Category Archives: You must be joking!

Benedict XVI thinks your idea is “simply absurd”

Some people are suggesting that Benedict XVI’s resignation wasn’t legal and that he is still Pope.  I wrote about that HERE. From CNA: Benedict XVI affirms validity of his resignation Vatican City, Feb 26, 2014 / 03:47 am (CNA).- Today … Read More

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Canonist Ed Peters tears up anti-Catholic John Cornwell’s falsehoods about Pius X and confession

The Canonical Defender is back!  Canonist Ed Peters has taken it on himself to correct a few of the myriad – and I suggest purposeful – errors/lies in John Cornwell’s new anti-Catholic hit job. Remember how Cornwell distorted the record … Read More

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Facebook: 58 new “gender” choices. Blech.

This would be funny, if it weren’t so bizarre, twisted and sick. From ABC: Here’s a List of 58 Gender Options for Facebook Users Facebook introduced dozens of options for users to identify their gender today – and although the … Read More

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The Party of Death: Iowa Dem says colicky (crying) baby is reason for abortion

From LifeSite: The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill recently to ban telemed abortions – abortions done with the dangerous RU 486 drug where the abortion clinic prevents a woman from seeing the doctor in person. During the debate on the … Read More

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Harvesting Conciliar “fruits”: half of adults polled think Harry Potter and Hunger Games could be Biblical

It often seems that, these days, the odds are never in our favor. I take time out from my furious conference preparation (on art coming up in Detroit) to present something that only confirms the great fruits of Vatican II and the … Read More

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NBC promotes homosexual identity during Olympics

I find this disgusting.  This makes me want to have nothing to do with the broadcasts of Olympic competitions.  Will I make an exception for all-important curling coverage?  I am torn. From Truth Revolt: Ex-Olympic skater [what a surprise] and … Read More

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Mr. President? REALLY?

This morning The First Gay President addressed the National Prayer Breakfast. [UPDATE: Text HERE.] Two take away lines: “[T]he killing of innocents is never fulfilling God’s will.” “[F]reedom of religion matters to our national security.” Really? To paraphrase Mary McCarthy, … Read More

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Notre Shame prof wants Pope Francis to “Rethink Abortion”

From the Cardinal Newman Society (see their RSS feed box on my sidebar): Notre Dame Professor Wants Pope Francis to Allow Some Abortions A philosophy professor at the University of Notre Dame published an opinion piece at the New York … Read More

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Amusing, in a nauseating, slimy way.

Any time I come into even tangential contact with MSNBC I feel the need for a shower. This, however, shows just how blinkered those blighters are.  From Examiner.com: MSNBC host shocked to learn Pope Francis opposes abortion For liberals, abortion … Read More

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Pres. Obama declared 16 January “Religious Freedom Day”?!?

I saw at the blog of Syte Reitz in an entry labelled “The Deceiver” that – I am not making this up – Pres. Obama had declared Thursday 16 January to be “Religious Freedom Day”. Religious Freedom Day? It takes some … Read More

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