Unfortunately thats because that kind of story is what everyone is looking for – its about sex. And, not for anything, probably people look up to Catholics, especially priests, and expect them to live up to what they profess. Believe it or not, if we all (Catholics) lived as Christ taught us the whole world would probably be evangelized.
I’ve heard it only as a captive audience. Its always been about an obscure third world folk tradition involving poetry, unusual stringed instruments or dance, thriving in a neighborhood enclave located in a hostile urban setting, such as Dallas or Los Angeles, with the spokesperson for the subject yammering on in an even more obscure dialect with the translator speaking in suitably accented English. “Faith” and “family” will be prominently mentioned.
That’s it. That’s it precisely.
So, does that give them the right to treat us all like neanderthals by pandering to our basest instincts? How is that progress? It’s not. It’s REgress. That’s where the far left is attempting to take us farther in the wrong direction.
They have profiteered and oppressed the poor and middle incomes through pandering to our basest instincts. How do they overcome the guilt to no only continue, but to turn up the intensity? If buying too much stuff from corporations is making one poor, then stop buying stuff. Money can’t buy happiness anyway.The truth is that not all of us are looking for that message. As you mentioned elsewhere, we are already getting that message from many other directions. What we need from news reports is HONESTY, not a heavy-handed attempt at balancing out the opposition.Unfortunately thats because that kind of story is what everyone is looking for – its about sex…
this show comes off with a very liberal bent to me.
Though I agree with you on the issue of capital punishment, you must know that The Church allows for discusion and disagreement in that matter.
How else then would anyone justify capital punishment other than to protect other people? Because the punished deserve it?!?
Nothing against the show, but as it is, I’m thinking about God 20+ hours a day. While I find it good to have a well-informed understanding of my faith, I believe there is a balance between not thinking about God enough (which for most people is the case) and thinking about God so much that you become completely disconnected from reality and are unable to relate to anyone else to get God’s message across.
I think you’re confusing the statements of politically conservative Catholics (or political conservatives claiming to be Catholic) with statements of the Church herself. Always check the authority of the one speaking (or writing). Some of these folks have become very good at presenting their views in such a way that it looks like the Magisterium is speaking, when in fact they have no authority for their positions at all. Sometimes they even contradict Church teaching. Discernment is critical here.
That very well could be the case, or at least part of the case.
Hey, The Church has been singing this song for much longer than the republican party. About 2000 years or so. The Church takes very seriously the issue of annulments, and this cannot be said for the civil divorce. I have never known of anyone being granted a certificate of nullity in a manner that I would call expeditious. Moreover, I know of several people who have tried to get an annulment and have been denied. The Church has always and will always support homosexuals (just as it will support murderers, adulterers and thieves) as an individual sinner, but it will never and has never supported sinful acts such as sodomy and so on. Remember, Christ came for us sinners. In fact, it is through God’s Grace that The Church offers the best support available to us sinners in the sacrament of reconciliation.
Can you give some examples?
You know what? I see both left and right as being manipulated by the biggest puppeteer of all time – his name is Satan. Behind it all is the same old tempter and liar. So, actually, there is no argument . He is the ruler of this world and we are to resist him so that he will flee from us. We also have been given power over the rulers of darkness of this world. But, instead, we choose to have these petty arguments. I apologize for being sucked into it. I am neither left nor right but I stand firm on the Word of God and He is my True Source.Oh, I suppose you are going to claim that the leftist media, the leftist entertainment industry, and the leftist fashion industry are promoting good family values to help people focus on true love instead of lewdness, drugs, and violence.
Our society has become addicted to shallow amusements that don’t last. People crave intensity, but too many are looking in the exact opposite place, thanks to pop culture media. The leftist entertainment and fashion industries are the greatest con going: lure people into more shallow amusements that won’t last, then they’ll lust for more once the feeling wears off, and blame others for why the intensity and meaning doesn’t last. And people still refuse to see it. Intensity and meaning can be found through true love and romanticism via the Church’s way. It’s important to discern the difference.
Taxpayer funding of NPR’s bigotry needs to end. It’s time we all gave up this team-ism of “my team against your team.” Time to place emotional loyalty to the side and once again look for Truth to guide us. The leftist media knows they own TV, music, and movies, so they are free to spread their propaganda as long as unthinkers take the easy way out by going along with their unelected messages. Don’t just assume they tell the Truth. Many of their messages are opposite to Church teaching. Please put down the koolaid. The U.S. simply can’t survive as long as enough individuals place emotion ahead of Truth,
Best case I can think of right off hand is the oft enunciated position that the Church’s just war doctrine is optional, or left to the sole discretion of political leaders. That’s wrong. The just war doctrine is not optional, and the political leadership is not the final judge on the question: the Church is. This position was taken in order that the invasion of Iraq would not be viewed as what it was: sin. One conservative Catholic publication even suggested, after the invasion, that perhaps it was time to revisit the just war doctrine. That was a real eye opener for me.
Although I personally oppose capital punishement the Church does now and always has allowed for its use. Pope Benedict said this is an issue Catholics can disagree on.