United Nations Judge Geoffrey Robertson is asking the British government to detain Pope Benedict XVI during his upcoming visit there and send him to trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for "crimes against humanity."
Readers of this Blog will recall my previous warnings concerning the International Criminal Court. See here and here for example.
Readers of this Blog will recall my previous warnings concerning the International Criminal Court. See here and here for example.
That a judge would openly call for the Holy Father's arrest and trial is positively alarming. It indicates that hatred for Christ's Church is intensifying. We all need to pray.
ReplyDeleteThe Pope always speaks for the truth.That's why they are doing this to him. For the truth will upset those who are trying to do their own will...(those who oppose the teachings of the church against homosexuality and abortion ) for they want their opinion to be the one accepted the one to rule. In this world of ours those that speak the truth are hated by evil one as Jesus was hated, as Jesus was crucified when He spoke the truth.
ReplyDeleteThursday, April 8, 2010
ReplyDeleteFormer NY Mayor Ed Koch Says 'Enough Already' with Anti-Catholicism in Media
Ed Koch has a column today in The Jerusalem Post rebuking the continual media onslaught on the Catholic Church and Pope Benedict. The article was shared on Facebook by New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who introduced it thus:
As most of you probably know, Mayor Ed Koch is the former Mayor of New York City, having served three terms during the 1970’s and 1980’s. After my appointment to New York last year, I quickly learned that Mayor Koch is not merely one of the most respected and influential New Yorkers, he is one of the most loved and admired as well.
I thought you might want to read his recent column on how the Church has been treated in the media. With his permission, I reprint it below.
The first paragraph of the column pretty well sums it up:
I believe the continuing attacks by the media on the Roman Catholic Church and Pope Benedict XVI have become manifestations of anti-Catholicism. The procession of articles on the same events are, in my opinion, no longer intended to inform, but simply to castigate.
He goes on to explore motive:
Many of those in the media who are pounding on the Church and the pope today clearly do it with delight, and some with malice. The reason, I believe, for the constant assaults is that there are many in the media, and some Catholics as well as many in the public, who object to and are incensed by positions the Church holds, including opposition to all abortions, opposition to gay sex and same-sex marriage, retention of celibacy rules for priests, exclusion of women from the clergy, opposition to birth control measures involving condoms and prescription drugs and opposition to civil divorce. My good friend, John Cardinal O'Connor, once said, "The Church is not a salad bar, from which to pick and choose what pleases you." The Church has the right to demand fulfillment of all of its religious obligations by its parishioners, and indeed a right to espouse its beliefs generally.
I disagree with the Church on all of these positions. Nevertheless, it has a right to hold these views in accordance with its religious beliefs. . .
Read the entire article.