Comments on: The Congress of Catholic Bishops http://www.billpressshow.com/2009/11/13/the-congress-of-catholic-bishops/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Johnny Brainetree http://www.billpressshow.com/2009/11/13/the-congress-of-catholic-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 Johnny Brainetree Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:05:48 +0000 http://www.billpressshow.com/?p=1183#comment-4803 You are right on, Mr. Press, and I admire your understanding of the true issues. Whenever the church has gained control over the civil power, she has used it to punish dissent from her doctrines. Our Founding Fathers knew the dangers and enacted safeguards, but these are being dismantled. Liberty of conscience which became ours at such a great cost of suffering and blood is no longer respected. "Many non-Catholics fear us as a political organisation, and are afraid that the Catholic Church will dominate and rule; we are working quietly, seriously and I may say effectively, to that end." (The Catholic magazine The Missionary, June, 1909, p. 69.) You are right on, Mr. Press, and I admire your understanding of the true issues. Whenever the church has gained control over the civil power, she has used it to punish dissent from her doctrines. Our Founding Fathers knew the dangers and enacted safeguards, but these are being dismantled. Liberty of conscience which became ours at such a great cost of suffering and blood is no longer respected. “Many non-Catholics fear us as a political organisation, and are afraid that the Catholic Church will dominate and rule; we are working quietly, seriously and I may say effectively, to that end.” (The Catholic magazine The Missionary, June, 1909, p. 69.)

]]> By: "Deadly" Ernest in Cleveland http://www.billpressshow.com/2009/11/13/the-congress-of-catholic-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 "Deadly" Ernest in Cleveland Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:48:49 +0000 http://www.billpressshow.com/?p=1183#comment-1018 As we know, yes ... the Catholics really stick to their guns ... like they do with their stance against the Death Penalty ... Gee, blame Democrat X for abortion ... but worship George W. Bush as their savior, despite being directly responsible for over 100 prisoners executed ... why didn't he pander to the Catholics there and change their sentences from Death (like the Catholics normally oppose) to "life without parole"? And, I recall, the Pope a few years back said that Sunday should be a day of worship, and that ye should not go to football games and baseball games and all the like ... bye bye NFL ... why does the NFL hate Catholics? As we know, yes … the Catholics really stick to their guns … like they do with their stance against the Death Penalty …

Gee, blame Democrat X for abortion … but worship George W. Bush as their savior, despite being directly responsible for over 100 prisoners executed … why didn’t he pander to the Catholics there and change their sentences from Death (like the Catholics normally oppose) to “life without parole”?

And, I recall, the Pope a few years back said that Sunday should be a day of worship, and that ye should not go to football games and baseball games and all the like … bye bye NFL … why does the NFL hate Catholics?

]]> By: K Theriault http://www.billpressshow.com/2009/11/13/the-congress-of-catholic-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 K Theriault Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:09:14 +0000 http://www.billpressshow.com/?p=1183#comment-1012 Mr Press, I do believe you should have consult your pastor and bishop. I am sure that they would be able to help you with your faith dilemma. As a Catholic, you know that abortion is evil and wrong. This is the teaching of the church. The bishops did nothing wrong - they told congress that if they kept abortion in the bill that they would have to call Catholics to action. Members of congress realized that they needed to compromise. Well I have no right to judge your intentions, I can not understand how you can ignore the destruction of life. As a Catholic, as a Christian, as a follower of Christ, you know that you are called to stand up for the weakest, those with no voice, and that does include the unborn. I use to take the road of, well personally I am opposed to abortion, but I can't force my beliefs on someone else. After much prayer and reflection, I realized that I was wrong. It is not an issue of forcing my beliefs on another person - it is standing up for the rights of a person without a voice. Our society is so quick to protect the baby seals, the whales, the turtles, the earth (which is not a bad thing), but we find it ok to not protect those who need it the most. I would really encourage you to speak with your pastor and bishop about this - pray about it, you know deep down what is right. And you shouldn't be attacking your church - when you do this - really think Mr Press what Jesus is thinking when you do this. Can you honestly tell me that you could face the Lord and explain why you could stand back and allow abortion to go on without trying to fight it? I realize that the laws allow for abortion, but that doesn't make it right. We need to be sure that tax payer money is not going to be used for it, we need to protect doctors/nurses who would be faced with having to perform such a "procedure", and we need to protect hospitals, Catholic and non-Catholic that do not perform abortions to stay that way - and they shouldn't be punished for it. Democrats always say that are the defenders of human rights (and I use to be a democrat), that why is it that they can't defend the most basic of human rights - the right to life.....from conception to natural death. Prayer my friend - as one Catholic to another, I pray that you can see this evil for what it is, and learn to love your Church. Mr Press, I do believe you should have consult your pastor and bishop. I am sure that they would be able to help you with your faith dilemma. As a Catholic, you know that abortion is evil and wrong. This is the teaching of the church. The bishops did nothing wrong – they told congress that if they kept abortion in the bill that they would have to call Catholics to action. Members of congress realized that they needed to compromise. Well I have no right to judge your intentions, I can not understand how you can ignore the destruction of life. As a Catholic, as a Christian, as a follower of Christ, you know that you are called to stand up for the weakest, those with no voice, and that does include the unborn. I use to take the road of, well personally I am opposed to abortion, but I can’t force my beliefs on someone else. After much prayer and reflection, I realized that I was wrong. It is not an issue of forcing my beliefs on another person – it is standing up for the rights of a person without a voice. Our society is so quick to protect the baby seals, the whales, the turtles, the earth (which is not a bad thing), but we find it ok to not protect those who need it the most. I would really encourage you to speak with your pastor and bishop about this – pray about it, you know deep down what is right. And you shouldn’t be attacking your church – when you do this – really think Mr Press what Jesus is thinking when you do this. Can you honestly tell me that you could face the Lord and explain why you could stand back and allow abortion to go on without trying to fight it? I realize that the laws allow for abortion, but that doesn’t make it right. We need to be sure that tax payer money is not going to be used for it, we need to protect doctors/nurses who would be faced with having to perform such a “procedure”, and we need to protect hospitals, Catholic and non-Catholic that do not perform abortions to stay that way – and they shouldn’t be punished for it. Democrats always say that are the defenders of human rights (and I use to be a democrat), that why is it that they can’t defend the most basic of human rights – the right to life…..from conception to natural death. Prayer my friend – as one Catholic to another, I pray that you can see this evil for what it is, and learn to love your Church.

]]> By: D. Holmes http://www.billpressshow.com/2009/11/13/the-congress-of-catholic-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 D. Holmes Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:45:48 +0000 http://www.billpressshow.com/?p=1183#comment-1010 looks billy-the-baby-murder-loving-press dosen't have an argument. and you wonder why we claim rabid pro-choicers like you are murderers. looks billy-the-baby-murder-loving-press dosen’t have an argument. and you wonder why we claim rabid pro-choicers like you are murderers.

]]> By: D. Holmes http://www.billpressshow.com/2009/11/13/the-congress-of-catholic-bishops/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 D. Holmes Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:51:02 +0000 http://www.billpressshow.com/?p=1183#comment-1009 I think you're just p.o'd that you support and defend, as a 'right,' the murder of innocent unborn babies, and the Catholic bishops don't. Aren't the parents of those babies human beings? Are you still peddeling the lie that non-humans have human parents, Bill? I think you’re just p.o’d that you support and defend, as a ‘right,’ the murder of innocent unborn babies, and the Catholic bishops don’t. Aren’t the parents of those babies human beings? Are you still peddeling the lie that non-humans have human parents, Bill?

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