‘A woman for bearing children, a boy for true love.’ That was their idea.
Rabbi Levin wants to label the Conservative action, ‘for what it is. This is not Judaism - it’s
Paganism.’”
George H. Kubeck, Posted in the early mornings - www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007 --Saturday, Dec, 30, 2006
Coming just before Christmas, the history of Hanukkah is enlightening and a message for the whole world. Rabbi Jehuda Levin has an informative website www.jewsformorality.org . Fortunately, we have in our area, traditional talk show hosts, Dennis Prager and Michael Medved on KRLA Radio 870, Mon. – Fri., 9 A. M. to 3 P.M. (Today is the first day.)
Rabbi Levin states that Hanukkah is about the rejection of homosexuality and other pagan forces within Judaism. It was a civil war between traditional Jews, orthodox Jews, and those aping Greek culture. Article by Theresa Smyth, Toronto, Dec.22, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) explains:
“As the Jewish community celebrates its Festival of Lights, Rabbi Yehuda Levin is speaking against the ‘pagan’ acceptance of homosexual rabbi ordination by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which troubles him as a reminder of an historical conflict within his faith group.
“As an Orthodox Jew and leader of Jews for Morality, Rabbi Levin is critical of the Conservatives. In an interview with LifeSiteNews.com he said he now wishes to ‘apologize to the inter-religious community for the endorsement of paganism’ by certain Conservative Jews.’
“’I feel that it is important for the purpose of [exposing] religious consumer fraud *to declare to everyone that what they have done is totally antithetical to Judaism to endorse homosexual clergy and homosexual unions,’ said Rabbi Levin. ‘To try to in any way consecrate them or commit them is so antithetical, it’s literally paganism.’
“Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is being celebrated this year from sundown December 15 to sundown December 23, 2006. The holiday is most familiar to contemporary Jews and Gentiles for the eight-night lightning of the menorah.
“This tradition commemorates a miracle when, after three years of fighting, the Maccabees reclaimed the Holy Temple from their Greek-Syrian rulers. As the temple was being prepared for rededication, only enough purified oil was found for one day’s use in the temple light; but the light continued to burn for eight days. That incident is reenacted annually with prayers of blessing offered as the lights are lit in homes.
“More significant than the limited military victory, however, was the underlying victory of traditional Judaism over Hellenistic influences, in the ages-old struggle for fidelity to God’s covenant.
“’Hanukkah was not only a war against the powers of the Greek empire that had overrun and controlled Israel but, importantly, the less well-known [aspect is that] Hanukkah is also a civil war between the traditional Jews, the orthodox Jews, and those who were aping the Greek culture, which included historically an embracing of homosexuality,’ said Rabbi Levin.
“’Hanukkah wasn’t so much a victory over the Greeks, the Greeks continued to occupy major parts of Israel historically for a full half-century after the Jews started to celebrate Hanukkah,’ Rabbi Levin told LifeSiteNews.com. ‘So the main celebration of Hanukkah was the defeat of pagan forces within Judaism, those who were attempting to paganize Judaism by aping the Greek culture, and endorse all kinds of pagan rituals and pagan ideologies including the practice of homosexuality. The Greeks said at time in history, ‘A woman for bearing children, a boy for true love.’ That was their idea.
Rabbi Levin wants to label the Conservative action, ‘for what it is. This is not Judaism - it’s
Paganism.’”
George H. Kubeck, Posted in the early mornings - www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com
Monday, December 3, 2007
Becoming a Saint
Becoming a Saint
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
The following are several incomplete excerpts from a talk given by a priest:
“St. Thomas Aquinas, the Patron of Schools, had the ability of dictating to several secretaries at the same time. Jesus told him, “Thomas you have written well of me.” There is St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, St. Ignatius of Loyola, & St. John Bosco.
To become a saint, you do not have to found a religious order. You don’t have to be sour and dour. Saints are the most happy of all people. What is necessary to become a saint?
a) Do God’s will in the way he wills it! b) Do our will in the way God wills it.
c) Jesus used his human will to do God’s will!
Jesus was a carpenter for 30 years. He was the second person of the Blessed Trinity made man. He was living in a backward town and He was doing the will of the Father. It is not important what we do if we are doing the will of the Father.
In Gethsemane, He prayed your will, the Father Be Done. This was also true in the life of the Blessed Mother. “I am the Servant of the Lord.” It was hard for Mary. Simeon told her a sword of sorrow will pierce your heart. She stood at the foot of the cross. The only thing that mattered to her was doing the will of the Father. Better to suffer than not to do the will of the Father.
Doing the Father’s will can be hard: Let this cup pass from me, but not my will but yours. It was sweat and blood. It wasn’t easy. Yet God is an easier task master than that of the world. It is easier to please God than others.
Who is holiness for? Jesus said, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Remember everyone in heaven is holy. You must make the effort to be holy to get there.
You don’t have to have any special talent. Only do God’s will.
St. Therese of Lisieux was a sensitive child. She entered the convent at 15 and died at 24. The Pope proclaimed her the greatest saint of modern times. She showed her love for God by doing her best not to offend him. She had sacrifice beads to show Jesus her love for him. She accepted all the little trials in her life. Her father became mentally ill. She suffered. She was always ready to help others instead of going into her room. She did all the ordinary things with a great deal of love.
Only the Church can declare someone infallibly a saint. We do God’s will with a lot of love. How do we know what God’s will is for us? Anyone can make a list like: keep the Ten Commandments, attend Mass on Sunday, live chastely, do not covet or take God’s name in vain.
What are the obstacles in doing God’s will? Sin and selfishness and doing what we want which is at times are contrary to God’s will. Overcome temptations through prayer, devotion to the Blessed Mother and the Saints. There is also frequent Holy Communion and confession. Little sacrifices will keep our fallen nature in line.
St. Paul tells us: I chastise my own body and offer up mortification to do God’s will. Keep busy with good things. Idleness lends itself to temptation by the devil. Keep busy with good friends will tell a lot about a person. In this Advent Season, our life is a straight line and not a circle. To get to heaven we have to be holy. Relax not our effort.”
It has been said that God did not create us out of necessity, justice or need of us. It is His sheer love that we owe our existence. Jesus thirsts for love freely given. To find our more, I have just opened a book to read, I Believe in Love a personal retreat based on the Teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux, by Father Jean C.J. d’Elbee. Sophia Press
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate into Spanish.
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
The following are several incomplete excerpts from a talk given by a priest:
“St. Thomas Aquinas, the Patron of Schools, had the ability of dictating to several secretaries at the same time. Jesus told him, “Thomas you have written well of me.” There is St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, St. Ignatius of Loyola, & St. John Bosco.
To become a saint, you do not have to found a religious order. You don’t have to be sour and dour. Saints are the most happy of all people. What is necessary to become a saint?
a) Do God’s will in the way he wills it! b) Do our will in the way God wills it.
c) Jesus used his human will to do God’s will!
Jesus was a carpenter for 30 years. He was the second person of the Blessed Trinity made man. He was living in a backward town and He was doing the will of the Father. It is not important what we do if we are doing the will of the Father.
In Gethsemane, He prayed your will, the Father Be Done. This was also true in the life of the Blessed Mother. “I am the Servant of the Lord.” It was hard for Mary. Simeon told her a sword of sorrow will pierce your heart. She stood at the foot of the cross. The only thing that mattered to her was doing the will of the Father. Better to suffer than not to do the will of the Father.
Doing the Father’s will can be hard: Let this cup pass from me, but not my will but yours. It was sweat and blood. It wasn’t easy. Yet God is an easier task master than that of the world. It is easier to please God than others.
Who is holiness for? Jesus said, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Remember everyone in heaven is holy. You must make the effort to be holy to get there.
You don’t have to have any special talent. Only do God’s will.
St. Therese of Lisieux was a sensitive child. She entered the convent at 15 and died at 24. The Pope proclaimed her the greatest saint of modern times. She showed her love for God by doing her best not to offend him. She had sacrifice beads to show Jesus her love for him. She accepted all the little trials in her life. Her father became mentally ill. She suffered. She was always ready to help others instead of going into her room. She did all the ordinary things with a great deal of love.
Only the Church can declare someone infallibly a saint. We do God’s will with a lot of love. How do we know what God’s will is for us? Anyone can make a list like: keep the Ten Commandments, attend Mass on Sunday, live chastely, do not covet or take God’s name in vain.
What are the obstacles in doing God’s will? Sin and selfishness and doing what we want which is at times are contrary to God’s will. Overcome temptations through prayer, devotion to the Blessed Mother and the Saints. There is also frequent Holy Communion and confession. Little sacrifices will keep our fallen nature in line.
St. Paul tells us: I chastise my own body and offer up mortification to do God’s will. Keep busy with good things. Idleness lends itself to temptation by the devil. Keep busy with good friends will tell a lot about a person. In this Advent Season, our life is a straight line and not a circle. To get to heaven we have to be holy. Relax not our effort.”
It has been said that God did not create us out of necessity, justice or need of us. It is His sheer love that we owe our existence. Jesus thirsts for love freely given. To find our more, I have just opened a book to read, I Believe in Love a personal retreat based on the Teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux, by Father Jean C.J. d’Elbee. Sophia Press
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate into Spanish.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Report Card # 17 on Bill Press's Book
Report Card # 17 on Bill Press’s Book
How the Republicans Stole Christmas
Sunday, Dec. 2/07 ---Saturday, April l, 2006
Chapter 4 – Abortion and Stem Cell Research (cont’d)
We continue to discern the mind and heart of Bill Press and try to figure out the thought processes of a CINOP – Catholic in Name Only Politician or Person.
When you read pages 123-4 you wonder, what’s going on in the mind of pro-abortion catholic politicians? Let’s take a look at the following page.
“… the one, consistent theme of all the world’s religions is their blatant discrimination against women. Based on a literal reading of Genesis, where Eve is created only a helpmate to Adam, churches have always considered and treated women as second-class citizens: forcing them to wear a veil, remain silent, or sit in a different part of the church … of course, the Catholic Church still denies women ordination….So religious opposition to abortion must be seen as part of a pattern – the churches’ long history of talking down sex and putting down women.” 125
“But, in other ways, St. Paul does still rule. There are no women priests in the Catholic Church and no conservative evangelical women preachers.” 130
“But there is no doubt that this paternalistic attitude toward women still shapes today’s debate on abortion. The inescapable fact is that only women are biologically capable of getting pregnant… MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT; IF MEN COULD GET PREGNANT, ABORTION WOULD BE A NON-ISSUE. MEN WOULD NEVER LET ANYBODY TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO CHOOSE… (127) Note that Bill Press is a secular feminist par excellence.
“If you had listened to Pope John Paul II, you would have concluded that abortion is a ‘legal extermination’ comparable to the Holocaust… No way, Abortion is certainly not the most pressing issue facing the planet. Around the world, poverty, hunger, genocide, global warming, terrorism, and HIV/AIDS receive, and deserve, more attention…. the lack of health insurance for millions of American families, the declining quality of education in our public schools, a monstrous federal deficit, and chronic unemployment all rate higher on the national crisis scale.” (127)
Then Bill has the next four pages on “The Bible Is Silent On Abortion.”
All of the above in Bill’s book is like reading a fairy tale. The CINOP needs a refresher course on the Roman Catholic Faith. He can start with the Catechism and the recent pronouncement of Cardinal William Levada, “When you see Catholic politicians who favor abortion rights … you ask yourself how this person squares with his personal faith. Catholic politicians need to take this seriously. Maybe they need to say I’m not able to practice my faith and be a public representative.” March 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com)
In closing, my State Senator Joe Dunn whom I have met is chairman of the State Judiciary Committee. Sadly, he is a CINOP. He has to vote on SB 1437 which would force transsexual, bisexual, and homosexual curriculum upon all California school children. SB 1437 is scheduled for a hearing on Tues. April 4, 2006.... (This Senator is not in office anymore.) For information visit www.savecalifornia.com
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate into Spanish.
How the Republicans Stole Christmas
Sunday, Dec. 2/07 ---Saturday, April l, 2006
Chapter 4 – Abortion and Stem Cell Research (cont’d)
We continue to discern the mind and heart of Bill Press and try to figure out the thought processes of a CINOP – Catholic in Name Only Politician or Person.
When you read pages 123-4 you wonder, what’s going on in the mind of pro-abortion catholic politicians? Let’s take a look at the following page.
“… the one, consistent theme of all the world’s religions is their blatant discrimination against women. Based on a literal reading of Genesis, where Eve is created only a helpmate to Adam, churches have always considered and treated women as second-class citizens: forcing them to wear a veil, remain silent, or sit in a different part of the church … of course, the Catholic Church still denies women ordination….So religious opposition to abortion must be seen as part of a pattern – the churches’ long history of talking down sex and putting down women.” 125
“But, in other ways, St. Paul does still rule. There are no women priests in the Catholic Church and no conservative evangelical women preachers.” 130
“But there is no doubt that this paternalistic attitude toward women still shapes today’s debate on abortion. The inescapable fact is that only women are biologically capable of getting pregnant… MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT; IF MEN COULD GET PREGNANT, ABORTION WOULD BE A NON-ISSUE. MEN WOULD NEVER LET ANYBODY TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO CHOOSE… (127) Note that Bill Press is a secular feminist par excellence.
“If you had listened to Pope John Paul II, you would have concluded that abortion is a ‘legal extermination’ comparable to the Holocaust… No way, Abortion is certainly not the most pressing issue facing the planet. Around the world, poverty, hunger, genocide, global warming, terrorism, and HIV/AIDS receive, and deserve, more attention…. the lack of health insurance for millions of American families, the declining quality of education in our public schools, a monstrous federal deficit, and chronic unemployment all rate higher on the national crisis scale.” (127)
Then Bill has the next four pages on “The Bible Is Silent On Abortion.”
All of the above in Bill’s book is like reading a fairy tale. The CINOP needs a refresher course on the Roman Catholic Faith. He can start with the Catechism and the recent pronouncement of Cardinal William Levada, “When you see Catholic politicians who favor abortion rights … you ask yourself how this person squares with his personal faith. Catholic politicians need to take this seriously. Maybe they need to say I’m not able to practice my faith and be a public representative.” March 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com)
In closing, my State Senator Joe Dunn whom I have met is chairman of the State Judiciary Committee. Sadly, he is a CINOP. He has to vote on SB 1437 which would force transsexual, bisexual, and homosexual curriculum upon all California school children. SB 1437 is scheduled for a hearing on Tues. April 4, 2006.... (This Senator is not in office anymore.) For information visit www.savecalifornia.com
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate into Spanish.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Archbishop John Myers of Newark at the Prayer Breakfast
Archbishop John Myers of Newark at the Prayer Breakfast
Feast of St. Andrew, the Apostle, Friday, Nov. 30, 2007- Sat. Dec. 1, 2007
The following are excerpts from the Orange County Catholic Prayer Breakfast. It was held Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 at the Anaheim Marriot Hotel (beginning at 6:30 A.M. with The Luminous Mysteries, followed by a Mass and keynote address by the Archbishop)
This is a reflection with you on prayer. We are at a prayer breakfast.
What is prayer? Our inner beings being formed by the gospel and it is God who calls us to Himself. We want to know God. God who calls us to Himself.
Praying to God as he has revealed himself to us, not a figment or our own imagination. Each of us has an idea of God. We reduce God to our own level. And we might not want to face Him. We must let God be God. This begins our personal relationship. The Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Don’t distort our prayer to the Trinity.
The Archbishop makes reference to the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI on prayer.
The example of the rabbi who had someone complains about the Sabbath Services.
Remember we mean what the liturgy says.
St. Benedict, “Our mind must be in accord with our voice.” Our mind must adapt to it.
God has come to our aid. He teaches us to pray as shared with us in Holy Scriptures.
The “Our Father” as shared with us in Holy Scripture. His own prayer with the Father.
There are 7 petitions to be drawn to the mystery. We have the need to develop deeply.
1) Our Father who art in heaven:
We are one with Him and the source of all good. We know the Father through the Son. God has created us with His image. We are made in this very image. The delusion that man can perfect himself. We are thoroughly depended upon God. Say “Our Father” because we are one with Jesus and others.
2) Hallowed be Thy Name:
God revealed to Jesus His love and the revelation of God as the Father.
3) Thy Kingdom come:
Note the primacy and the dominion of God. His will is accepted. Listen and attend to God and have a deeper relationship to help us become the person we are meant to be.
4) Thy will be done on Earth and in Heaven:
God’s will be done. Imbedded in the human heart are the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount.
5) Give us this day our daily bread:
Daily means what is necessary for our existence. The early Fathers believed it to be Eucharistic in nature.
6) Lead us not into temptation: We need trials so that our human nature can be purified.
7) Deliver us from evil:
Redeem us and free us in the midst or our own culture. St. Peter, “Lord saves us.” If God is for us who can be against us.
God is Emanuel. He is with us in a sacred bond that can never be broken. If we look for Him we can find Him even in our daily life. Why do I find it difficult to pray? The desire to pray is in itself a prayer. The Rosary is an effective prayer….
George H. Kubeck, Posted in the early mornings on www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com
Feast of St. Andrew, the Apostle, Friday, Nov. 30, 2007- Sat. Dec. 1, 2007
The following are excerpts from the Orange County Catholic Prayer Breakfast. It was held Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 at the Anaheim Marriot Hotel (beginning at 6:30 A.M. with The Luminous Mysteries, followed by a Mass and keynote address by the Archbishop)
This is a reflection with you on prayer. We are at a prayer breakfast.
What is prayer? Our inner beings being formed by the gospel and it is God who calls us to Himself. We want to know God. God who calls us to Himself.
Praying to God as he has revealed himself to us, not a figment or our own imagination. Each of us has an idea of God. We reduce God to our own level. And we might not want to face Him. We must let God be God. This begins our personal relationship. The Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Don’t distort our prayer to the Trinity.
The Archbishop makes reference to the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI on prayer.
The example of the rabbi who had someone complains about the Sabbath Services.
Remember we mean what the liturgy says.
St. Benedict, “Our mind must be in accord with our voice.” Our mind must adapt to it.
God has come to our aid. He teaches us to pray as shared with us in Holy Scriptures.
The “Our Father” as shared with us in Holy Scripture. His own prayer with the Father.
There are 7 petitions to be drawn to the mystery. We have the need to develop deeply.
1) Our Father who art in heaven:
We are one with Him and the source of all good. We know the Father through the Son. God has created us with His image. We are made in this very image. The delusion that man can perfect himself. We are thoroughly depended upon God. Say “Our Father” because we are one with Jesus and others.
2) Hallowed be Thy Name:
God revealed to Jesus His love and the revelation of God as the Father.
3) Thy Kingdom come:
Note the primacy and the dominion of God. His will is accepted. Listen and attend to God and have a deeper relationship to help us become the person we are meant to be.
4) Thy will be done on Earth and in Heaven:
God’s will be done. Imbedded in the human heart are the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount.
5) Give us this day our daily bread:
Daily means what is necessary for our existence. The early Fathers believed it to be Eucharistic in nature.
6) Lead us not into temptation: We need trials so that our human nature can be purified.
7) Deliver us from evil:
Redeem us and free us in the midst or our own culture. St. Peter, “Lord saves us.” If God is for us who can be against us.
God is Emanuel. He is with us in a sacred bond that can never be broken. If we look for Him we can find Him even in our daily life. Why do I find it difficult to pray? The desire to pray is in itself a prayer. The Rosary is an effective prayer….
George H. Kubeck, Posted in the early mornings on www.cinopsbegone.blogspot.com
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