(The screen shot above is the cover of the english version of the ISIS magazine titled Dabiq. Notice the ISIS flag flying in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.) A war with ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) should have already commenced. Grave evils have been done to Christians of Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant […]
Where and why are Catholics taught by the Church to reject Socialism
(Catholics for America) – The use of socialism in American politics and public life is more prevalent today than ever. Those who practice the error of socialism, agitate the poor and the middle class laborer with rants about the rejection of God, class warfare, contrived rights and involuntary redistribution of wealth as opposed to voluntary […]
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholic, Catholic Church, Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIII, Pope Saint John Paul II, socialismPolitical engagement in the Church is the vocation of lay Catholics and is needed urgently
Have you ever wondered whose responsibility it is in the Church to engage in politics, society and other public matters? Answer: It is the responsibility of the lay Catholic. Not only is it a responsibility, it is a vocation (CCC 898, 2442.) Many Catholics are mistaken that this duty belongs to their priest. Priests do […]
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholic Laity, Catholics for America, Christianity, politics, vocationsPope Francis didn’t call capitalism “a new tyranny” or write capitalism in ‘Evangelii Gaudium’
Pope Francis did not write the word ‘capitalism’ nor did he call capitalism “a new tyranny” in his November 24, 2013 apostolic exhortation titled, Evangelii Gaudium. He actually calls ideologies and the oppression of persons they cause “a new tyranny.” A PDF word search of Evangelii Gaudium reveals that the word capitalism isn’t even in […]
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