The following comes from an April 14 Catholic Education Daily article by Kimberly Scharfenberger:
Catholic colleges and law schools can proudly claim 65 alumni in the U.S. House of Representatives—which amounts to 15 percent of the House, about double the Catholic share of four-year colleges in the United States. But The Cardinal Newman Society has found that more than half of these Catholic college alumni—38 in total—have records on abortion that should mortify their alma maters.
Most of them are rated 100 percent by pro-abortion organizations such as the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and Planned Parenthood. The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) has rated many of them at zero percent on important life issues.
Of the 38 total representatives with scandalous records, 27 attended Jesuit institutions. More than a quarter of them, a total of 11, attended Georgetown University.
Elected [California] officials who were educated at Catholic institutions and have voted in favor of abortion rights are listed below.
Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) graduated from Trinity Washington University in 1962 with a bachelor of arts in political science. She went on to become an outspoken advocate for abortion and has voted against a federal ban on partial-birth abortions. She has even voted against minor restrictions on abortion, including parental consent for minors and limitations for interstate transport of minors to procure abortions. According to Breitbart, Pelosi once stated that abortion “is up to women, their conscience, their God, their doctor, their health, their fate [and] their survival.” She had 100 percent ratings from NARAL in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Juan Vargas (Calif.) earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of San Diego and a master’s degree in humanities from Fordham University. He has voted against bills that would defend life, including the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. He had 100 percent ratings from NARAL in 2013 and 2014.
Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) earned a law degree from Santa Clara University of Law. Lofgren was endorsed by EMILY’s List and has voted against banning partial-birth abortion and against restricting abortion access to minors. She had 100 percent ratings from NARAL in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Ted Lieu (Calif.), a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, has received 100 percent ratings from NARAL, Equality California (which advocates marital status for same-sex couples) and Planned Parenthood while a California legislator. “I am 100% pro-choice and honored to be endorsed by Planned Parenthood,” he reportedly stated. Newly elected to Congress in 2014, he reportedly voted in January 2015 against prohibiting federal funding for abortion and prohibiting abortion coverage in health insurance exchanges.
Jared Huffman (Calif.) earned a law degree from Boston College in 1990. “Jared is firmly pro-choice and has a long track record of fighting for women’s rights,” his 2012 House campaign website reportedly touted. “Jared has compiled a stellar pro-woman, pro-choice voting record—including a perfect 100% for his career voting record with Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and CalNOW.” He had 100 percent ratings from NARAL in 2013 and 2014.
Sam Farr (Calif.) graduated from Santa Clara University. He has reportedly voted against banning federal health coverage of abortion and against banning partial-birth abortions. He had 100 percent ratings from NARAL in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Mark DeSaulnier (Calif.) graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., with a bachelor of arts degree in history. While in the California Senate, he garnered 100 percent ratings from Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California as well as the California Abortion and Reproductive Rights League. Newly elected to Congress in 2014, he reportedly voted in January 2015 against prohibiting federal funding for abortion and prohibiting abortion coverage in health insurance exchanges.
Obviously they weren’t taught the Faith very well or, in the oft chance they were, politics (and campaign funds) became their new god. As there are very few required Catholic courses in Catholic schools, it isn’t surprising either. Obviously, most Jesuit schools seem to stand out as the most un-Catholic, which really isn’t too surprising given how many of them
seem to either hate the Church or want to change it to be somewhat more Episcopalian (where almost anything goes).
Then there’s the bishops who don’t do anything about them – not one bishop at all!
These evil politicians all need to be EXCOMMUNICATED!!
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen said to parents of college aged children in the 1960’s, not to send their children to Catholic Universities or Colleges as they would loose their faith. Things are much worse now than 50 years ago, and basically, these universities and colleges are no longer Catholic, or they are CINO places of learning. There are only a handful of worthwhile Catholic institutes of higher learning that are not damaging to one’s faith.
OK, Linda Maria! Let’s excommunicate all the politicians who vote for, support, or don’t fight against a woman’s right to choose abortion.. Let’s do it! Now what?
BobOne, we can know a politician’s beliefs by his public statements and his public voting record.
Those who publically advertise themselves as “Catholic” and do not adhere to the Catholic Faith should be excommunicated because they are LIARS.
They commit the additional MORTAL SIN of SCANDAL.
CCC: ” 2286 Scandal can be provoked by laws or institutions, by fashion or opinion.
Therefore, they are guilty of scandal who establish laws or social structures leading to the decline of morals
and the corruption of religious practice,
or to “social conditions that, intentionally or not, make Christian conduct and obedience to the Commandments difficult and practically impossible.
This is also true of business leaders who make rules encouraging fraud, teachers who provoke their children to anger, or manipulators of public opinion who turn it away from moral values. ”
Code of Canon Law 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. ”
ALL Church leaders need to clean up the Catholic Church from within.
ALL Church leaders need to teach completely and accurately according to the Bible and CCC.
When/if an individual repents of his sins along with a resolution not commit that sin of again, he must be welcomed back into the Church.
When Bishops do not do their jobs, they cause confusion within the Church and within society.
Confusion is the tool of Satan.
Why pretend to be Catholic, “Bob One”? Your comments are always focused on attacking the questioner, on attacking the Church. And, you are so boring, so predictable, and so 7th Graderish.
The answer to your puerile — “Now What?” — question is that what you then have is Catholicism.
It was Benedict who suggested that, with appropriate discipline, the True Church would be smaller, and less institutionally prominent than today. The article notes the obvious: Catholic colleges and those that attend them, are rarely Catholic in their teaching, their beliefs, and their natures.
Nancy Pelosi is simply a fool, and a public one. One wonders of Cardinal Wuerl, or Abp. Cordileone, have advised her not to receive communion. Regardless, Pelosi exists for herself, for her career, and for her wealth and stature. One wonders what this will mean when she is asked, upon death, about her life by Christ.
The problem “Bob One” is that you and many other CINOs simply do not believe in the Faith. (If you did you could not have asked the question that you did.) Instead, you attack the Faith itself. But, rest assured, you will be popular with those in power in the Church (almost none of whom actually believe in much about the Catechism or what the Church teaches about this and that (especially about sexual ethics and homosexual sex).
Where in his post did Bob One attack the faith?
St. C, I’m trying to figure out why and how you came up with your last comment. I agree that the politicians don’t follow the faith. The suggestion was made, as it is nearly everyday on this site, that those people be excommunicated. OK, do it. Now what do we do? It won’t change one vote in the House or the Senate or in any State legislature. It won’t change one person’s belief about abortion. It won’t change one homily from the Ambo. That is the problem; it won’t do any good. So now what? Let’s assume that all the Bishops have had the sit down with the politicians and nothing happened. So, elections are coming up. How about if we only vote for politicians who are anti-abortion. Even moderate Republicans would not say they are anti-abortion. Democrats can’t say that and get nominated. So, now what? The Church, in addition to the Truth of the Faith, need new strategies for overcoming this evil. What we are doing now is not working and we are being out PR’d so that we look like a hate group which is the opposite of what we stand for. So, now what?
So now what?
You are not being out PR’d because you are right, you are being out PR’d because you are wrong.
“Why pretend to be Catholic.”
Once again, St. Christopher shines the real light on the darkness. Thank you St. Christopher. You nailed it! Bob One has to occasionally sound like he cares about the Church or poor people because he would not be able to EVER be taken seriously on CCD. Well, BoB One has finally cooked his own duplicitous goose and Bob One’s posts now read very much like YFC’s narcissistic sounding distractions. Perhaps it is even the same troll. The trolls are all sounding alike. They give themselves away. Behaving very much like possessed individuals who sense holiness AND courage in their midst. We see how extremely agitated these operating minions become when faithful Cardinal Burke and faithful Archbishop Cordileone uphold Church teaching with clarity. Thank you again for you’re spot on diagnosis. The stench of B.O. has finally been exposed. “Why pretend to be Catholic.’… Indeed!!!
The blood of your neighbor dripping off your fangs will not wash your robes like the Blood of the Lamb.
Bob One, I find your choice of words peculiar. The women in this article cannot even be said to be silent on the issue of prenatal murder. Yes, in God’s eyes abortion IS MURDER!!! All of the women listed in this article use their positions of power to see to it that every child the abortionist can get his or her hands on is dispatched from this earth. They support and promote each and every grisly method to do the evil deed. And you, Bob One, support and defend them? I know that we human beings are great at rationalizing sin……but Baby Murder?!!!!! Just how can you rationalize that?!!!!!
“Bob One” and “Your Fellow Catholic” (the Tweedledee, and Tweedledum of the Zombie-Left): “He who saith that he knoweth him, and keepeth not his commandment is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” 1 Jn 2:4 (DRA).
Yes, a “liar”. The focus is not on what the world accepts, but on what God directs. It is completely irrelevant if people do not accept the Word, or the Sacraments, or Catholic Tradition, as long as they have the opportunity to hear and experience the True Faith. This is why hojmosexual sex can never have any place of honor within the Church (or fornicators, adulterers, etc.). People — like Cardinal Baldisseri (and others) — who suggest that the Faith can “grow” or “mature” to accept new realities are, simply, “liars” before God.
Liberals cannot tolerate that basic humanity is flawed, and needs Jesus, through Mary, to be saved. In this Mankind rejects, and will consistently reject, the Catholic Church. Christ, of course, knew this, as the Bible notes that Christ came “to give his life a redemption for many” (not for all). Matt. 20:28 (DRA)
What needs to be done, and what has not been done effectively within the Church since Vatican II, is to preach all of the Gospel, and all of the Catechism of the Church, and to prosletyze the whole world to join the Catholic Church, the best and only true road to salvation.
So I want to be clear, am I tweedle dee or am I tweedlie dum of the Zombie left? Please be specific, and use approved Church sources for your answer. Or is it your answereth? Among the things I can’t keep straight are the thees and the thous of those who are holier than thou. Please advise.
@BobOneNow they aren’ able to block legislation to protect Life, to appoint judges who will block it, or support an administration that does. That’ now what!
They vote exactly as most Catholics would. Why do people keep reporting this as some sort of shocking revelation? The vast majority of Catholics (lay people, priests, educators, politicians) do not believe Catholic teaching.
Anonymous, people who call themselves “Catholic” but do not believe in the Doctrine of the Faith (as stated in the CCC) are LIARS.
In TRUTH, they are not Catholic, but should identify themselves as “CATHOLIC HERETICS”.
Then probably 80% (or more) of Catholics are liars. But the question really is, what is to be done about this scandal? Thus far, the strategy has been to entirely ignore the situation and perpetuate the status quo as if nothing is wrong.
Clearly, some of our Catholic Universities have failed to teach or transmit the faith. These heretics do not belong in the halls of Congress. They belong in a basic catechism class.
Yes, Linda Marie, I agree, EXCOMMUNICATE all those CINOS who actually are no longer Catholic. Despite what many think, excommunication is actually a remedy for treating falsehoods. It is supposed to cause remorse for hardened sinners, and for those who are too proud to admit they are wrong. When faithful Catholics see that standing up for the faith is a virtue, and not a vice, their numbers will increase. Because of a milk toast attitude of many bishops, including Cardinal Bernardine with his seamless garment approach, thousands of Catholics have gone astray. Hopefully, under the care of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, more bishops will be like Archbishop Cordileone and preach the truth.
Better yet the question should be what’s wrong with our bishops? The likes of Pelosi and her fellow so-called Catholic ilk have thumb their noses publically for decades while our grand Church leadership does nothing or looks the other way. This has encouraged more of such behavior as they know they can get away with it. The bishops have made a total mockery of the very teachings and beliefs they are supposed to be defending. While Pelosi advocates evil loudly and clearly( with no consequences) you barely hear a whimper from the bishops. Recently Gov. Coumo of NY a total abortionist and same sex marriage advocate died and was given a grand Catholic Cathedral funeral and ceremony (no word of ever repenting his evil advocacy) In the future we can probably look forward to a incense burning, grand Cathedral ceremony for Madam Pelosi with tons of pro-aborts attending and all speaking about this great wonderful “saint” Pelosi. Disgusting! A pro-life person who devoted their life to saving life doesn’t get that kind of treatment.
SFO Pelosi has been told she may not receive Holy Communion.
https://cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/pelosi-s-archbishop-catholics-dissenting-defined-church-teaching
The same is not true of NY Cuomo.
By several reports, “PETE”, Nancy Pelosi choses carefully where she takes communion. In DC, for example, where she spends most of her time, no one will forbid it to her. This “discipline” is due to Cardinal Wuerl “The Girl”, who simply refuses to recognize and apply Canon 915.
There are a good number of local parishes in SF, where it is presumed that Pelosi may be offered communion (notwithstanding Abp. Cordileone’s warning). One might guess that certainly St. Stephens and St. Anne of the Sunset would be among those happy to comply.
Public HERETICS should be excommunicated publicly.
Public statements, and public voting records of incumbents are proof of innocence or GUILT.
Many Bishops DO NOT believe in the Mortal Sin of Scandal. (Ask them about it.)
It appears some Bishops and some Priests also need to attend basic catechism classes or at least read the CCC in entirety.
CCC: ” 2286 Scandal can be provoked by laws or institutions, by fashion or opinion.
Therefore, they are guilty of scandal who establish laws or social structures leading to the decline of morals
and the corruption of religious practice,
or to “social conditions that, intentionally or not, make Christian conduct and obedience to the Commandments difficult and practically impossible.
This is also true of business leaders who make rules encouraging fraud, teachers who provoke their children to anger, or manipulators of public opinion who turn it away from moral values.
CCC: ” 2285 Scandal takes on a particular gravity by reason of the authority of those who cause it
or the weakness of those who are scandalized.
It prompted our Lord to utter this curse: “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.”
Scandal is grave when given by those who by nature or office are obliged to teach and educate others.
Jesus reproaches the scribes and Pharisees on this account: he likens them to wolves in sheep’s clothing. ”
Code of Canon Law: ” 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.
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What’s wrong with Catholic Universities?
1) Bishops are not doing their jobs. They are in charge of everything “Catholic” within their own Diocese, and must take an active part with the Board of Trustees and Officers in insuring that the Catholic Faith is adhered to – in order to advertise themselves as “Catholic”.
Those universities that choose not to adhere to the Faith – must not be permitted to advertise themselves as “Catholic” in any way.
2) A Catholic Bible and the “Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition” are NOT REQUIRED texts for ALL freshmen and ALL sophomores.
“….the CATECHISM has raised throughout the world, even among non-Christians, and confirms its purpose of being presented as a full, complete exposition of Catholic doctrine, enabling everyone to know what the Church professes, celebrates, lives, and prays in her daily life.” – Pope John Paul II (CCC pg xiv)
3) Many Bishops along with University Trustees do not adhere to the Apostolic Constitution: “EX-CORDE ECCLESIAE”.
https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_15081990_ex-corde-ecclesiae.html
” 27 One consequence of its essential relationship to the Church is that the institutional fidelity of the University to the Christian message includes a recognition of and adherence to the teaching authority of the Church in matters of faith and morals.
Catholic members of the university community are also called to a personal fidelity to the Church with all that this implies.
Non-Catholic members are required to respect the Catholic character of the University.”
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“Article 4 § 3. In ways appropriate to the different academic disciplines, all Catholic teachers are to be faithful to, and all other teachers are to respect, Catholic doctrine and morals in their research and teaching.
In particular, Catholic theologians, aware that they fulfil a mandate received from the Church, are to be faithful to the Magisterium of the Church as the authentic interpreter of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. “
The bishop in whose diocese the university is in, IS responsible for the theology taught there. If I attended a Lutheran college, I would not be lectured on what a monster Martin Luther was, and if I were enrolled in a Jewish university, I would not be taught that there was no holocaust. However, in a Catholic university, one is taught to basically be a pagan. Hello ! There is something rotten in River City, and it is that most bishops are not true to the Catholic faith. This is diabolical disorientation, plain and simple, and the contrary cannot be argued.
Academentia long ago fell prey to its pretensions, fueled by ever growing amounts of subsidized Student Loans. The Tenure Track used to be based on Merit, at least in the ‘hard sciences / disciplines’ but when ‘womyn’s studies’ came along ( and the entire Gilbert Scam that followed) there was a New Tenure Track = Misandry (Hatred of Men & Boys, Masculinity & Normal Heterosexuality) that the insiders made up as they went along.
Since then the Money has Cemented the Twysted Sisterhood (and male stooges) in the Committees that Hire and Fire and ‘guide’ what passes for education of our young, much as the Hitler Youth ‘guided’ them under command of Ernst Rohm (homo-anal coprophile pederast party founder and mentor to hitler) and his jackboot homo-nazi terrorist did in an earlier age of propaganda.
SEE
Teens Shocked by Graphic Content at Anti-Bullying Conference
https://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2015/04/17/teens-shocked-by-graphic-content-at-antibullying-conference-n1986750?
Editor’s note: WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
They thought the Iowa Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth was about anti-bullying. Instead, about 1,000 teenagers from more than 100 Iowa communities were treated to a profanity-laced performance by a drag queen along with graphic conversations on oral sex and a transgender tutorial on how to make fake testicles.
The April 3rd conference was sponsored by Iowa Safe Schools, a non-profit group that creates “safe and supportive schools” for LGBTQ young people.
No one exposes the scam of Academentia like Professor Mike Adams at UNCW:
Freeing My Inner Lesbian
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/2015/04/20/freeing-my-inner-lesbian-n1987440/page/full
Author’s Note: This is a continuation of my previous column “Caged Animals,” which highlighted a systematic assault on the free speech rights of pro-lifers at UNC-Wilmington…
I would like to apologize for the recent controversy I caused by asking that the university fire an activist/administrator who recently attempted to violate the free speech rights of pro-life students attending our university.
After lesbian activist Amy Schlag is fired from her position as director of the LGBTQIA Office she will likely find an attorney & sue… it would seem logical for the university to head off the suit by immediately hiring another lesbian….
Unfortunately, virtually all of the other lesbian activists on our campus are as close-minded and intolerant as Amy Schlag.
– I had been struggling with a unique disorder that has yet to be recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, or APA. My disorder centers on the fact that I have a natural, inborn desire to be a lesbian but I am unable to fulfill it because I am trapped inside a man’s body. Believe me, I didn’t choose to be this way. It just comes natural!
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– LGBTQIA Office is discriminatory because there are so many letters in the alphabet that it doesn’t recognize.
– Adding my lesbian in a man’s body orientation, hereafter LIMBO, to the alphabet soup of victimhood would allow us to expand…