Links for 02/23/16 | National Catholic Reporter

Links for 02/23/16 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: I never knew that Chaput was a member of the Federalist Society, with its flawed views that put the desires of the majority over the rights of the individual.  Of course, Chaput has great confidence in the Church's ability to move local majorities.  I have little faith in its respect for individual rights, especially the right to be left alone in one's moral choices.



If the American Spectator questions the Popes actions on a strategic basis, I have to conclude that he did the right thing in his characterization of Trump and his actions at the border.  Of course, the author got one thing right - that American business likes low wage immigrants - almost admitting that they benefit from undocumented immigration.



Politico shows that any Catholic bishop who gets in bed with the GOP is likely to be considered a member of the harlot.  The reason we need to not discount rights of individual conscience is that there are many places that still think the Pope is anti-Christ - especially in the red states.



The interesting thing is that the British accent as we now know it came over with William and Mary of Orange and their germanic monarchs.  Before that time, the accents were common.