tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599926637225474828.post8284695420278894156..comments2024-03-27T07:17:12.407+00:00Comments on Maria Stops Abortion: General Election: Are We A One Issue People?Good Counselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08853036194042438851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599926637225474828.post-7807451399027245602010-06-07T17:56:39.810+01:002010-06-07T17:56:39.810+01:00We quoted Fr Pavone, but did not canonize him. I a...We quoted Fr Pavone, but did not canonize him. I agree with a lot of what he says about pro-life work, but I certainly wouldn't claim to have read everything he has written. Would you mind sending in an example of the prayer you are complaining about? I would also be glad to see your evidence of Bush funding contraception and Planned Parenthood. It is good to keep informed and have proof of such things.<br />Americanism is a heresy and The Good Counsel Network reeejects all forms of heresy and schism. I am not American and I have no political affiliation to Republican or Democrat ideologies.<br />All war is a great evil, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are great evils. <br />Numerically speaking however, they do not come anywhere close to the number of abortions. Further, abortion brings the taking of life into almost every family, in a way that war cannot. Both are evils but to say that:<br />"The war in Iraq is equal to evil of abortion." is your opinion which you are entitled to but it is neither the teaching of the Church or a proven fact.<br />I totally deplore the use of depleted uranium in Iraq, since you ask.<br />I am not too worried about keeping all sides happy. Just trying to do what I believe is right. We are not a lobby group either by the way, but a group which helps Motehrs-to-be.<br />You state: "You would have us believe here that the best way to be Catholic or only way to be Catholic is to oppose abortion (be "pro-life") and go to Mass. There is much more to Catholicism than that, Clare."<br />Just for the record, I would have you believe no such thing. However, Good Counsel has a particular work to do, helping expectant Mums, informing people about pro-life issues. Many of us are also involved in other apostolates in the Church and do not think being pro-life means we are doing all required to be Catholic.<br />We have had the blessing to see 100's of women keep their babies through our work, Thank God. If you feel that pro-life or Catholic work should be done in a particular different manner, it is,no doubt an invitation from God for you to do it.<br />Thanks for your interest in our blog, I hope that if you continue to read it you will gain a deeper understanding of where we are coming from. Rather than neo-con, I would rather go with Pope Benedict XVI's words that Catholics who obey the teaching of the Church and strive to live them are neither conservative or liberal, but radical, as Our Lord is radical. God bless.Good Counselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853036194042438851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-599926637225474828.post-59683116573387398192010-06-07T14:54:29.905+01:002010-06-07T14:54:29.905+01:00There is much that I disagree with you in relation...There is much that I disagree with you in relation to Fr Pavone, Clare.<br /><br />In 2008 he circulated a prayer during the presidential elections. It was a political prayer to keep pro-lifers and Catholics in line and loyal to the "pro-life" Republican Party.<br /><br />It was also a celebration of America and elevated the error of Americanism. Have you read Pope Leo XIII in the encyclical, Immortale Dei (1885)? <br /><br />Has the Good Counsel Network a position in relation to "Americanism?"<br /><br />There is also the question of various Bishops and Republican support for the war in Iraq. It is an unjust war and also the fact that Bush, the great "pro-life" increased funding for contraception under the Medicaid and Title X programme and sent money to Planned Parenthood.<br /><br />Fair enough if you wish to promote Fr Pavone and adopt a neo-con conciliar approach but what do the Good Counsel Network have to say about use of depleted uranium in Iraq, Gaza etc etc. <br /><br />The war in Iraq is equal to evil of abortion. <br /><br />As a lobby group I know you must keep all sides happy but promoting this Republican neo con hack is a bit much. <br /><br />Lobbying politicians and a single issue approach is also naive and a dreaful waste of time. My conclusion is Good Counsel Network are well intentioned, heart in right place but are neo conned alot.<br /><br />You would have us believe here that the best way to be Catholic or only way to be Catholic is to oppose abortion (be "pro-life") and go to Mass. There is much more to Catholicism than that, Clare.Thought and Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772375514575594583noreply@blogger.com