Against the Cross, and for witchcraft
In two editorials on Saturday, July 15, the Los Angeles Times really revealed its true colors.
The first editorial, entitled, "Crossing the Line," condemns the Mt. Soledad Cross war memorial in San Diego as "a 43-foot-tall constitutional violation," "an extremely visible symbol of one religion" [guess which one; but the editorial never uses the word "Christianity"] and "an unacceptable establishment of religion on public land."
The second editorial (click on this post's title) sanitizes witchcraft by calling it "the Wiccan faith, which is a nature-based religion often confused with [s]atanism." It then demands, in the name of "religious freedom," that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from now on add the "Wiccan pentacle, a five-pointed star within a circle," to the list of symbols it allows on commemorative plaques for deceased veterans -- in this case, for Nevada National Guardsman Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart, "a Wiccan" who died in action in Afghanistan.
This is liberalism in a nutshell: "Religious freedom" is fine when it is misapplied for a demonic ANTI-religion, but bad when it is applied for the True Religion, Catholicism.
Somehow, I do not expect to open the Times anytime soon and see an op-ed in defense of the Catholic Faith and true religious freedom by Cardinal Mahony and the rest of the California bishops in reply to these anti-Christian editorials. That is exactly what we need, though, from the shepherds who by virtue of their office are pledged to defend us.
Let us pray for mercy for the soul of Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart, who gave his life for his country.
The first editorial, entitled, "Crossing the Line," condemns the Mt. Soledad Cross war memorial in San Diego as "a 43-foot-tall constitutional violation," "an extremely visible symbol of one religion" [guess which one; but the editorial never uses the word "Christianity"] and "an unacceptable establishment of religion on public land."
The second editorial (click on this post's title) sanitizes witchcraft by calling it "the Wiccan faith, which is a nature-based religion often confused with [s]atanism." It then demands, in the name of "religious freedom," that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from now on add the "Wiccan pentacle, a five-pointed star within a circle," to the list of symbols it allows on commemorative plaques for deceased veterans -- in this case, for Nevada National Guardsman Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart, "a Wiccan" who died in action in Afghanistan.
This is liberalism in a nutshell: "Religious freedom" is fine when it is misapplied for a demonic ANTI-religion, but bad when it is applied for the True Religion, Catholicism.
Somehow, I do not expect to open the Times anytime soon and see an op-ed in defense of the Catholic Faith and true religious freedom by Cardinal Mahony and the rest of the California bishops in reply to these anti-Christian editorials. That is exactly what we need, though, from the shepherds who by virtue of their office are pledged to defend us.
Let us pray for mercy for the soul of Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart, who gave his life for his country.
posted by Quintero at 2:17 PM
19 Comments:
Mama Kelly--Religious freedom like every other freedom has limits. A bogus religion cooked up with the aid of a noted Satanist in the early 1900s has no serious claim on recognition.
As for the Times, their attitude comes down to this, "Christianity bad! Anything and everything else good."
Sorry, this has nothing to do with the corresponding post, but Quintero.. you will not believe what I just experienced today.
One of the Carmelite sisters had her Final profession of vows, and the main celebrant was Bishop Oscar Solis. Needless to say, the Mass had Sacred Polyphony and organ music. The Mass parts were sung with the Missa de Angelis (Kyrie, Gloria, Agnus Dei), and more yet, Bishop Oscar Solis led these. In addition, it was a Novus Ordo HIGH MASS, meaning INCENSE and everything (especially noteworthy: the bells were rung at the appropriate times and the incense bearer waved incense at the Elevation of the Hosts).
Looks like the heirarchy in L.A. isn't all that bad as it's wrapped up to be. Let's continue to pray for L.A.!
Mark-
Bishop Solis wasn't one of Mahony's picks. In fact, when the appointment was announced, instead of making Solis regional bishop of the then vacant San Pedro area, he created a job out of thin air for the new bishop: coordinator of ethnic ministries.
Hey Q-
With the visit of "Mama Kelly" to your blog, you might want to get a priest to do an exorcism of these pages.
Where do I draw the line? A-historical pseudo-religions such as Wicca and Scientology. Otherwise, anyone can cook up a belief system and term it a religion.
Dear Mark,
Thanks for the news about the Carmelite sister's final profession of vows and the beautiful Mass.
What a wonderful Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel it was for them all!
And Happy Feast Day, today, of the 16 Blessed Carmelite Sisters of Compiegne, whose martyrdoms on the guillotine on this day in 1794 swiftly brought an end to the Terror of the French Revolution.
Dear Xochilt and Kenneth,
Thank you very much for your comments and news about the Archdiocese and the Carmelites.
Dear Kenneth,
Congratulations on reaching Cdl. Arinze and Abps. Burke and Foley with the petition!
Kenneth,
Thank you for all of your hard work.
...
Deep breath here ...
...
On the new religions front, I hereby found the Bolognagomist Church. All who wish to enter my sect must henceforth pledge themselves in marriage to ... a balogna sandwich. Our sacred symbol, the Divine Meat-Grinder (alternately known as the "Meat Grinder of Solomon") shall adorn the tombstones of our followers.
Once we've achieved tax-exempt status, all Balognagomists shall be ordered to report forthwith and in great haste to our sacred compound, aka the nearest Oscar Meyer meat packing plant.
All non-believers shall be tolerated in word (and yet, we will pursue all means neccesary to silence you up to and including shipping you off to Canada, France, the Sudan, or Siberia) and treated with the utmost respect (except when it comes to your judgemental intolerance of our marriage practices, in which case, we will pepper your churches with comdom---ents ... er ... condiments.
And, as always, remember the motto of Bolognagomists:
"An' it offend not our hedonist sensibilities, thou shalt do what thou wilt."
Quintero:
Sorry for the length of that. You obviously know I'm just joshin' you.
Seriously, who'd want to marry a baloney sandwich. I don't even want to consume them.
May St. Michael protect you from the enemy.
Q,
All it is is multiculturalism claptrap.
Not all religions are equal nor the same.
Kenneth,
Keep up the good work.
Quintero:
I love your blog. I check it everyday, but I have to tell you that I really miss the pics. Any reason why you haven't posted any in a long while? Any plans to start up again? Your postings are awesome, but the pics add a whole lot.
In any case, pics or no, keep up the great work.
Mi Amigo Quintero,
Our Lord Jesus Cristo told us that the puertas del infierno would never prevail over His Santo Iglesia. I firmly believe this. I also believe that your Arzobispo, el Cardinal Mahoney is in great need of oraciones for his immortal soul, for his campaign en contra de los true believers en su diocesis, and all of the pecados that he supports-homosexuales, el aborto, embrionic stem cell research, la pornografia. Please pray for him, that he would voltear from his sins and follow otra ves al Lord of Life y la Salvacion, Nto Senor Jesus and His Madre Inmaculada.
Ricardo(Burque)
Dear Ricardo,
We all need to pray for our superiors, and we all need to pray hard for our own salvation and everyone's.
But we cannot impute sin to anyone except ourselves in our own examination of conscience. God is the judge of souls.
And we cannot really say that Cardinal Mahony "supports" the things you mention. We might question whether he adopts the best policy against them, yes, but that is all.
Thank you, though, for caring about everyone in our Archdiocese from top to bottom!
Nra. Sra. de Guadalupe, ruega por nosotros! (Pray for us!)
Hi, Jared,
Good to hear from you.
Have you ever seen those good "Who Founded Your Church?" lists that name the founders of the sects and that point out that Jesus founded the Catholic Church?
Hi, Everyone,
Here's a prayer that we are all familiar with, and one that, as we know, it is so good to say often.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. Restrain him, O God, we humbly beseech Thee, and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God cast into hell satan and all the evil spirits who roam through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Quintero,
Re: "And we cannot really say that Cardinal Mahony "supports" the things you mention. We might question whether he adopts the best policy against them, yes, but that is all."
Here is what SAINT Pope Felix III had to say about that:
"Not to oppose error is to approve it, and not to defend truth is to suppress it, and to neglect to confront evil men when we can do it, is no less a sin than to encourage them".
Can anyone honestly state that Cardinal Mahony could not confront evil men?
Kenneth M. Fisher
Dear Kenneth,
Yes, Pope St. Felix mentioned paticular offenses that are sins. But in this statement of his, he does not name anyone; he does not say, "Cardinal XYZ is a sinner."
We are to say that, objectively, such and such a thought, word or deed is a sin. But we should not
pronounce that so-and-so is a sinner; that is a subjective judgment. How can we know the state of anyone's soul?
Dear Ruben,
I'm back to using pictures now. Thanks for jogging me about it!
Keep coming back, and best wishes to you!
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