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MCCULLOUGH: Kerry: Don’t Tell Me What God Wants!

Monday, April 25, 2005

By Kevin McCullough (kmc@wmca.com)

illinoisleader.com/content/img/f24937/SZ200_john_kerry_journal3.jpgSenator John Kerry (D-MA) has fallen on some tough political times recently. Kevin McCullough examines…OPINION - Picture in your mind an angry caricature of a man who was shaking his fist in the face of the Almighty. It is quite likely that the man would be a Democrat. And most likely his name would be John F. Kerry.

It was a tough week for the “has been” presidential nominee.

Hillary is beating him in anything resembling a poll for 2008. Tom DeLay is ready and waiting to go before the House Ethics Committee, but the Democrats can’t seem to get their act together to accept the challenge. The leader of the body he serves in, Bill Frist, is looking more and more like a candidate America can embrace and trust. (And will no doubt reinforce this image when he meets with millions of voters via satellite this weekend.) It’s expected the only branch of government he likes will soon have new judges being confirmed to its ranks, thus changing the dynamic of the federal courts. And to top it off, his least favorite Catholic - something Kerry tries to pretend he is as well - just got elected pope.
 
LOL 🙂 Excellent article…I loved it…especially the part about The Pope.
 
That is sad:nope: It is true when you go up against His Church you end up going against Him:crying: :nope: :crying: Seriously,you guys we need to pray for his conversion:(
 
Uh…uh…Lisa…I believe the correct word is “reversion” or “revert” back to Catholicism 😃 I am having to pick up your slack LOL just kidding.
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Lisa4Catholics:
That is sad:nope: It is true when you go up against His Church you end up going against Him:crying: :nope: :crying: Seriously,you guys we need to pray for his conversion:(
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Uh…uh…Lisa…I believe the correct word is “reversion” or “revert” back to Catholicism 😃 I am having to pick up your slack LOL just kidding.
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Thankyou:bowdown2: My bad,we must pray for his reversion:D
 
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norbert:
I hate John Kerry too!
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**I love seeing Kerry!! 🙂 Because it reminds me of last November when he lost 😃 and a far better man won! :dancing: **
 
It is wrong to hate anyone. It is quite alright to disagree with the person, get angry at what the person does…but hating is something we Catholics, as lights of the world, must avoid.

Of course, I think Kerry is a very sad person, and in my opinion, not a true Catholic. In fact, I believe that people like him give Catholics a bad reputation. In the past election I actively campaigned against him. If I had my way, he would be excommunicated, as would anyone who supported intentional murder of innocent and defenseless babies! Could that be hate??? Hummm???
 
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trailblazer:
It is wrong to hate anyone. It is quite alright to disagree with the person, get angry at what the person does…but hating is something we Catholics, as lights of the world, must avoid.

Of course, I think Kerry is a very sad person, and in my opinion, not a true Catholic. In fact, I believe that people like him give Catholics a bad reputation. In the past election I actively campaigned against him. If I had my way, he would be excommunicated, as would anyone who supported intentional murder of innocent and defenseless babies! Could that be hate??? Hummm???
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Excomminication can be an act of Mercy for them if they have not gone completely hard of heart it can bring contrition:)
 
The Illinois Leader is a right wing conservative journal. Perhaps its report is a little unbalanced.
 
The Illinois Journal might be a right wing journal, but dismissing out of hand anything they report on would be like conservatives dismissing something just because a liberal news outlet reported it. I grant you that some conservatives do this but no matter who reports something you should look into it and make up your own mind. John Kerry has not followed the teaching of the Catholic Church and he should be call out on it. If he does not believe what we belive, as is his right, he should become a protestant, Unitarian, Buddhist or Muslim or something with which he can agree. He should not pretend to be Catholic when he supports abortion, gay marriage and fetal stem cell research.
 
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The Illinois Journal might be a right wing journal, but dismissing out of hand anything they report on would be like conservatives dismissing something just because a liberal news outlet reported it. I grant you that some conservatives do this but no matter who reports something you should look into it and make up your own mind. John Kerry has not followed the teaching of the Catholic Church and he should be call out on it. If he does not believe what we belive, as is his right, he should become a protestant, Unitarian, Buddhist or Muslim or something with which he can agree. He should not pretent to be Catholic when he supports abortion, gay marriage and fetal stem cell research.
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Agreed:(
 
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Lance:
The Illinois Journal might be a right wing journal, but dismissing out of hand anything they report on would be like conservatives dismissing something just because a liberal news outlet reported it. I grant you that some conservatives do this but no matter who reports something you should look into it and make up your own mind. John Kerry has not followed the teaching of the Catholic Church and he should be call out on it. If he does not believe what we belive, as is his right, he should become a protestant, Unitarian, Buddhist or Muslim or something with which he can agree. He should not pretend to be Catholic when he supports abortion, gay marriage and fetal stem cell research.
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I did not dismiss it. I suggested it might be a little unbalanced. I thought John Kerry supported the preferential option for the poor which is something you cannot accuse GWB of doing. You know thirty thousand children a day die of hunger. Thirty thousand. Every day. Day after day. Catholics on this forum may think dead African children are unimportant but I’m not convinced that they should.
 
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Matt25:
I did not dismiss it. I suggested it might be a little unbalanced. I thought John Kerry supported the preferential option for the poor which is something you cannot accuse GWB of doing. You know thirty thousand children a day die of hunger. Thirty thousand. Every day. Day after day. Catholics on this forum may think dead African children are unimportant but I’m not convinced that they should.
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FWIW, what would Kerry do about the dying African children? What do you mean by ‘preferential option for the poor.’ Since you are not American you are probably aware that the largest portion of our budget is for social services programs, most of which benefit the poor. They get a ‘preferential option’ in food stamps, TANF, WIC, Head Start, Section 8 housing, medicaid, etc etc.

I think people care about the dying children but most of us give to Catholic Charities and do what we can. I am not sure what else you expect. I don’t see Kerry with any brilliant plans to fix the mess in the Sudan. Where IS the UN when we need them?

Lisa N
 
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Matt25:
I did not dismiss it. I suggested it might be a little unbalanced. I thought John Kerry supported the preferential option for the poor which is something you cannot accuse GWB of doing. You know thirty thousand children a day die of hunger. Thirty thousand. Every day. Day after day. Catholics on this forum may think dead African children are unimportant but I’m not convinced that they should.
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Do you consider the liberal’s in the media might be biased in their reporting also? If you do, you would never know it by your posts.
Also what is Scotland doing to help the poor in Africa? I don’t remember seeing that they are sending masive amounts of aid but I could be wrong.
 
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Matt25:
The Illinois Leader is a right wing conservative journal. Perhaps its report is a little unbalanced.
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Of course it is right wing, otherwise we wouldn’t even be reading it. MSM doesn’t care to cover it at all.
 
Lisa N:
What do you mean by ‘preferential option for the poor.’
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cafod.org.uk/resources/worship/church_statements/poverty_statements

People who are poor and vulnerable have a special place in Catholic teaching: this is what is meant by the “preferential option for the poor”. Scripture tells us we will be judged by our response to the “least of these”, in which we see the suffering face of Christ himself. Humanity is one family despite differences of nationality or race. The poor are not a burden; they are our brothers and sisters. Christ taught us that our neighbourhood is universal: so loving our neighbour has global dimensions. It demands fair international trading policies, decent treatment of refugees, support for the UN and control of the arms trade. Solidarity with our neighbour is also about the promotion of equality of rights and equality of opportunities; hence we must oppose all forms of discrimination and racism.
*Bishops of England and Wales, *
The Common Good, 1996

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Faced with the tragic situation of persistent poverty which afflicts so many people in our world, how can we fail to see that the quest for profit at any cost and the lack of effective responsible concern for the common good have concentrated immense resources in the hands of a few while the rest of humanity suffers in poverty and neglect? Our goal should not be the benefit of a privileged few, but rather the improvement of the living conditions of all.
*Pope John Paul II, *
Lenten message 2003

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*It is the person who is motivated by genuine love, more than anyone else, who pits his intelligence against the problems of poverty, trying to uncover the causes and looking for effective ways of combating and overcoming them.
*Populorum Progressio # 75

*“The Church’s love for the poor … is a part of her constant tradition.” This love is inspired by the Gospel of the Beatitudes, of the poverty of Jesus, and of his concern for the poor.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2444
 
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