Planned Parenthood and its allies feted Gov. Jerry Brown over the weekend after he signed two bills opposed by California’s bishops – one that extends a controversial “pilot program” that allows non-physicians to perform abortions and another that permits non-physicians to provide hormonal contraceptives to patients
Brown is a self-identified Catholic who, as a young man, spent four years in a Jesuit seminary studying for the priesthood. In 2005, Brown married Anne Gust at St. Agnes Catholic Church in San Francisco, where he was baptized as an infant.
The governor signed SB 673, sponsored by Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, and heavily promoted by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. A similar measure by Kehoe failed earlier in the legislative session when two key Democratic senators refused to support it, but Kehoe used a legislative trick to re-introduce a scaled down version of the same bill later in the session, which passed on Aug. 30.
As recently as Sept. 4, the California Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the state’s bishops, issued a Legislative Alert calling for Catholics to urge Brown to veto Kehoe’s bill.
SB 623, said the alert, was “a hastily-concocted ‘gut and amend’ bill, designed to address the failure earlier this year of SB 1338, which would have authorized the statewide training of nurses, nurse midwives and nurse practitioners to perform first-trimester abortions. It failed, in part, because the ‘success’ touted by the project sponsors had not been professionally reported or peer reviewed.”
“With SB 623, the sponsors and managers of that project will be ‘rewarded’ with more time and more money so they can not only ‘do their homework,’ but also continue training yet more mid-level medical practitioners, who have already performed more than 8,000 abortions,” the CCC alert said.
“The CCC opposes this bill because: training midwives to kill the very babies they are trained to deliver is the saddest irony imaginable; putting more trained abortionists in the market for jobs will be a financial boon for abortion providers – such as Planned Parenthood – especially if they no longer have to pay a physician’s salary; and the primary sponsor of both SB 1338 and SB 623 is Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the nation,” the bishops’ legislative alert said.
At Planned Parenthood headquarters in Los Angeles on Saturday, Gov. Brown also signed into law AB 2348, sponsored by Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, which makes it legal for registered nurses to dispense and administer hormonal contraceptives “in any setting” and expands the list of those authorized to prescribe hormonal contraception to include nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants.
The measure was pushed in the legislature by Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, who argued that some women were being denied access to contraception under existing law. A spokeswoman for the California Catholic Conference described it as a plan for “handing out hormonal contraceptives on every street corner.”
Planned Parenthood was quick to celebrate the legislative victory. “By signing AB 2348, Governor Brown is demonstrating his commitment to improving access to birth control and showing the rest of the nation that attacks on women’s health stop in California,” Kathy Kneer, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, said in a prepared statement. “We appreciate Governor Brown’s longstanding support for women’s health and celebrate that California is the only state in the nation moving to improve access to reproductive health care.”
Governor Jerry Brown is a Fake Catholic!
Coming soon to your neighborhood: partial birth abortions by Community Organizers. In the future, by any member of the Democrat Party will be able to perform abortions. Hussein Obama will win California by many points in November. Democrats have no fear of Christians.
Nor of God.
“Brown is a self-identified Catholic.” Why does he identifiy himself as a Catholic? Obviously, he does not practice his faith. Even after being urged not to sign SB 673 by the California Catholic Conference and citizens, he signed it into law, allowing nurses and midwives to perform abortions. This is not an improvement in healthcare for women.
Brown also signed AB 2348, allowing nurses to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives, even to school children, without a parent’s knowledge or consent. This is not only dangerous, but drives another wedge between parents and children, promoting the weakening of the family. Soon parents will have no rights left. We knew what Gov. Moonbeam was like before he was elected. Why do people vote for politicians with values that are not like their own and then complain about the laws and taxes they heap on us as part of their agenda?
Jerry Brown’s continung election is picture perfect confirmation of the trail Califiornia is blazing-all in the same wrong direction. His own self-proclaimed Catholicity is a blazing signpost of what is incorrect in so many individuals (AND organizations) who demonstrate that Jesus was just full of error.
The Governor does have a mind of his own, however, that does justify his immortal decisions! The Governor is a Catholics but it is clear that he is not practicing!!
Catholics share in the mind of Christ; Moonbeam does not.
A double-tragedy for future California babies.
There is an Italian proverb which goes, IF THE FISH STINKS, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE HEAD. Bishops who do nothing to stop pro-abortion, and pro contraceptive Catholics in the government leadership, are rotten.to the core. Their weakness is destroying the Mystical Body of Christ, and Catholics everywhere are following the government and NOT the official magisterium of the Church.It is not want you stand for, but what you fall for that matters. The majority of bishops are weak and ineffective in proclaiming the truth, and the beauty of Christ’s teaching., All Catholics who dissent publically from official Catholic treaching on morality and doctrine, must be immediately excommunicated in order to build up and restore the Catholic Church.
This is the crux of the matter !
Without Canon 915 and excommunication – serious sinners do not learn, scandals continue throughout society – with relativism, secularism, heresy, and schism abounding.
Bishops correcting sinners is part of teaching.
Good fathers correct their children. Bad fathers do not.
What can be done to make Bishops understand this ?
Re.: ” What can be done to make Bishops understand this ?”. How about threatening them with public excommunication?
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
Exactly! Where are the Bishop’s?
The 20th century version of scurging Jesus in public. Another public official who should be excommunicated.
The majority of the episcopacy are spinless wonders. But God will not be mocked. Divine retribution will be His when He judges these worthless mercenaries for not excommunicating anti-life Catholics. Both the bishops and the so called Catholic pro-choice politicans are scandalous, and will probably dance with the devils in the next life.
Jesusita,
That is a pretty name. Being of Mexican decent, I have never heard it before. It is obviously a female version of Jesus. With what you write here, you honor that NAME!
Moonbeam will not enjoy his fellowship with the many, far too many, apostate Jesuits who probably helped him get there, there being HELL!
Viva Cristo Rey!
God bless, yours in There Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
Why is this Gov. still allowed to pass himself off as a Catholic and why are the bishops and cardinals afraid to excommunicate him publicly? Video at the gates of hell when the Day of The Lord arrives very soon. +JMJ+
I think we are expecting too much of bishops who have to fight within as well outside the church. Not many Catholics in politics have a core of faith to rely on and so have no guilt opposing the bishops. Unless you have humility, you will not be close to God and, therefore, devoid of ability to do what you ought. In the long run, it is between the individual and God. We can only pray for them as well as the clergy who have to deal with them. It cannot be easy.
Excommunicate, Excommunicate, Excommunicate
Excommunicate? Why? Brown’s in “full communion,” isn’t he? Now, if he were affiliated with the SSPX, that’d be a different story.
Bubba lol that was excellent and superb! I love that creativity to speak the truth, it proves that we live in a backwards society! Great comments Bubba!
SSPX are protestants, But Jerry Brown is worse… he is not a Christian.
Amen!
Actually, I am not sure the SSPX were ever “Protestants”, but some were in schism. There is a difference.
Doesn’t protestant mean to protest?
Sorrow….utter sorrow. We make calls, send letters, plea for our voices to be heard and pray to the Lord Almighty to protect women and the preborn. Oh sorrow.
If the Obamanation succeeds in stealing the election, we who pray the Rosary at the Anaheim Planned Barenhood fully expect to be arrested. An appeal, if that happens, to the Moonbeam would be useless.
Just as happened in the French Revolution, ex-priest, bishops, and apostate Catholics, such as Moonbeam will be our worst enemies.
I fully realize that this true statement will be used against me when and if that happens!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
Brown calls himself a “Catholic”.
This is what happens when CA Bishops refuse to enforce Canon 915.
Continued Sacrilege against the Body and Blood of Our Lord;
continued Scandal with the loss of additional Souls;
continued Sin.
” Can. 915 Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty
and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to holy communion. ”
Report all public heretical and schismatic actions by Catholics to the appropriate Diocese Bishop. If that does not correct the situtation, report it to the US Papal Nuncio and the Vatican.
Bad Bishops and Priests can be removed from Office due to defection of communion with the Church – per Code of Canon Law. Chapter 2, Article 3 & 4 – removal or privation.
Don’t complain, act.
If the Vatican gets enough complaints – they will investigate.
One person can not get the job done.
Provide specific details and documentation if possible.
What a tragedy. And, yet, one asks — where are the CA bishops? Nice that the “CCC” had time to issue a “Legislative Alert” saying not much. Too bad Governor Brown did not add a provision in favor of the TLM in this bill, or in a Signing Statement. Then the heavens would have parted, as bishop after bishop would have thundered about the awfulness of tradition, the Latin Mass, and all of the “Medieval” trappings of the Church. Of course, now there are not so many to listen to them, whatever they say. When you stand for whatever is acceptable and popular, you stand for nothing. The bishops should have been walking the Capital grounds telling legislators that they cannot vote for this and receive the sacraments. (Take a cue from the Germans, if you opt out of the tax over there, you cannot take any of the sacraments. Jawohl!) And, where is Governor Brown’s bishop? What a complete joke. Does anyone think that any Catholic fears following Governor Brown — a professed Catholic and ex-seminarian — or Governor Cuomo, also a professed Catholic? Their respective bishops need to go on TV, and all media, and say that their actions are morally indefensible, they have committed a mortal sin, that no Catholic can take such actions without also being guilty of mortal sin, and that these governors have ex-communicated themselves by their actions. No? Well, it is likely that these same bishops will be at the Al Smith Dinner in October, wining and dining with the Abortionist-in-Chief (along with his Eminence, Cardinal Dolan). Yes-sir — better to accommodate, and get to go to great parties. Too bad fewer and fewer Catholics know what their Church stands for anymore.
Bishops also need to learn that they must TEACH the faithful using the Catechism of the Catholic Church at all times.
Then when issues come up – the Laity will go in mass to their politicians with correct consciences and demand moral legislation.
It is not the job of the Bishops to involve the Church in politics as much as to TEACH the Laity – which they forget to do – until the last minute when there is some crisis.
St. Christopher,
THEY WILL NOT ENJOY THE PARTY SATAN HAS IN STORE FOR THEM! Oh yes, why did you exclude Ruddy Guliani?
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
“Kenneth M. Fisher”: Guliani is not a sitting Mayor. But you are correct, given his views on abortion and homosexual marriage.
Brown actually went to the PP headquarters to sign the bill. Maybe he should have signed the bill in a room where they perform abortions so the cries of the women and the dead babies could be heard. How ironic that nurses will kill unborn babies when their name implies nurturing. How economically prudent for PP to use nurses. Less cost and more availability so abortions can be performed on most days. I would suspect that that contraceptives are coming to a high school near you with the nurse being able to prescribe them. It won’t be long before high school and maybe even Jr. High students will be able to have an abortion at school.
It should come as no surprise that Brown signed these bills into law.
Elect a new legislature, and bills like this won’t get voted in. The state is in dire need of reform. Catholics who want legislators and governors who are pro-life have to become much more politically active to get the job done. That is the lesson you should learn out of this. there will be a LOT of disgusted, disappointed pro-life people in the wake of this. Then they’ll get on with life, awaiting the next opportunity to complain, but not doing anything else about it. Wake up !!!! It starts with you.
Ted,
You are right, and those who have been on the battle front for many many years are getting old and dying off. Pray for reinforcements!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
This is by far the most evil thing I have heard in a long time. California will be judged harshly, once a great state, it has fallen into the deepest pit of despair. Shame on St. Agnes priests for allowing this man to continue to lead others astray.
God help Gov. Brown and his flawed thinking. The bills he signed into law are hailed as protecting women’s health. No mention is made of the unborn child who will not have a chance at life. Surely Gov. Brown has to know better. We continually hear how brillant Gov. Brown is. How smart is he really when he promotes the culture of death. All I can say is shame on him. His mother and father must be hanging their heads in shame at his actions. He is no better than Judas Iscariot…..selling his soul for 30 pieces of silver which in this case is the adulation of the Democrats in California and throughout the United States. When will the Bishops in California speak out against this faux Catholic and tell him that he is no longer a Catholic?
Amy,
THEY WON’T, SO WE HAVE TO!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
Nor is it mentioned that abortions contribute to breast cancer, so do oral contraceptives. But oh well, that is more money in the pockets of pro-abortion healthcare worker, nurses and some doctors. As long as they get theirs, they do not give a damn what happens to the woman or the child.
This nation is asking for chastisement and our only hope is fervent prayer. We must defeat Obama, who is a menace to the Catholic Church. Romney has serious flaws with abortion exceptions but we are now seeing religious persecution which will accelerate in a second Obama term. We deserve this man again for our disobedience but must beg God and His blessed mother for mercy. Lord save us from Obama and his millions of followers who will torment faithful Christians, especially Catholics.
Ask you pastor to let you have an All Night Vigil in the Divine Presence on the eve of the election!
We are having one at “Our Lady Help of Christians” in Garden Grove, CA, all are welcome.
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
Where’s the shock, where’s the awe in this latest gambit by the APOSTATE CATHOLIC Jerry Brown to insure his cache among the egalitarian radical peer group that he marinates with, those who call themselves “Catholics,” that is, as they all go their lunatic way with MURDER, INC., AKA PLANNED PARENTHOOD? He certainly doesn’t give a flying fish about what the Catholic Bishops think; I must assert at this point: IF EVER THERE WAS A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC EXCOMMUNICATION FROM THE ONE TRUE CHURCH, JERRY BROWN’S THE POSTER BOY FOR SUCH A DRASTIC ACTION! The man is beyond despicablility and I’m not quite sure what that might be; I quake in my shoes just ruminating about the consequences of a SELF-PROCLAIMED CATHOLIC signing into law such an EVIL law. It’s akin, to me, of standing back and SHAKING ONE’S FIST at God. Nothing else to say. (except) GOD BLESS ALL, MARKRITE
President Barack Obama, Governor Jerry Brown, and all the Democratic Party politicians and legislators who now dominate California state government and have a radical commitment to taxpayer funded abortion on demand and who toady and provide taxpayer funds to the most extreme pagan committer and promoter of mass pre-natal murder in the world, Planned Parenthood, should read and heed the words of Pius XI on New Year’s Eve in 1930, when Christian Europe was falling into the hands of pagan fascist and communist tyrannies:
“Those who hold the reins of government should not forget that it is the duty of public authority by appropriate laws and sanctions to defend the lives of the innocent, and this all the more so since those whose lives are endangered and assailed cannot defend themselves. Among whom we must mention in the first place infants hidden in the mother’s womb. And if the public magistrates not only do not defend them, but by their laws and ordinances betray them to death at the hands of doctors or of others, let them remember that God is the Judge and Avenger of innocent blood which cried from earth to Heaven.”
Genesis IV, 10 The Lord then said: “What have you done! Listen: your brother’s blood cries out to me from the earth!”
Pius XI, 12/31/1930, Castii Connubii
Why in the world any Catholic in their right mind would vote for a Catholic Democrat from California (Brown, Polosi, etc) is beyond imagination. It’s as if upon election, they all get a shot that makes them believe they are exempt from all they learned in Catechism 101. Imagine how embarrassed and ashamed their parents must be when they look at how their kids turned out.
Cal,
In too many cases, that shot is their Welfare checks, or their support for illegals!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
It is such a shame that this “self identified” Catholic can still parade himself around as such with no mention from any bishop that he is in direct defiance of Catholic Doctrine and is not in communion with the Church and therefore not Catholic. In my opinion, this is the greatest failure of our bishops, the inability to show Catholic voters the importance of life. Every abortion promoting so-called Catholic should be excommunicated by his/her bishop and the bishops need to put an end to this nonsense. God Love You.
Do the bishops really have to vocalize the fact that Gov. Brown is in apostacy? HE knows, we know, God knows, what else is necessary? People who do not have respect for the church, do not care what is said about them. They will still have a following, Obama has even though he is pretty open about his contempt for average people who want to live according to their faith. It is the way of the world. Satan is the prince of this world and that is a fact. We can only pray for guidance and ability to save those souls who come into our space and pray for all others.
Which California archbishop or bishop will be the first in line to excommunicate Jerry Brown under Canon Law 915 because of Brown’s public and persistent and vile continuing efforts to promote abortion? Will it be Sacramento’s Bishop Jaime Soto, in whose Diocese Brown resides? Could it possibly be Archbishop Jose Gomez in whose Archdiocese Jerry Brown signed the law to “protect women’s health (sic)” and allow more opportunities for Planned Parenthood to murder more babies? As Brown goes around the State extolling the virtues of Planned Parenthood and promoting the reelection of the “Messiah of Death” in the Culture of Death maybe another California bishop will remember he is to follow Church law. Do you suppose there is a California bishop who will take this step? What would Jesus have done?
Although it is correct for all CA Bishops to speak out about Brown needing to be excommunicated – and other CA Catholic politicians like him – – – – only his home Diocese Bishop can excommunicate him.
SANDRA,
According to my late friend and spiritual Father, Bishop Austin Vaughn, it must be his ordinary. How do I know this? When the Bishop was still alive, I asked him why he did not excommunicate Mario Cuomo and I believe Ruddy Guiliani. He told me that he couldn’t because he is not their Ordinary. if you knew the Bishop, you would know that he was telling me, he would if he could!
Too many bishops care more about being liked than about pleasing Our Lord and His Mother!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
We know from His teachings what Jesus would do. For instance “get thee behind me Satan”, or “Yee hypocrites, yee vipers, full of dead mens’ bones”, or “by their fruits ye shall know them”. There are many more, but these will suffice for now.
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
May they all roast in hell.
Here, here Gabe….
Gabe,
A good Catholic may never wish that. To realize it probably will happen is not the same as wishing it!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
We are would prefer, of course, if they all repent and be saved. Sadly, people are like slow drying cement and get more and more fixed in their ways.
I can’t imagine it, but does Gov. Brown present himself for Holy Communion at Mass, and when he does, does the priest or Eucharistic Minister give it to him? My biggest concern is that he gets the Eucharist, and that is not appropriate, especially now, with his support and signature on these two bills. Wherever he does go, and if he does go, to Mass, I hope everyone in the area where he lives, if they see him, they refuse to give It to him.
I can still see Kehoe in our parish hall in San Diego, smugly duping our parishioners under the umbrella of SDOP to be “empowered”. Many of our parishes continue to support SDOP and other PICO “faith based” social organizations that come into our parishes to garner votes for baby killers while offering a bone or two to the ignorant, unsuspecting parishioners.
The headline struck me as “PP Celebrates while California burns”…no?
What a horrid event to celebrate. What reprobate minds! What love of deceit, evil and darkness! Write your bishops! FIght the inertia that is destroying this country. I just read in Lifesite news that six states provide birth control for girls 12 and up, without having to notify parents. These people are utterly corrupt and are waging a war on families and our Church. Someone should find out if Brown is receiving communion, and if so, raise all hell about it. It will be too late if we wait much longer because already these transgressions and perversions are becoming the norm. That is what they are counting on…silence and acquiescence.
Re: Our Lady’s Plan. Her Triumph. “In 1917 in Fatima, I anticipated it, as in a prophetic announcement, at the moment when the great struggle which was to last throughout the whole century, as a proud challenge to God on the part of my Adversary, who was certain that he would succeed in destroying the Church in bringing all humanity to a universal rejection of God.” Words of Mary our Queen, MM of Priests 1984. (Part of the message). Our heavenly Mother, the Woman Clothed with the Sun is now gathering all her little children into her army, drawn up for battle. Consecrate yourself to he Immaculate Heart if you have not already done so. Time is very short.
I want to believe that Carolyn,,, but I see no signs of any army, the Church is run by cowards and weak men…the Bishops will not even deny communion to men like Brown what makes you think they will stand against the adversary, we are doomed……
The army Canisius may be that Carolyn is referring to that group of little ones already annihilated by the act of and support for abortion. No doubt a cloud of witness martyrs, invisible here in the natural world, looks on and implores God that His Will be done and for the Blessed Mother’s Immaculate Heart of love to triumph.
No, Canisius, we are not doomed. God takes care of his own. The pro-life Rosary says in part, “and if chastisement comes, Lord spare your children.” Just make sure you behave like one of his children. God always “gives us strength for the journey”. And remember, there are all the Holy Innocents in heaven who pray for those who defended and defend them. Keep up the Good Fight, and you will see their precious faces some day. Also, St. Paul said that there was a cloud of witnesses around the throne of God — the Saints who made it. Call on them, they are our heavenly protectors. There is your army, Canisius. You do not see it, but it is there.
I s the Govenor still able to go to Holy Communion? What about putting restrictions on him? He is in public office and he did not have to sign he could have vetoed those items.
CTT: great quote from a great pope!
Saint Bernard, a bishop and doctor of the Church wrote: ‘As to you, Bishop of the Most High, who do you desire to please-the world, or God? If the world, wherefore are you a priest? if God, why are you a worldly priest? We cannot serve two masters at once. To desire to be the friend of the world is to declare oneself an enemy of God. If I please men, said the Apostle, I shall not be the servant of Jesus Christ…For in short, if the priest be the shepherd, if the people are his flock, is it reasonable that there should be no distinction seen between them? If my pastor imitates me, who am one of the sheep, if he walk with his back bent, his face looking downwards, his eyes turned towards the earth, seeking to fill his belly whilst his soul is famished, where is the difference between us?” America, especially California, needs bishops like Saint John Fisher, a martyr who died for the Catholic Church.
The irony of the Jerry Brown situation is that his Dad, Pat Brown, played a leading role in shutting down the largest abortion mill in San Francisco in the early `50s. Raided the place himself, seized all the evidence, and prosecuted the ringleader Inez Burns. She made millions as an abortionalist and her presence and profession was widely known by everyone at city hall, taxi drivers, the police, even the medical profession. Burns was ulitimately convicted in state court and served time, then prosecuted for tax evasion in federal court and convicted again, served time. Interesting legal point, Burns was engaged in illegal conduct but the IRS nailed her for not paying taxes on her abortion earnings.
That was an interesting story, goodcause. Ironic, indeed! This Brown would be just as happy being pals and getting donations from Inez Burns. The prevailing struggle we face is that so many lack character and the ability to make choices that serve the publilc good instead of self-serving and selfish acts. I doubt this Brown loses any sleep over his spineless and reprehensible behavior. He has the perpetual ‘cat with the cream’ look on his face unless he’s frowning to look ‘governor-ish’ haha
Goodcause, I knew a man who saved a young black boy from molestation by a white man, only to have his own son molest one of his grandsons. He did not deserve that, neither did Pat Brown “deserve” this kind of son if what you say is accurate.
Gov. Brown is not a fake catholic, he is a Vatican II church member, whose liberal and non-catholic beliefs are not far many other western civilization Vatican II church members. Vatican II church members voted for him in his last election. Watch them vote for him in his next election too! Watch too that he will not be reprimanded by any of the Vatican II bishops in California. By their silence, they condone his actions. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find the Roman Catholic Church of your forefathers (a few generations back). Pray, pray, pray the Rosary for our Roman Catholic Church, this state, and our nation.
I am a Vatican 11 Catholic and I don’t think I am a bad Catholic. I am against abortion, same-sex marriage, did not vote for Obama because of his liberalism, etc. Don’t lump us all in one pile. Vatican 11 had nothing to do with the downfall of modern “catholics” it was the progressive immorality of the society as a whole. The church still stands and will always stand in spite of the current unfortunate blasphemies of the politicians and cafeteria catholics. Don’t count God out, He is still with us.
Vin Vatican 2 had EVERYTHING to do with the collapse of the Church it was just a culmination of almost 100 years of modernism. It has cut a rotten hole in the heart of the Church…I pray for the quick retirement of the modernist bishops a new council called and Vatican 2 officially suppressed…..
If this does not merit excommunication nothing will. hopefully te new bishop will do something!
I lived in California for 13 years it is no longer the Golden State but the Tarnished State !!!! As for Jerry Brown being Catholic (I think it is a JOKE), I hope no ones gives him the host at mass I think no one should give it to him.
Several years ago, on this site, a blogger purporting to be Jerry Brown, and then another purporting to be his political manager attempted to assert and defend the claim that he indeed is a practicing and faithful Catholic. Bit by bit they both got their clocks cleaned on that claim.
john I wonder if he even still attends mass and if a priest gives him communion? It would be neat to know those answers…..
Planned Parenthood celebrates? How, let me guess, they’ll have free abortion day, they’ll give you free contraceptives, and on the menu they’ll have free Pepsi flavored drinks made from the DNA of aborted fetuses, free immunizations that contain aborted elements, and the food with preservatives and pesticides.
Don’t forget on your way out, your free goody bags with free condoms, porn magazines etc etc…
If Obama wins again….who do we blame?
Notice the sign they have? It says Protecting Woman’s health…really? How about protecting their profits…don’t you know that abortion is a huge money making business.
Abeca Chrisitan, Pepsi never put the DNA of aborted fetuses in their drinks, but they or Coca Cola and some other companies did use such DNA to test flavors, although not for the public. I believe they stopped that after so many complaints.
Actually Anne T I care to differ in your information…I have credible facts that Obama administration gave Pepsi to test on flavorings or so…it was for their testing first…the facts are there…I recall posting that in the past but I don’t remember where I put that info…I don’t feel like re-posting and looking up again but I read the facts. You are mistaken, I don’t know if it came from Natural news and all their reporting’s are reliable sources….
That is what I said, Abeca, that they used fetal material to test their flavoring, but they did not put it in the actual product they sold to the public. In the case of some cosmetic creams, they have actually put fetal material in some products sold to the public. The American Life League had an article about it two or three years ago. You can look it up on their website.
Eww, eww, eww, ewwwwwww! Now women won’t even get a DOCTOR, but aborting a child will be handed off to nurse practitioners and physician assistants and even midwifes???? EWWWWWW! They won’t let a dental hygienist CLEAN YOUR TEETH without a supervising dentist present! But you can have your baby suctioned out by someone with a few hours of training… Just ewww, ewww, ewww, ewwwwwwwww….
Yes, Beeb, They are really concerned for women. Aren’t they? What a farce, and what a bunch of liars.
The real scandal is the silience of he California Cardinals and Bishops who refuse to enforce Canon 915 and prohibit these proabortion Catholic politicians from receiving he Blessed Sacrament.
David, yes, it HAS really become a scandal. They do it because they know they can get away with it in many cases.
Orange County’s new Bishop Vann had no problem saying Senator Kerry or Durbin should not present themselves to him for communion, I’m sure he will have the spine to say the same about Gov Brown once he is the Bishop here! What exactly did Jerry Brown do for four years in a seminary? He certainly wasn’t listening to anything about what the Catholic Church teaches and teaches. Then again it was run by Jesuits…
Their sign reads “Protecting Womens’ Health” –really? Since when is aborting a woman in the womb (a baby girl) protecting women’s health? This is a clear case of hypocrisy. Obviously its NOT womens’ health they are trying to protect, that is just a political ploy for support, they just want the freedom from responsibility. Their actions (and the Governor’s ) are destroying the foundation of any society (as history repeatedly has shown) –the family. Good going
Governor Pat Brown used to make retreats, I think annualy at Manresa Jesuit Retreat Center, L.A. County!
God bless, yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher
If ALL babies born were “PLANNED” babies, and all “unplanned” babies were to suddenly disappear from the earth, I wonder how many people there would be remaining on the planet? It’s clear to me that SOMEONE “intended” unplanned people to be here. If not their parents, than who? YES. The only answer is to credit the “Giver of Life” itself – one whose ESSE is his EXISTENCE . . . God. Thank you for INTENDING me to be!
A beautiful post, Mtxun.
Gov. Brown started a very dangerous trend, for the rest of the nation to the same.
God help this nation. We are all for having a better and more thriving economy, how can we expect that
when we are deeply offending God. We will lose his blessings.
One has to fear for God’s terrible justice will come on Cal for this horrable crime. God have mercy on them pray they wake up before its to late.
The real tragedy is that there is no Bishop with the bravery to excommunicate such people as Governor brown publicly.
Would all the readers of this website please go to Men of the Sacred Hearts website and then go to the link….A Prayer for Our Country.
It is a beautiful prayer – one we can all say several times a day. Pass
the info along to your family and friends. All things are possible through
prayer. We can change the direction of our country this November 6 2012 with the help of our Blessed Mother and her son, Our Lord and Savior.
Planned Parenthood should celebrate.
After all, Catholic Word News reports today that “President Barack Obama holds a 54%-39% advantage over Mitt Romney among Catholics, according to the latest voter survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.”
Nice to see the American bishops’ “Faithful Citizenship” still bearing fruit, eh?
Who knows, perhaps in this election the abortionist in the White House might garner more than the measly 52% of the Catholic vote he got last time?
Methinks that with “Faithful Citizenship” and Cardinal Dolan telling Catholics that both Biden and Ryan are good Catholics, why, he can well do it!
If Cdl. Dolan considers both Joe Biden and Paul Ryan “good Catholics” says much about the cardinal.
He does. He recently said:
“Do you not think it’s a cause for celebration in the Catholic community in the United States of America that the two vice-presidential candidates are Catholic? We’ve got two men who – and you can disagree with one of them or both of them – say they take their faith seriously, who don’t try to hide it, and who say, ‘Hey, my Catholic upbringing and my Catholic formation influences the way I think.’ Not bad. Not bad.”
Cardinal Dolan is the wrong leader for these times.
If the trumpet sound is unclear, who well go to battle. Well Cardinal Dolan’s trumpet sound is certainly unclear.
Anne,
I would say Cardinal Dolan’s trumpet call is clear. He said that with respect to Biden and Ryan – who are on opposite sides of the issue of life and death – “you can disagree with one of them or both of them”. That’s a license to vote for either.
Canisius, Not all Priests and Bishops are weak and cowardly, but aside from that, the request for the Priests to consecrate themselves to her Immaculate Heart is a mystery. Many are gone to heaven and were obedient to her and saved their souls, and hopefully many of their flock.
This is precisely why she came to her priests, because many were and are drifting away from truth. As we continue to enter deeper into the battle, which is worldwide and geopolitical, the Church will be cleansed also. So much is happening and even if we don’t understand everything, we must Consecrate ourselves and follow Our Queen. In the battle of Lepanto the little Christian fleet was very small but defeated the Turkish fleet. Army does not refer to numbers, but to holiness, the only thing that will defeat the Adversary…this is what she does, makes us holy. We still can visit Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament here in the USA. For this I am grateful.
If faithful Catholics do not start seeing some victories (and soon) we will become discouraged (i know i have) this is human nature, we are not divine God cannot expect us to carry on this way forever, He really needs to make His presence known in the physical world and not just in the Blessed Sacrament but something of a glorious magnitude….
If there ever was a “Catholic” politician worthy or excommunication, it is the California governor. Too bad no prelate has the courage to show this apostate the door.
Funny thing is that these “women’s health” protectors would impose their morality on others and deprive them the freedom of choice to advocate slavery, racism and child porn, yet child murder is not allowed to join the list of these evils.
Canisius, I agree, regarding your post about discouragement. I have often said to Our Lord that I was so tired of the sin, asking if he was so tired also? I did receive an answer in my heart, and it has helped, but I am a fallen human, not as patient as the Good God. Those of us who are waiting, praying, listening, I believe are given special grace to persevere. The heat under our feet, in this world, is pretty hot Canisius, I see signs. My only answer is, that if God is patient, then we too must continue to be patient, I guess that is part of our cross, and you know that old cross gets pretty heavy sometimes. God Bless You.
I think that what may help is to take a break from reading all the bad things about the faith and spend some time alone in prayer, fasting etc. What helps too is spending some time with another person who is like minded and that will support you in your spiritual growth..
As a retired R.N. who once worked in CA, I can only say that I’m glad that I’m retired and no longer live in CA!
Polly you are definitely blessed….good for you!
Jerry Brown better watch out. He is surrounded by a pack of women looking as though they are ready to devour him. I think Revelations, Chap 12 is appropriate here. Satan and the evil spirits are still waiting to devour the first born; this time it is the children of God. While we are excoriating the Governor let’s not forget to pray for the teenagers and youth who will be virtually devoured by satan and all his evil works. Every priest in the state ought to be delivering a homily this coming Sunday alerting parents to stand guard lest their children fall prey to these miserable souls.
It is time to share this prayer it is written for all generations just as important today as it was when it was composed:
PRAYER FOR OUR GOVERNMENT
Abridged from a prayer composed by Archbishop Carroll of the Diocese of Baltimore MD, in A. D. 1800, for the United States of America
We pray Thee, O almighty and eternal God, who through Jesus Christ hast revealed Thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of Thy mercy; that Thy Church, being spread through the whole world, may continue, with unchanging faith, in the confession of Thy name.
We pray Thee, O God of might, wisdom, and justice through whom authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment decreed, assist, with Thy Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude, the President of these United States, that his administration may be conducted in righteousness, and be eminently useful to Thy people over whom he presides, by encouraging due respect for virtue and religion; by a faithful execution of the laws in justice and mercy; and by restraining vice and immorality. Let the light of Thy divine wisdom direct the deliberations of the Congress, and shine forth in all the proceedings and laws framed for our rule and government; so that they may tend to the preservation of peace, the promotion of national happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety, and useful knowledge, and may perpetuate to us the blessings of equal liberty.
We pray for his Excellency the Governor of this State, for the members of the Assembly, for all judges, magistrates, and other officers who are appointed to guard our political welfare; that they may be enabled, by Thy powerful protection, to discharge the duties of their respective stations with honest and ability.
We recommend likewise to Thy unbounded mercy all our brethren and fellow-citizens, throughout the United States, that they may be blessed in the knowledge, and sanctified in the observance of Thy most holy law; that they may be preserved in union and in that peace which the world cannot give; and, after enjoying the blessings of this life, be admitted to those which are eternal. Amen.
Moonbeam was a candidate for excommunication years ago. His behavior throughout his long, over-extended political career has been nothing but a string of antiCatholic political activism. At this point he is not the issue, it is now as to why we have had no high ranking cleric with the substance to do his duty to address Moonbeam on this serious matter!
He does this because he knows the bishops will do absolutely nothing about it — nothing, nada, nichts, rien, zilch. After all they let Ted Kennedy get away with his disgraceful voting record and defaming decent people, so why should they do anything about this man.
You know moonbeam wouldn’t be the first baptised and reared Catholic, Russian Orthodox, or Greek Orthodox to turn to the dark side. Look at Stalin, he supposedly was a student in a Russian Orthodox seminary and look what he did, killed tens of millions of his own countrymen, not just Nazis, Poles, and other Soviet Bloc nations. Stalin did most of his bidding it appears after people were born, Brown gets away with his bidding before people are born.
NEW FLASH: Jerry Brown signs SB 1172! California got what they wanted a pro-homo, anti family, pro-abortion politician!