“The embrace of Trump is really, finally a cynical calculation concerned with power, one that has the thinnest of possible Scriptural justifications,”

~ Robert Millies, author of Good Intentions: A History of Catholic Voters’ Road from Roe to Trump

#Trump #Catholics #Christians #evangelicals #bible #scripture

http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/maga-idol-trumps-un-christian-behavior-makes-hero-conservative-christians/

“'I would like to remind these people that backwardness is useless,' Francis, 86, told a group of fellow Jesuits early this month in a meeting at World Youth Day celebrations in Lisbon. 'Doing this, you lose the true tradition and you turn to ideologies to have support. In other words, ideologies replace faith.'”

Reminder: the right-wing bloc controlling the Supreme Court is all Catholic but Gorsuch, who was raised Catholic. Court kingmaker Leonard Leo: Catholic.

#PopeFrancis #Catholics
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"The pope lamented the 'backwardness' of some American conservatives who he said insist on a narrow, outdated and unchanging vision. They refuse, he said, to accept the full breadth of the Church’s mission and the need for changes in doctrine over time."

~ Jason Horowitz and Ruth Graham

#PopeFrancis #Catholics
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/world/europe/pope-francis-american-conservatives.html

Pope Francis has called out the "backwardness" of the church's conservative leadership in the US. He suggests these conservatives have strayed from the faith in their ideological war against progress and decency.

#popefrancis #catholics #catholicism #americancatholics #conservatives #republicans #uspolitics #uspoli #uspol #politics #news

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-28/pope-backward-us-conservatives-replaced-faith-ideology

Pope Francis excoriates reactionary US #Catholics (including of course the majority on the #SCOTUS for opposing church reform and apparently takes a swipe at prolifers. Reporting from the National Catholic Reporter, not part of the woke media. https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-francis-blasts-reactionary-american-catholics-who-oppose-church-reform

Muslim: "There more #Muslims than Christians."

Evangelical: "There are 2.5 billion #Christians and only 1.9 billion Muslims!"

Muslim: "But there are 1.4 billion #Catholics and only 1.1 billion non-Catholics."

Evangelical: "Catholics are not Christians!"

Muslim: "Precisely."

Rangers - the friendly club, for anyone everyone - still supporting violence toward and murder of Catholics #RangersFC #Catholics #Sectarian #Hatred #scotlandsshame

I once again ask why progressive #Catholics choose to remain with such an oppressive institution.

Not religion or #Christianity in general. I'm talking about the #CatholicChurch specifically.

https://funcrunch.medium.com/progressive-catholics-please-explain-yourselves-1ec9adc4fc67?sk=cdaa9645e434596425093f277467546d

Goa: Catholic priest booked for remarks about Shivaji

Bolmax Pereira had said that the Maratha king ‘was a national hero but not a god’.

#goa #christians #catholics #shivaji #ReligiousSentiments #HinduMobs #BajrangDal #RajputKarniSena #FreeSpeech #hindutva #minorities #india

https://scroll.in/latest/1053855/goa-catholic-priest-booked-for-remarks-about-shivaji

There is no forgiveness for this, but there absolutely should have been repentance.

#Evangelicals #Catholics #MAGA
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You have to change, right now.

It’s too late to apologize. 🇺🇸

I spent the evening defending my ministry supporting the #homeless and #LGBTQIA community from bigoted Roman #Catholics, fundamentalist #Christians and stuck up #Atheists on #Tiktok and #Nextdoor. I wonder sometimes why I even bother. Then I am reminded of all the people we help and all the LGBTQIA individuals who find our lives on TikTok to be a safe space to be themselves. It may not be easy and it really is affecting my mental health, but it is worth it to help others.

Manipur: Catholic Bishops' Association Calls Upon 'Governance System' to Uphold Secular Fabric

Not for the first time have concerns been expressed over attacks on churches and violence against women and children.

#manipur #ManipurViolence #CBCI #CatholicBishops #catholics #christians #kukis #meiteis #ManipurRapes #HumanRights #ManipurGovt #UnionGovt #BJP #india

https://thewire.in/rights/catholic-bishops-association-manipur-violence

#St.JosephsAcademy. The assistant to the Father in charge told me that none of the cannery children attended the academy, although he admitted that most of them were #Catholics. Location: #BaySt.Louis, #Mississippi

#Photography #LewisHine #ChildLabour #ChildLabor

https//www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018678062/

In #Italy the Left is the union of the old #Communist Party (used to be the largest in the West) and the #Catholics. They historically competed to establish themselves as the party of The Masses, until they eventually merged after the USSR collapse and the rise of Berlusconi

One topic on which the two are still at loggerheads though is the role of the "traditional #family". Which is why the #Meloni government is pushing hard in that direction - to split the opposition

https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/viral-photo-taken-in-ontario-delivery-room-leads-to-contentious-court-battle-in-italy

@anneapplebaum

I should add that the (historic rather than fictional) #munster regime achieved the almost impossible in 1530s #germany by forcing the #lutherans and the #catholics to combine to suppress it albeit rather bloodily!

Why the Manipur violence has ramifications for the BJP in Kerala

One reason why the opinion of the Catholic churches in Kerala changed is because of what priests who came back to Kerala from Manipur conveyed to them about the situation there.

#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurUnrest #meiteis #kukis #christians #churches #majoritarianism #BJP #kerala #KCBC #catholics #CatholicChurch #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-manipur-violence-has-ramifications-bjp-kerala-179830

According to David neglecting abused women and children, the poor and the homeless, and victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) is far worse.

"#MANILA, #Philippines – Bishop Pablo Virgilio David called on #Catholics to 'respond in a spiritually intelligent way,' and not to 'turn into a lynch mob,' after a Filipino drag queen was accused of #blasphemy over a viral video." #CatholicChurch

Neglecting #EJK victims is also blasphemy, says #CBCP president
https://www.rappler.com/nation/neglecting-ejk-victims-also-blasphemy-cbcp-president-bishop-ambo-david/

"There are nearly seven million #Catholics in #Vietnam, about 6.6% of the population of 95 million.

Vietnam broke relations with the #Vatican after the communists took over the reunited country at the end of the #VietnamWar in 1975" #CatholicChurch #TootSEA

Vatican, Vietnam to take major step forward in relations
https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/vatican-vietnam-take-major-step-forward-relations/

In a statement, the Czech Bishops' Conference opposed the adoption of the #IstanbulConvention and the #legalization of marriage for same-sex couples. It believes the Convention is neither necessary nor beneficial for the #Czech Republic. #Marriage is supposedly based on the faithful union of a man and a woman. (ČBK, #DenikN)

In other words, "we don't give a sh*t about minorities, #violence on women or #humanrights. But it is important not to allow women to be priestesses."
#Atheism #Catholics

"A week earlier, during a high-profile CNN town hall appearance, Trump boasted about packing the Supreme Court with forced birther radicals: 'I’m so proud of it. We put three great justices on the Supreme Court.' …

But whatever GOP candidates might say in Iowa or in front of the Faith and Freedom crusaders, abortion is the last thing they want to discuss anywhere else."

#Trump #abortion #Republicans #evangelicals #Catholics #hypocrisy
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