USCCB Responds to Tim Kaine

As pastors of the Church it is timely to reaffirm the Church’s authoritative teaching about marriage as it comes to us from God as the author of creation and of revelation. The Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage as exclusively the permanent, faithful, and fruitful union of one man and one woman cannot change.

 As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, hearkening back to the timeless words of the Book of Genesis: “‘The intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws…. God himself is the author of marriage.’ The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator” (CCC, no. 1603). And despite so many various cultural changes and understandings, this “order of creation persists…” (no. 1608).

For the complete letter, go to:  http://www.usccb.org/news/2016/16-120.cfm

Comparison of Political Party Platforms by Priests for Life

Even if a candidate says that they are Catholic, the party platform is a good indicator of what they will actually support.

Click here for a side by side comparison:  http://www.priestsforlife.org/candidates/2016-platform-comparison-web.pdf

The Reverend Kaine?

Kaine’s talk before the Progressive National Baptist Convention, a 2.5-million-member, liberal black denomination, was sermon-like in its heavy religious message and cadence. It ended with the denomination’s president saying: “Give it up for Reverend Kaine!” and contained many scriptural references, tales of his work as a missionary and of praying with Hillary Clinton backstage at the Democratic National Convention.

The core of his talk was about the Biblical story of Job, who loses everything, which Kaine said is really about how people react to suffering and tough conditions, whether they blame the victim and past errors or instead commit more deeply to their faith, principles and moving forward.

However, there has not been one mention about the devastating effects that abortion has had on the African-American community!  How African-Americans are still taken advantage by the Democrat Party!   No mention of how home ownership is at the lowest level in 51 years -- and you cannot attribute all of it to racism.  Not one mention of the devastating effects of black-on-black crime and what all churches can do to help stop it!  

Just another reason not to vote for Clinton/Kaine.

H/T to Deacon Greg Kandra.