By Christopher Lamb
(La Stampa) Donald Trump was “undoubtedly” preferable to Hillary Clinton due to
her stance on abortion while the new president will be well-placed to
tackle government corruption, according to Cardinal Raymond Burke.
The cardinal, a leading conservative figure in the United States,
said that care for refugees and the poor were important but do not carry
the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia: Trump has said he is
pro-life while Clinton supports legal terminations.
Pope Francis, however, has made care for outcasts a central part of
his papacy and questioned the president-elect’s Christian faith after he
proposed building a wall between the United States and Mexico to
prevent migrants crossing the border.
During the 2004 presidential campaign Cardinal Burke, a former
Archbishop of St Louis, Missouri, said he would deny communion to John
Kerry and other pro-abortion Catholic politicians.
In an interview originally reported in The Tablet
the cardinal, now Patron of the Order of Malta and based in Rome, talks about the United States’ election results.
What is Your Eminence’s reaction to Donald Trump’s election?
I am very happy that my fellow Americans have chosen a new President,
and given him a strong mandate to address resolutely the corruption
that has beset the federal government in recent years. I pray that Our
Blessed Lord bestows on President-elect Trump all the graces necessary
for him to fulfil this mandate for the true promotion of the Common
Good. It is my hope that my homeland will soon be united again, so that
we can work for the good of all.
Was President-elect Trump a preferable candidate to Secretary Clinton given her support for late term abortion?
Undoubtedly, yes.
President-elect Trump holds positions that would
be harmful to migrants and other vulnerable groups and has been accused
of committing indecent acts against women. But he said he was pro-life
on the abortion question. Is a political candidate who is anti-abortion
preferable even if he holds policies contrary to other elements of
Catholic teaching and has been accused of indecent behaviour?
Firstly, to be accused of something is not the same thing as to be
guilty of it. Secondly, abortion is the systematic murder of human
beings at their most vulnerable stage of development — we need to
remember that. Thirdly, we do need to draw a distinction between a
migrant and a refugee. How many economical migrants a country accepts is
a prudential matter, about which people in good faith are free to
disagree. One’s heart must always be open to the genuine refugee,
fleeing death, terror and persecution however.
In your given example, I do not see any moral equivalence between
abortion, and the welfare of migrants. I hope it is obvious that I think
migrants, made in the image and likeness of God like you and me, should
be treated with every care and respect. But to put the two issues on
the same plane is simply wrong (as the Church clearly teaches)... (continued)
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Saturday, November 12, 2016
Friday, February 19, 2016
Pope spokesman clarifies Trump comment
By Lisa Hagen
(The Hill) A spokesperson for Pope Francis clarified the pontiff’s criticism of Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall, saying that the remark wasn’t “a personal attack.”
On Thursday, the pope told reporters on his plane that building walls “is not Christian.”
But the pontiff’s spokesperson said it’s a comment he’s made before, adding that the pope wants to avoid weighing in on American politics.
“The Pope said what we already know, if we followed his teaching and positions: we shouldn’t build walls, but bridges,” the spokesperson said in a statement, according to CNBC. “It’s his generic view, coherent with the nature of solidarity from the gospel.”
“This wasn’t, in any way, a personal attack or an indication on who to vote for,” the spokesperson continued. “The Pope has clearly said he didn’t want to get involved in the electoral campaign in the US and also said that he said what he said on the basis of what he was told [about Trump], hence giving him the benefit of the doubt.”
During a Thursday rally in South Carolina, Trump needled the pontiff for his criticism and said that he publicly questioned his faith.
“For a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful. I'm proud to be a Christian and as president, I will not allow Christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now with our current president," he said.
But at a CNN town hall later that night, the real estate mogul said he respects Pope Francis, adding that “he has a lot of personality.”
"I think he said something much softer than was originally reported by the media," he said.
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(The Hill) A spokesperson for Pope Francis clarified the pontiff’s criticism of Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall, saying that the remark wasn’t “a personal attack.”
On Thursday, the pope told reporters on his plane that building walls “is not Christian.”
But the pontiff’s spokesperson said it’s a comment he’s made before, adding that the pope wants to avoid weighing in on American politics.
“The Pope said what we already know, if we followed his teaching and positions: we shouldn’t build walls, but bridges,” the spokesperson said in a statement, according to CNBC. “It’s his generic view, coherent with the nature of solidarity from the gospel.”
“This wasn’t, in any way, a personal attack or an indication on who to vote for,” the spokesperson continued. “The Pope has clearly said he didn’t want to get involved in the electoral campaign in the US and also said that he said what he said on the basis of what he was told [about Trump], hence giving him the benefit of the doubt.”
During a Thursday rally in South Carolina, Trump needled the pontiff for his criticism and said that he publicly questioned his faith.
“For a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful. I'm proud to be a Christian and as president, I will not allow Christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now with our current president," he said.
But at a CNN town hall later that night, the real estate mogul said he respects Pope Francis, adding that “he has a lot of personality.”
"I think he said something much softer than was originally reported by the media," he said.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
UK Police Arrest Man For ‘Offensive’ Facebook Post About Migrants
By Liam Deacon
(Breitbart) The tiny Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, which had a total population of just 6,498 in 2011, is expected to take in around 1,000 Syrian migrants, with 12 families already arriving since December last year (picture above).
However, commenting on the comparatively huge and sudden influx of Muslim immigrants online just became a very risky business for local residents.
Police have confirmed they have arrested a 41-year-old local man under the Communications Act, after receiving a report of a supposedly “offensive” comment made on Facebook regarding the migrants.
A police spokesman was unequivocal, that any harsh criticism of the Muslim influx would not be “tolerated”. Inspector Ewan Wilson from Dunoon police office told the Guardian following the arrest:
“I hope that the arrest of this individual sends a clear message that Police Scotland will not tolerate any form of activity which could incite hatred and provoke offensive comments on social media”.
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(Breitbart) The tiny Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, which had a total population of just 6,498 in 2011, is expected to take in around 1,000 Syrian migrants, with 12 families already arriving since December last year (picture above).
However, commenting on the comparatively huge and sudden influx of Muslim immigrants online just became a very risky business for local residents.
Police have confirmed they have arrested a 41-year-old local man under the Communications Act, after receiving a report of a supposedly “offensive” comment made on Facebook regarding the migrants.
A police spokesman was unequivocal, that any harsh criticism of the Muslim influx would not be “tolerated”. Inspector Ewan Wilson from Dunoon police office told the Guardian following the arrest:
“I hope that the arrest of this individual sends a clear message that Police Scotland will not tolerate any form of activity which could incite hatred and provoke offensive comments on social media”.
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
The reverse "Grapes of Wrath"
By The Digital Hairshirt
Suffering in its third year of drought, more than 58 percent of the state is currently in "exceptional drought" stage, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map. That marks a huge jump from just seven days ago, when about 36 percent of the state was categorized that way.
If the state continues on this path, there may have to be thoughts about moving people out, said Lynn Wilson, academic chair at Kaplan University and who serves on the climate change delegation in the United Nations.
"Civilizations in the past have had to migrate out of areas of drought," Wilson said. "We may have to migrate people out of California."There is a startling contrast to this notion, given that many Californians trace the arrival of their families to the "Okies," those people from Oklahoma and the Plains state who migrated to California to escape the great drought that reduced their homes to a virtual dust bowl in the 1930's. Few people won't recognize an iconic photograph from that time, the image of a migrant mother caught by Dorothea Lange:
So will we now have "Calis" moving east? And who would be selected to move?...
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