Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston recently gave good advice to Catholics to "protect our children from the poisonous message of hedonism, individualism and materialism on MTV and so many other places." It's a shame that many Catholics may find it hard to take his message seriously in light of the fact that the same Cardinal didn't seem bothered by the arguably "poisonous message" sent by him over his recent participation in (and unqualified defense of) the scandalous Kennedy funeral.
Does the Cardinal believe that children should be protected from "the poisonous message of hedonism, individualism and materialism on MTV and so many other places" but that these same children need no protection from the message sent by him earlier that it is acceptable for an ardent promoter of abortion & homosexual 'marriage' - a man for which HLI said "Every indication of Senator Kennedy's career, every public appearance, every sound bite showed an acerbic, divisive and partisan political hack for whom party politics were much more infallible than Church doctrines" - to be nearly 'canonized' by prelates?
One might reasonably expect a "poisonous message" from MTV - but such a message should never be expected from a leader of the Catholic Church. And is not the danger potentially far greater when poison is given by someone you should be able to trust?
Does the Cardinal fail to see how hedonistic, individualistic, and materialistic the evil of abortion is? Yet he finds no difficulty granting a public funeral - "gushing with praise" - to a man who had passionately fought for this evil for decades and never publicly repented?
One may fear that the advice to "protect our children from the poisonous message of hedonism, individualism and materialism on MTV and so many other places", should be countered with a suggestion to the speaker to look in the mirror.
[9/28]
Posts
