tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post8450912168234459597..comments2022-10-23T00:32:21.496-07:00Comments on JGBernasSJ Blogs: RH BILL: DON'T BURN HOUSE TO ROASST A PIGFather Bernas Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06485358661393132559noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-58974307188833357412013-01-16T01:34:29.536-08:002013-01-16T01:34:29.536-08:00Dear Father Bernas,
The prince of darkness acted a...Dear Father Bernas,<br />The prince of darkness acted as a suavely dressed, courteous young man and went into Padre Pio’s confessional… This is beloved St. Pio’s own account: “One day, while I was hearing confessions, a man came to the confessional where I was. He was tall, handsome, dressed with some refinement and he was kind and polite. He started to confess his sins, which were of every kind: against God, against man and against the morals. All the sins were obnoxious! I was disoriented, in fact for all the sins that he told me, but I responded to him with God’s Word, the example of the Church, and the morals of the Saints. But the enigmatic penitent answered me word for word, justifying his sins, always with extreme ability and politeness. He excused all the sinful actions, making them sound quite normal and natural, even comprehensible on the human level.. He continued this way with the sins that were gruesome against God, Our Lady, the Saints, always using disrespectful round-about argumentation. He kept this up even with with the foulest of sins that could be conjured in the mind of a most sinful man. The answers that he gave me with such skilled subtlety and malice surprised me. I wondered: who is he? What world does he come from? And I tried to look at him in order to read something on his face. At the same time I concentrated on every word he spoke, trying to discover any clue to his identity.. But suddenly; through a vivid, radiant and internal light I clearly recognized who he was. With a sound and imperial tone I told him: “Say long live Jesus, long live Mary!” As soon as I pronounced these sweet and powerful names, Satan instantly disappeared in a trickle of fire, leaving behind him an unbearable stench.” <br />AS PADRE PIO DESCRIBED THE ENIGMATIC PENITENT "He excused all the sinful actions, making them sound quite normal and natural, even comprehensible on the human level." YOU, THE PRO-RH AND ALL YOUR EXPLANATIONS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PENITENT.philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366381241624866959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-48312578018973170422012-11-08T23:38:59.562-08:002012-11-08T23:38:59.562-08:00RH Bill is a big issue for now. Some people would...<a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/tag/rh-bill" title="RH Bill<br />" rel="nofollow">RH Bill</a> is a big issue for now. Some people would fight because of this. They have their own beliefs about these. For me, I am anti <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/tag/rh-bill" title="RH Bill" rel="nofollow">RH Bill</a>,beacause God give us the chance to build a one big happy family. But, let's be responsible in giving birth. We should think if how many child could we take good care, so that we don't have the hard way raising them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616389851671998384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-39266993833381736742012-09-17T22:01:48.561-07:002012-09-17T22:01:48.561-07:00http://letter-for-life.tumblr.com/
Food for thoug...http://letter-for-life.tumblr.com/<br /><br />Food for thought :)Team Anti-RHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733092536054560935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-32726348432074400832012-08-20T02:27:33.840-07:002012-08-20T02:27:33.840-07:00Dear Fr. Bernas,
So many Catholics are taking you...Dear Fr. Bernas,<br /><br />So many Catholics are taking your point of view but do you know that despite the bill sounding so good, it is in the details that we will lose out - <br /><br />One example is Sen. Pia Cayetano's priv. speech on the RH bill lobbies for misoprostol/cytotec, a known abortifacient to be legalized. She says it helps save lives of women from internal bleeding. http://senatorpiacayetano.com/?p=412<br />FDA says " <br />These uses are not approved by the FDA. No company has sent the FDA scientific proof that misoprostol is safe and effective for these uses.<br /><br />There can be serious side effects, including a torn uterus (womb), when misoprostol is used for labor and delivery. <br /><br />http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm111315.htm<br /><br />RH bill proponents know that our country is not ready for abortion so it is labeled as "banned medicines" that should be legalized. This bill has been fought over for around 17 years so they know how to make it should palatable.<br /><br />Please check my links - they are from the senator's own website and from the US FDA on what kind of drug she is rooting for. <br />calejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194074413149549610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-65000602930503155522012-08-13T00:37:07.731-07:002012-08-13T00:37:07.731-07:00@astrugglingdad
Not exactly the words "satan...@astrugglingdad<br /><br />Not exactly the words "satan" or "go to hell", but something like that.<br /><br />I go to the Greenbelt Chapel at least two Sundays out of four. That's the sentiment I get from the "establishment" there (not necessary the view of those who hear Mass at the place, like me). They even came out with info materials around a year or two ago that emphasized the "This is due to American condom companies" line.<br /><br />Also, my local parish is like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-21320771155647763832012-08-11T01:08:24.839-07:002012-08-11T01:08:24.839-07:00Father Bernas, I beg you as fellow Catholic please...Father Bernas, I beg you as fellow Catholic please please read this article for enlightenment. <br /><br />http://pinoytemplars.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-road-to-legalized-abortion.html<br /><br />You wrote, "Sixth, we should be careful not to distort what the RH Bill says. The RH Bill does not favor abortion. The bill clearly prohibits abortion as an assault against the right to life. "<br /><br />Father, with all due respect, we cannot be naive. We both know, Fr., that it is one thing to say something and another to mean it. OR, it is one thing to say something now and then do otherwise later. The link to that blog-post will help you, Fr., to surely see this.<br /><br />Saint Anne, Mother of the Theotokos, pray for us!<br />Saint Clare, pray for us!<br /><br />Ad Jesus per Mariam,<br />MickMarian Devoteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198475332753687391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-16670246440568796242012-08-08T02:48:26.699-07:002012-08-08T02:48:26.699-07:00Case of pedophiles, perverts within a sect AND una...Case of pedophiles, perverts within a sect AND unacceptable provisions of the RH Bill should be treated and looked at in same way. (I guess, sinners within the Christian community in general, too).<br /><br />Is this 'treatment' correct? And so... <br /><br />If a priesthood candidate is determined beyond reasonable doubt as a pedophile, will he be ordained?<br /><br />If a new convert to Catholicism admits to being a pervert (and sexually active) and seeks baptism without a contriteness, will he be given said sacrament?<br /><br />If an admitted sinner, without remorse, wishes to take communion (or its counterpart for other religious sects), will he be given the same?<br /><br />If a Bill with a FEW of its provisions, known to be faulty and not yet corrected, should be accepted nonetheless?ThoughtAlonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697382642616006364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-72204639742093478032012-08-08T02:34:39.853-07:002012-08-08T02:34:39.853-07:00Thanks for sharing ~ enlightening on subject of et...Thanks for sharing ~ enlightening on subject of ethics. (http://fightrhbill.blogspot.com/2011/05/fr-julio-penacoba-responds-to-fr.html).ThoughtAlonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697382642616006364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-61692112543162596222012-08-08T00:07:27.286-07:002012-08-08T00:07:27.286-07:00You can read Father Julio Pensacoba's reply to...You can read Father Julio Pensacoba's reply to Father Bernas' article when the latter was published a year ago. For some reason, Father Julio's reply was not published by mainstream media. However, you can easily Google it.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244825531734368407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-5500858992637482322012-08-07T23:51:36.004-07:002012-08-07T23:51:36.004-07:00Unmarried Catholics are bound by the Sacrament of ...Unmarried Catholics are bound by the Sacrament of Baptism to follow what the Church teaches on sexuality, dignity of persons etc. One of those would be on the virtue of chastity. To conduct in sex outside marriage is to go against that and would be committing fornication.<br /><br />2353 Fornication is carnal union between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman. It is gravely contrary to the dignity of persons and of human sexuality which is naturally ordered to the good of spouses and the generation and education of children. Moreover, it is a grave scandal when there is corruption of the young. <br /><br />As to your query in respect of acts undermining the Magisterium, one must first understand what Magisterium means, which is the teaching authority of the Catholic Church. Then understand the source of that authority. One can find that authority within our Profession of Faith, Catholics profess "...holy... and apostolic Church". "Holy" being that the Catholic Church is Christocentric (Jesus) and all teachings were handed down by Him to the Apostles (apostolic) with St Peter as head. The Pope and Bishops are their successors. <br /><br />The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines these three sins against the faith (as taught by the Magisterium) in this way:<br /><br />2089 Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent to it. <br /><br />"Heresy is the obstinate post-baptismal denial of some truth which must be believed with divine and catholic faith, or it is likewise an obstinate doubt concerning the same; <br /><br />apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith; <br /><br />schism is the refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him." [Code of Canon Law c.751]Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244825531734368407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-88516728549900656962012-08-07T23:08:10.707-07:002012-08-07T23:08:10.707-07:00so how does this work (legislation process):
Can ...so how does this work (legislation process):<br /><br />Can a lawmaker accept the Bill with the guarantee (not just hope) that the unacceptable provisions are removed/changed? What then if these cannot be guaranteed to him/her and the Bill has been AYE'd the other day?ThoughtAlonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697382642616006364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-50124808692568136602012-08-07T22:47:12.273-07:002012-08-07T22:47:12.273-07:00Lola,
Non-married couples, given the validation o...Lola,<br /><br />Non-married couples, given the validation of marriage covenant as context, are therefore free to use artificial contras? <br /><br />What acts are included when people "undermine the Magisterium"?ThoughtAlonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697382642616006364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-89977090027852526212012-08-07T22:39:43.901-07:002012-08-07T22:39:43.901-07:00in other discussions (of totally different subject...in other discussions (of totally different subjects), participants would appeal to discuss their subject/s objectively without "religious bias".<br /><br />Is that actually possible, even just for the sake of healthy exchange of ideas, for subjects that have moral dimensions in them? (Like many voluntary human acts)ThoughtAlonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697382642616006364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-38649443263788048342012-08-07T20:28:46.683-07:002012-08-07T20:28:46.683-07:00if RH Bill has any taint (like forced child educ) ...if RH Bill has any taint (like forced child educ) that is not taken away (poisoned), I too will not have a part of it.<br /><br />Is that acceptable?ThoughtAlonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697382642616006364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-16628799089782037612012-08-07T20:07:22.765-07:002012-08-07T20:07:22.765-07:00well, thank you. i feel like a schoolboy with your...well, thank you. i feel like a schoolboy with your very patronizing tone ;).<br /><br />NO CHOICE: i read/heard of people accusing others (bishops, laity, or in general non-RH) as against freedom or choices. i find this inaccurate. <br /><br />Even God allows us to sin. But he reminds us, and as Bishops do, strongly or passionately to avoid it. A Bishop calls that abuse of freedom. But even that statement is not taking away freedom.<br /><br />TAXES: exactly why RH is not about Choices, as claimed, coz people do NOT have to the choice to be selective about where their taxes go.ThoughtAlonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697382642616006364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-49992976330849788562012-08-07T01:44:29.619-07:002012-08-07T01:44:29.619-07:00Re your postion influenced by some theologians as ...Re your postion influenced by some theologians as to the lack of doctrinal strength of Humane Vitae I am posting this for your enlightenment Fr. Bernas<br /><br />September 12, 1968<br /><br />Your Holiness,<br /><br />… I know that your heart is suffering much these days … for the lack of obedience of some, even Catholics, to the high teaching that you, assisted by the Holy Spirit and in the name of God, are giving us. I offer you my prayers and daily sufferings as a small but sincere contribution on the part of the least of your sons in order that God may give you comfort with his Grace to follow the straight and painful way in the defense of eternal truth, which never changes with the passing of the years. Also, in the name of my spiritual children and the Prayer Groups, I thank you for your clear and decisive words that you especially pronounced in the last encyclical “Humanae Vitae“; and I reaffirm my faith, my unconditional obedience to your illuminated directions.<br /><br />May God grant victory to the truth, peace to his Church, tranquility to the world, health and prosperity to your Holiness so that, once these fleeting doubts are dissipated, the Kingdom of God may triumph in all hearts, guided by your apostolic work as Supreme Pastor of all Christianity.<br /><br />Humbly yours,<br /><br />Padre Pio, Capuchin<br />San Giovanni RotondoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-58537276600468993482012-08-06T23:14:47.480-07:002012-08-06T23:14:47.480-07:00The Church has constantly taught that artificial c...The Church has constantly taught that artificial contraception is intrinsically evil i.e. wrong in all circumstance, because to exclude the right to have children invalidates the marriage covenant. They also commit Sacrilege against the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. To understand the Church’s position is to appreciate what Catholics believe and why we believe what we believe. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains the Sacraments, the fecundity of marriage, the virtue of chastity and sexual ethics very clearly. Those are further clarified by Humanae Vitae and various Papal encyclicals. Humanae Vitae also contain Pastoral Directives to priests and “theologians” who should not undermine the Magisterium and the omnipotence of God.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244825531734368407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-51389370924359525662012-08-06T19:16:40.551-07:002012-08-06T19:16:40.551-07:00you can kill a zygote with any other food stuff/ch...you can kill a zygote with any other food stuff/chemical. And do you know that barely doing nothing, there's an 80 percent probability that you can kill a zygote? Only about 20 percent of all zygotes survive. Are we all committing homicides then? The argument that contraception is "premeditated murder" because it prevents the egg from being fertilized is not only far-fetched but also smacks of sheer ignorance. Celibacy also prevents the egg from being fertilized.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10530798535363730195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-30568153604210028672012-08-06T16:48:59.737-07:002012-08-06T16:48:59.737-07:00Pardon my copy-pasting this but I just wanted to c...Pardon my copy-pasting this but I just wanted to clarify what the classifications mean:<br /><br />International Agency for Research on Cancer<br /><br />The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization (WHO). Its major goal is to identify causes of cancer. The most widely used system for classifying carcinogens comes from the IARC. In the past 30 years, the IARC has evaluated the cancer-causing potential of more than 900 likely candidates, placing them into one of the following groups:<br /><br />Group 1: Carcinogenic to humans<br />Group 2A: Probably carcinogenic to humans<br />Group 2B: Possibly carcinogenic to humans<br />Group 3: Unclassifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans<br />Group 4: Probably not carcinogenic to humans<br />Perhaps not surprisingly, based on how hard it can be to test these candidate carcinogens, most are listed as being of probable, possible, or unknown risk. Only a little over 100 are classified as "carcinogenic to humans."<br /><br />Do I understand this to mean, then, that a group 3 carcinogen has not been irrevocably determined to be a carcinogen, unlike a Group 1 which has? Group 1 carcinogens have the most number of studies to support their claim.<br /><br />Furthermore, I asked my seatmate in class who is an ob-gyn about pills and carcinogenicity and she replied that in the case of breast cancer, which is hormone-sensitive, a woman will either have a pre-disposition to it or not. I asked her if there was a way of knowing, and she said, not completely and definitely. So it is a bit like playing russian roulette. Take a pill, and wait and see if you get breast cancer - she neither confirmed nor denied. I asked a friend who is a breast specialist at Med City about pills and breast cancer as I was reading the monograph about it, and I asked if the 4 year connection was true. She said that she and other similar doctors were only looking at 3 year studies, but that there was, indeed, a connection. So you can imagine my panic when I found out. But as I stated in another post below, I just passed the 10 year mark with no sign of cancer.<br /><br />Re: cervical cancer vaccine. It does not protect from all forms, just some, fyi. <br /><br />In essence, we have not taken away any risks. Like you said, almost every synthetic drug increases risk of cancer (liver). How much more synthetic hormones which have to be taken every day.<br /><br />Re: prevention. We only speak of prevention and cure as regards disease, do we not? What disease are we referring to, please?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377342339271917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-74179498319883773182012-08-06T16:26:40.641-07:002012-08-06T16:26:40.641-07:00Yes, I used to (can I use "we"?). The pi...Yes, I used to (can I use "we"?). The pill, in fact. We have since stopped (after the 2nd child), and all our boys were then planned (literally, and successfully - give or take a month or two) through Natural Family Planning. I have been monitoring for breast and cervical cancer since, and thankfully, I have just passed the 10th year since stopping and no signs of cancer.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377342339271917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-23485343891022854082012-08-06T14:17:36.782-07:002012-08-06T14:17:36.782-07:00my o my ....
the circus is back in town !
Which i...my o my ....<br />the circus is back in town !<br /><br />Which is a greater sin, to impose your point of view and put words into Jesus' mouth, or to question your religion and your faith ?<br /><br />here comes the inquisition and crusade !<br /><br />god wills it !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111916952192644964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-69911740732122830652012-08-06T14:16:28.680-07:002012-08-06T14:16:28.680-07:00paxenxa sa typos, mahirap magtype sa ipad pag nasa...paxenxa sa typos, mahirap magtype sa ipad pag nasa sasakyan :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111916952192644964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-72095095053517171852012-08-06T14:12:19.320-07:002012-08-06T14:12:19.320-07:00you are getting there.
RH bill is all about opti...you are getting there. <br /><br />RH bill is all about options. it's not about catholic. we are not 100% catholic nation. FREEDOM for muslims, buddhists, agnostics, atheists, other christian sects to follow what they believe. among these categories, what is the only religion or group that opposes and enforces its congreagtion to oppose the RH bill. yup it's the catholic. is that FREEDOM ?<br /><br />"One of the provisions (last version i read) makes sex education mandatory among kids."<br /><br />this is where fr. Bernas excelled above other catholics, he is willing to work it out for the common good. not like the most armchair catholic pharisees that does nothing about the issue that RHbill proposes to mitigate.<br /><br />"also, it doesn't allow taxpayers a choice where their money should be spent. Is there are choice in these?"<br /><br />do you have a choice in where to spend your taxpayers money ? really ? we are not discussing RHbill. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111916952192644964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-21069270663709967052012-08-06T14:03:36.409-07:002012-08-06T14:03:36.409-07:00Thoughtalone ... me thinks ure as lost as WillyJ w...Thoughtalone ... me thinks ure as lost as WillyJ with your Q.<br /><br />"And...don't accept a cake that has some poison in it. Even if there is only a little poison in the cake, if they are NOT willing to take that poison away, reject the whole thing. It will kill you."<br /><br />false analogy.<br />this is not "1 bad apple that spoils the bunch" but rather a 'black & white' logic. if A has any taint, it is B. discard it. do you think this applies well to RHbill ?<br /><br />"Why? Chemical contraceptives kill the human zygote don't you agree? " did you also agree with WillyJ since you didn't consider this as fallacious ?<br /><br />just google my friend (it's free)<br />zygote : After a female egg is fertilized, the resulting one-celled organism becomes known as zygote.<br /><br />drill in your heads ... FERTILIZED !<br />write it 1000x and read it aloud ... FERTILIZED!<br /><br />CONTRACEPTION (by the word itself contra + conception) PREVENTS FERTILIZATION !<br /><br />"The Physician's Desk Reference says so as well as the manufacturers themselves. OCPs were also classified as group-1 carcinogens by WHO. Hindi po ba lason yan?"<br /><br />all forms of alcohol, all forms of tobacco are all categorized as type 1 carcinogens, do i hear any cries of protest, for inducing these poisons, on the streets ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111916952192644964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995978809185173431.post-83245892632287233132012-08-06T13:46:32.960-07:002012-08-06T13:46:32.960-07:00Ms. Debbie Nakpil-Rodrigo
with your God as your wi...Ms. Debbie Nakpil-Rodrigo<br />with your God as your witness, have you used any form of contraceptives ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111916952192644964noreply@blogger.com