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| The Mind of Father Jenkins |
| by David R. Carlin |
| 4/27/09 |
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Readers have left 15 comments. Weren't all the infamous "Land O' Lakes" Catholic university types all "Pre-Vatican II" priests? While I understand your point, I think it's hard to fit Catholics (including Catholic leaders and clergy) into nice little boxes like "Pre-VC2" and "Post-VC2." Weren't all the priests and bishops who swept in the changes of the mid to late 1960's in American Catholicism all technically "Pre-VC2" priests (in that they were all ordained and much, if not all, of their formation was done before Vatican II was even called for). Written by Justin in Ohio Rarely have I read an article that was so true. The pro abortion and pro homosexual marriage forces are smart enough to realize that a head-on attack on the Catholic Church would fail. So, like termites that slowly eat away at a house foundation, they slowly but surely eat away at the foundation of the Catholic Church. Then, one day, when the house falls, it is too late, despite all the warning signs. We need to stop this infestation before it is too late. Written by Jay S Fr. Jenkins is not offended by abortion. He does not feel any solidarity with the unborn. They are not his brothers and sisters, not his "neighbor." If the above statements were untrue, Jenkins would not consider for an instant bestowing any honor of any kind on any pro-abortion person. Jenkins's church, which is in material schism, numbers among its members the millions of nominal Catholics who voted for Carter, Clinton, and Obama, and the majority of American bishops, i.e., those who have remained silent about his honoring of Obama. Written by Fr. Joseph >>In Germany, official Catholic opposition to the Hitler regime ranged from very mild to nonexistent. (The emphatic denunciation of the regime by Pope Pius XI in his letter "Mit Brennender Sorge" did not create much of an echo in Germany.)<< This is quite simply a complete distortion, and a terrible calumny as well. Written by Thomas I deplore Fr. Jenkins's decision to invite Obama, and I generally really enjoy the content at Inside Catholic, but this one article is really so simplistic that I can't really see why it was published at all. Really I expect better journalism and more carefully considered opinions from this website. Written by Pierre I think I agree with Justin that the Land O Lakes declaration had a lot of pre-VII priests involved, but the distinction may be more between those who were seeking to "modernize" the Church and those who saw the Church's teachings as timeless and therefore applying to the current generation. And this probably should also be further conditioned to those in the West (Europe and the U.S.) and not including those suffering under the Iron hand of Communism. And the comment that the Hierarchy's opposition to communism and therefore the assertion that somehow it was comfortable with fascism is only partly true, in the same sense that the current USCCB is comfortable with the Democratic Party. The article is however a great jumping off point to ask why the many in church leadership do not consider that those who support abortion want to destroy those of us who oppose them. Having just watched "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," I am especially sensitive to this idea of explaining to my children what I do and why I do it. Can the bishops explain why we do not act as if abortion is killing a million children a year? Can Fr. Jenkins explain with any degree of logic why he would invite the number one enemy of the church's position on abortion to address the graduates? Unless the answer is that it is not important. We do not care about the abortion issue. Just like so many did not care about the Jews, did not care about the Blacks, and did not care about those "being led away unto death". (Proverbs 24)  Written by John Jakubczyk As Fr Neuhaus used to say Pierre "simplicity exists on the far side of complexity". Mr Carlin's elegant, concise essay is the fruit of much reflection. His conclusions are all correct, in my opinion, and should save many Catholics from alot of time spent in confusion. Rather than divide and conquer as President BO wished, his actions will only have the affect of galvanising and uniting, under Our Heavenly Mother's mighty leadership, Catholic opposition to his culture of death regime. "May all those who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit". Can you not feel the Holy Spirit working for the Church? In a mode alien to the aggression of the secularists in control of the state? Look at the lamb of God in Glendon! Written by Martin I must correct a common misconception here. The fascists of the 1930s, including both Hitler and Mussolini, were leftists: the Nazi party was the National Socialist party. The difference from the Soviets was the "National" part. The Soviets were "international socialists." (Where Franco fits in ideologically, I cheerfully admit that I have no idea, but Hitler and Mussolini were men of the left.) In American politics especially, the idea that right-wing thinking leads to Nazism makes little sense. I don't see how one can get from "excessive government threatens liberty" to "All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state" (quotation source: Mussolini). These are opposite ideas. I guess that a very, very extreme libertarian right-winger could become an anarchist, but I don't know any libertarians who have. Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism is very helpful for understanding the ideologies of the early part of the 20th century. I also don't understand the assumption that left-wing equates with Catholic. Recently Cardinal George said that Catholics have so much in common with Obama, except for that abortion issue. He doesn't understand that the abortion issue is at the heart of what is wrong with President Obama's thinking. When the state gets to decide whether a human life will be protected or not, we are all in trouble! The right to life is not negotiable. I'd also ask Cardinal George to consider that burdening future generations with debt is not social justice. Mr. Carlin is so very right that the ultimate aim is the destruction of Christianity, and the Catholic Church comes in for the most hostility because, well, it is the Church that Jesus founded, and therefore it is the most threatening to the forces of death. Written by Jeannine Mr. Carlin, I'm not sure whether you're tongue-and-cheeking it when you speak of the apathy of the Church in Nazi Germany. There are numerous sources which you can easily index to show this wasn't the case - in particular, I would recommend the work of Ronald Rychlak. Besides that, your rhetorical points seem to besmirch the memory of Bishop Clemens Agust Graf von Galen whose personal investment in the Church's cause against Nazi Germany led to his house arrest by the Nazis in 1941 until the end of the war. But I guess God's sorting things out... Bishop Galen was beatified, of course, in 2005. JOB Written by job Obama is not who you may think. He says one thing & does the opposite. It's an established pattern now with the unpleasantries he doesn't want getting the press spotlight slipping through on Fridays. Obama's Administration wreaks of a lack of Civil Rights for the entire class of the unborn; our Nation's most vulnerable citizens....plus Internationally, as well. It's hypocritical to speak of "upholding Human Rights" without their inclusion. I've seen Racism revived through Obama's former mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright & his "church" Trinity, and in Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General's recent statement of our Nation being cowardly where racism is concerned. In fact, the Black Church in America has been infiltrated by Black Liberation Theology ideology, which leaves Christ out. Christ has been manipulated & politicized. Same with Latin American Liberation Theology. Most importantly, both abortion & the death penalty are predominately Racial as well as Economic. The Black and Hispanic races are the heaviest targeted by the Abortion Industry as well as false convictions for the Death Penalty due to improper represenation. Only lots of $ secures a motivated lawyer. Obama is authorizing laws that exterminate his own Race; infanticide of the Black Race. Why? How can he affiliate himself to Lincoln the Emancipator and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the great Civil Rights leader?? It's disingenuous. When Obama talks about exposing this Nation as One of Torture & of "losing our moral bearings" I do not think he sees that the Left (primarily the Democratic Party and Humanists) have indeed made of us a Nation of Torture: of children in the womb. They have built the One billion dollar Abortion Industry hiding under the guise of "reproductive health." Their management of Health Care through populaton control (contraceptives & abortion) is intrinsically evil. It's no wonder Iran calls us the Big Satan (aside from Israel as our ally)...although they use their children for extremist political/religious purposes they do not abort as a general rule, nor do they allow homosexuality or adultery...under penalty of death. The West is morally abhorant to the practicing Middle Eastern Muslim. They are a society based upon the old-time honor & revenge system..if one does not uphold honor at all cost until death then one is considered weak & dishonorable; cut off. They kill their family members (women) rather than undergo family disgrace according to their custom. This explains much in the news that Americans find shocking. The majority of Amercians no longer understand Honor with the exception of the U.S. Military. Obama says that our Nation is no longer a Christian Nation...Obama has not selected a home church. That is not surprising since he is of the Masonic Brotherhood, as are many of our political representatives. Gee, that works nicely into the One world Order and Transnationalism trends out Govt. is presently leaning toward. Written by Lynn Note to Jeannine: you are correct in stating that the tendency to equate Nazism and Conservatism are totally incorrect. True Conservatives find Nazis, Fascists, etc to be abhorrent. A true Conservative wants to keep what is good and avoid unnecessary or negative change. The whole "Right vs Left" thing within the Church does not really translate exactly from the political world. I consider myself a true Conservative who is against both abortion and unjust war. It is frustrating that so many people do not seem to get it, and find abortion acceptable, but unjust war to be very wrong, or find unjust war acceptable but abortion wrong. Perhaps Father Jenkins is a man of the Left, who is overly sympathetic with Obama. I will give him the benefit of the doubt, but only so far. I believe the Alumni of Notre Dame need to make their voices heard and lean on Father Jenkins a little bit. He has painted himself in a corner with this Obama honorary degree and may have no viable option but to allow him to speak and then attempt damage control. Unfortunately, the damage is done. Written by Austin For sure our battle is against pricipalities and powers. Therefore the Church should employ every supernatural weapon given to her by Christ. SADLY THE CHURCH IN AMERICA VERY OFTEN ONLY RESEMBLES A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, NOT the SUPERNATURAL CHURCH Christ intended it to be. CATHOLICS VERY OFTEN RUB ELBOWS WITH PRO-ABORT POLITICIANS who promise to eradicate poverty. Christ said we would always have the poor, so this is bordering on heresy and a betrayal to the unborn. Thanks for the cogent article. Written by Maureen "I deplore Fr. Jenkins's decision to invite Obama, and I generally really enjoy the content at Inside Catholic, but this one article is really so simplistic that I can't really see why it was published at all. Really I expect better journalism and more carefully considered opinions from this website." As soon as I read the distinction between pre- and post- VII priests I sensed where this was going. "Lacks Nuance" says it perfectly well, and I say Ditto! Written by Ruth Ann [quote=Thomas]>> Thomas says that I am guilty of "complete distortion" and "terrible calumny" when I say that "In Germany, official Catholic opposition to the Hitler regime ranged from very mild to nonexistent." Now I'd hate to be guilty of distortion or calumny, so I ask Thomas if he will be kind enough to persuade me that the leadership of the Catholic Church in Germany offered a strong and persistent resistance to the Hitler regime. Written by Dave Carlin Thank you, Mr. Carlin, for indenifying the disease. You are very right that the objective of the promoters of moral relativism want nothing less than the destrction of the Church. I think, however, that the connection to the Vatican II is only chronological. The Communists began decades earlier trying to convince Catholics and other Christians that the essence of Christianity is the achievement of social justice and that Christianity is therefore compatalbe with Marxism. Almost no priest or educated laymnan I know has read Divini Redemptoris, but they have read the tracts which contradict it. Amaazingly enough, some who did the damgage, like Bella Dodd, have confessed in detail what they had done. Decades before the Council, Dodd prerdicted that in 25 years we would not recognize the Church. We must stop being afraid of being called McCarthyists. And we must teach all to say the Rosary again! Written by Thomas C. Coleman, Jr. |
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