Good news: Book signing cancelled

After much criticism, the director of the Catholic Information Center in downtown Washington has cancelled a planned book signing featuring Cokie Roberts. The director, an Opus Dei priest, claimed they were "unaware" that the "notorious dissenter" held views contrary to Church teachings ("We were unaware that some of the positions held by Ms. Cokie Roberts are inimical to the Catholic Faith and the support of our Holy Father that we hold very dear at the Catholic Information Center"). He also claimed to be "grateful" to those who expressed concern over the planned event and offered apologies "to all who may have been troubled by the scheduling of this event and the confusion it may have occasioned."

[2/19]

Catholic Humor?

If only this was written to be humorous!

The USCCB news service - previously charged with "failure to consistently apply reliably Catholic editorial standards" - in its coverage of the annual LCWR meeting quoted their controversial keynote speaker as follows:

"The official number of women religious in this country might have fallen, but I feel it is safe to say that the number of religious women who are acting out of their faith to serve society is higher than ever before"

Given the facts, it seems impossible to wrap one's mind around that. It seems she's saying that the much larger number of orthodox sisters from previous generations weren't "acting out of their faith to serve society" as well as the much smaller of group of modern dissenting, witchcraft-promoting sisters of today.

But now for the "funny" part (if only it was a joke!). The same speaker says the sisters she spoke with at the conference "did not really understand why the Vatican had requested the apostolic visitation." She said: "Puzzlement is the word" and follows with "Here they are, all day, every day, trying to serve the people of God, and suddenly they feel like they're under investigation."

Gee, can't imagine why the Vatican would investigate a group claiming to be Catholic while promoting liberalism, dissent, radical feminism, anti-clericalism, paganism, New Age practices, witchcraft, and which has discussed "moving beyond the Church, even beyond Jesus."

If it wasn't so sad, it would be funny.

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LCWR annual meeting is true to form

Obviously not swayed by the Vatican investigation, the LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religious) is featuring a radical pro-abort keynote speaker at its annual assembly in New Orleans. This supposedly 'Catholic' speaker who supports late-term abortion is also notable for her comments criticizing the Church for its teachings against contraception & homosexuality and for saying that Pope Benedict is "really lacking in the theological virtue of charity."

LCWR is "the nation's largest umbrella group for Roman Catholic sisters" whose members are said to represent "about 95 percent of 67,000 sisters in the U.S." The group is notable for liberalism, dissent, radical feminism, anti-clericalism, paganism, New Age practices, witchcraft, and for talk of being "post-Christian" & "moving beyond the Church, even beyond Jesus". They also push "eco-feminism". It is not surprising that of all the pressing concerns in the Church and in the world today, their annual meeting included a prayer service at a park which was "focused on the preservation and renewal of coastal wetlands."

The meeting is also expected to provide them an opportunity to discuss their response to the Vatican investigations. As one participant has said, "This will be an opportunity to be who we are and to speak our truth, not to back away from that, and to understand what our common response will be."

Interesting choice of words - "our truth". Truth - real truth - is universal. As Chesterton once said, "Most mistaken people mean well, and all mistaken people mean something. There is something to be said for every error, but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous."

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