Heh. A bishop with a backbone?

Father Z reported that the Archbishop of SanFrancisco held a reparation service and exorcism at the site where demonstrators destroyed the statue of a local saint.

If the statue was blessed, then this is a desecration of a holy object, hence the religious service. But exorcism? Maybe because there have been many attacks (mostly unreported) on churches, synagogues, and mosques.... including attempted arson in the church where only Trumpieboy protested the desecration of a holy site (and made everyone get their knickers in a knot because how dare he hold a bible).

So it's good to see that an actual bishop has the guts to push back.

Alas, the video is fuzzy, so never mind:



So why exoricism? Because it went beyond removal, but desecration and abuse showing hatred of the person the statue represented, and hatred of the idea that Christianity was preached in the past to unbelievers.

for some reason, the rioters see Christianity as a "western" religion, which ignores the history of the Eastern Churches and Ethiopian Christianity, or the fact that Christianity is a religion of non Europeans.

In addition, the Antifa and BLM support the pan sexual agenda that undermines the idea of family life, and supports a pro abortion agenda, both of which goes against the traditional ethos of Catholicism (and Islam for that matter) which of course have nothing to do with racial justice, but hey, if you criticize them you are racist.

and as I have said in several previous posts: it's fun to protest and feel superior to ordinary folks, but how many of the (mainly white upper middle class protesters) will actually help rebuild the shops or dare to protect the innocent from feral drug gangs that terrorize their kids?

Anti religion is in: pushed by the neoatheists see religion as the source of all wars and strife, as if the 100 million victims of communism and Nazism during the 20th century suddenly have been written out of the history books.

So when Trumpieboy prayed at the Shrine of JP2 that commemorates the victims of communism, the usual suspects were horrified and ignored what this long scheduled visit was about: that religious persecution of believers by communists. (Uighar lives matter?) Hell, even the PC bishop of washington DC joined the protests instead of explaining this.

the sexual agenda goes way beyond the gay issue: it is morphing into a denial of biology.

Biology of sexuality is behind the family and social cohesiveness, which is why Confucius, when he decided to reform Chinese society, started with reforming the family. And it was why Mao, in the collective farms and later in the Red Guard revolution, tried to destroy family ties: Because the family obligations stood in the way of his hive idea of the perfect worker who had no other obligations but to the state.

China has survived this attack, and the family is still strong here in Asia, but who in the west dares to oppose the political correct intellectual assault on biology and family?

Pope Francis speaks against it, but when he supports and appoints to high office those pushing the agenda, one does wonder what he really believes.

Speaking of sexual agenda: This Anglican reform site has an interview with an organization working with those with SSA.

 I am a bit leery, since the grace of God will help bisexuals (and heterosexuals who struggle with promiscuity) to stay faithful, but ignores the difficulty of the struggle with chronic sin, be it substance abuse, greed, or promiscuity.: For them, the answer is found in the Cross: something few churches preach anymore for some reason.

in old fashioned Catholicism "take up your cross and follow me" recognizes the struggles of life. And if you fall, hey, Jesus fell under the weight of the cross too... just get up, and try again. (which is why Catholics used to have confession, but hey, the happy church of Vatican II pretends no one sins so we don't need it. I should talk: I haven't gone for years because there is no one there).

Alcoholics anonymous still preaches this idea to surrender your weaknesses to a higher power, and keep trying despite relapse...they do it in a generic way: but I wonder how long until they are forced to "reform" their message?

but here in the Philippines, the idea that our suffering has ultimate meaning, and that God understands since he too suffered, is still believed: hence the huge "Black Nazarene" devotion here, where people see their own suffering and identify with the sufferings of Christ.

sigh.