Slap-A-Lapsed-Catholic

I'm annoyed. I get grouchy when the humidity is at 100% and the heat of summer has arrived. I also get really grouchy when the media twists events into falsehoods and spews them as factual news. Especially when it fuels antiCatholics who shoot from the hip first and ask questions later. AntiCatholic social media outlets are running amok with news that God is angry with those Catholic statues and used one to kill a priest. *sigh*

It's time to officially kick off my "Slap-A-Lapsed-Catholic" blog feature. I am NOT promoting violence, these are VERBAL slaps done with my BLOG, not with my hands. I do not want to get emails from anyone saying they got slapped because some mental midget used my blog as a permission slip to assault someone. This is NOT permission to physically assault anyone. Since I personally have to refrain from physically clubbing morons over the head with skillet, I have come up with the "slap-a-lapsed-catholic" blog feature instead. If this offends you...play me a violin.

So my first gripe of the day is against VaticanInsider.com for their terribly misleading article title which states "VIRGIN MARY STATUE KILLS PARISH PRIEST IN ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE". That is a very misleading title suggesting a statue of the Virgin Mary tumbled down on top of a priest killing him. What the article ACTUALLY says is that

"Unable to escape, Fr. Ivan was hit by a rock or a collapsing beam, while the two firemen who had accompanied him managed to escape unscathed."

There was NO deadly blow by any Virgin Mary statue- that was completely fabricated by VaticanInsider.com and clearly shows they want to mislead readers rather than simply reporting factual news. I get that they were probably suggesting that merely going into the church after the earthquake for the statue/s caused his death. I still say the title is purposely (in my opinion) misleading to make people believe a statue of the Virgin Mary toppled onto this priest killing him. This title sends antiCatholics into a tizzy, pointing gnarled fingers at Catholics saying "SEE! God is getting you for those pagan statues!" blah, blah, blah. *yawn*

Moving on...[this is the slapping part]

My next gripe is FREAKING LIBERAL CATHOLICS!!!!!!!! ACK!!!!!!!!!!! Oh boo freaking hoo to those liberal nuns who got a wake up call from the Vatican. And to the priests who support them... don't get me started on you disgraces to the collar!! Shame on you!!

Ever since the Vatican [FINALLY after TWO separate investigations 2008 & 2009] put it's foot down on these liberal nuns who are GOING AGAINST Catholic teaching (supporting contraception, pushing for female clergy [as if!], and abortion and gay marriage) they have not stopped whining. GET OVER IT!! You want to call yourselves 'Catholic'?? Then BE Catholic! Keep with ALL Church teachings. The Catholic faith is NOT a buffet for anyone to pick what they want and discard the rest.
Reading 'The Church Report' this morning I thought my head would exploded. If there is anything that gets me ticked off quicker than a liberal "Catholic" it's a liberal Catholic Religious!
From the article...

"The crackdown has caused an uproar among some Catholics, sparking dozens of vigils in cities across the country.
A Cleveland priest who has gone public with his support for the sisters says the Vatican action is an undeserved slap in the face to dedicated and educated women, and the anger it has created could trigger a major exodus from the pews.
"It's another event in which the people are disappointed in the leadership of the Catholic Church," said the Rev. Doug Koesel, pastor of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Cleveland. "This has the potential to be damaging to the church in the United States. Many Catholics have already walked away."

Good!! Don't let the door hit you in the backside on the way out!! Good riddance I say! If you don't want to BE Catholic and accept ALL Catholic teaching then GET OUT. No one is putting a gun to your head forcing you to be a member of the Catholic Church. If you think you can find better than GOD's ONLY created Church on earth, go for it. When you realise what a moron you've been and come crawling back the doors of the confessional will be open to you and you will be received back with open arms and cheering in heaven. Until then, shut up and stop whining. [my priest tells me I have to work on my patience and charity- smart priest] :)

Happy Christmas?

This video is a little out of season, but it really moved me while I was going through my YouTube videos. Everyone in this world should watch this video. It shows just how our low humanity has sunk. Whoever made this video brought out just how horrible things are in this world and how removed we here in America are from it. We all think Christmas is for us - how happy will WE be? Instead we should be thinking about how horrible it is for most people in the world and praying for them with our whole heart. And even worse, they don't even know there is a Christmas. Did God die for all of us or just us in America?

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon 

Praying for revenge or forgivness?

How do you pray for people who have hurt you? Do you pray the best for them? Have you ever prayed to God that they "get their just desserts" say with a bunch of horrible things happening to them? And that you're there to witness it? Have you sought what you might have referred to as "justice"?
Does this song sound like you??

Yeah, the song does makes us laugh. I roared when it first came out, thought it was so darn funny and it is. But then I got to thinking... have I totally missed the point in praying for those who have hurt me? Do I seek revenge in an assortment of unfortunate events befalling the person who hurt me? Did Jesus sound anything like this song when he was nailed to the cross, bleeding and dying for those who hurt him? Those like me?

Nope. Jesus prayed to God for those who hurt him to be forgiven and he himself forgave each and everyone of them for the pain and suffering they caused him.
Jesus is our perfect example.

So the next time someone angers you check yourself during your prayers. Are you praying forgiveness or revenege?
Song: Pray for you
By: Jaron And The Long Road To Love
"Pray For You" lyrics
I haven't been to church since I don't remember when
Things were going great '˜til they fell apart again
So I listened to the preacher as he told me what to do
He said you cant go hating others who have done wrong to you.
Sometimes we get angry, but we must not condemn.
Let the good Lord do His job and you just pray for them.

I pray your brakes go out running down a hill
I pray a flowerpot falls from a window sill and knocks you in the
head like I'd like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you're flying high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are honey, I pray for you

I'm really glad I found my way to church
'Cause I'm already feeling better and I thank God for his words.
{ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/j/jaron-&-the-long-road-to-love-lyrics/pray-for-you-lyrics.html }
Yeah I'm going take the high road,
And do what the preacher told me to do,
You keep messing up and I'll keep praying for you.

I pray your tire blows out at 110.
I pray you pass out drunk with your best friend and wake up with
his and her tattoos.

I pray your brakes go out running down a hill.
I pray a flowerpot falls from a window sill and knocks you in the
head like I'd like to.
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you're flying high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are, near or far, in your house or in your
car,
wherever you are honey, I pray for you.
I pray for you
---end song---

Proud of Our Catholic Politicians?

I'm so NOT proud to have so many Catholic democrat polititians in our government I could scream. The lastest Catholic, VP Joe Biden, came out (no pun intended) Sunday and stated that he is perfectly comfortable with gay marriage. Caroline Kennedy agrees with him. WHAT? Well how quaint.

Caroline Kennedy. You know, JFK's daughter? A huge Catholic family. Granddaughter of Rose Kennedy? Oh wait, I forgot, they're democrats. The party who believes it's ok to support sin, no matter what branch of Christian they are, including Catholic.

Seriously folks. Do people truly believe God is joking in Scripture when he forbids gay unions?

Now I understand the equal rights thingy. I don't think it should be restricted only to people who are married. And in that case, heterosexual couples should enjoy the same civil rights benefits that the gay people are screaming about. Isn't that the right thing to do? I mean, fair is fair.

But no, that isn't how it usually works. Heterosexual people have to tie the knot and as we all know, gay people want to tie the knot too. But we know God forbids this so how can man do what God said no too?

Easy - just vote it in. Forget the end of our life. Forget that we might end up in that very hot cesspool of sulfer. God loves us. He doesn't care what we do. We don't need confession anymore - I mean that is what Evangelicals say. And they say God doesn't care what we do as long as we BELIEVE that Christ died for us on the cross.

Well shoot, then I am saved for sure because I believed that story at the age of 6. But I'm Catholic, so, according to them, I'm not saved. Well, so much for the easy part.

Here it is in a nutshell. The Catholic Church teaches gay marriage is wrong, but the democrat Catholic politicians in congress want it to be legal along with that other big sin, you know, :::whispering::: abortion.  And if you turn to the Evangelical way of thinking, then you are saved Caroline and Joe. Now isn't that nice? You don't have to do anything the Church says because you are democrat and the evangelicals say you're saved, so long as you pray the sinner prayer. Oh wait, did I forget to mention the sinner prayer? Well... just go look it up. Anyway all you do is pray it and happy days will be here again - you will be saved. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Forget what God really says. Shucky doodles folks. There is hope at the end of the tunnel.

Are you listening Kathleen Sebelius? Are you listening Nancy Pelosi? You, too, are saved. Just watch any Evangelical program on tv. All of them recite that magical sinner's prayer. You don't even HAVE to be Catholic anymore. At least it let's the pressure off the Bishops. That's the least you democrats could do instead of commiting grave sacrilege everytime you receive Holy Communion - you know - the REAL BODY and BLOOD of Jesus Christ?

Speaking of the Bishops, just when is the Catholic Church going to put their foot down and demand that these politicians not be allowed to receive Holy Communion? The rest of us, when we commit mortal sin, don't get to go. So why should they? Does being "a government politician" make them immune, by God, for supporting sin? I'm just asking.

Now I don't want to be judgemental, or anything like that, so I guess I can't say for sure they will go to hell. But guess what folks? God hears your words just as we all did. He knows our thoughts, too. And Joe Biden, did you say this because you plan on running for president after Obama is done (hopefully after THIS election)?

I imagine there are many bishops and priests rolling over in their graves today at the nonsense our Church is letting politicians get by with. Oh wait, there are a lot of unmarried, living together Catholics, too. Wake up Catholics. Our unrepented sins are going with us when we die. Go to a local Catholic Chuch near you and confess your prayers today with a contrite heart and do the right thing because you love God, not because you love your job. Here is a hint: God says gay marriage is wrong. Period. Throw away that sinner's prayer and repent. For the Kingdom of God is at hand.

If you want to read the story on Joe Biden, follow the link.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/06/biden-says-absolutely-comfortable-with-gay-marriage-rights-cites-will-and-grace/

From Photobucket!

The Angelus by Daughters of St. Paul

The Angelus video was prepared by Sister Anne of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international Catholic religious community dedicated to evangelization through communications.

THE ANGELUS

The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary:
And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary . . .

Behold the handmaid of the Lord:

Be it done unto me according to Thy word.

Hail Mary . . .

And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary . . .

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:

Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

Priest Marries in Australia

A news story has broken about a priest in Australia who has admitted that he has been secretly married for a year. The article also says that there are many more like him in the world. The link is at the bottom of this article.

 

Now MSNBC ran the story and since I believe MSNBC lies through their teeth about most things, I'm taking it with a grain of salt.

Still, if it is true, then this priest is saying that there are more priests like him and if that's true, then I'm pretty sad about the whole situation.

We understand they have those same needs as most men seem to think they need, but as a man of God, God gives our priests the grace to not desire things of this world but only of the next.

I'm not entirely against a priest being married, but there are some reasons for celibacy. One, St. Paul talks about how it is better to be celibate, but if you can't be, then be married. Course in today's culture, being married is no longer a prerequisite to people having sex.

As I stated in my previous post, tv plays a lot into how people lead their lives and priests are human, too. If priests watch the same garbage the rest of the world watches, I would think that it would be pretty hard for them to live their life of celibacy.

What many people fail to understand is that celibacy is a discipline, not a doctrine and began when men, themselves, decided to forsake others in favor of living for God alone. God does not exactly say a priest has to be celibate, but again, we fall back on St. Paul's words regarding his own vocation of being celibate. And he was a priest of God's.

Mary, herself, was given so many graces to help her in this life retain her virginity, to not lust for man. Priests are given these very same graces and are not required to become a priest, but rather have chosen to be one. It is an admirable profession, even if most of mankind doesn't recognize it as such.

I was glad to see that his bishop is removing him from his duties. The same thing happened to Father Corapi. These men are given a long discernment period in the beginning to decided, can they be a priest, do they really want to be a priest and can they live up to their own vows, just as we are to live up to our marriage vows.

So we need to pray hard for our priests. The devil is working hard today to try and take them from God before the end of time. If we are in the end times, then our prayers need to be especially fervent for those men who are to lead their flocks to heaven.

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/02/11497228-catholic-priest-in-australia-ive-been-secretly-married-for-a-year?lite

Ave Maria by Daughters of Saint Paul

This song, to me, brings out the sorrow Mary feels for mankind.

It's a version of Ave Maria I've never heard before.

On You Tube, the Owner of the Video Says This Song Is
From the album Receive Me, O Mary
Produced and Distributed by: Daughters of St. Paul
But I cannot find this album anywhere, including
Amazon and Pauline.Org

Owner: marshedelcar08's channel

When Did Our Morals Disappear?

I think the main problem of where our morality has gone in this country and in this world is - through the media - television and the movies. Everything we see, no matter how clean it seems to be on the outside, revolves around sex. It's like it's the only thing people can think about. And having raised a child in the 80's and 90's, if I were to do it over again, I would join the growing band wagon of not allowing her to watch tv OR watch many movies in my home. I, myself, have pretty much barred myself from network tv because it is so disgusting. I limit myself to TCM movies from the 40's and early 50's because after that, everything goes downhill.

And if this isn't bad enough, many states now have 'sex education' classes in high school because our children need to be taught about safe sex, abortion and birth control. Please. Why do kids have to learn about sex at all when they are in high school? Certainly it's not because they've matured enough to handle it. I mean, what the heck, if I get pregnant, I'll have an abortion. Right? Isn't that how they think? Do these kids realize what they are doing to their immortal souls? Do the parents? It doesn't seem like it and it doesn't seem like they even care.

One high school in this country had a group of college kids come in to teach on safe sex and whatever, and ended up talking about sex fetishes and other just as disgusting topics that juniors in high school do not need to know about.

This wasn't so bad as when the story broke in the media. Then I saw where the parents and people in general were standing up for this college in what they were doing, applauding them and telling us who opposed this that it's none of our business and they're glad kids are learning these things in school. Excuse me? Course there were a few slams at us about being Catholic. What ever happened to our parents being the teachers of things like this? Whatever happened to parents teaching their children abstinence instead of safe sex? It used to be that boys were the agressors when it came to sex. But now, we see girls doing all sorts of immoral behavior and for what? To get a guy? To get a free ticket to hell? Why is it the Catholic Church is practically the only Church to teach morals anymore? Where is God in everyone's life? No where? No one cares that these sex-filled activities are sinful if they are unmarried? And yes, if they are gay?

I read in Saint Faustina's diary that many people will end up in hell because they do not believe that hell exists. Well if they believe that, then do people also not believe in God? Or is God too loving to send anyone to hell? Here's a hint people: God does NOT send us to hell; we send ourselves via our SINS. You know - those things we do that offend God. If anyone on this green earth believes that all of this sex doesn't offend God, then you might as well pack your little bags for the next train to hell. Seriously.

I think I'm just getting tired from all the shock that we are exposed to today in the news and just when you think you've seen it all, something worse comes out. Are we ever going to hit bottom and start going back to God? Or is our world in for another "Noah's Ark" or "Sodom and Gomorrha?" God will punish this world for its sins. He has done it over and over again throughout history, and still people live as if God doesn't exist at all. I can't take it.

Well I'll get off my soap box now. Just think about what I said and if you don't believe me, you better start reading the Bible and read it for what it says. God means what He says. Seriously. He does.

From Google Images

Our Sorrowful Mother

Our Sorrowful Mother

With this country in the worse shape it's ever been in, and with, IMO, the worse president we've ever had, I want you to think about your own sufferings because of all of this and consider this for a minute. According to our Holy Church when recalling only seven of Our Lady's sorrows, the sufferings of the Mother of God cannot be comprehended. Her life, like that of her Divine Son, was a continuous series of sufferings and tribulations. Mary had her own way of the cross and not one person who has ever lived on this earth suffered like she did, other than her own Son, Our Lord .

After reading this, I began to think about how selfish I am, especially when it comes to the daily sufferings we all have, which are small in comparison. We get an sore toe or a headache or break a bone or something and it's like the worst thing ever. OR worse yet, we lose a spouse, parent or child and have to face life alone without that person until eternity, IF we make it to heaven.

The purpose of the Devotion is to promote union with the sufferings of Christ through union with the special suffering that Our Lady endured because she was the Mother of God. By uniting ourselves with both the Passion of Christ and His holy Mother, we enter into Jesus' Heart and honor Him greatly; He is more honored because we have so honored His Mother.

So I'm thinking about trying to begin a devotion to Our Sorrowful Mother. I know others have done this devotion and have liked it a lot. There are so many devotions we Catholics can do, but to specifically pick something out that touches our heart takes some thought sometimes. We know that the devotion to the rosary is the best one of anything. The Sorrowful Mother devotion teaches us the sorrowful mysteries of Mary from the Gospels, which we really don't hear that much about other than the two feast days the Church has in honor of the Sorrowful Mother - the Friday before Good Friday and September 15.

There are two different devotional prayers for this devotion. To read about the devotion and to pray the Rosary of Tears, follow this link.
http://www.catholictradition.org/Passion/tears.htm

To read the devotion to and pray the seven dolors (sorrows), follow this link: http://www.catholictradition.org/Mary/7sorrows.htm

Stupid Catholic Voters...

There are some Catholics out there that just don't get it...or don't care, but will one day- Judgement Day. I am not talking about all Catholic voters here... just the stupid and/or defiant ones.

President Obama has attacked the Catholic Church and it's teachings on everything from abortion to embryonic stem cell research, from gay marriage to religious liberty (HHS Mandate) and more, yet some *coughSTUPIDcough* Catholic voters just don't care. They will support Obama as he butchers preborn children with his agenda, they will continue to support Obama as he attempts to force the Catholic Church to close down it's hospitals, charities, adoption agencies (has already happened in some states because of gay "marriage" (as if!). And still the delusional Catholic voter marches on following Obama's one-way-to-hell policies.

"Obama is ahead among Catholics by six points, and has a substantial lead among Americans who have no formal religious identity."

-Gallup Poll quote-
source: Gallup Poll

It can't be mere ignorance that so many Catholics support Obama - the Bishops have been very vocal these last several months on the issue of the HHS Mandate- and even non-Catholics know the Church's standing on abortion and gay marriage- so what's left? Sheer stupidity and defiant rejection of clear Church teachings.

Catholic Catechism: #2271 Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law:

You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish. 75
God, the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes. 76

#2272 Formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae," 77 "by the very commission of the offense," 78 and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law. 79 The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.

It doesn't get any plainer than that, yet some STILL don't get it- especially Catholic politicians so the Church offers this...

IV. POSITIONS OF CATHOLIC POLITICIANS
WITH REGARD TO LEGISLATION IN FAVOUR
OF HOMOSEXUAL UNIONS

10. If it is true that all Catholics are obliged to oppose the legal recognition of homosexual unions, Catholic politicians are obliged to do so in a particular way, in keeping with their responsibility as politicians. Faced with legislative proposals in favour of homosexual unions, Catholic politicians are to take account of the following ethical indications.

When legislation in favour of the recognition of homosexual unions is proposed for the first time in a legislative assembly, the Catholic law-maker has a moral duty to express his opposition clearly and publicly and to vote against it. To vote in favour of a law so harmful to the common good is gravely immoral.

When legislation in favour of the recognition of homosexual unions is already in force, the Catholic politician must oppose it in the ways that are possible for him and make his opposition known; it is his duty to witness to the truth. If it is not possible to repeal such a law completely, the Catholic politician, recalling the indications contained in the Encyclical Letter Evangelium vitae, could licitly support proposals aimed at limiting the harm done by such a law and at lessening its negative consequences at the level of general opinion and public morality, on condition that his absolute personal opposition to such laws was clear and well known and that the danger of scandal was avoided.(18) This does not mean that a more restrictive law in this area could be considered just or even acceptable; rather, it is a question of the legitimate and dutiful attempt to obtain at least the partial repeal of an unjust law when its total abrogation is not possible at the moment.


CONCLUSION

11. The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour or to legal recognition of homosexual unions. The common good requires that laws recognize, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the primary unit of society. Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behaviour, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself.

The Sovereign Pontiff John Paul II, in the Audience of March 28, 2003, approved the present Considerations, adopted in the Ordinary Session of this Congregation, and ordered their publication."

source:http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20030731_homosexual-unions_en.html

What will some Catholic voters say to God on Judgement Day? I wouldn't bet on "I didn't know!!" working after all the Church has done to make sure Catholics are well informed.

Gallup quote from: http://www.gallup.com/poll/154097/Religiousness-Key-Factor-Romney-Obama-Support.aspx