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GBS Media Pro<p>✝️ Ukrainian Catholics supporting faithful displaced by Russian occupation<br>In Zaporizhzhia, nuns and priests are sheltering and aiding those fleeing occupied territories—even as Russia bans Catholic institutions and targets clergy.<br>👉 Full story: <a href="https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/world-news/ukraines-catholics-tend-to-faithful-driven-out-by-russian-occupation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluewaterhealthyliving.com/new</span><span class="invisible">s/world-news/ukraines-catholics-tend-to-faithful-driven-out-by-russian-occupation/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catholics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReligiousFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zaporizhzhia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zaporizhzhia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GBSMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBSMedia</span></a></p>
Tom Capuder<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catholics</span></a>: </p><p>If aborted fetuses go to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/heaven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heaven</span></a>, and going to heaven is your ultimate goal, why are you against abortion? It’s a fast track to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/paradise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paradise</span></a>, right?</p><p>______________________<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/faith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faith</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>While many <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Protestants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protestants</span></a> celebrate the victory as part of Northern Ireland’s history &amp; culture, the celebrations often fuel tensions with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catholics</span></a> who oppose continuing British rule in the territory.</p><p>Bonfires have sometimes been an issue due to flags, effigies or election posters that are placed on the pyres before they are ignited.</p><p>The Police Service of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> said its officers would be on the ground through the weekend &amp; would take “firm &amp; proportional action to keep people safe.”</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Before the Catholic church can credibly challenge Trump, it would have to acknowledge its own very great complicity in enabling his rise to power and giving him unchecked power. And I frankly don&#39;t see Catholic leaders making that acknowledgment anytime soon….</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Catholics</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigBeautifulBill</span></a><br />/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>And it was the same US Catholic bishops who, Joe Perticone thinks, are capable of challenging Trump who finagled and schemed behind the scenes with Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society — more Catholic influencers! — who got the Supreme Court stacked with hard-right Catholics.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Catholics</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigBeautifulBill</span></a><br />/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Except that the hard-right bloc controlling the Supreme Court are, to a man and woman, all Catholic, except for Gorsuch, who was raised Catholic and later became Episcopalian.</p><p>The hard-right Catholic bloc on the Supreme Court has given Donald Trump more or less unlimited power and shows no sign of changing that position anytime soon.</p><p>And Vance is Catholic ….</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Catholics</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigBeautifulBill</span></a><br />/2</p>

Joe Perticone says,

"About six months into the second Trump presidency, Republicans are charting a collision course with the Catholic Church. Stark and growing differences between their views on migrants, the poor, technology, and other issues could put the spiritual home of tens of millions of American Catholics in direct conflict with the political framework of the party that runs the U.S. government."


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thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-

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"Historian Robert P. Jones warns that a 'desperate, defensive, mostly white Christian minority' is determined to keep political power as its cultural influence wanes.

This movement is often portrayed as purely evangelical, yet it is essential to recognize the significant and distinct role played by Catholic actors, particularly those within the hierarchy."


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"Let’s be clear: white Christian nationalism (WCN) is not a fringe ideology — it is a coordinated political strategy. It seeks to replace democratic norms with a theocratic vision of power, using religious rhetoric to justify authoritarian control. Religious liberty scholar Amanda Tyler calls white Christian nationalism 'the single biggest threat to America’s religious freedom.'”

~ Christopher Wimbush


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theoverreachmonitor.substack.c

The Overreach Monitor: A Catholics for Choice Watchdog · Catholic Power, Christian Nationalism, and the Fight for Our FreedomBy Chris Wimbush
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"This debate reflects a test of our national character. Will the United States uphold the dignity of its most vulnerable citizens, or will it sacrifice them for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful? The answer, as the women religious and countless advocates emphasize, is more than policy — it is a matter of conscience."


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"When policies threaten the sanctity of life after birth, the volume [of the bishops' response] is muted and impassive. ...

Medicaid is not charity; it is justice. Medicaid is the quiet backbone of American health care, supporting more than 70 million people: children, seniors in nursing homes, veterans, those battling cancer, and working families who, despite their hard work, cannot afford private insurance."


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"It turns out that the Catholic Church in the United States is not quite united in its response to this legislation. While Catholic women religious are loudly raising their voices in defense of the poor, the sick and older adults, many bishops remain conspicuously timid. ...

The episcopal silence is telling. It reveals a troubling skew in priorities:"


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Two days ago, the National Catholic Reporter published an editorial statement about Trump's "big, beautiful bill," noting the strong opposition to it among Catholic religious women (i.e., nuns) in the US, and the diffident opposition among the US Catholic bishops.

NCR writes,

"This bill is not only a political and economic scandal; it has become a test for U.S. Catholic bishops."


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ncronline.org/opinion/editoria