tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post4650171256921555494..comments2023-09-26T00:42:29.508-07:00Comments on Caritas in Veritate: Where to now?Father John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10581732723849634398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-74629140570330592572012-11-26T06:57:05.630-08:002012-11-26T06:57:05.630-08:00JSW -- glad to see *someone* with the same opinion...JSW -- glad to see *someone* with the same opinion as I have got a chance to post. Obama kool-aide drinkers are the problem -- MUCH encouraged, I might add by bishops who cared more about "social justice" [i.e. making sure every uneducated illegal alien gets citizenship] rather than teaching pro-life and warning of the evil politicians who buy their votes to subvert pro-life. Any "Catholic" who has an IQ above room temperature who can not see that OBama is the least pro-life president ever should stop calling himself or herself "Catholic" and be honest. They are cafeteria "Catholics" at best.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-16763503555305596852012-11-24T20:05:36.429-08:002012-11-24T20:05:36.429-08:00The above post is what is wrong with "catholi...The above post is what is wrong with "catholics."This type of shallow reasoning is is really an exersice in justification of support of intrinsic evils. I say a pox on both of their houses- but one party has become Really evil. Many years ago, it was easy t be a "Democrat" but now it is inconsistent with the one true Faith. And the other side may be heading to a similar position, if the "establishement" Republicans get their way. Then what to do? It may be the point of trying to save in small cells what is left of the Catholic civilization- to pass on to whatever is on the other side of this dissolution.<br /><br />JS WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-88387069673969605682012-11-18T01:06:03.365-08:002012-11-18T01:06:03.365-08:00The fact that a majority of Catholics appear to ha...The fact that a majority of Catholics appear to have supported President Obama suggests that they are not convinced that the Democratic Party is in favour of "intrinsic evils." Perhaps as mature electors they realise that in a democratic society one cannot decide elections by a single issue, whether abortion or any other - if the Church wants the benefits of democratic freedoms. They might also be aware that during his time as a state senator of Illinois Obama favoured measures to help women avoid having abortions. Similarly under the "pro-life" President George W. Bush rates of abortion in the USA went up, under the "pro-choice" Clinton they went down. Bush also launched the war on Iraq and as governor of Texas ordered more executions than any previous governor. So what is it to be pro-life? Is ir a matter only of rhetoric and striking postures? Or are we serious in wanting to help reduce rates of abortion? If the latter that side of Obama needs to be supported and encouraged by Catholics, and that will not happen by blanket opposition to him.Dorotheusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-91955442999967421492012-11-14T19:23:31.484-08:002012-11-14T19:23:31.484-08:00Yes, marriages according to religious rites came f...Yes, marriages according to religious rites came first. Common law recognised such marriages. And later, statute law codified marriage and made explicit provision for recognising marriages according to certain religious rites (including the Catholic) as marriage for the purposes of the civill law, once certain procedural requirements, such as the civil registration were met. It would be a matter for the relevant state's legislature to repeal such statutes. Lyndanoreply@blogger.com