Welcome to the Weekend Roundup! – News & Views – 5/28/22

• San Francisco Catholic archbishop bars Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion due to abortion support
• Conservative Catholics Respond to Nancy Pelosi Being Banned From Holy Communion

San Francisco Catholic archbishop, Salvatore J. Cordileone (above photo, right), issued a statement on Friday, May 20th saying that he had barred U.S. Congressional House Speaker and self-described “devout” Catholic, Nancy Pelosi, from receiving the Jesus wafer in her home-diocese because of her enthusiastic support for pro-abortion legislation. Catholics are instructed in their catechism that eating the Jesus wafer is the “source and summit of Christian spirituality.” The wafer wars began in early-2020 after pro-abortion Catholic, Joe Biden, was elected POTUS and conservative Catholic prelates began proposing that all pro-abortion Catholic politicians be barred from communion. Pope Francis quelled the uproar by publicly affirming both Biden and Pelosi. The bishops quietly countered by planning a three-year “eucharistic revival campaign” aimed at educating Catholics about proper Jesus wafer etiquette/reverence, including the requirement of being in a sinless “state of grace” (impossible!) when consuming the wafer. Although he denies it, it’s highly probable that the recent news of the leaked SCOTUS draft indicating the forthcoming overturning of Roe vs. Wade, and Biden’s and Pelosi’s passionate vows to defend “reproductive rights,” emboldened Cordileone to defy Francis and bar Pelosi. The Speaker will be allowed to consume the Jesus wafer in Washington, D.C. where the liberal archbishop, Wilton Gregory, has jurisdiction. The wafer wars continue, no genuine Gospel in sight.

• Pope Francis’ refusal to condemn Putin spurs debate in Catholic Church

It’s been three months since mass murderer, Vladimir Putin, ordered the Russian military to invade Ukraine and yet pragmatic pope Francis has still not condemned Putin by name. Francis has even shifted some of the onus for the invasion from Putin to NATO, accusing the strictly-defensive alliance of “barking…at Russia’s door.”

• Rochester Catholic Diocese offers settlement to sex abuse survivors

Last week, the bankrupt Rochester Catholic diocese offered $148 million to the 475 survivors of priest sexual abuse and diocesan cover-up. A lawyer representing many of the claimants said the proposed settlement was woefully insufficient. A judge will rule on the offer.

• Southern Baptist Convention mishandled sex abuse allegations

Sweeping sexual abuse under the rug to protect the “reputation” of an institution at the expense of the victims was standard procedure throughout society. The SBC must now face up to past failures in this regard. It’s ironic that at the same time that safeguards/protocols are being increasingly mandated to protect children from sexual abuse, the L*** steamroller increasingly recruits children to its agenda via public school and popular entertainment with society’s approval.

• ‘The Chosen’ creator Dallas Jenkins clarifies his ‘Mormons are Christians’ comments

Dallas Jenkins, the alleged evangelical steering “The Chosen” trainwreck, has defended Mormon involvement in the production, saying, why, of course he doesn’t believe “all” LDS are genuine Christians, just like he doesn’t believe all evangelicals are Christians or all Catholics are Christians. Huh? There’s little discernment within big tent evangelicalism these days.

• Pope Francis Advances Sainthood Cause of Filipino Archbishop Known for Bilocation

Pope Francis has named 20th-century Filipino archbishop Teofilo Bastida Camomot “venerable”—the third of the required eleven steps in canonizing a “saint.” Catholics claim Camomot was able to levitate and bilocate (be in two places at one time), like several of the Catholic saints. I don’t know if it’s myth or fact, but levitating and bilocating are witchcraft. Catholicism’s notion of sainthood, super-good people who merited salvation and now act as heavenly intercessors/mediators, is blatantly anti-Biblical on several levels.

• Josh Duggar sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for child pornography conviction

Josh Duggar was raised in a loving and strict Christian family. The Duggars are members of the independent fundamental Baptist movement. What went wrong? In some cases, the outside of the cup may appear clean, but the inside is filthy.

• 19 children, 2 teachers killed in Texas elementary school shooting

Why is it that in this country a very troubled 18-year-old is able to walk into a gun store and easily purchase two military-style AR-15 semi-automatic rifles? There have been 27 school shootings so far this year. The culture has descended into blatant sin and violence.

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