Category: Controversies

Publisher Charlene Cothran of Venus magazine, once a “card carrying lesbian”, shares her testimony and encourages others to let Christ lead them out of homosexuality to chastity.
(HT: David Virtue)

Bravo to the French bishops who called their country’s Muscular Dystrophy organization on the carpet, just days before its national telethon, for spending donors’ contributions on destructive embryo research.

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt has told state employees that it’s okay to use the C-word this month:

To ensure that there is no confusion regarding our state policy I am directing that each of you inform all members of your department that they should feel at ease using traditional holiday phrases, including “Merry Christmas” and they should have no fear of official reprisal.

I will never understand why some people get offended when other people wish them a Merry Christmas. If somebody wished me a Happy Hannukah or a Submissive Ramadan or whatever, I’d just smile and say, “Thanks.” I might not celebrate those holidays, but I’m glad to have people wish me well, whatever the occasion.

A few weeks ago, a friend forwarded a promotional copy of lawyer Christopher Ferrara’s book about EWTN. Since then I’ve browsed through it, but it doesn’t seem worth spending the time to read it in full. Wherever I dip into the book, I find over-the-top complaints such as these:

1. Masses on EWTN follow the new rite!
2. When the Bishop ordered them to present only Masses said versus populum, they actually obeyed him!
3. Their Masses actually use the approved English version of Mass, with the words “for all” in place of pro multis!
4. Speakers on EWTN and writers on their website reject hard-line interpretations of Extra ecclesiam nulla salus!
5. Their Q&A “experts” say that Communion in the hand is actually legal, whether we personally like it or not!
6. Various speakers on EWTN promote “Theology of the Body” and — good Heavens — NFP!
7. They don’t support the suspended priest Nicholas Gruner and don’t promote his opinions about Fatima!

Well, can you believe it?
Anyway, when Ferrara has the nerve to talk about Benedict Groeschel as having a “haughty, know-it-all tone”, well, that’s pretty rich.

Don Marco reminds us of Pope St. Leo XIII’s prayer consecrating the Muslims and all the erring people of the world, along with all the faithful, to the Heart of Jesus.