Links for 02/19/15 | National Catholic Reporter

Links for 02/19/15 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Lifesite News continues to find doctrine in remarks on airplanes and speeches to visitors.  None of that, attributable to Pope Benedict, creates new doctrine.  Of course the article says nothing about Burke or the remarks about Burke (indeed, it is probably more accurate to speculate that the remarks of Madison Bishop Morline were the ones Wuerl was referring to - and that these have as much to do with the Bishop's economic stance as his unwillingness to engage on the Synod on the Family - or let his flock engage, which is the purpose of the one year break.  Still, Wuerl and especially Cardinal McCarrick - one of my favorites - took a light touch in telling politicians (like me) when they can or cannot receive Communion.



Canon 915 is clear - advocating abortion itself is wrong.  That is not what we do, however.  Indeed, no Catholic politician outside New York and California has ever voted to legalize abortion.  The Court did it and did so because they could find no evidence outside the 14th Amendment in federal law that the unborn were ever treated like legal persons.  Indeed, abortion had the same penatly as shooting your neighbor's dog - a fine.  Until there is a real bill before Congress (states have no jurisdiction here) - no one need say anything about abortion officially - and even if they do, its not a vote.  Of course, if LSN appreciated the realities, they would shut off their computers or write about something imortant - like poverty.  Or like how poverty relates to abortion - of course if they did that, Libertarians like Morlino would have to be denounced on their page.



Interesting speech by J.E.B. in Chicago.  Kind of sad - mostly because he appears to have kept a few of his brother's speech writers around - unless he really wrote this - in which case I blame the Bush family dinner conversation for allowing such awkwardness.  His claim to fame is still clearly keeping Terri Schaivo alive after she was mostly brain dead - putting the mighty hand of government around the throat of her husband.  It may get him the nomination and the support of Lifesite News - and for the same reason will doom him to lose the general election against Secretary Clinton.  I suspect Rove is still not sure of a run - he may still be trying to find a way the math works.  Note to Karl - the math can't work unless you cheat - and if you cheat, we will catch you.



I like Rachel Maddow always and miss her show (as I do not have cable as yet).  The only thing I don't like is the number of ads and the little snippets of show between them.  Its annoying.  As to video number two, I believe I already commented about it somewhere - or at least saw it.  Interrupters like that should either be applauded or arrested - but taken off the stage either way.  Since we don't arret bigotry, all we can do is gie her the momentary thrill of knowing someone saw her (even if she is a fool).