Fr. Barron comments on Sen. Edward Kennedy

Another part of a video series from Wordonfire.org. Father Barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. For more visit http://www.wordonfire.org/

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[wolf1750]

"Irish and Catholic to the bone" ... Now, I understand ;-)

And you still claim to have found your belief in a personal God on your own ... and with your "free will" ... and through God's mercy (on you ... but not on millions of Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims etc. etc.) ?

[wordonfirevideo]

And I suppose that you discovered your agnosticism completely on your own! Remove the plank in your own eye.

[wolf1750]

I was born into a Catholic family in Silesia (then Germany, now Polish). But I must admit, my mother never went with us to church. She sent us with the maid instead. Why? Because she herself had been educated by the Ursuline nuns in Breslau. That was enough of "piousness" for a lifetime. Our parish-priest often visited her after mass. He was an educated man. We children heard his roaring laughter from the "Herrenzimmer" ... .So, no denial here. - ;-)

[wordonfirevideo]

The problem with this line of reasoning is that it amounts to the genetic fallacy: if we have discovered the psychological etiology of a belief, we have debunked that belief. I mean, I might have first learned Catholicism from my family and came in my maturity to embrace it fully and you might have taken it in as a child and eventually rejected it. Well, so what? Neither story proves anything in particular about the belief in question.

[joejoejoejoeify]

Sorry if I came across to critical there; my intent was more jovial than the mere text likely showed!

Anyway, bluntly... I think that the Kennedy funeral was perhaps the worst scandal the Catholic Church in America has seen yet. I pray for Kennedy's soul and hope he is in heaven... but the fact is that he is one of the biggest reasons that 50 million children have been violently murdered... their limbs torn off and their bodies vacuumed from the womb. He never repented of this!

[wordonfirevideo]

I don't know how I could have been clearer on my objection to Kennedy's pro-choice policy. I wanted to highlight how he had tragically abandoned his earlier pro-life position. As far as the funeral goes: I don't know. We've allowed funerals to become tributes, but they are meant to be prayers on behalf of the deceased.

[corinnehopper]

The bottom line for me is that FIRST we must protect the most defenseless (the unborn) in our society. Once we have accomplished stopping the infanticide in our culture we can move on to helping so many others. The deaths of millions of innocent unborn babies is unspeakable. And I think Edward Kennedy and all the democrat Catholics know this. My heart breaks for them and those who listen to them. Who knows what harm they have done?

[icimblind]

Fr. Barron thanks for sticking up for the "little guy", life, the truth, our Lord! I was holding my breath the whole way through this video and exhaled at the end. God Bless and Amen!!!

[CriaSunshine]

(Not about abortion) Democratic economics bug me. I think that charity should come from people, churches, organizations, etc. and not through the government. When people just need support, they should turn to neighbors who give with love, not to government money gained by obligation. When people are fiscally irresponsible, others should step in and help fix the irresponsibility, not have it covered up with free cash. I know that we'd first have to change as people for that to work, though...

[jjny03]

Google Search with key terms including “20 Weeks” – US States putting restrictions on abortion at week 20 due to Fetal Pain. I know Catholic teaching is “at conception” – but – so many miscarriages happen before week 9 - that most OBGYNs won’t even see a pregnant woman until week 8 or 9. Why would God have all these miscarriages happen? Are they really a “baby” at that point?

[vincenttnagle]

@jjny03 My understanding is that genetic science says that this is a unique human being from the beginning and that the fetus certainly is living, in the sense that it is growing and is self-organizing organism, that is human, human life. Can you tell me which scientists are saying that life begins so late as 20 weeks? I say it wanting to know, not accusingly

[jjny03]

The Church embraces science when it comes to evolution and global warming. Although, I love the ideals of a Culture of Life - the Church will need to wrestle with "life beginning at conception." Science is pointing to week 20. Also, whenever we talk of "abortion" we need to ask if it is a medical abortion or elective abortion. Ideally, abortions would never happen. Again, I hope Catholic Theologians have serious conversations with scientists about when life truly beings.

[manuelturcios]

Great video... I've also always wondered why the democratic party, being so socially conscious, would be an advocate for abortion. It's one of the points where I strongly disagree with. You pointed out that being a pro life democrat is an oxymoron, and I've never understood why that is, always found it ironic.

[wordonfirevideo]

@Workingclassathiest Did you actually listen to the video?!

[WayOfTheMaster454]

@billybagbom --"Dont vote; it only encourages them".

[billybagbom]

Father Barron: This video is very relevant to me. I was the product of a working class Roman Catholic family, and I am actually old enough to remember the election of 1960. My parents despised Nixon and the Republican Party and taught me that Republicans were the party of the rich. It is difficult to get beyond the stereotypes presented to us in our youth. I am under no illusions that the GOP is really as "Pro-life" as they pretend to be every election cycle. But I can't vote Democratic anymore.

[VictorLepanto]

Supporting the poor is hardly the same as supporting a federal bureaucracy. The welfare state turns citizens into slaves of the state. It isn't about supporting the poor. It is about exploiting the needs of the poor for ones one power. If you keep people in a state of need, their fears & needs will give you power over them. Socialism is actually a revival of the old order feudalism, man needs to freed from this prison of the mind.

[burfordrobert]

I too am an oxymoron when I consider the fact that I am a Jimmy Carter, pro life democrat, but I always remember that God is in charge and I am not. I prayerfully vote and pray for our leaders and I pray for God's justice to prevail.