"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand." The forces of secular humanism are fighting a divided foe in their war against religious freedom. Our Lord's prayer "that they may all be one" has practical implications for survival as well as spiritual ones. The spectacle of thousands of denominations squabbling and not agreeing on many theological points is a scandal to the non-Christian world and also gives invaluable strength to the enemy. In addition, the heretics and apostates in all the denominations are a fifth column in their support for abortion, sexual deviancy and heterodoxy in general.
It is very heartening to (finally) see the Catholic hierarchy, with a very special leader in Archbishop Timothy Dolan, finally willing to take the fight on a national forum and not be shackled by decades of accommodation to the zeitgeist and highly publicized clerical scandals. About time.....unfortunately, where are the other leaders of other Christian denominations in support of the Catholic Church in its fight for religious freedom? How will the Southern Baptist Convention react if they are mandated a few years from now to provide abortion services as part of their health plans? This is a Rubicon moment for the supporters of religious freedom. If the enemy wins this battle against the Catholic Church, it will pick off and destroy the rest one by one. If you need a historical example read the history of the Elizabethan police state and its persecutions of Catholics in the 16th century.
Using a 'divide et impera' strategy it would not be surprising if the Obama administration does not try to go around the bishops and appeal directly to the poorly catechized majority of Catholics for their support for contraception and sterilization services in their health plans. Hollywood and the corporate controlled media are already successful in bypassing the teaching authority of the bishops in communicating ordinary Catholics.....why not Washington?
How should Catholics react if this offensive birth control mandate is shoved down our throats (no pun intended) by the abortion industry's greatest supporter? There was a man almost 500 years ago, who refused to go against his Catholic conscience over another executive decision that 99% of the people thought was reasonable and negotiable. His name was St. Thomas More and he was executed by the State over refusing the agree with a mandate from the king.
There are other Americans who remember a different country whose values are almost the direct opposite of today's secular humanists and craven politicians and who only respected power when exercised in a fair and moral manner.
"The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps..." General Alexander A. Vandergrift, USMC to the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, 5 May 1946.
Good Advice for American Catholics also........when not in church.
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