You will not want to miss today’s Register Radio, as we talk about the important topic of religious liberty and how it’s being threatened for Catholics and Catholic organizations.
In our first segment National Catholic Register senior editor and award-winning journalist Joan Frawley Desmond spoke about the highlights of this week’s United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall meeting. A veteran of covering the meeting, Desmond said that the media has characterized the bishops as becoming more focused on internal issues rather than economic issues. Desmond disagreed, saying that the bishops’ attention to religious liberty, for example, is hardly an internal issue, but one that should concern all, and is not just limited to the Church.
Desmond went on to talk about the unified approach that the bishops have taken in response to the Health and Human Services’ mandate on contraceptive coverage, as well as the individual approach that some bishops have taken regarding handling state issues such as so-called “same-sex marriage” laws and the life issues. She also spoke about the big news out of the meeting, which is that the Anglican-use Ordinariate will begin in January 2012.
In the second half of our program, Belmont Abbey College President Dr. William Thierfelder spoke about the school’s decision to file a lawsuit against the federal government because of the HHS mandate, which would require the college to cover contraceptives, voluntary sterilizations, and abortifacients in their health care coverage.
“We would close the college before we would do that,” said Dr. Thierfelder. “This is about the United States of America, and any religious organization that’s affected by this mandate - colleges, hospitals, anyone. We hope our small example will mobilize people to stand up and do something about this unprecedented mandate.”
To listen to the entire program, tune in at 2:00 p.m. Eastern to any of EWTN’s radio affiliates, listen live at EWTN, or you can hear the program and download the podcast here at 2:30 p.m. Eastern.
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Social commentator and former alter-boy George Carlin sums it up, “Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever ’til the end of time! But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He’s all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can’t handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bull*** story. Holy S***!”
Carlin is an often funny man. But he is out of line to make light of a holy God. He does not understand the nature or the character of the Father, the Son or the Holy Spirit. He is not differentiating the Holy Trinity from the Vatican or the pope of the day and his court of cardinals, local bishops and average parish priests. Big difference.
“My sheep hear MY voice and they follow ME.”
The Church of God knows His voice, by reading His Word. George Carlin is just reading newspapers and church bulletins.
Further, the law (10 Commandments included) does not save us. It only shows us how far off the mark we all are. Only the Spirit gives life. The Holy Spirit draws us to Jesus, and to His sacrifice on the Cross that served as propitiation for our sins. We are either forgiven or we are still in our sin. The former draws us to Heaven, and the latter, to hell.
We choose here and now.
@Larry Linn
“Social commentator and former alter-boy George Carlin sums it up…”
And your point is?
Larry Linn, what is alter-boy?!?!?!?. Oh, I remember, are you talking about those boys who assist the Eucharistic Celebration?. Am I right??? If so, the Seat on the Catholic Church Sanctuaries where the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass takes place is called THE ALTAR - get it???. So, can you respond to ‘Stilbelieve’ and I : your point is???????
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