National Day of Ironic Prayer

>How about letting us abstain from being forced to pay for contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs?

Well that’s the thing, you can’t really pick and choose like that and you know most health care plans already cover that stuff? Even ones used by Catholic organizations.

Odd that there was no complaints until now but I’m sure it has nothing to do with it being an election year and the GOP’s endless quest to scuttle the Democrat’s health care reform.

But let’s expand on this, as a Catholic you oppose the death penalty right? So do you mind your tax dollars going to support that?

Thank you Jeff for posting this, it’s indeed ironic and hypocritic, it’s unfortunate that our leaders spin their words to the point that they disagree with themselves, ultimately in support of their seemingly personal agendas.

@Salvage, I find your attack on the Catholic church interesting. The post mentions nothing about the Catholic church. Further, the attack on life by the President and his administration is against all of Christianity, of which Catholics are a part of, along with our Evangelical and Protestant brothers and sisters.

The claims made are empty with no proof, and more to the point, who cares? My opinion hasn’t changed, but I do feel sorry for you, and I pray that you find peace, in regard to your apparent grudge against Catholics, as well as the anti-life agenda underway.

As to the death penalty, yes, I mind my tax dollars going to support that, God gives life, and God provides justice, the death penalty is unjustified in my opinion, let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

Pax Christi Vobiscum

>@Salvage, I find your attack on the Catholic church interesting. The post mentions nothing about the Catholic church.

Are you telling me that the Bishops aren’t keen on the GOP? Pointing that out is an “attack” is it?

>Further, the attack on life by the President and his administration is against all of Christianity, of which Catholics are a part of, along with our Evangelical and Protestant brothers and sisters.

Ha! Ha! Yes! Obama attacks life! Because he is evil / secret Muslim. See its hyperbole like that that makes me think you don’t think about the issues but rather the political spin.

>The claims made are empty with no proof, and more to the point, who cares?

Awesome! It’s not true and even if it was it doesn’t matter!

> My opinion hasn’t changed, but I do feel sorry for you, and I pray that you find peace, in regard to your apparent grudge against Catholics, as well as the anti-life agenda underway.

I have no grudge against Catholics I do think their religion very silly (but I think that of all theism) and I think the Vatican actively protected child molesters for countless decades, I think that they have a corrupt bank that works with the Mafia, I think they helped spread disease in Africa by lying about condoms, I think they’re grotesque hypocrites for living in unimagined wealth while insisting they speak for Jesus who wasn’t at all keen on wealth. I think their history of the last 1700 years or so from the first “holy” wars to the crusades to the Reformation Wars to WWII and their partnership with Nazi Germany makes it clear that they’re nothing divine much less holy. Just an organization keen on keeping its wealth and power for its own sake.

Let me guess, these claims made are empty with no proof, and more to the point, who cares?
Hey how many poor people could be helped if the Vatican sold all their art work? Didn’t Jesus suggest something like that? Oh I know the business with the oil but we’re talking billions here, bit beyond foot ointment.

>As to the death penalty, yes, I mind my tax dollars going to support that, God gives life, and God provides justice, the death penalty is unjustified in my opinion, let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

And curiously I never here the caterwauling about it from Catholic organization who shriek about insurance companies and birth control pills. Seems that if pooled money is used for that it’s the complete destruction of your religion freedoms and if it’s used for the death penalty meh, what are you going to do?

I suspect your “pro-life” attitude begins and ends at the birth canal, once born your interest in life wanes to an apathetic indifference.

Or it’s more like the death penalty is politically popular with the GOP base as is anti-abortion action so you just ignore the dichotomy for the political correctness.

So blandina maybe you can answer the points then if you are so familiar with them?

Just explain to me why Jesus said to be like him you have to be poor and that the Vatican has more money than some nations?

It’s weird how you guys pick and choose what bits of your religion you take seriously but get upset with for not taking any of it seriously.

At least I’m consistent is my point.

Archbishop Sheen’s experience was that when anyone complained about the Church’s “Riches”, it usually turned out that they were guilty of some financial maleficence.

For the National Day of Prayer, and since it the feasts of the Descent of the Holy Spirit and Trinity Sunday is drawing nigh. I offer this prayer for you and your nation:

Come Holy Spirit, Creator, come
best gift of God above,
the living spring, the living fire,
sweet unction and true love.
Thou Who are called the Paraclete,
from Thy bright heavenly throne,
come, take possession of our souls,
and make them all Thine own.
Thou who are sevenfold in Thy grace,
finger of God’s right hand,
His promise, teaching little ones
to speak and understand.
O guide our minds with Thy blest light,
with love our hearts inflame;
and with Thy strength, which never decays,
confirm our mortal frame.
Far from us drive our deadly foe,
true peace unto us bring,
and through all perils lead us safe
beneath Thy sacred wing.
Through Thee may we the Father know,
through Thee the eternal Son,
and Thee the Spirit of them both,
thrice-blessed Three in One.
All glory to the Father be,
with his co-equal Son:
the same to Thee, great Paraclete,
while endless ages run. Amen.
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
– Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created.
– And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray: God, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that by the gift of the same Spirit we may be always truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thanks, Puff.

wimmen shoooodunt bee allowd to speek in publik. aboooooortion!!!!democrats distroyn are cuntry!!!!

(why’d you not let the comment in? it’s just satire of the underlying complaint)