The following comes from a July 19 Catholic News Agency article by Adelaide Mena:
The detailed platform adopted by the Republican Party this week received mixed reactions among Catholics for its positions.
Among many issues, the 54-page statement of the party’s beliefs calls for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, asks for more restrictions on refugee resettlement in the U.S., defends marriage as between one man and one woman, calls for the passage of pro-life legislation, and even includes paragraphs calling pornography a “public health crisis.”
The pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List called the platform “the most pro-life platform ever,” noting how it pushed for bans on late-term abortions, sex-selective abortions, and disability abortions, and advocated for the Hyde Amendment, which forbids federal tax dollars from directly funding abortions.
The platform also took a strong right-wing stand on immigration. After acknowledging the contributions of legal immigrants to American society, it called for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the entry of undocumented immigrants into the United States.
Jeanne Atkinson of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network expressed her concerns with the immigration plank to CNA.
“Immigration is about people and families and communities, not about walls, and punitive and damaging enforcement measures,” she said. “Immigrants actually create jobs and strengthen our economy.”
Back in November, the party’s presumptive nominee Donald Trump floated the idea of a temporary ban on all Muslims trying to enter the U.S., as a purported security measure. The GOP platform didn’t endorse that specific position, but stated that “asylum should be limited to cases of political, ethnic or religious persecution.”
One significant addition to the 2016 platform in the “ensuring safe neighborhoods” section is an anti-pornography plank, calling porn a “public health crisis.” This comes after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement on porn back in November “Create In Me a Clean Heart.”
Iraq’s embattled Christian minorities also have a place in the platform, which calls for attention to their plight and humanitarian aid.
The Democrat Party supports so many grave evils and is an enemy of Christ and her Church. For a Catholic to support or vote for Democrat Candidates is immoral. Catholics who support the Democrat Party are Judas Iscariots, betraying the one they claim to love.
The Republican Party isn’t perfect, but it’s the last best hope for a free, prosperous, secure republic in which Judeo Christian values steer the nation toward virtue.
Observant Christians will find themselves overtly persecuted if the Left (the Democrat Party) isn’t defeated. They will be considered enemies of the state, enemies of decency, enemies of truth, and they will be hated and persecuted in an attempt to coerce them into complying with Leftist “diversity and…
According to the Catechism immigrants should obey the immigration laws of the country in which they want to migrate. Since many immigrants are illegal and ignore this country’s laws, a wall built on the border will make many of these people immigrate the ‘legal’ way. Therefore they will be in compliance with the Catechism teaching and not sinning. RIGHT?
The RCC in USA gets subsidies for its immigration outreach from the Obama admin…..so, follow the money, as they say….The left without abortions and victims groups, who if the don’t have enough here they import, is dead in the water and their power is gone. The left is driven by lust for power and money.
JD Cahill is correct that everyone should obey the law, starting with how they get here. The likelihood of building the wall, however, is slim to none. We have built a wall for miles and miles and they still come through it. We have increase the Border Patrol and its resources and they still come through the border.. Building up the economy of Mexico and Central American countries is the only way to secure our nation from illegals. It works for Canada, it can work on the southern border as well. They have no jobs down there, or the resources to get any. People are starving and need food and money.
The Border Patrol, under Obama, has been hamstrung from doing the job they were originally supposed to do. They merely catch and release. That is not supposed to be their job. None of the illegals crossing the border are detained or prosecuted. In fact, the Obama administration, under Homeland Security has hired and funds a private company that takes illegals from the border patrol to local bus stations. The Irlando shooter was employed by that company. He had a permit for firearms because it was part of his job to have such a permit. That information was suppressed by the liberal media so that people are not aware that some of those illegals are from the Middle East. No one knows how many of them are ISIS operatives. We need a wall, and…
WON’T somebody PLEASE, BUILD THE WALL so we can remain a country with laws, borders & NOT just a future UN state of world government? BTW, when a reporter asked the UN ‘leader’ what he thought of the ‘build the wall in America trend’, the UN ‘leader’ said, paraphrasing, “don’t worry about that…in 10 years we won’t have ANY borders (in the world)”. UN style globalism = POTUS = Soros = Hellary.
Vote as if your life, liberty, religious freedoms & country depended on it because that is what it comes down to. God help us!.
One of the panelists on CNN’s live coverage of the republican convention mocked Dr. Ben Carson last night because he mentioned the devil in his speech. Instead of mocking Dr. Ben Carson they should be applauding him for his pro-life pro-family views and pointing out who our real enemy is. Carson was absolutely right. If America does not repent and convert they will face the judgement of a just God in the very near future. America repent and pray to a merciful and loving God before it is too late. Turn away from the direction that your country is taking!
Since Dr Carson was talking about Clinton’s mentor Saul Alinsky it is interesting that Clinton’s media folks show NO interest in her Alinsky ties. Her college thesis on Alinsky is another part of her history that is under seal so that no one can really find out what her ideology really is! Alinsky is also tied in with Obama and the Archdiocese of Chicago.
CNN = Clinton Network News for the Deathocratic party. How dare they say anything negative about such a wonderful human being, Dr Ben Carson? God bless Dr. Carson for speaking the truth about Hellarys worship of Saul Alinsky (wrote her thesis on S. A. rules for radicals) & the famous dedication to ‘lucifer’ in the S. Alinsky book. God sees all, including the choices we make. Let this be a warning to all who can see & hear.
Everyone-
I wouldn’t watch CNN or MNBC…no way!!
Fox may not be perfect, but at least they try to be fair and balanced!
C-span is best. No talking heads. I unplugged the cable a long time ago.
You are right. One can actually see and hear what goes on in Congress and made ones own decisions about it.
Agree! I get tired of some of the over the top lefty FOX people but put up with them anyway. What other choices are there….none?
The GOP platform is far more Catholic than most American bishops.
Hilary’s lies matter. Immigration needs to be orderly and controlled. Open borders in this era of terrorism is insane. Releasing criminals into society (catch and release and early release programs) is dangerous for all Americans including lawful immigrants. Radical Islamic terrorism is growing in Europe which has been overrun with unemployed angry young men who feel justified in their actions against the infidels. We cannot allow this to happen here. People who do not want to assimilate and respect and live by our laws should not be allowed to stay.
A Christian of any denomination cannot vote for Mr. Trump. He does not embrace Christian values. A wall at the border will solve nothing. The criminals will find ways around it (tunnels, planes, submarines, etc). Knee-jerk Republicanisn cannot be equated with the Christian Faith!
So we should vote for Hillary Clinton who endorses and supports the demonic organization Planned Parenthood, which not only kills innocent little girls/boys in the womb and sometimes delivers them alive and cuts out their organs and sell them to the highest bidder? Somehow “what you do for the least of my sisters/brothers you do for Me” comes to mind.
Wait until you see the Democrat National Platform and everything that Hillary stands for.
Planned Parenthood has dumped millions into her campaign.
Bob you, one world-ers, globalist like Hellary, the POTUS, the UN & most of the progressive USCCB speak like that, in gross error BTW. It’s “not who we are” PC crappola & we are weary of the lies. Fact: Catholic/Christian values are American values (life, liberty, religious freedoms) = the US Constitution = the GOP platform. Go ahead & VOTE for bad government again but don’t drag us into your PC insanity. The people are awake. We are taking our country back from the ilk of the current Deathocratic party, God willing.
The Catholic News Service might as well be produced by the DNC. That aside the subject is ILLEGAL Mexicans, other Latinos and TERRORISTS sneaking into the USA. You can’t have a country w/o borders but that’s what this Apostate Church wants. The reason is simple, keep the coffers filled using ILLEGAL aliens to replace the traditionalists the new church doctrine has run out. This is reprehensible and un-Christian. This is why the pews r bare.
JD Cahill is right
The Archdicese of Chicago gave Alinsky his start. Without it, even Alinsky admitted that his Marxist rabble-routing would have gone nowhere. The USCCB is a sad joke, a bunch of social justice fools who are destroying the very thing tht permits the religious freedom, Western values and tradition. Seems to me that these bunk theologians have forgotten tht the Reformation was about the very thing that the Church has become…secularized, worldly and an appendage of a potential police state
Latest Guccifer 2.0 Leak Reaffirms Primaries Were Rigged for Clinton
https://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/latest-guccifer-2-0-leak-reaffirms-primaries-were-rigged-for-clinton/?
Did you really think Hillary run an honest campaign? She can’t be honest about anything—she is a pathological liar.
We now know, because her emails were stolen by a hacker in Romania, that even this election was fixed.
“The memo is just one of several documents released by Guccifer 2.0 proving the Democratic National Committee rigged the system for Clinton.
Before the primaries began, DNC strategies were developed with Clinton in mind as the presidential nominee. The leak affirms claims by Bernie Sanders’ supporters that the…
Latest Guccifer 2.0 Leak Reaffirms Primaries Were Rigged for Clinton
the Democratic primaries were not an election, but rather a coronation for Hillary Clinton.
Because many of the documents implicate mainstream media outlets in their complacency to adhere to the DNC’s strategy, the Guccifer 2.0 hacks have gone largely unreported. Some of the documents even unveil how the Clinton campaign fed specific stories to the media in order to boost their political agenda.”
She, in collusion with the Democratic national Committee conspired to violate the law. Think the Federal Elections Commission will investigate—maybe they will ask the FBI to do it for them.
And, of course, a dodgy DNC blames Russian hackers
Judge Napolitano: What if the fix was in for Hillary at the Obama Justice Department?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/07/21/judge-napolitano-what-if-fix-was-in-for-hillary-at-obama-justice-department.html#
What if the folks who run the Department of Political Justice recently were told that the republic would suffer if Hillary Clinton were indicted for espionage because Donald Trump might succeed Barack Obama in the presidency?
What if espionage is the failure to safeguard state secrets and the evidence that Clinton failed to safeguard them is unambiguous and overwhelming?
= What if Hillary Clinton has engaged in espionage and public corruption and FBI agents know that she has?
What if they have evidence to prove it but they…
Well we know at least one Republican was complicit in the death of President Diem of Vietnam when the Kennedy Administration had him assassinated, so almost anything is possible.
Judge Napolitano: What if the fix was in for Hillary at the Obama Justice Department?
What if this blatant political interference with a criminal investigation is itself a crime? What if, midstream in this criminal investigation, the fix was put in?
What do we do about it?
Obama would step in as the only choice, pick a new running mate, and by fiat declare he will be President for another term. Nothing is as it appears to be. Busy, busy, busy little bees….. just my opinion.
Obama does not want a third term. Who would? Being President is not fun.
We were watching the Godfather I & II movies the other night. During the 2nd movie I looked at my wife and said “Wow, the Clinton crime syndicate has a lot of the aspects of the Corleone family! They must have closely studied these movies!”.
But you apparently “didn’t know until this day that it was Barzini all along.”
So when is Jeanne Atkinson going to compare the RNC platform to the DNC platform ?
It would appear that the MILLIONS from the Federal Government is most important to the USCCB and their various charities related to legal and illegal immigration.
They do not want to shake up their cash cow.
( $1900 of our tax dollars per every Muslim refugee that they place.)
I’ll bet that most of the people who claim to be “Catholics” will once again vote for pro-abortion candidates including Hillary Clinton!
Lifesite had an interesting story about a specter from the past – haunting the present:
Gay PayPal founder’s RNC speech to further muddy waters on Trump’s agenda
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gay-paypal-founders-rnc-appearance-to-further-muddy-waters-on-trumps-agenda
SEE from 2012
S.F. billionaire quietly funds Ron Paul super PAC
“… Paul’s benefactor, San Francisco entrepreneur Peter Thiel, has never met the Texas congressman he’s aiding…
Who is this mystery man who has donated $2.6 million to the pro-Paul super PAC that has produced several viral videos and sponsored sharp attack ads against Santorum…
He’s also a proud gay – causes including gay rights…
Born in Germany, he’s a self-made billionaire… He’s a lawyer who…
Compare to the fawning over Santorum Slimer peter thiel:
Extreme negative reaction to Cruz speech worrisome for future of Republican Party
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/extreme-negative-reaction-to-cruz-speech-worrisome-for-future-of-republican
July 22, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – I didn’t watch the Ted Cruz speech yesterday, but was able to later review a lot of the reaction. What I was reading, and seeing in video replays, was puzzling and disturbing.
have never before seen such intense dislike and anger towards a leading Republican candidate who is such a consistent, genuine conservative. Some of it was clear hatred.-
What had the man done, I thought, to deserve the loud boos and what appeared at times to be an almost lynch…
RE: CRUZ from the people that know him….Sarah Palin said, ” Ted, delete your career” (She helped him win in 2012). John Boehner said, “Lucifer is back.” Paraphrasing (I believe it was) Mitch McConnell, “If Cruz was shot on the floor of the Senate, no one would prosecute.” The Texas Delegation said, “His career is over.” Mr. Trump said, “He is intelligent but doesn’t know how to use it.” The GOP convention of his peers (& future) said, “We want Trump.”
Continued……..
Continued……Get the picture? Little old me says, he WAS a favorite (of mine), sadly & rapidly diminished over time, thru the use of a series of dirty tricks (1st on Carson, etc.) Now, I believe @ best, he is a bit ‘crazed’ like his friend Glen Beck. Very intelligent, high principles but not a whit of being ‘practical’. Too smart for his own good? Bummer, as I hoped Cruz would be a Supreme Court Justice someday God willing. OR worst case, his ego = POTUS or bust. (The GOP people have said, BUST, accept it!) He may be a super conservative, but he isn’t likable, doesn’t play well with others, & apparently can’t work with humans not as smart as him (everybody else?).
Catholics…….a new web site (conservative) just for us @
http://www.Catholics4Trump.com
Discuss his Pro-life platform. And other conservative stuff, Supreme Court Justices, etc. Check it out if you still need info.
PRAY.