You are of goodwill, imho, and obviously highly educated; a very caring person. This I do not doubt. Having grown up in the USA, I can say with some confidence that not very many people would even be able to connect communism with masonry. I doubt if even the actual low level communists and/or masons would connect them. That said, imho, you're correct ~ how clever indeed was satan in setting up that dichotomy. Two evils that fight each other. Someone once said to me that their ancestors didn't go to the US because then they would be Catholics "under the flag". My thoughts honestly were to wonder how that was any different than being a Catholic "under the Queen"? Our ancestors left in hope of living in peace in a new world. Some stayed in hope that things would change and to work for that change. HOPE is the key for us now, wherever we are in this world. Hope in the Lord. Hope for our families. Getting angry over everything that satan has obviously orchestrated will not, imho, help. Our help is in the Name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
When we report the crimes of each nation, there is always a fine line between denouncing the crimes of a nation's leader and directing hate speech against its inhabitants. I have seen accusations here on the forum that criticizing the Chinese government for concealing the severity of the pandemic in its early stages would be considered hate speech against the Chinese people. The same goes for the accusations against the "special operation in Ukraine." Things magically turn into hate speech or merely freedom of expression to criticize the wrongdoings of each nation, depending on which ideological stance is being challenged.
Another thing I've heard over the years is that many considered/still consider American Freemasonry to be different from that of Europe. That was an error in judgement, imo. There's really "one lodge to rule them all". This reading from the Gospel almost seems like a foreshadowing of the fruits of the "lodge", again, imo. Matthew 19:16-22 16 And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting? 17 Who said to him: Why askest thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness. 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 20 The young man saith to him: All these have I kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me? 21 Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 22 And when the young man had heard this word, he went away sad: for he had great possessions.
I don't think anyone here on this board or any nation for that matter is cheer leading a genocide, or worshiping their flag. Perhaps certain people and politicians in their respective nations. Even in Israel many are condemning what is happening in Gaza, even at the prospect of being attacked and imprisoned by police. I appreciate your opinions and position, but have a different worldview. I can accuse and condemn people all day long under the guise of being a Catholic, but it changes nothing. In fact it only makes matters worse. Peace doesn't come by accusation or condemnation. So I pray for people, places, and situations knowing I don't have all the facts or answers, but that God does. Also, I don't see people here "obsessing" about the end, but rather looking forward to a new beginning.
Well, it's hardly the worst thing my country has been complicit in, and one of several reasons I'm not patriotic. The flag waivers here, as you call them, are generally motivated by pride or attachment to material things/physical comfort. It still flabbergasts me that many Americans walk around thinking "America is the best country to ever exist", yada yada.
Don’t worry, there ARE Americans who fully grasp what you’re saying here. We just aren’t very free to say it, especially among those who accept the full blown American propaganda without questioning any of it. These same people would brand St. Maximillian a blazing anti semite for his views. Most of those views critical of Judaism aren’t even available in English.
As someone who grew up in a fundamentalist Protestant household, I don’t know why there isn’t more talk of the concerning obsession with Israel that these people have. My grandmother thought that the Temple needed to be built and animal sacrifices continued, which is of course blasphemy, but she was willing to send money to these people. It’s really scary actually.
Yes it is. Tradition--the apostles and Church Fathers always saw the Catholic Church as the New Jerusalem. How protestants arrived at this idol worship of Israel escapes me.
When Luther gave the Jews authority to decide which books belonged in the Protestant Old Testament, this opened the door to a lot of issues we see today. I also think this Israel-worship is really an American thing, as is the Antichrist/“Rapture” obsession.
It’s based almost completely on their anti- Catholicism and the erroneous interpretation of scripture and eschatology that arises from it. The Catholic Church IS the New Israel of scripture; the OT references that say he who is against Israel is against God now apply to the Catholic Church. But America is and was founded by Protestants, and that culture carries a deep seated anti-Catholicism, even a hatred of the Catholic Church. So in the last 150 years they’ve reinterpreted references to the Church, the New Jerusalem, as references to the biblical geographical location of old Israel, and subsequently that secular humanist/ atheistic nation state called modern Israel. And in their blindness arising from this nascent anti-Catholicism, they believe this middle eastern secular humanist nation state calling itself Israel can do no wrong. They are woefully mistaken; the modern state of Israel is NOT our friend. They will use us and take all our foreign aid money and military assistance, but they have, they do, and they will betray us. And the Church. Israel hates Catholicism even more than American anti-Catholic bigots.
Brian is correct that many agree with you, Whatever, that Israel is genociding the Palestinians. It's likely RFK Jr. agrees that Mossad and the CIA were behind the assassination of President Kennedy. However, there is a real war being fought between Trump, RFK Jr., the New York bankers, Jerome Powell the US Federal Bank head., many of the BRICS countries especially Russia, and the Satanic global elite cabal who are trying to destroy the US, Western Europe, the Catholic Church, Russia, and kill billions. Those fighting the cabal can't necessarily speak directly and openly without damaging their cause. For example, who other than Netanyahu can get 56 standing ovations from both Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress? He was just visiting to remind them of who owns them through AIPAC, and who has real and fake blackmail on them, and who can destroy them and those dear to them at a moment's notice. If you say allowing the Palestinian genocide is a bridge too far, I'd say the covid death shot genocide is far worse. It hasn't even fully played out yet and very conservative estimates are that 17 million worldwide have been killed by the shots. Did the 'good guys' know that it was a satanic scamdemic designed to scare people into taking poison? I'd bet they did but for some reason chose not to expose it--maybe to help people SEE that there is an evil cabal who wants to enslave and kill them. Why aren't people demanding justice for this global genocide? I think support for Zionism is being eroded but it will take time. Most Catholics never learned what the Early Church Fathers, Pope Leo the Great, and many others taught about the Jews. Also, I listened to an interview between two formerly Evangelical pastors who said the only doctrine of Evangelicalism is Zionism. The term JudeoChristian should be taboo among Catholics.
Good post. I have in the past used the term JudeoChristian to describe the Ten Commandments. But I see your point.
The term "Judeo-Christian" is also used to describe that the Church is the inheritor of the spiritual authority of Moses, Abraham, and all the patriarchs of the Old Testament. In the Book of Revelation, in the letter to the Church in Smyrna, Our Lord denounces the blasphemy of those who claim to be Jews but are the Synagogue of Satan, as if this were a contradiction to Judaism, that is, the Judaism of the Old Testament, which was in communion with the Father and the Holy Spirit, and in which Christ is presented in the form of Theophanies, before the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word was fulfilled among us. REVELATION 2:8-9 8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; 9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
I don't mind the term Judeo-Christian. The problem, IMO, happens when Judaism gets conflated with Zionism.
Yes, just as it is problematic when certain verses of hatred against Jews, present in the fundamentalist Islamic world, are confused with the true cause of defending the Palestinian people.
This author may have discovered the original painting of Our Lady by St. Luke https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/...luke/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=usa
There are many paintings of Mary attributed to St Luke. This could be one of them it is similar in style to others. The painting I find the most compelling is the one St Thomas carried with him to India and still resides in the Cathedral built on the place of St Thomas’ martyrdom. The face is very similar to this one. And is the same face as Our Lady of Guadalupe. St Luke was an artist and Doctor and lived with Mary so he knew what she looked like. To make many paintings makes sense because artists were the first copy machines.
