My organization, the Ruth Institute, has been inducted into the ranks of the censored. YouTube removed three episodes of The Dr. J Show, our weekly interview podcast.
But I don’t want you to feel sorry for me. Other individuals and organizations have suffered much more at the hands of Big Tech than we have. I want two things from you. First, I want you to understand exactly what this incident reveals about The Sexual State, the political/sexual/social regime under which we all now live. Second, I want you to take this opportunity to evangelize people in your lives who may now be more receptive to learning about the Catholic Church’s humane teaching on human sexuality.
First, the bare facts. YouTube removed three episodes of The Dr. J Show. In its notification of removal, YouTube stated it “does not allow content about abortion that contradicts expert consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organization (WHO) and poses a serious risk of bodily harm or death.” (You can view these episodes on our Rumble site, an alternative to Google-owned YouTube.) The first interview with breast cancer surgeon Dr. Angela Lanfranchi was originally posted in January 2021. The second interview with Dr. Lanfranchi, and an interview with biologist Dr. Joel Brind were posted in October 2021. Dr. Angela Lanfranchi explained the medical pathways by which an induced abortion increases the risk of breast cancer.
These interviews raised nary an eyebrow until just now. I suppose, all things considered, that this increasingly aggressive censorship is the result of the overturn of Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. It is hard to know for sure, of course. It looks as if some gnome in the bowels of YouTube reset some setting for their “bots” to go look for offending materials. I cannot believe anyone watched every one of our videos, and carefully targeted these three! (Besides, judging from the clunky wording of our shutdown notices, robots may have composed them!)….
The above comes from an August 8 posting by Jennifer Roback Morse in the National Catholic Register.
Dr. Roback Morse is very intelligent, logical, honest, and comprehensive in her presentations. I listened to her in person presentations at St. Mark, San Marcos, CA when she was a parishioner there. She assisted with our RCIA group at St. Mary Escondido when I was pastor there. I believe her over some censors at YouTube
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse is excellent, outstanding! Other outstanding Pro Life leaders and their organizations, that have likewise faced online censorship, include: Lila Rose, of LiveAction, Kristan Hawkins, of Students for Life of America, Fr. Frank Pavone, of Priests for Life, Judie Brown, of American Life League, Shawn Carney, of 40 Days for Life, and Jor-El Godsey, of Heartbeat International. Plus, many others.
While I agree with you, I do have a question. Can you (or anyone) tell me the diocese of which Fr. Pavone is a priest in good standing?
I’ve contacted Priests for Life directly and cannot get a straight answer. I don’t mean a letter from his lawyer. I mean a letter from a diocese. And, I’ve contacted a few dioceses where he has been and they’ve stated he is not one of theirs and does not have faculties to celebrate sacraments. Letters of good standing are not difficult to get. I get them regularly when ministering outside of my diocese, Sadly, it seem Father Pavone has gone rogue. Clergy are not free to freelance. Our ministries depend upon a bishop, a successor to the Apostles. (Otherwise, we might as well be Protestants, no offense intended to our separated brothers and sisters.) We need to be accountable, and that includes financial accountability, which has been one of the issues regarding Priests for Life. Someone, please prove my suspicions wrong. I sincerely hope he is a priest in good standing.
You have seen the website where is says that he is a priest in good standing according to the Vatican and that info on his bishop will be released when appropriate.
Yes?
His website has said that for years. Nothing from the Vatican or on their website indicates that. And, it’s always appropriate to be attached to some diocese. Why the secrecy? I fear it’s because he is no longer a priest in good standing. Again, someone, please prove me wrong (and don’t simply repeat claims his website or devotees make). Thank you.
Never heard of it.
You have now. And all because of YouTube taking them down.
She is doing the right thing-now is the time to get the story out there and increase your viewership.