tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39412049441332261642024-03-14T01:57:21.605-05:00In the Wake of Vatican II: Is the Conciliar Church still Roman Catholic?HOW CAN THE CRISIS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BE ACCOUNTED FOR?Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-42566351422460810932012-09-15T11:49:00.001-05:002012-09-15T12:20:22.914-05:00RC Church Couldn't Help this Homosexual (from HenryMakow.com)<div>
<span style="font-size: 1.25em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>John Blair Linn discovered that d</strong></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>espite Christian</strong> doctrine, the RC Church<br />has tacitly embraced homosexuality and can't help gays struggling to <br />return to heterosexuality. The church conversion class was a meat market...<a href="http://www.henrymakow.com/gay-seeks-rc-help.html">MORE</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Here is a famous story that happened
this year. A devout Catholic Priest rightfully refused to give the Blessed
Sacrament to a Lesbian at her mother's funeral. But the lesbian was not a Catholic, and she brought her partner and flaunted
her lesbianism deliberately. The priest was condemned by his archdiocese and stripped of his priestly
faculties. <br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/?p=15301" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">http://www.womenofgrace.com/<wbr></wbr>blog/?p=15301</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"><br />
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This book explains what happened:<br />
Goodbye, Good Men:<em> How Liberals Brought Corruption into the Catholic Church</em> <br />
</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Good-Men-Liberals-Corruption/dp/0895261448" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">http://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-<wbr></wbr>Good-Men-Liberals-Corruption/<wbr></wbr>dp/0895261448</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-83788035229573438672012-09-14T12:59:00.003-05:002012-09-22T08:31:11.263-05:00Best Advice: Repent Now before Illuminati in Total Control<strong>
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<u><strong>This is what the Roman Catholic
Church Militant should be telling Catholics today IMHO:<o:p></o:p></strong></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">People must recognize that we are in a
Spiritual Battle the likes of which has never before been seen on earth.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
The evil Illuminati Cult definitely exists, increasingly controls the world and
Satan controls the Illuminati.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
The cure is Spiritual-->mass revival, repentance and atonement for sin is
desperately needed. There must be a turning away from Satan and all his evil
works. People must beg the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy and ask that He equip us
with the full armor of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Illuminati worship
Lucifer/Satan; The New World Order (NWO) is Luciferian to the core. The
Illuminati engage in Human Ritualistic Sacrifice, often involving children. The
Illuminati are mass murderers. </span></div>
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the sexual abuse of children and adolescents some of whom are subjected to
torture and Monarch Mind Control techniques resulting in their becoming sex slaves.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[3]</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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depopulate the earth of human beings through the use of multiple technologies
including a massive global aerosol nano-particulate spraying program (Chemtrails)
which is poisoning the atmosphere with toxic metals, biological and other
agents which cause disease and death of humans and all living things.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[4]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Illuminati have access to
advanced Tesla-type technology (e.g. HAARP)<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[5]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
which allows them to control and weaponize weather, and produce earthquakes<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[6]</span></span></span></span></span></a>,
tornadoes, hurricanes and other “natural” occurrences at will. This can result
in severe droughts, floods, crop failures and famines.</span></div>
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global contamination of the atmosphere, land and water with radioactive fallout
from multiple sources including; depleted uranium munitions (DU) utilized in
multiple regional conflicts and wars, massive ongoing emissions from as yet
uncontrolled and untreated nuclear reactors at least 3 of which and probably
more are in full melt-down condition at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant site
in Japan.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[7]</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Illuminati are attempting to use
“mind control” technology to enslave the human race for use in the service of
their god Lucifer. Advanced microwave technology is being utilized to
accomplish this.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn8;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[8]</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Modern Judaism is Satanic and in
league with the Illuminati as is Freemasonry.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn9;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[9]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
The Talmud which modern Jewry follows teaches the diametric opposite of the
Torah which the ancient Israelites faithfully followed. The Talmud along with
the Cabala is completely evil. The Talmud Blasphemes against the Lord Jesus
Christ and all who follow it are Blasphemers!</span></div>
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the Illuminati with the assistance of Zionist/Rothschild Jews<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[10]</span></span></span></span></span></a>-->Luciferian/Satanists
as part of a one-world government program referred to as the New World Order
(NWO).</span></div>
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Portugal called for a Papal consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart together
with all the Bishops in the world in order to avoid a major global
chastisement.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn11;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[11]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
It was never done as requested. It must be accomplished now to save the people
of the earth from massive death and destruction! Millions must ask our Blessed
Mother for help in this terrible time of trouble.</span></div>
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that the Third Secret of Fatima referred to the Great Apostasy of the Priests,
Bishops and Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church (satanic infiltration of the
hierarchy of the Church)<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn12;" title=""><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[12]</span></span></span></span></a></span> including
the epidemic of sexual perversion among the Episcopacy<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn13" name="_ftnref13" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn13;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[13]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
which has been documented in the past several decades since the close of the
Second Vatican Council. The Third Secret was to be revealed no later than1960
by order of Our Lady, which would have been prior to the start of Vatican II
and in time to prevent the calling of the Second Vatican Council or its
degeneration into a neo-Modernist [Satanic] Cabal). Multiple Popes including Pius
XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II and Benedict XVI have
refused to publicly reveal this message from the Mother of God and all have
refused to consecrate Russia specifically to her immaculate heart together at
one time with all the Bishops of the world. As predicted by Our Lady, the
errors of Russian atheism (Satanism) have now been spread throughout the world
and the entire globe is in severe distress. The result has been that the
Illuminati now have control of the world in all but name only. </span></div>
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judged by the fruits it produced it represents a vile abomination of Roman
Catholic Faith and Praxis. It must be remembered that Christians are taught to
judge a thing by its fruits.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn14" name="_ftnref14" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn14;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue;">[14]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
It is difficult to name one positive development in the wake of the Second
Vatican Council. Rather, it has resulted in unspeakable evil and should be
radically corrected or rescinded. It is no longer possible in light of the
state of the world and the condition of the Church Militant to be diplomatic. We
are under constant satanic attack from without and within. </span></div>
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best antidote to the Illuminati’s satanic programs currently being used to
destroy humanity and all life on earth is a mass revival of faith in Jesus
Christ that is, conversion of non-believers and a return to the faith of those
who have fallen away. All believers must pray constantly to the Triune God, to
Blessed Mary ever Virgin, all the angels and saints. Let us also once again as
we did routinely at the close of each Latin Mass prior to the introduction of
the Novus Ordo Missae<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn15" name="_ftnref15" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn15;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[15]</span></span></span></span></span></a>
(New Order of the Mass), ask Michael the Archangel to protect us in battle
against Satan and his minions, all through the power and mercy of our Lord
Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, King of Glory, forever and ever Amen.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> E.g., Matthew
24: 4-14, 23-26; Luke 21: 8-16, 25-26. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Henry Makow, PhD., Illuminati: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Cult that Hijacked the World,</i> (Winnipeg, MB: Silas Green, 2002);
Henry Makow, PhD., Illuminati 2: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Deceit
and Seduction, </i>(Winnipeg, MB: Silas Green, 2010). </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[3]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Makow,
Illuminati, 77-80.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[4]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">See: What in the World are they spraying? <a href="http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=what+are+they+spraying+documentary&mid=4A54DD8EA843CD702A894A54DD8EA843CD702A89&view=detail&FORM=VIRE6"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=what+are+they+spraying+documentary&mid=4A54DD8EA843CD702A894A54DD8EA843CD702A89&view=detail&FORM=VIRE6</span></a>.
Also see: Why in the World are they spraying? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEfJO0-cTis"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEfJO0-cTis</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Expert: <span style="color: #333333;">Chemtrails are global covert operation for total control,
detecting UFOs</span>, <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/expert-chemtrails-are-global-covert-operation-for-total-control-detecting-ufos"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.examiner.com/article/expert-chemtrails-are-global-covert-operation-for-total-control-detecting-ufos</span></a>;
Clifford Carnicom: “<span style="color: #333333;">the covert aerosol-spraying
operation has transformed the Earth’s atmosphere into a plasma for carrying out
weaponized applications such as bio-warfare (including Morgellons disease),
electromagnetic operations such as <a href="http://www.examiner.com/topic/haarp"><span style="color: blue;">HAARP</span></a>,
weather warfare, tectonic (earthquake) warfare, mind control, advanced
surveillance technology, and detection of advanced propulsion technology..”</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[5]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">
Dr. Nick Begich, <a href="http://www.earthpulse.com/src/category.asp?catid=1"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.earthpulse.com/src/category.asp?catid=1</span></a>;
</span><span style="color: #006699; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[6]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="color: #333333;">Scientist: Japan earthquake, nuke “accident” are
tectonic nuclear warfare, <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/scientist-japan-earthquake-nuke-accident-are-tectonic-nuclear-warfare"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.examiner.com/article/scientist-japan-earthquake-nuke-accident-are-tectonic-nuclear-warfare</span></a>.</span><span style="color: #006699;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[7]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: #464646; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Medical Journal Article: 14,000 U.S.
Deaths Tied to Fukushima Reactor Disaster Fallout, <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medical-journal-article--14000-us-deaths-tied-to-fukushima-reactor-disaster-fallout-135859288.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medical-journal-article--14000-us-deaths-tied-to-fukushima-reactor-disaster-fallout-135859288.html</span></a>,
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.infowars.com/fukushima-radiation-a-soft-kill-operation/" title="Permanent Link to Fukushima Radiation: A Soft-Kill Operation"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Fukushima
Radiation: A Soft-Kill Operation</span></a>, <span style="color: #464646;"><a href="http://www.infowars.com/fukushima-radiation-a-soft-kill-operation/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.infowars.com/fukushima-radiation-a-soft-kill-operation/</span></a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn8;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[8]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Dr. Nick <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Begich,%20http:/www.earthpulse.com/src/category.asp?catid=12"><span style="color: blue;">Begich, http://www.earthpulse.com/src/category.asp?catid=12</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn9;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[9]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Makow,
Illuminati, pp. 113-127.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[10]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Ibid, pp. 52-55<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref11" name="_ftn11" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn11;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[11]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> See The Devil’s
Final Battle, (Edited and Compiled by Father Paul Kramer), <i>How the Current
Rejection of the Message of Fatima causes the Present Crisis in the Church and
the World,</i> First Edition (Buffalo, N.Y.: Good Counsel Publications for The
Missionary Association, 2002,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pp. 5-14, <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Blessed Virgin Mary appearing as Our Lady of
Fatima indicated that her son Jesus Christ required a response to the horrible
affront by satanic forces on earth that arranged for Russia to formally adopt
atheistic communism, which really reduced to its acceptance and promulgation of
Satanism. The world-wide consecration was the visible response that Jesus
Christ selected. The Vatican hierarchy refused having already been infiltrated
by Satanists.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref12" name="_ftn12" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn12;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[12]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> The Devil’s
Final Battle, pp. 27-36; Makow, Illuminati 2, pp.40-43; See also Piers Compton,
The Broken Cross, 1981.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref13" name="_ftn13" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn13;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[13]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">RC Church Couldn't Help this Homosexual, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164%23editor/target=post;postID=4256635142246081093"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#editor/target=post;postID=4256635142246081093</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref14" name="_ftn14" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn14;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[14]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Proverbs 20:
11; Matthew 7:16, 7:20, 12:33; Luke 6:43-44.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref15" name="_ftn15" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn15;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[15]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">See </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.novusordowatch.org/mass.htm"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.novusordowatch.org/mass.htm</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">; </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
Mass of Pope St. Pius V, often known simply as the </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://catholicism.about.com/od/worship/p/The_Latin_Mass.htm"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="color: blue;">Latin Mass</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">, was
promulgated on July 14, 1570, through the apostolic constitution <i>Quo Primum</i>,
which standardized and permanently established the traditional Latin Rite Mass
as the official Mass of the Roman Catholic Church. That Mass was never to be
altered by order of Pope St. Pius V. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was replaced by the Mass of Pope Paul VI in 1969 which represented a radical
departure from the traditional Latin Mass placing in its stead a Cramnerian
(Protestant) communal meal service.</span></span></div>
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Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-39493682298641051422012-09-11T08:47:00.001-05:002012-09-12T09:15:54.483-05:00The Illuminati and the “Big Picture”<h3>
The
NWO and the Final Conquest of Humanity<br />
<br />
<em> In light of the increasing distress
being experienced throughout the world, how can we explain the diabolically
evil things happening all over the earth? What if there is only one reasonable
answer? What if it is really true that there is a totally evil non-physical
(spiritual) being that is controlling the most powerful people on this planet?</em><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><em>[1]</em></a><em> What if that being wants to be worshipped by
every living human being? What if its goal is to totally destroy the earth and
all living things including human beings?
In virtually any other time, these questions might have seemed
ridiculous, but not anymore.</em><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><em>[2]</em></a> </h3>
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<span class="messagebody"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
<span class="messagebody"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would it
surprise you to know that there is such a being known as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lucifer</i></b></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></b></span></span></i></b></span></a><span class="messagebody"> the "light-bearer” that some of you refer to as Satan?
For those of you who do not know, Lucifer was the most powerful (fallen) angel that
Sacred Scripture says was thrown out of heaven along with 1/3 of the other
created angelic beings for staging an insurrection against the Creator God.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span></span></span></a></span><span class="messagebody"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br />
<br />
</span><span class="messagebody"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the dawn of human beings on this
planet, Lucifer/Satan has been bribing humans with wealth, power, sex and fame
in order to gain control of the earth. The most powerful human elites who
worship Lucifer are now under complete control and belong to an organization
referred to as the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Illuminati</i></b>.</span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span class="messagebody"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> It exists to
enslave all of humanity; the portion that is not killed outright, that is. </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br />
<br />
<span class="messagebody"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The top
human level of the Illuminati is made up of powerful international “investment”
bankers</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span></span></span></a><span class="messagebody">, (“money is the root of all evil” the scripture teaches</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span></span></span></a><span class="messagebody">). It now appears they have been given their orders to
implode the global fiat (non-precious metals) based currency system. The
central banks are in the process of doing so by massive money creation (“out of
thin air” in what is by analogy “Creation ex Nihilo” the way in which God
created the Universe out of nothing). This will drive prices of goods and
services massively higher as the currency is radically debased. Tens of
millions of people will die of starvation, lack of medical care and shelter.
This is what the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Illuminati </i></b>desire—to kill-off up to 6 billion human beings
while enslaving the rest.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn8;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span></span></span></a><span class="messagebody"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Illuminati also make use of the military might and intelligence services of
many nations in order to accomplish their dastardly goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to do this most efficiently, the
Illuminati retain control of the global finance/monetary system as well as
deriving huge sums of money from illicit drug trafficking. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This provides a great deal of money with which
to conduct multiple clandestine programs, all with the goal of killing or
enslaving as many human beings as possible. Worse yet, the world leaders of
powerful nations are but “puppets”, marionettes or shills for the Illuminati
top-tier. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br />
<br />
<span class="messagebody"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The human
members of the high ranking Illuminati are foolish enough to think they will
rule with Satan and not eventually be sacrificed.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn9;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span></span></span></a><span class="messagebody"> They will be shocked when they are led to the slaughter along
with the rest of mankind. Satan wants no human beings left on earth. That may
seem hard for you to believe but that’s the truth about why Satan wants to cull
the earth of human beings. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Satan’s goal is to
totally destroy the human race<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span></span></span></a>;
first, because he is jealous of and detests human beings and second, to ensure Jesus
Christ will have no reason to physically return to the earth, (Christ’s return
will result in the devil being thrown into the eternal “Lake of Fire”)<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn11;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span></span></span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="messagebody"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Satan’s time of ruling the earth is over when Jesus Christ
returns in glory to judge the nations for all the evil they have done. Only
then, will evil be vanquished and justice served.</span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn12;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Satan is a consummate
deceiver whose greatest ability is deception, to make evil appear good and good
appear evil. He uses this ability to corrupt human beings in such a way that
they are willing to cause massive destruction and death. Contemporary life is
rife with examples of this satanic inversion of good vs.: evil e.g. peace
through war, order out of chaos (neoconservative mantra), abuse becomes love,
sexual aberration becomes normalized etc. Inherent in all of these is a
complete attack on the created realm as God originally rendered it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
vital to make clear that Satan has attempted to destroy or extinguish the
Natural (Moral) Law as a controlling or inhibiting force in society. This has
largely succeeded. Western Culture in particular is almost completely
paganized. Do not be fooled into thinking that this is acceptable or normal. It
is detestable and will be punished.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What few people realize is that </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Satan
has waited centuries for just this moment in time. Human science and technology
have advanced to the point where the anti-christ will be able to credibly
perform his “lying signs and wonders” as predicted by Jesus Christ.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn13" name="_ftnref13" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn13;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[13]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Project “Blue-Beam”<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn14" name="_ftnref14" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn14;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[14]</span></span></span></span></a> is
an example of how the Illuminati might be able to assist the anti-christ in
accomplishing his miraculous appearing feats.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br />
<br />
<span class="messagebody"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of
you will vehemently resist this explanation. Whether you want to believe that
there is a God and a devil is really immaterial. The elites who are in control
of this planet and who take orders from Satan believe in god but they think
Lucifer/Satan is god. They are under a strong delusion</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn15" name="_ftnref15" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn15;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[15]</span></span></span></span></a><span class="messagebody">, the result of literally selling their souls to the devil.
If you wish to understand what is happening to you, recognize that the earth is
currently under the control of a non-physical that is, spiritual being who is
the source of unspeakable evil. The most elite members of global society
worship this entity and carry out orders extremely faithfully, including
ceremonial human sacrifices, often of children. No other explanation is capable
of explaining so completely all of the horrible things that are transpiring
globally; wars everywhere, torture, rape, pedophilia, bestiality, famines,
droughts, “natural” disasters, massive global debt, etc. </span><br />
<br />
<span class="messagebody"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
would you do if you began to suspect that a malevolent personal being of
immense power had gained control of the earth and most of the top human members
of society? Would you simply sit back and wait to be killed or enslaved? Would
you conduct your life any differently? Better yet, would you try to determine
the truth and act upon it once you found it? These are important questions that
deserve to be answered, questions that each of you must answer for yourselves.
Now is the time to decide before it is too late. Why not research the issue for
yourself and decide? You have nothing to lose but your time and potentially everything
to gain. You will need to know the truth in order to act accordingly when the
time comes to make your final decision; it must either be for Satan or for the
creator God of the universe. To remain indecisive is really to support evil. Evil
must not be allowed to exist or flourish unopposed. God will punish evil doers
and reward those who choose truth and goodness.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn16" name="_ftnref16" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn16;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[16]</span></span></span></span></a><span class="messagebody"> This will require action and deed not simply an ascent of
faith.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftn17" name="_ftnref17" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn17;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[17]</span></span></span></span></a><span class="messagebody"> Don’t take too long though because time is probably shorter
than you think!</span><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[18]</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">What some might term a being with supra or
inter-dimensional (beyond the 3 dimensions of space and 1 dimension of time
that we understand as making up observable physical reality in the language of
contemporary physics) characteristics who is the personification of evil.
Mono-Theists particularly orthodox Christians understand that being as Lucifer
or Satan, a powerful fallen angel that has great power over the earth. </span></span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small;"> People who are
capable of discernment are increasingly recognizing that something horrible is
transpiring on earth. One of the most distressing is that the atmosphere has
been radically altered by aerosolized nano-particulates of various metals,
bacteria, viruses, human red and white blood cell components among other
constituents many of which are toxic to all living things. The Chemtrail
phenomenon is responsible for this reality. Millions of human beings are
becoming ill as a result and not an insignificant number have probably already
died. Exact numbers are difficult to obtain given the virtual total denial by
world governments that a massive global spraying program has been underway for
over 10 years.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Also referred
to as the “shining</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> one”, “morning star”, see Isaiah
14: 12-13, “How</span><span class="text"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> are you fallen from heaven, O Day Star,
son of Dawn!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How are you cut down to the
ground, you who laid the nations low? You who said in your heart, I will ascend
to heaven; above the stars of God, I will set my throne on high…”</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> E.g. Isa.
14:12-15, Luke 10:18,</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Revelation
12: 7-9.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Centuries ago, a
powerful group of human beings that we now know as the Illuminati arose and
came under the control of Lucifer/Satan and have been actively engaged in
attempting to control and destroy humanity with the assistance of Satan’s
interdimensional/supernatural powers. The Illuminati are actively engaged in
accomplishing the complete take-over of planet earth. This process is very far
along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Including
various European royalties, the Rothschild intergenerational banking family,
the Rockefeller’s, Schiff’s and numerous others.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span><span class="bls1"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">1Timothy 6:
10. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Moreover,
it should not be surprising that Satan has used money as the ultimate carrot by
which to control the most powerful human members of the Illuminati.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of these human beings are some of the most
powerful banking families and their descendants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn8;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> They have made
this abundantly clear through the speeches, comments and writings of their many
surrogates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn9;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> The lower
members have no idea that they serve Satan according to members who have broken
away and become Christians.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Whether by
outright murder or by their efforts at trans-humanism; see this for more on
terra-forming the earth and trans-humanism,</span><a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/nanotechnology-terra-forming-transhumanism-and-you."><span style="font-size: x-small;"> http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/nanotechnology-terra-forming-transhumanism-and-you.<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref11" name="_ftn11" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn11;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Revelation 20:
10<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref12" name="_ftn12" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn12;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Jeremiah 9: 23, 24; Luke 4: 18, 19</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref13" name="_ftn13" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn13;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[13]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Matthew 24: 24;
2 Thessalonians 2: 9-10; Revelation 13: 14.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref14" name="_ftn14" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn14;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[14]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> NASA Project
Blue Beam’s capabilities can be read about here,</span><a href="http://educate-yourself.org/cn/projectbluebeam25jul05.shtml"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://educate-yourself.org/cn/projectbluebeam25jul05.shtml</span></a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref15" name="_ftn15" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn15;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[15]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 2 Thessalonians
2: 1-12, especially 11. Verses 1-12 provide an excellent description of the
situation at the time of the appearance of the anti-christ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref16" name="_ftn16" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn16;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[16]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Matthew<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6: 19-21, 7: 12, </span>19: 27-29, <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20: 9-16, 25:
1-10, 14-21, 34-36; Mark 10: 29-30; Luke 12: 42-44,19: 16-19. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref17" name="_ftn17" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn17;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[17]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> John 14: 12, 15,
21, 23.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3941204944133226164#_ftnref18" name="_ftn18" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn18;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[18]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Matthew 24:
4-8; Luke 21: 8-11. It would appear from a review of relevant Sacred Scripture
that nothing further must occur prior to the appearance of the anti-christ on
the world stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously, there is no-one
but the triune Godhead who knows for sure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-297886842860941152011-01-16T08:43:00.003-06:002011-01-16T08:59:56.538-06:00JPII Beatification Gets Green-LightBy: Rocco Palmo<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/Whispers%20in%20the%20Loggia"><em>Whispers in the Loggia </em></a><br />January 12, 2011<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pgQ7ZBAVKpg/TTMFcDbCxqI/AAAAAAAAAlo/pV34-Kmaz-A/s1600/JPII%2BBeatified.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562795944245905058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pgQ7ZBAVKpg/TTMFcDbCxqI/AAAAAAAAAlo/pV34-Kmaz-A/s320/JPII%2BBeatified.jpg" /></a><br /><br />(SVILUPPO: The miracle decree formally accepted by Pope Benedict on 14 January, John Paul II <a href="http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2011/01/official-blessed-john-paul-ii.html">will be beatified </a>on May 1st.) As expected, the decree for the beatification of Venerable John Paul II <a href="http://www.blogger.com/As%20expected,%20the%20decree%20for%20the%20beatification%20of%20Venerable%20John%20Paul%20II%20has%20been%20published.">has been published </a>as of Friday January 14, 2011.<br /><br />In <strong>a development that promises to spark intense reactions across the ecclesial spectrum,</strong> Italian reports this morning declare that, nearly six years since his last hospitalization began, Pope John Paul II's path to beatification has cleared its final hurdle.<br /><br />Under the headline, "The cardinals OK the miracle, Wojtyla will be beatified," the most reliable of vaticanisti -- Andrea Tornielli of <em>Il Giornale</em> -- revealed that the cardinal-members of <strong>the Congregation for the Causes of Saints voted yesterday to affirm the finding of the dicastery's medical board that no natural explanation could be found for the healing of a French nun from Parkinson's disease, the same condition which ravaged the Polish Pope in the final act of his monumental 27-year reign.</strong> <em>(editor's NOTE: I personally would like to evaluate the Medical evidence that was submitted in support of the miraculous healing of the French nun. In addition to the reservations expressed below, I note that John Paul II was unable to cast out the demon(s) from the allegedly possessed woman whom he encountered while he still lived. In light of his many heterodox teachings and blatently non-Roman Catholic actions it is virtually impossible to believe that he could ever be raised to legitimate sainthood).<br /><br /></em>With the miracle approved, all that remains is for Pope Benedict to accept the conclusion -- something which would normally take place in a routine private audience with the prefect of the Congregation, Cardinal Angelo Amato, which could occur within days. Preparations would then begin in earnest for what will inevitably end up being the Vatican's biggest gathering since the late pontiff's 2005 funeral, which drew 5 million people to Rome; according to Tornielli, the formal beatification rites could take place in the fall, with 16 October -- the anniversary of John Paul's 1978 election (and, conveniently, a Sunday this year) -- cited as the most likely date.<br /><br />Thanks in part to the waiving of the traditional "five-year rule" to open the cause on the part of the then newly-elected Benedict XVI, the process bringing the church's greatest saintmaker in history to the penultimate step to sainthood in his own right has reached the milestone with a speed matched by but one other figure: Mother Teresa of Calcutta -- of course, celebrated in life as a saint -- who was raised to the altars by John Paul six years after her 1997 death, but whose required miracle for canonization remains pending.<br /><br />As other high-profile processes go, it took the cause of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina -- a figure whose devotion among Italians has been measured as surpassing that of Jesus Himself -- 32 years to reach his 2000 beatification; the founder of Opus Dei, now St Jose Maria Escriva, was beatified 17 years after his 1997 death. In earlier times, two exceedingly-popular, eventually-canonized figures of the first half of the 20th century, the Italian virgin-martyr Maria Goretti and the French Carmelite mystic Therese of Lisieux (the beloved "Little Flower") were respectively beatified 45 and 27 years after they died.<br /><br />All that said, indications over the last month that the medical examination of the Wojtyla miracle had cleared the scrutiny of the sainthood office -- a probe that comes complete with the traditional "Devil's Advocate" -- have, <strong>in some quarters, seen a renewed focus on controversial aspects of John Paul's pontificate.<br /><br /></strong>Albeit dwarfed by his enduring worldwide cult, <strong>exponents of a protest have focused on what the late Pope knew about matters ranging from the Vatican Bank's handling of the 1982 Banco Ambrosiano scandal to the sexual abuse crisis that erupted over the course of his three decades as the 264th Roman pontiff. In particular, the latter thread has drawn an outcry in light of John Paul's prominent favor for the late founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Mexican Fr Marcial Maciel Degollado, a serial abuser who was removed from ministry after an investigation opened by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in the months before John Paul's death. Under Benedict XVI, Maciel's extensive history of sexual and financial misconduct -- which included his fathering of at least one child and, in the Holy See's posthumous judgment, "at times constitute[d] real crimes" -- saw the Legion placed under an Apostolic Visitation and then given a papally-appointed overseer with broad powers, who recently ordered all traces of the disgraced founder to be purged from the community's public life.<br /><br /></strong>While the miracle phase completes the beatification process, any overpowering concerns about John Paul's biography would have seen the cause halted at the point of the positio -- the extensive study of a candidate's life conducted by the postulator. B16's declaration of his predecessor's heroic virtue in December 2009 (alongside that of Pope Pius XII) signaled the current pontiff's acceptance of the report's conclusion that Karol Wojtyla had emitted the "odor of sanctity" in life, laying any questions to rest and allowing the process to continue on to the investigation of the reported cure.<br /><br />One question that does remain open is the matter of selecting a feast day for the reported Blessed-in-waiting. As the 2 April anniversary of John Paul's death often falls within Holy Week or the Octave of Easter -- and, as such, would see the feast frequently wiped off the calendar -- it's more than likely that a different date would at least be considered, much as Blessed John XXIII is commemorated on 11 October (the opening-date of Vatican II) and Blessed John Henry Newman is now celebrated two days earlier, on the anniversary of his 1845 reception into the Catholic fold.<br /><br />Even for a Pope, however, it's important to recall that -- at least, according to the classic ecclesial understanding of things -- beatification designates a figure for veneration solely in their local church, a devotion which is only supposed to extend to the wider communion on the blessed's elevation to sainthood.<br /><br />Then again, having broken the rules as a matter of habit in life, perhaps John Paul's defying convention anew might just be the most fitting thing of all.Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-65169459835027744472011-01-16T08:20:00.003-06:002011-01-16T08:32:40.330-06:00“Why do we need a new translation?”<em>Texas Catholic Herald</em>, 12/21/10:<br /><a href="http://www.huttongibson.com/index-detail.php?Texas-Catholic-Herald-93">Hutton Gibson.com </a><br />Hutton Gibson's editorial comments are [bracketed].<br /><br />The most common questions regarding the new translation of the Roman Missal are: “Why do we need a new translation?” and “What is wrong with what we have?”<br /><br /><strong>We could easily forget both questions; we could bring back the Mass that we had for nineteen centuries, and needed no modification or correction, nor even translation. So we don’t need a translation. And the answer to the second question is too long to fit in these eight pages.<br /><br /></strong>“The Council,” writes David Wood, “called for a vernacular translation as expediently as possible to allow the faithful to enter more fully and fruitfully into the mystery of God’s love and grace made present … through the liturgy.” This is why attendance has fallen off disastrously. But this, says Wood, was a translation of a paraphrase. Of course!<br /><br />ICEL mandate? Let’s consult and select from Wikipedia.<br /><br />Bishops from English-speaking countries in Rome for the Second Vatican Council set up the Commission in 1963 in view of intention to implement the Council’s authorization to use more extensively the vernacular language, instead of Latin, in the liturgy.<br /><br />Ref.: <em>(Vat. II, Liturgy: 36. 1. Particular law remaining in force, the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites).<br /><br /></em>2. But since the use of the mother tongue, whether in the Mass, the administration of the sacraments, or other parts of the liturgy, frequently may be of great advantage to the people, the limits of its employment may be extended. This will apply in the first place to the readings and directives, and to some of the prayers and chants, according to the regulations on this matter to be laid down separately in subsequent chapters.<br /><br />[This would seem to imply limitation!]<br /><br />On 15 September 2003, it was formally established as a mixed commission of several bishops conferences in accordance with the Instruction <em>Liturgiam autenticam</em> [After forty years of paraphrase, it now has authority?]<br /><br />Liturgical books that ICEL has translated include:<br /><br /><strong>Liturgy of the Mass:</strong> Roman Missal as a whole, but also, before work on the whole of the Missal was completed, the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Mass%22">Order of Mass </a>and the Roman Calendar, the Lectionary for Mass, and supplementary publications such as the Simple Gradual, Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation and Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children.<br /><br /><strong>Roman Ritual:</strong> the rites for each of the sacraments whose administration is not reserved for bishops, funerals, religious profession, etc.<br /><br /><strong>Roman Pontifical:</strong> the rites of confirmation and ordination, blessing of a church and altar, consecration to a life of virginity, etc.<br /><br /><strong>Liturgy of the Hours.<br /><br />Ceremonial of Bishops.<br /><br />Roman Martyrology(!).<br /></strong><br />The first translation of the Roman Missal that ICEL produced appeared in 1973, less than four years after the Latin original had appeared. It sought less a literal correspondence with the original as a dynamic equivalence and avoided technical terms. The result was criticized as unfaithful [Is <strong>that</strong> all?] to the original and as banal.<br /><br />[Wikipedia omits that the new missal omitted the three obligatory parts of the Mass, and introduced the old heresies, Arianism and Apocatastasis.]<br /><br />On 28 March 2001, the Holy See issued the Instruction <em>Liturgiam autenticam</em>, which included the requirement that, in translations of the liturgical texts from the official Latin originals, "the original text, insofar as possible, must be translated integrally and in the most exact manner, without omissions or additions in terms of their content, and without paraphrases or glosses. Any adaptation to the characteristics or the nature of the various vernacular languages is to be sober and discreet." In the following year, the third typical edition of the revised Roman Missal in Latin was released. These two texts made clear the need for a new official English translation of the Roman Missal, particularly because the previous one was at some points an adaptation rather than strictly a translation. … Accordingly, ICEL prepared a new English translation of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Commission_on_English_in_the_Liturgy#cite_note-6">Roman Missal, the completed form of which received the approval of the Holy See in April 2010. </a><br /><br />In most English-speaking countries, the national episcopal conference decided to put the new translation into use from the first Sunday of Advent (27 November) 2011.<br /><br />[Please note that this is a new translation of the new invalid novus ordo missae of 1969 -- not of the Catholic Mass. Some day, after all validly ordained priests have died, Rome may return the real Mass.]<br /><br />Wood: “Armed with several decades of [mis]translation experience and greater awareness of liturgical and Scriptural roots of the Missal texts and facing the [dire] need to make a new translation of the 2000 Missal, a new instruction … was issued in 2001 … which called for a different approach … ‘formal equivalence.’ While not being slavishly literal, each word and phrase in the original Latin is to be accounted for.” So they’ll miss the boat again!Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-90365794383208061462010-12-16T09:15:00.002-06:002010-12-16T09:17:54.898-06:00Michael Voris on Real Catholic TV: Archbishop Raymond Burke and Catholic Orthodoxy<object width="550" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwJIFJM93Sk&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwJIFJM93Sk&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="550" height="390"></embed></object>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-49017272422269451932010-09-18T17:17:00.003-05:002011-01-16T08:38:46.170-06:00JP2 Canonized? Hardly Playing Devil’s Advocate<strong><em>The following article (minimally edited) was submitted last June to The New Oxford Review, in reply to an article which NOR deigned to print.</em><br /><br /></strong>by Steven Speray<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/HuttonGibson.com">HuttonGibson.com<br /></a><br />John Paul II mostly likely will be canonized by Benedict XVI. And why not? Tom Bethell’s article “Playing Devil’s Advocate” gives possible reasons why this canonization should perhaps be put on hold, but hardly plays devil’s advocate as to why this process should never take place. In the end, Bethell dismisses his entire advocate thesis with, “Obviously, John Paul was a man of personal holiness” and “should proceed without haste in formally discerning his sanctity.”<br /><br />Bethell states, “only the Church can declare someone a saint,” but great Catholic saints were recognized by the faithful though never canonized by the Church. St. Patrick is a prime example!<br /><br />John Paul II, like St. Patrick, is recognized by many as a saint. But <strong>is John Paul II really, like Patrick, a great Catholic leader filled with personal holiness?<br /><br /></strong>To question John Paul’s personal holiness among Vatican 2 “Catholics” is like asking Muslims whether Mohammed was a true prophet. It cannot be done without greatly upsetting their devoted followers.<br /><br />However, truth doesn’t man-please and truth is what matters.<br />What makes John Paul II a man of holiness or unholiness?<br /><br />Like St. Patrick, John Paul II seemed a deeply prayerful man. But what price orthodoxy? <strong>Who canonizes heretics but subsequent heretics?<br /><br />Was John Paul orthodox in his teaching? Did he knowingly believe and teach any kind of heresy by way of word or action that would be contrary to the faith, keeping men in or leading men into heresy and apostasy?<br /><br /></strong>In Ireland, St. Patrick wasted no time condemning the Druid religion as Devil-worship. He went about the countryside declaring the Gospel while denouncing druid paganism. He welcomed no druids to pray to their gods for peace. He went not inside their pagan temples nor prayed with them, and he certainly never received as a bishop the blessings from leaders of this pagan religion. He actually broke their laws in public and prayed incessantly that his life be spared from death by the druid hand.<br /><br /><strong>St. Patrick was concerned of the Druid spells and poisons precisely because he knew the evils of false religion with its black laws of heathenism, false laws of heresy, and the deceits of idolatry.<br /><br /></strong>The result of Patrick’s witness to Christ in Ireland was the complete conversion of the entire country to Catholicism which, in turn, saved civilization as the Scriptures (as well as many other great works) were preserved by his monks.<br /><br />How does this contrast with John Paul II?<br /><br />In 1985, John Paul II prayed “with” African Animists known as “witch doctors.” (L’Osservatore Romano, August 26, 1985, p. 9.)<br /><br />On February 5, 1986, in the city of Chennai (Madras for the Zoroastrians) India, John Paul II, alongside Dr. Meher Master Moos, actively participated in a Zoroastrian ceremony by lighting a candle while wearing a pagan stole with the symbols of the pagan religion.<br /><br />The following year, “During his visit to Phoenix in 1987, John Paul II received a ritual ‘blessing’ from the Pima Indian shaman Emmet White using an eagle’s feather. John Paul said that the act had ‘enriched the Church.’”<br /><br />In 1986 and 2002, John Paul II invited all the world’s religious leaders to Assisi, Italy to pray and offer sacrifices to each his own god for world peace. Leaders from Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tenrikyo, Shintoism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, and Voodoo attended with prayers, and even with animal sacrifices from the Voodooists, all in the name of peace.<br /><br />John Paul II also promoted Islamic culture when he stated in his message to “Grand Sheikh Mohammed,” Feb. 24, 2000: “Islam is a religion. Christianity is a religion. Islam has become a culture. Christianity has become also a culture… I thank your university, the biggest center of Islamic culture. I thank those who are developing Islamic culture…” (<em>L’Osservatore Romano</em>, March 1, 2000, p. 5.)<br /><br />This is a culture that blasphemes the Most Holy Trinity while misleading literally a billion people away from the Gospel of Jesus Christ.<br /><br />Later, John Paul II, on March 21, 2000, prayed: “May Saint John the Baptist protect Islam and all the people of Jordan…” (<em>L’ Osservatore Romano</em>, March 29, 2000, p. 2.)<br /><br />In his Feb. 4, 1993, address to the Voodoo representative of Benin at Cononou, John Paul II actually promoted the African religion of Voodooism implying that man may be saved in Voodoo.<br /><br />Voodoo priests saw John Paul’s “Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in Africa” as an endorsement of their religion. In a paper by N. Adu Kwabena-Essem entitled “Pope’s Apology to Africans,” the Voodooist said, “African religions had their biggest boost two years ago when Pope John Paul II, on a visit to Benin, apologized for centuries of ridiculing African cultural beliefs by the Western world. Benin is the home of Voodoo…The crucial question is whether the Pope’s ‘penance’ will force others to start respecting African cultures, in particular the belief in African religions.”<br /><br />In 1993, the <em>L’Osservatore Romano</em> estimated the adherents of Voodoo in Benin to comprise a mere 25 percent of its population and dying. <strong>What was the result of John Paul’s visit?<br /><br />Voodoo grew a staggering 60 percent in that same country</strong>, according to a January 1996 <em>Associated Press</em> report. Now, Benin celebrates the rebirth of voodoo as an officially recognized religion.<br /><br />Many more examples of John Paul II mixing religions and taking part in non-Christian religious services, not to mention his recognizing Protestant sects as holy, righteous, and worthy of papal blessings, could be given but these suffice.<br /><br />Unlike St. Patrick, <strong>John Paul knowingly and freely taught, by way of word and action, complete and total apostasy from true Catholicism.<br /><br /></strong>Unlike St. Patrick who converted millions to the true Catholic Faith, <strong>John Paul kept and led millions in or into the darkness of false religion including his own subversion of Christianity, as Our Lady of Good Success, La Salette, and Fatima warned, and he did so in the name of Catholicism as one dedicated to Our Lady. His totus tuus was a cover, as was the papal throne which he obviously never truly possessed.<br /><br /></strong>Benedict XVI most likely will canonize John Paul II; why should he not?<br /><strong>John Paul II is the saint of the new religion of Rome masquerading as Catholicism.</strong>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-27713436502113366942010-09-09T12:10:00.005-05:002010-09-09T12:29:53.663-05:00Vatican II: The Best Council the Protestants Ever Had<object height="285" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iqJyinffS7o&rel=0&border=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iqJyinffS7o&rel=0&border=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="285"></embed></object><br />
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Vennari Says:<br />
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<i>"The Second Vatican Council has been a failure and its Ecumenism a Disaster"</i>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-57553291320131444402010-09-09T10:13:00.003-05:002010-09-09T10:32:04.774-05:00Glen Beck's Teaching and Freemasonry Incompatible with Traditional Roman CatholicismBy: Dr. J. P. Hubert<br />
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Recently, Fox News personality Glen Beck called together a large gathering on the Washington Mall purportedly in celebration of the anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream Speech." He was roundly criticized by African American Civil Rights leaders and leading Christians who adhere to the social justice teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a matter of public record that Beck has evinced little if any concern for the least among us arguing for example that Americans who have been receiving extended unemployment benefits are simply lazy and undeserving of assistance. He is unwilling to recognize that many unjust societal structures still exist in the United States which to a significant extent are responsible for the plight of the millions of unemployed citizens and those who have lost their homes.<br />
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Beck was raised a Roman Catholic and at some point apparently converted to Mormonism. He quite frequently discusses religion on his TV show. Beck speaks as though he is knowledgeable about Christian theology, implying that he personally is a Christian despite the fact that as a practicing Mormon he is a member of an anti-Christian cult meaning, whatever he is, it would be incorrect to call himself a Traditional (orthodox) Christian. Not surprisingly perhaps, Glen Beck has been extremely critical of Barack Obama claiming that the President is a racist and practitioner of a bizarre form of Christianity. Of all the President's faults, being a racist is not one of them although Beck's own publicized statements strongly suggest that he personally is a bigot (bigotry is antithetical to Christianity of course). <br />
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<strong>Beck's Misunderstanding of Social Justice as Liberation Theology:</strong><br />
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One of Glen Beck's recent claims is that President Obama embraces a form of "liberation theology" the nature of which is characterized by an overwhelming concern for social justice which he purports is incompatible with Christianity. Beck argues that there is no place in Christianity for the pursuit of social justice. Obviously, he has no knowledge of the many papal encyclicals of multiple Popes written during the 19th and 20th centuries on the topic of <em>social justice, e.g.</em> Rerum Novarum<em>,</em> Quadragesimo Anno <em>etc.</em> Perennial Roman Catholic teaching stresses not only the individual and societal need for the Christian/Theological virtue of Charity (love) but the personal pursuit of justice and the establishing of social structures which further rather than impede the attainment of justice--that is the pursuit of social justice. <br />
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Glen Beck while being an admittedly engaging entertainer promulgates false teachings which he alleges are compatible with Christianity. These false teachings are very dangerous for persons attempting to preserve their Traditional Roman Catholic Christianity. They in no way should be embraced by persons or groups who claim to accept the fullness of the teachings of Roman Catholicism. In this sense Glen Beck and his false religious teachings should be eshewed as strongly as the Roman Catholic Church of record has repudiated Freemasonry. <br />
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Traditional Roman Catholics should be willing/capable of correcting the false teachings of Glen Beck when confronted with them. This is a minimal apologetic duty, I Peter 3: 15 <i>"Always be prepared always to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence."</i>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-83175983156136663842010-09-05T08:52:00.002-05:002010-09-05T09:04:03.105-05:00God made pre-humans into people, Vatican newspaper saysBy Carol Glatz <br />
L'Osservatore Romano, May 5-6, 2008<br />
Catholic News Service<br />
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While apes evolved naturally into pre-human creatures, it was the will and desire of God that turned them into humans, an article in the Vatican newspaper said.<br />
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"The formation of human beings necessitated a particular contribution by God, though it remains that their emergence was brought about by natural causes" of evolution, it said.<br />
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The article, published in the May 5-6 edition of L'Osservatore Romano, was written by Italian evolutionary biologist Fiorenzo Facchini.<br />
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The article said that, "when the biological conditions necessary for supporting a being capable of reflective thought were attained, the will of God, the creator, freely desired it, and man came to be."<br />
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The article posed the question: Does this mean that humans evolved from chimpanzees?<br />
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"No, it might be better to say that at some point God willed a spark of intelligence to light up in the mind of a nonhuman hominid and thus came into existence the human as a being, as a subject capable of thought and the ability to decide freely," it said.<br />
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So rather than picturing it as humans descending from the apes, it said, humans ascended or rose up from the animal kingdom to a higher level, thanks to the hand of God.<br />
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As Pope Benedict XVI wrote in 1968 when he was Father Joseph Ratzinger, God wanted to create a being that could know him and be able to turn to him, the article said.<br />
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The emergence of the human is neither a casual or accidental event, nor is it something that was "strictly necessary," demanded by God or the evolutionary process, it said.<br />
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Evolution could have ended at the pre-human stage, it said, but thanks to "the free choice of God," humans emerged from their pre-human ancestors.<br />
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This divine intervention "does not represent an unwarranted intrusion (of theology) in the field of science -- as is the case with intelligent design -- but is called for in order to explain the presence of man's spirit" which cannot come from or evolve out of the material world, the article said. <br />
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The movement from being a creature of the animal and physical world to also the spiritual was a gift from God "even if it came at the end of a natural process of evolution," it said.<br />
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<strong>Evolution and First Humans: A rebuttal</strong><br />
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By: Dr. J. P. Hubert<br />
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The article which appeared in L'Osservatore Romano May 5-6, 2008 edition is yet another example of the post-Conciliar confusion which is now apparent in contradistinction to perennial pre-Vatican II Catholic teaching on the special creation of Human Beings. If only the situation was as simple as alleged by evolutionary biologist Fiorenzo Facchini. There are multiple theological problems--primarily the constant teaching of Sacred Tradition re: the special creation of the first human couple--with his assertions not simply biological ones.<br />
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Prior to Vatican II, Catholic teaching--as documented in Sacred Tradition for almost 2 millennia--was that God specially created (formed) the first human being (Adam) body and soul from the "slime of the earth" meaning from non-living but pre-existent matter. See Humani generis of Pope Pius XII, 1950 no.’s 35, 36, 37, 38 and 39 for example: <br />
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<em>35. It remains for Us now to speak about those questions which, although they pertain to the positive sciences, are nevertheless more or less connected with the truths of the Christian faith. In fact, not a few insistently demand that the Catholic religion take these sciences into account as much as possible. This certainly would be praiseworthy in the case of clearly proved facts; but caution must be used when there is rather question of hypotheses, having some sort of scientific foundation, in which the doctrine contained in Sacred Scripture or in Tradition is involved. If such conjectural opinions are directly or indirectly opposed to the doctrine revealed by God, then the demand that they be recognized can in no way be admitted.</em><br />
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<em>36. For these reasons the Teaching Authority of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state of human sciences and sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter - for the Catholic faith obliges us to hold that souls are immediately created by God. However, this must be done in such a way that the reasons for both opinions, that is, those favorable and those unfavorable to evolution, be weighed and judged with the necessary seriousness, moderation and measure, and provided that all are prepared to submit to the judgment of the Church, to whom Christ has given the mission of interpreting authentically the Sacred Scriptures and of defending the dogmas of faith.[11] Some however, rashly transgress this liberty of discussion, when they act as if the origin of the human body from pre-existing and living matter were already completely certain and proved by the facts which have been discovered up to now and by reasoning on those facts, and as if there were nothing in the sources of divine revelation which demands the greatest moderation and caution in this question.</em><br />
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<em>37. When, however, there is question of another conjectural opinion, namely polygenism, the children of the Church by no means enjoy such liberty. For the faithful cannot embrace that opinion which maintains that either after Adam there existed on this earth true men who did not take their origin through natural generation from him as from the first parent of all, or that Adam represents a certain number of first parents. Now it is no no way apparent how such an opinion can be reconciled with that which the sources of revealed truth and the documents of the Teaching Authority of the Church propose with regard to original sin, which proceeds from a sin actually committed by an individual Adam and which, through generation, is passed on to all and is in everyone as his own.[12] (my emphasis added)</em><br />
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<em>38. Just as in the biological and anthropological sciences, so also in the historical sciences there are those who boldly transgress the limits and safeguards established by the Church. In a particular way must be deplored a certain too free interpretation of the historical books of the Old Testament. Those who favor this system, in order to defend their cause, wrongly refer to the Letter which was sent not long ago to the Archbishop of Paris by the Pontifical Commission on Biblical Studies.[13] This letter, in fact, clearly points out that the first eleven chapters of Genesis, although properly speaking not conforming to the historical method used by the best Greek and Latin writers or by competent authors of our time, do nevertheless pertain to history in a true sense, which however must be further studied and determined by exegetes; the same chapters, (the Letter points out), in simple and metaphorical language adapted to the mentality of a people but little cultured, both state the principal truths which are fundamental for our salvation, and also give a popular description of the origin of the human race and the chosen people. If, however, the ancient sacred writers have taken anything from popular narrations (and this may be conceded), it must never be forgotten that they did so with the help of divine inspiration, through which they were rendered immune from any error in selecting and evaluating those documents.</em><br />
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<em>39. Therefore, whatever of the popular narrations have been inserted into the Sacred Scriptures must in no way be considered on a par with myths or other such things, which are more the product of an extravagant imagination than of that striving for truth and simplicity which in the Sacred Books, also of the Old Testament, is so apparent that our ancient sacred writers must be admitted to be clearly superior to the ancient profane writers.</em><br />
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Thus, it should be readily apparent that Adam would have had no parents human or animal even of the bi-pedal primate variety. Moreover, the first woman Eve appeared through an act of God's special creation in which physical material was taken from Adam in some way and formed into the first female. The salient point here is that the first woman was directly formed by God from part of the first man. Wo-man means “out of man.”<br />
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Thus the first sexually complimentary human couple (Adam and Eve) was created by God with preternatural gifts including a direct relationship with God and both physical and spiritual eternal life. <br />
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After failing the test of obedience which God imposed upon them, Adam and Eve lost their direct relationship with God and physical death became a permanent reality for the human race thereafter.<br />
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Perennial Catholic teaching demands that all human beings who have ever lived emanate from Adam and Eve by direct physical propagation. There is no way to accept polygenism (multiple first parents or groups of first humans) of any kind and remain faithful to Sacred Tradition (Humani generis no. 37). The sin of disobedience that Adam and Eve committed must be personally attributable to them and them alone in order for original sin to be "passable" to all other human beings except Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. <br />
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If Adam and Eve were not literally the first human parents specially created by God, the “creation” tenet of Christianity no longer exists. Once that is destroyed, the second tenet (fall from grace) can no longer be imputed to the entire human race and the third tenet (redemption through Christ’s salvific work on the Cross becomes unnecessary and likewise falls. If the tripartite “Creation, Fall, Redemption” is abandoned the entire Creed upon which the Traditional Roman Catholic Faith is based likewise falls of its own weight. Therein we have a completely different religion—another Gospel!<br />
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That is precisely what is at risk if it is true that Vatican II adopted the New Theology of Teilhard de Chardin as Atilla Sinke Guimaraes, Wolfgang Smith and others maintain. This is a very profound problem for the so-called New-Theology which eminated from Vatican II. To date it has not been adequately adressed by the current Magisterium.Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-17684182097343875482010-09-04T12:40:00.001-05:002010-09-04T12:52:16.724-05:00A Catholic Speaks at the Glenn Beck Rally<strong>Editor's Note:</strong><br />
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This speech by Philosopher Patrick Lee is outstanding and is completely faithful to Traditional Catholic teaching on the matters adressed. <br />
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--Dr. J. P. Hubert<br />
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By Patrick Lee<br />
<i>Catholic Advocate</i> <a href="http://catholicadvocate.com/?p=2389">HERE...</a><br />
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<strong><em>“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the life of good deeds that God has prepared in advance . . .”</em></strong><br />
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There is a struggle in our culture today between two visions of the world and our place within the world. On one side of the struggle, many people—especially many in the mainstream media, and in the elite places of government and academia—believe that the supreme good is autonomy or choice, and emphasize this to such an extent that they tend to deny any objective meaning and value in the world.<br />
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Each of the speakers tonight selected a text to comment on. I selected Ephesians 2:10: <i>“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the life of good deeds that God has prepared in advance, that we should walk in them.”</i> This text challenges us to rededicate ourselves to basic truths about God and our place in the world.<br />
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These people believe—or tend toward believing—that each of us has the right to fashion for himself what will be meaningful and valuable. On this view, there is no inherent meaning and value that we must adhere to. And so, on this view, it is a matter of choice who is and who is not worthy of respect and protection of our laws. It is a matter of choice that we can use or dispose of some human beings for the benefit or convenience of others.<br />
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On this view too, it is simply a matter of choice what marriage will be—whether it is between a man and a woman, whether it is between two or three, five or seven—because on this view marriage does not have an objective nature.<br />
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And on this view, since autonomy is more important than anything else, and public expressions of religion make some people uncomfortable, we have no actual duty to express gratitude in a public manner to a transcendent Creator.<br />
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But there is another vision of the world—and that is the vision that we are here tonight to represent and forthrightly proclaim. This is the vision expressed in the text from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. <em>“For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the life of good deeds that God has prepared in advance, that we should walk in them.”</em><br />
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This text clearly affirms three things: First, God has created the world, we are not the creators—God is the Creator. Second, God has a plan for this world, and so we should try to conform our mind and conduct to God’s plan. And third, God has endowed this world with an objective meaning and value that is inherent within it. <strong>Autonomy is a good—but it is good only as a means, it is not the supreme good.</strong> (Editor's bold emphasis) We are not the creators of what is truly worthwhile, rather we discover and respond to the objective meaning and value that God has created in the world.<br />
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This basic truth is also affirmed in our founding document, the Declaration of Independence. <em>“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights . . ."</em><br />
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Therefore, since it is God, not us, who is the Creator of meaning and value in the world, we owe to God thanks and reverence for the great blessings he has given to us. And this is true of us not only as individuals but also as a country. This country has been truly blessed in countless ways. Truly, as the song says, America is beautiful, and God has shed his grace on her.<br />
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And therefore we have a solemn duty as a community to thank God publicly for his many blessings. Every chance we have we should be able to express publicly and clearly a prayer along the lines of the one that used to be said in public schools at the beginning of each day: <i>"Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our Country.” </i>This is not the establishment of religion or of any particular religion—it is simply an acknowledgment of a real communal debt.<br />
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Likewise, what marriage is, is not up to our choice—what marriage is, is not up to our whims, preferences or desires. Rather, marriage has an objective nature, and we as a community must respect the true nature of marriage. Marriage is the union of a man and a woman, the sharing of lives bodily as well as emotionally and spiritually, in the kind of union that would be naturally fulfilled by having and raising children together. It is not within the prerogative of our autonomy, of our choice—and it is not within the prerogative of judicial fiat—to attempt to change the objective nature of marriage.<br />
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Concerning life: We as a nation, we as a community, must recognize the fundamental and equal inherent dignity possessed by every human being, simply in virtue of being a human being.<br />
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<em>“We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights"—</em>all human beings—not just those whose lives are convenient or non-burdensome to us—are endowed by their Creator with equal and inherent dignity and rights.<br />
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We must not place choice and autonomy above God-given unalienable rights. The culture that emphasizes autonomy to the exclusion of truth is a denial of the most basic principle upon which our country is founded, namely, all human beings possess an equal and inherent fundamental dignity, and no class of human beings can with justice enslave, use, experiment on, or deliberately kill, other innocent human beings for their own purposes.<br />
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This was the principle at stake in the 19th century with the issue of slavery and in the 20th century and is also at stake with the civil rights movement. This is the same principle that is at stake, in the central debates of our times about abortion and euthanasia. Just as all human beings, no matter what the color of their skin, deserve equal protection of the law, in the same way, all human beings, no matter what their age or degree of development, deserve equal protection of the law.<br />
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Thus, public gratitude to the Creator, the real nature of marriage, and the real basis of the equal dignity of all human beings—these are truths, not choices, these are truths, not optional creations by us. For we are God’s handiwork, and God is the Creator, and it is his plan that we are called on to live out.<br />
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Finally, Our Lord tells us that at the end of the world he will ask us what we did for the least of his brethren. Did we stand up for children who are being indoctrinated to think that religion is a mere private matter, and almost always hateful and bigoted?<br />
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Did we stand up for women and children who are gravely imperiled by the profound confusion concerning the true nature of marriage? And did we stand up for the defenseless unborn human beings who are being discarded in garbage cans or ripped to shreds in the name of autonomy?<br />
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So, let us resolve, with God’s grace, to respond with courage and urgency, to these profound injustices. May we, with God’s grace, and with the fellowship of each other, walk in the life of good deeds that God has prepared in advance.<br />
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Dr. Lee was invited by Glenn Beck and David as the Catholic speaker at the America’s Divine Destiny event held at the Kennedy Center on August 27 the day before the massive rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. In addition to Beck and Barton, head of Wallbuilders, other speakers included Rabbi Daniel Lapin, founder of Toward Tradition, and Rev. Miles MacPherson, pastor of The Rock Church in San Diego. A sold-out crowd of 2,500 attended the Kennedy center event, which can be viewed here.<br />
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<i>Dr. Patrick Lee is John N. and Jamie D. McAleer Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Institute of Bioethics at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is nationally known as a pro-life speaker and debater.<br />
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Having taught at Franciscan University since 1984, Lee is the author of numerous articles and reviews as well as several books, including, with Robert P. George, Body-Self Dualism in Contemporary Ethics and Politics, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008 and Abortion and Unborn Human Life, Washington, DC: Catholic University of America, 1996.</i>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-11402490334531249682010-09-03T10:44:00.003-05:002010-09-04T13:04:42.805-05:00What should we think of the Sedevacantists?SSPX.org <a href="http://www.sspx.org/SSPX_FAQs/q15_sedevacantists.htm">HERE...</a><br />
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<b>QUESTION 15<br />
What should we think of the Sedevacantists? </b>NB: Some of the examples are in reference to the late Pope John Paul II<br />
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In the face of the scandal of a pope who can sign Dignitatis <i>humanae</i>, radically change the liturgy of the Mass, codify a new ecclesiology, or make himself the protagonist for an aberrant ecumenism, etc., some have concluded that the last popes cannot have been true popes, or else that they have lost the pontificate because of such scandals. They refer to the discussions of the great counter-Reformation theologians on the loss of the pontificate (through abdication, insanity, heresy, etc.) and argue thus: <br />
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he who is not a member of the Church can’t be its head. <br />
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but a heretic is not a member of the Church, <br />
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now, Popes John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II and Benedict XVI are heretics, <br />
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therefore, they are neither members nor head of the Church, <br />
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and so all their acts are to be completely ignored. <br />
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But then again, the argument continues, the same scandals are true of all the world’s diocesan bishops, who are also consequently non-members without authority; and the Catholic Church must be identified only with those who have not compromised the Faith and who refuse communion with these “popes” or “bishops.” A minority of these will elect their own “pope” (e.g. the communities at Palmar de Troya, Spain, or Saint Jovite, Canada).<br />
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The argument’s strength is in the real scandal of the Conciliar authorities’ impetus given to the Church’s “new direction”; its weakness is in not being able to prove that any of these authorities are formal heretics. (Editor's NOTE: or in positing a solution which does not demand Divine miraculous intervention)<br />
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You are a “material” heretic without knowing it if you objectively contradict what God has said but through no fault of your own; <br />
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you are a “formal” heretic if you do pertinaciously contradict what God has said, i.e., knowing that you’re denying what God has said and wanting to do this anyway. <br />
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Now, the ordinary way for the Church to ascertain pertinacity and enforce the consequences of one’s heresy by either excommunication and/or loss of office, is through authoritative monitions* to the delinquent which he spurns (1983 Code of Canon Law, canon 2314, §1). But nobody can authoritatively admonish the pope (canon 1556), and the bishops can only be admonished by their superior, the pope (canon 1557), who has not done so.<br />
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* To have canonical force, they must come from one's superior (cf., canon 2233). The point is not only the crime but also its imputability must be notorious (canon 2195; 2197). <br />
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Therefore, pertinacity, and so formal heresy, cannot be proven. (Editor's NOTE: Some Traditional Catholics argue that the Pope, Cardinal or Bishop who knowingly advocates or promulgates heresy or apostacy or should by virtue of rank and education know better is, ipso-facto removed from office)<br />
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But could pertinacity not be presumed from the insistence of these popes on the new ways, and this in the face of all tradition and its present-day witnesses? Perhaps; but not socially i.e., as regards loss of office, etc., which must not be presumed but proven, otherwise societies would collapse. (Editor's NOTE: while perhaps true, this reason cannot be a sufficient answer for why such a prelate does not in fact lose office since it rests only upon the disastrous consequences not the truth of the prelates condition before Jesus Christ who knows all. Admittedly, this is a troublesome and it would appear debatable issue)<br />
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The argument does not prove its point, and becomes less probable when you consider that there are other explanations for the “material heretic” pope [see section a below], and it becomes quite improbable when you consider its dangers [b] or consequences [c].<br />
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The liberal mind-set of a Pope Paul VI or a Pope John Paul II can be an explanation of their wanting to be Catholics and their simultaneous betrayal in practice of Catholicism. They accept contradictions; with a subjective and evolutive mentality, this is to be expected.* But such a frame of mind can be convinced of heresy only by way of authority.... <br />
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* A little example: "At the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church committed herself irrevocably to following the path of the ecumenical venture (Editor's NOTE: this is putting the cart before the horse. Nothing in Traditional Catholicism supported the notion of ecumenism, rather, the non-Catholic sects were encouraged to return to the fold of the one true church), thus heeding the Spirit of the Lord, who teaches people to interpret carefully the 'signs of the times'" (Ut Unum Sint, §3). If it is because of the "signs of the times" that the Conciliar Church has launched herself into ecumenism, how are we to know that the venture will be irrevocable? What does a Pope John Paul II mean by such absolute terms?<br />
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The Church is indefectible (PRINCIPLE 3) not only in her faith and means of sanctification, but also in her monarchical constitution (PRINCIPLE 4), comprising governing power i.e., jurisdiction, hence Vatican I’s profession that Peter will have perpetual successors. <br />
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Now, we can understand a break in the line of popes from the death of one to the election of the next, and that it may drag on.<br />
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But is indefectibility preserved if there is no pope since 1962 or if there is no one with ordinary jurisdiction whom the sedevacantists can point out as such? (Editor's NOTE: this is a very disturbing problem which would appear to have no answer in the natural realm)<br />
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The Church is visible (PRINCIPLE 3) and not just a society composed of those who are joined by interior bonds (state of grace, same faith,...). A society is recognized and maintained as such by its authority (its efficient cause).<br />
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If the Church has not had a pope since the days of Vatican II, then there are no more cardinals legitimately created. But then how is the Church to get a pope again, as the current discipline grants only to cardinals the power to elect a pope? <br />
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The Church could have ordained that non-Cardinal “electors of the pope” be capable of doing it, but we cannot go by any other way than the current discipline which ordains that cardinals elect him.<br />
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A few sedevacantists hold that he has been or will be directly designated by private revelation from heaven.<br />
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There are spiritual consequences of sedevacantism:<br />
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sedevacantism is a theological opinion, and not a certitude. To treat it as a certitude leads to condemning with temerity traditional Catholics who disagree; <br />
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and invariably it leads to one’s recognizing no spiritual superiors on earth. Each becomes, in practice, his own little “pope,” the rule of faith and orthodoxy, the judge of the validity of sacraments.* <br />
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*Consider the arguments from "Bishop" Vezelis, the Schuckardt movement, etc.: It is said that Cardinal Lienart, who ordained Archbishop Lefebvre a priest and consecrated him a bishop, was Freemason, and so all his ordinations were invalid; and so we must consider invalid all the sacraments of those he ordained, and of those they ordained... In fact, whereas that Lienart was a Freemason is only an unproven allegation of one writer; and Church teaching is that we must accept as valid his sacraments anyway, if he used the correct external rite (unless he revealed a contrary internal intention, which he did not). Moreover, Archbishop Lefebvre was consecrated by three bishops in 1947, which sacrament was surely therefore valid. Cf. ON RUMORS AND THEIR SOURCE for more information on this matter.<br />
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This being so, we ought not to associate with, or, receive the sacraments from them, most especially if they set up sedevacantism as a certitude which all have to accept.Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-91743396352404914822010-09-03T10:20:00.003-05:002010-09-03T10:46:22.755-05:00The Post-Conciliar Church . . .<b>A New Religion</b><br />
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A CATHOLIC FAQs ARTICLE <br />
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Featured in the Q&A section of the April 2003 issue of The Angelus,<br />
this answer was long enough to warrant itself as an article<br />
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Is it possible to say that the post-Conciliar Church is a new religion, and if so, how can it be considered as Catholic?<br />
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The answer to this question is found in the final declaration of the International Symposium of Theology organized by the Society of St. Pius X and attended by 62 traditional Catholic theologians in Paris in October 2002. The purpose of the statement was to put together a synthesis of the teaching of Vatican II, and to clarify the main principles upon which it differs from the teaching of the Magisterium. These broad lines can be helpful for us in interpreting the documents of the post-Conciliar Church, and refuting its errors. They demonstrate beyond all doubt that Archbishop Lefebvre was right when he affirmed that the spirit of Vatican II is not just an abuse of some liberal theologians and bishops, but that it is contained in the very texts of the Council itself. If the liberals continually refer to the texts of Vatican II, it is because from these texts themselves emanates, under the sweet appearance of kindness and dialogue, the stench of naturalism, of the corruption of the Faith.<br />
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The theologians affirmed that there are eight main, fundamental attitudes that underlie all the post-Conciliar changes, which eight philosophical principles masquerading as religion make of Vatican II the introduction of a new religion, all within the exterior structure, hierarchy, language and ceremonies of the Catholic Church. Allow me to list them for you.<br />
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<b>1) Novelty</b><br />
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There is no attempt to hide the desire for newness, that is of a new and different religion, despite the assertion that the Faith has not changed. A transformation is required "too on the religious level," following the "real social and cultural transformation" of our "new age of history" (Gaudium et Spes, §4). Hence the need for an aggiornamento, bringing religion up to date with our times. One of the great means for bringing about this novelty, whilst appearing to profess the same doctrines, is the teaching "that in Catholic doctrine there exists an order or ‘hierarchy’ of truths" (Unitatis Redintegratio, §11). It is consequently possible, they say, to hold on to only the most fundamental truths, discarding or putting the others aside. This is the basis of the novelty of ecumenism and dialogue, which is truly a new religion, for it requires Catholics to accept the beliefs of other believers. <a href="http://www.sspx.org/catholic_faqs/post-conciliar_church_a_new_religion.htm">MORE...</a>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-57808878739825633192010-07-28T07:30:00.002-05:002010-07-28T07:33:59.610-05:00Church blasts gay priests leading 'double life'By NICOLE WINFIELD <br /><em>The Associated Press</em><br />July 23, 2010, 1:37PM<br /> <br /><br />ROME — The Catholic Church in Italy, still reeling from the clerical sex abuse scandal, lashed out Friday at gay priests who are leading a double life, urging them to come out of the closet and leave the priesthood.<br /><br />The Diocese of Rome issued the strongly worded statement after the conservative Panorama newsweekly said in a cover story and accompanying video that it had interviewed three gay priests in Rome and accompanied them to gay clubs and bars and to sexual encounters with strangers, including one in a church building.<br /><br />One of the priests, a Frenchman identified only as Paul, celebrated Mass in the morning before driving the two escorts he had hired to attend a party the night before to the airport, Panorama said.<br /><br />In a statement Friday, the Rome diocese denounced those priests who were leading a "double life," said they shouldn't have been ordained and promised that the church would rigorously pursue anyone who is behaving in a way that wasn't dignified for a priest.<br /><br />It insisted that the vast majority of Rome's 1,300 priests were truthful to their vocations and were "models of morality for all."<br /><br />Those who aren't faithful to their vows "know that no one is forcing them to remain priests, taking advantage of only the benefits," the diocese said. "Coherency would demand that they come forward. We don't wish any ill-will against them, but we cannot accept that because of their behavior the honor of all the others is sullied."<br /><br />No one knows the exact number of gays in the priesthood. Estimates of the number of gays in U.S. seminaries and the priesthood range from 25 percent to 50 percent, according to a review of research by the Rev. Donald Cozzens, an author of "The Changing Face of the Priesthood."<br /><br />Church teaching holds that homosexual acts are "intrinsically disordered," and the Vatican has recently cracked down on gays in the priesthood.<br /><br />In his first major policy statement as pope, Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 issued an instruction barring actively gay priests from seminaries. The Instruction said men "who practice homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called 'gay culture'" cannot be admitted to seminaries. The only exception would be for those with a "transitory problem" that had been overcome for at least three years.<br /><br />The fact that the document was being worked on came to light in 2002 at the height of the clergy sex abuse scandal in the United States. A study commissioned by U.S. bishops found that most abuse victims since 1950 were adolescent boys.<br /><br />Experts on sex offenders say homosexuals are no more likely than heterosexuals to molest young people, but that hasn't stifled questions about gay seminarians.<br /><br />The Rome diocese appeared to link the two, quoting Benedict in denouncing the sins of priests in reference to the Panorama article. The pontiff had used those words to deplore pedophile priests, not gay priests.<br /><br />One Catholic commentator noted that the problem wasn't that there were "three priests running wild in gay Rome."<br /><br />"There are plenty of priests — straight and gay — who misbehave sexually with other adults," said Bryan Cones, managing editor of the liberal U.S. Catholic Magazine.<br /><br />"The problem is that only these gay priests are the news, not all the other gay priests who labor faithfully, honoring their commitments along with their straight brothers as best they can. We don't hear their stories because they can't tell them for fear of expulsion. And that isn't right."<br /><br />The arrest of a popular Connecticut priest who frequented male escorts and strip bars made international headlines earlier this month after he was arrested and charged with first-degree larceny, accused of stealing $1.3 million over seven years from the church to finance his lavish lifestyle.Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-56418119159335809292009-11-30T13:35:00.005-06:002009-11-30T13:46:27.647-06:00New York Times Publishes Piece by "Traditionalist" Roman Catholic<span style="font-weight:bold;">Latin Mass Appeal</span><br /><br />By KENNETH J. WOLFE<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The New York Times </span><br />November 28, 2009<br /><br />WALKING into church 40 years ago on this first Sunday of Advent, many Roman Catholics might have wondered where they were. The priest not only spoke English rather than Latin, but he faced the congregation instead of the tabernacle; laymen took on duties previously reserved for priests; folk music filled the air. The great changes of Vatican II had hit home.<br /><br />All this was a radical break from the traditional Latin Mass, codified in the 16th century at the Council of Trent. For centuries, that Mass served as a structured sacrifice with directives, called “rubrics,” that were not optional. This is how it is done, said the book. As recently as 1947, Pope Pius XII had issued an encyclical on liturgy that scoffed at modernization; he said that the idea of changes to the traditional Latin Mass “pained” him “grievously.”<br /><br />Paradoxically, however, it was Pius himself who was largely responsible for the momentous changes of 1969. It was he who appointed the chief architect of the new Mass, Annibale Bugnini, to the Vatican’s liturgical commission in 1948.<br /><br />Bugnini was born in 1912 and ordained a Vincentian priest in 1936. Though Bugnini had barely a decade of parish work, Pius XII made him secretary to the Commission for Liturgical Reform. In the 1950s, Bugnini led a major revision of the liturgies of Holy Week. As a result, on Good Friday of 1955, congregations for the first time joined the priest in reciting the Pater Noster, and the priest faced the congregation for some of the liturgy.<br /><br />The next pope, John XXIII, named Bugnini secretary to the Preparatory Commission for the Liturgy of Vatican II, in which position he worked with Catholic clergymen and, surprisingly, some Protestant ministers on liturgical reforms. In 1962 he wrote what would eventually become the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, the document that gave the form of the new Mass.<br /><br />Many of Bugnini’s reforms were aimed at appeasing non-Catholics, and changes emulating Protestant services were made, including placing altars to face the people instead of a sacrifice toward the liturgical east. As he put it, “We must strip from our ... Catholic liturgy everything which can be the shadow of a stumbling block for our separated brethren, that is, for the Protestants.” (Paradoxically, the Anglicans who will join the Catholic Church as a result of the current pope’s outreach will use a liturgy that often features the priest facing in the same direction as the congregation.)<br /><br />How was Bugnini able to make such sweeping changes? In part because none of the popes he served were liturgists. Bugnini changed so many things that John’s successor, Paul VI, sometimes did not know the latest directives. The pope once questioned the vestments set out for him by his staff, saying they were the wrong color, only to be told he had eliminated the week-long celebration of Pentecost and could not wear the corresponding red garments for Mass. The pope’s master of ceremonies then witnessed Paul VI break down in tears.<br /><br />Bugnini fell from grace in the 1970s. Rumors spread in the Italian press that he was a Freemason, which if true would have merited excommunication. The Vatican never denied the claims, and in 1976 Bugnini, by then an archbishop, was exiled to a ceremonial post in Iran. He died, largely forgotten, in 1982.<br /><br />But his legacy lived on. Pope John Paul II continued the liberalizations of Mass, allowing females to serve in place of altar boys and to permit unordained men and women to distribute communion in the hands of standing recipients. Even conservative organizations like Opus Dei adopted the liberal liturgical reforms.<br /><br />But Bugnini may have finally met his match in Benedict XVI, a noted liturgist himself who is no fan of the past 40 years of change <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Editor's NOTE: Benedict XVI is complicit in the changes of the past 40 years)</span>. Chanting Latin, wearing antique vestments and distributing communion only on the tongues (rather than into the hands) of kneeling Catholics, Benedict has slowly reversed the innovations of his predecessors (Editor's NOTE: Nowhere near enough of them but hope springs eternal). And the Latin Mass is back, at least on a limited basis, in places like Arlington, Va., where one in five parishes offer the old liturgy <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Editor's NOTE: The Latin Mass of Pope St. Pius V which was never to be abrogated per the Council of Trent has not been allowed and instead Benedict has ordered that the Latin Mass of John XXIII [1962] be used).<br /></span><br />Benedict understands that his younger priests and seminarians — most born after Vatican II — are helping lead a counterrevolution. They value the beauty of the solemn high Mass and its accompanying chant, incense and ceremony. Priests in cassocks and sisters in habits are again common; traditionalist societies like the Institute of Christ the King are expanding.<br /><br />At the beginning of this decade, Benedict (then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) wrote: <span style="font-style:italic;">“The turning of the priest toward the people has turned the community into a self-enclosed circle. In its outward form, it no longer opens out on what lies ahead and above, but is closed in on itself.” He was right: 40 years of the new Mass have brought chaos and banality into the most visible and outward sign of the church. Benedict XVI wants a return to order and meaning. So, it seems, does the next generation of Catholics.</span>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-21875107769655458912009-11-29T09:21:00.008-06:002009-12-01T04:14:06.830-06:00Child Molestation by Homosexuals and Heterosexuals<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Many homosexual leaders have admitted that there is a natural link between a homosexual orientation and child sexual abuse.</span></span><br /><br />By: Brian W. Clowes and David L. Sonnier<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Homiletic and Pastoral Review<br /></span> <br /><br />The Church has always had a small number of priests and other religious who have taken<br />advantage of their positions of authority and influence in order to gain sexual favors or to take advantage of the helpless. The problem of clerical child sexual molestation, particularly in the United States, has been widely exposed and publicized over the last several years. The numerous recent revelations have exposed the problem as much deeper and more widespread than most would have previously believed.<br /><br />During the current crisis, homosexual activists within and outside the Catholic Church have done everything they could to divert attention away from even the possibility that there may be a higher percentage of homosexuals among the priesthood than in the general public, and that this may be the root of the problem of child sexual molestation within the Church. It is particularly the link between homosexuality and child molestation that they seek to deny. <br /><br />For example, Dignity USA kicked off its “Stop Blaming Gay Priests” campaign during the meeting of the United States Catholic Bishops Conference in Washington, D.C., November 10-13, 2002. The group said, <span style="font-style:italic;">“DigntyUSA [sic] is calling on the U.S. Catholic bishops to stop blaming gay priests for the clergy sexual abuse scandal. All credible evidence discounts any link between the molestation of children and homosexuality.”</span>[1] The situation has become so charged that anyone who even suggests that there may be a connection between homosexuality and pedophilia is instantly and reflexively labeled a “homophobe” and a “gay basher.” <br /><br />The powerful homosexual lobby reacts instinctively to negative publicity and information by, as researcher Laird Wilcox calls it, “ritually defaming” those who dare raise their voices.[2] Organized homosexual groups first attempt to completely ignore the evidence, or, if it simply cannot be ignored, they smear and discredit those who produced it. <br /><br />Such casual dismissal of documented facts, and the accompanying refusal to even discuss the possibility of a link between an active homosexual lifestyle and child sexual abuse, is a grave disservice not only to the victims, but also to society at large. Obviously, a proven link between homosexual orientation and child sexual molestation would badly damage the carefully crafted public relations image of the homosexual rights movement. Therefore, instead of calmly and rationally discussing the issues, homosexual rights leaders subscribe to the axiom <span style="font-style:italic;">“the best defense is a good [and loud] offense,”</span> and remain in a permanent attack mode. <br /><br />The only way to solve the problem of priestly child molestation is to proceed methodically: establish the facts, objectively study all facts relating to the situation, and finally, but most importantly, have the courage and faith to respond by taking appropriate steps. If all of this is not done, any such effort, no matter how well intentioned or vigorously pursued, will be utterly squandered. Certainly we owe it to the victims—and to the Catholic Faith itself—to determine the truth behind this volatile topic. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Studies on the frequency of homosexual child molestation</span><br /><br />Dignity USA and other homosexual groups strenuously deny any connection whatever between a homosexual orientation and child sexual molestation. They repeatedly claim, as Dignity USA does, that <span style="font-style:italic;">“All credible evidence discounts any link between the molestation of children and homosexuality.”</span>[3]<br /><br />Yet these groups never cite any of this “credible evidence,” nor do they quote any studies to buttress their claims that there is no such connection. In fact, a number of studies performed over a period spanning more than half a century— many of which were performed by homosexuals or their sympathizers—have shown that an extremely large percentage of sexually active homosexuals also participate in child sexual molestation. <br /><br />This is not “homophobia” or “hatred,” this is simple scientific fact. <a href="http://www.afany.org/HPR.pdf">MORE...</a>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-4631738173279602802009-11-29T08:50:00.004-06:002009-11-29T09:15:00.255-06:00Is the Church Militant Back?by: Patrick J. Buchanan<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Human Events.com</span><br />11/27/2009<br /><br />With the House debate on health care at its hottest, the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a stunning ultimatum: Impose an absolute ban on tax funds for abortions, or we call for defeat of the Pelosi bill.<br /><br />Message received. The Stupak Amendment, named for Bart Stupak of Michigan, was promptly passed, to the delight of pro-life Catholics and the astonished outrage of pro-abortion Democrats.<br /><br />No member was more upset than Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, son of Edward Kennedy, who proceeded to bash the Church for imperiling the greatest advance for human rights in a generation.<br /><br />Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin responded, accusing Kennedy of an unprovoked attack and demanding an apology. Kennedy retorted that Tobin had told him not to receive communion at Mass and ordered his diocesan priests not to give him communion.<br /><br />False! The bishop fired back.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">He had sent Kennedy a private letter in February 2007 saying that he ought not receive communion, as he was scandalizing the Church. But he had not told diocesan priests to deny him communion (Editor's emphasis).<br /></span><br />As Rhode Island is our most Catholic state, Kennedy went silent and got this parting shot from Tobin: <span style="font-style:italic;">"Your position is unacceptable to the Church and scandalous to many of our members. It absolutely diminishes your communion with the Church."</span><br /><br />The clash was naturally national news. But Tobin's public chastisement of a Catholic who carries the most famous name in U.S. and Catholic politics is made more significant because it seems to reflect a new militancy in the hierarchy that has been absent for decades <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Editor's note: unfortunately, when given the opportunity to defend himself on "Hard Ball" with Chris Matthews, Bishop Tobin appeared ill-prepared for the spiritual battle he should have known was coming. For more see <a href="http://moralphilosophyofcurrentevents.blogspot.com/2009/11/opinion-chris-matthews-should-be-fired.html">THIS...</a></span><br /><br />Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., just informed the city council that, rather than recognize homosexual marriages and provide gays the rights and benefits of married couples, he will shut down all Catholic social institutions and let the city take them over. Civil disobedience may be in order here.<br /><br />Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York sent an op-ed to <span style="font-style:italic;">The New York Times</span> charging the paper with anti-Catholic bigotry and using a moral double standard when judging the Church.<br /><br />During the "horrible" scandal of priest abuse of children, wrote the archbishop, the Times demanded the <span style="font-style:italic;">"release of names of abusers, rollback of the statute of limitations, external investigations, release of all records and total transparency."</span><br /><br />But when the Times <span style="font-style:italic;">"exposed the sad extent of child sexual abuses in Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish Community ... 40 cases of such abuses in this tiny community last year alone," </span>wrote the archbishop, the district attorney swept the scandal under the rug, and the Times held up the carpet.<br /><br />Dolan singled out a "scurrilous ... diatribe" by Maureen Dowd <span style="font-style:italic;">"that rightly never would have passed muster with the editors had it so criticized an Islamic, Jewish or African-American"</span> faith.<br /><br />Dowd, wrote Dolan, <span style="font-style:italic;">"digs deep into the nativist handbook to use every Catholic caricature possible, from the Inquisition to the Holocaust, condoms, obsession with sex, pedophile priests and oppression of women, all the while slashing Pope Benedict XVI for his shoes, his forced conscription ... into the German army, his outreach to former Catholics and his recent welcome to Anglicans."</span><br /><br />Dowd, said Dolan, reads like something out of the Menace, the anti-Catholic Know Nothing newspaper of the 1850s.<br /><br />The Times' refusal to publish the op-ed underscores the archbishop's point.<br /><br />Nor are these the only signals of a new Church Militant.<br /><br />The Vatican has reaffirmed that Catholics in interfaith dialogues have a moral right if not a duty to convert Jews, and reaffirmed the doctrine that Christ's covenant with his church canceled out and supersedes the Old Testament covenant with the Jews <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Editor's note: despite the conciliar Church having issued on behalf of the Vatican dicastery in charge of ecumenical relations a statement indicating that the Jews need not convert to Catholicism to be saved creating nothing but confusion on a key dogma of the Roman Catholic Faith).<br /></span><br />When Abe Foxman, screech owl of the Anti-Defamation League, railed that this marks a Catholic return to such "odious concepts as 'supercessionism,'" he was politely ignored. <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Editor's note: he should have been directly refuted not ignored).<br /></span><br />The new spirit was first manifest last spring, when scores of bishops denounced Notre Dame for inviting Barack Obama, a NARAL icon, to give the commencement address and receive an honorary degree <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Editor's note: the majority of US Catholic Bishops remained silent and President Obama appeared at Notre Dame anyway).</span><br /><br />Among the motives behind the new militancy is surely the wilding attack on Pope Benedict for reconciling with the Society of St. Pius X, one of whose bishops had questioned the Holocaust. The pope was unaware of this, and the bishop apologized. To no avail. Rising in viciousness, the attacks went on for weeks. Having turned the other cheek, the church got it smacked <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Editor's note: the conciliar church caved to political correctness over the Bishop Williamson affair and missed the opportunity to clarify and defend Catholic orthodoxy instead allowing the Judaizer's to win the battle over terminology through their use of terms such as "Holocaust Denier's").<br /></span><br />In his May address to the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Archbishop Raymond L. Burke said, <span style="font-style:italic;">"In a culture which embraces an agenda of death, Catholics and Catholic institutions are necessarily counter-cultural."<br /></span><br />Exactly. Catholicism is necessarily an adversary faith and culture in an America where a triumphant secularism has captured the heights, from Hollywood to the media, the arts and the academy, and relishes nothing more than insults to and blasphemous mockery of the Church of Rome <span style="font-weight:bold;">(Editor's note: no, they mock the Traditional Roman Catholic Church and its perennial teachings, while actually supporting the conciliar church without recognizing it).</span><br /><br />Our new battling bishops may be surprised to find they have a large cheering section among a heretofore silent and sullen faithful who have been desperate to find a few clerical champions (<span style="font-weight:bold;">Editor's note: Pat Buchanan is correct to point out the encouraging actions of a few traditional US Roman Catholic Bishops but totally misses the fact that the current conciliar church is almost completely heterodox in faith and praxis.)</span>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-69415928461401251942009-11-22T09:05:00.003-06:002009-11-23T09:39:26.705-06:00Latest CDC H1N1 Flu Update<span style="font-weight:bold;">Key Flu Indicators</span><br /><br />November 20, 2009, 2:30 PM<br />Centers for Disease Control<br /><br />Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView.* During the week of November 8-14, 2009, influenza activity decreased across all key indicators, but overall remained very high for this time of year. Below is a summary of the most recent key indicators:<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">* Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness (ILI) nationally decreased again this week over last week. This is the third consecutive week of national decreases in ILI after four consecutive weeks of sharp increases. </span>(All regions showed declines in ILI.) While ILI declined overall nationally, visits to doctors for influenza-like illness remain high.<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">* Influenza hospitalization rates are beginning to decline but remain higher than expected for this time of year. Hospitalization rates continue to be highest in younger populations with the highest hospitalization rate reported in children 0-4 years old.</span><br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">* The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) based on the 122 Cities Report decreased slightly but is still higher than what is expected for this time of year and has remained elevated for seven weeks now.</span> In addition, 21 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported this week: 15 of these deaths were associated with laboratory confirmed 2009 H1N1; 6 were influenza A viruses, but were not subtyped. Since April 2009, CDC has received reports of 171 laboratory-confirmed pediatric 2009 H1N1 deaths, one influenza B death, and another 28 pediatric deaths that were laboratory confirmed as influenza, but the flu virus subtype was not determined. (Laboratory-confirmed deaths are thought to represent an undercount of the actual number. CDC has provided estimates about the number of 2009 H1N1 cases and related hospitalizations and deaths.<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">* Forty-three states are reporting widespread influenza activity at this time; a decline of three states from last week. </span>They are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;"> * Almost all of the influenza viruses identified so far continue to be 2009 H1N1 influenza A viruses.</span> These viruses remain similar to the virus chosen for the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, and remain susceptible to the antiviral drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir with rare exception.<br /><br />*All data are preliminary and may change as more reports are received.<br />More on thDr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-59513746300847202332009-11-22T08:54:00.003-06:002009-11-22T09:01:43.958-06:00How do you explain the Moslem conquest, Orthodox schism, and Protestant revolt?By: Hutton Gibson<br />Defending the Faith of our Fathers, <a href="http://www.huttongibson.com/index-detail.php?How-do-you-explain-the-Moslem-conquest-Orthodox-schism-and-Protestant-revolt-23">HERE...</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Argument Corner</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Objection—</span>I think Bellarmine must be correct that a heretic ipso facto vanishes into his heresy, but this (ontological) fact is not manifest and notorious until the Church declares it a sorry fact. Bellarmine, while correct, likely did not foresee the consequences of his judgment. Suarez and Cajetan did, though they did not fully grasp Bellarmine’s truth. Thus a heretical Pope remains pope in the juridic sense (though he cannot bind us to error) and Christ supplies for the means of grace (Yes, even for the 1970 missal; only a hireling abandons the flock when the wolf comes) until either the clergy / people of Rome or a Council declares a Pope no longer Catholic. Only in this way is the stability, visibility, and means of grace of the Church maintained, even as we call the heretic back to the Faith a la the Abbe de Nantes, et al.... The Good Shepherd never abandons HIS flock to the wolves but supplies the means of grace during any deviation (Avignon), apostasy, or interregnum.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Reply—</span>How do you explain the Moslem conquest, Orthodox schism, and Protestant revolt?<br /><br />Can you ignore St. Paul’s Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, chapter 2?<br /><br />It lies in the nature of a hostile takeover from the top that no effective group is left to defend religious doctrine or worship, though without these there can be no true Church. There should have been immediate revolt against change, but few, even of the clergy, realized what was happening (though a hundred thousand resigned). Those who protested applied for redress to those who had deliberately imposed change with the deliberate intention of killing the Church. The innovators ignored all protest. They stood on their “authority” and painted the few who kept tradition insane. They drove wedges between us and encouraged the “loyal opposition” with occasional crumbs that persuaded most that they would eventually return what they had stolen. But mostly they conveyed the notion that they had the right to improve on Jesus Christ, because only one fifth of the world was Catholic.<br /><br />If we pin our hopes to the people or clergy of Rome, we appeal to those who have blindly accepted massive innovation. We should logically rather seek a declaration from the millions who have refused innovation, who are disgusted with weird worship and wall-to-wall heresy, and who boycott the remaining churches.<br /><br />Pope Innocent III preceded Bellarmine by three and a half centuries in declaring that a heretic ipso facto vanishes into heresy. Pope Paul IV formulated this into law (Cum ex Apostolatus Officio) when Bellarmine was seventeen years of age.<br /><br />Even if you were correct that instructed Catholics cannot assess a heresy, the innovators have publicly embraced condemned heresies galore, and this alone establishes that they are condemned heretics, which should be public enough for anyone.<br /><br />It is impossible that the Catholic Church of Jesus Christ has no defense against a hostile takeover, from the top or from the bottom. When taken over from the top there is no possibility of an official statement condemning the takeover, because the entire top is involved in the takeover and will simply not condemn its own actions.<br /><br />We therefore turn to right reason, and find all the authority we need in the Laws of the Church, specifically Cum ex Apostolatus Officio and the Canon Laws in which it is synthesized, #2314 & #188. These all state with authority that apostates and heretics can hold no office in the Church to which they cannot belong on account of their heresy and/or apostasy. The penalty immediately, automatically, and necessarily follows the fact itself of heresy or apostasy, and requires no declaration from any official source, as the law itself provides. We are all bound by these laws, and by Quo Primum Tempore which standardized our worship against the Protestant revolt, and must refuse recognition to “authorities” which violate them and saddle us with more recent idolatries.<br /><br />The proof lies in recognition of the fact that the postconciliar “Church” has replaced almost the entire religion in its laws, doctrines, sacraments, and worship. It tries to speak with the authority which it has almost stamped out. It pretends to the authority which Christ conferred on His Church for propagation, which it has criminally discontinued.Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-3998693600149428582009-11-22T07:42:00.003-06:002009-11-30T13:48:21.665-06:00"And there Hearts will Grow Cold"November 16, 2009<br />Missing 5-year-old Shaniya found dead<br />Posted: 05:06 PM ET<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"...and because wickedness is multiplied, most men's love will grow cold." (Matt. 24: 12)</span><br /><br />A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search.<br /><br />Searchers found Shaniya Davis' body in central North Carolina but, police will not say how she died. Two people have been charged in her disappearance. Her mother, Antoinette Davis, had been charged with human trafficking and felony child abuse and Mario Andrette McNeill has been charged with first degree kidnapping. Little Shaniya was seen on surveillance being carried through an area hotel by McNeill earlier last week. Three days later, he turned himself in. However, it wasn’t until today that police finally concluded their search for the missing toddler. Unfortunately, she was not found alive as everyone had hoped.<br /><br />Bradley Lockhart, Shaniya’s father, raised the little girl for years and it wasn’t until recently that he allowed the girl’s mom to take Shaniya to her home. He said that Shaniya’s mom was getting her life on track and he thought he would give her a chance to help at raising Shaniya. He now regrets that decision. Lockhart was hopeful that someone would return his daughter safely. That hope has now passed.<br /><br />The only question remaining is who is responsible for killing the little girl? That’s what police are looking to find out. It is the next step in resolving this case.Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-60617920943033690772009-11-07T07:46:00.006-06:002009-11-07T07:56:54.010-06:002009 H1N1 Flu: Situation UpdateNovember 6, 2009, <br />U.S. Situation Update<br />Centers for Disease Control<br /><br />Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView.* During the week of October 25-31, 2009, a review of the key indicators found that influenza activity remained high in the United States. Below is a summary of the most recent key indicators:<br /><br /> * <span style="font-weight:bold;">Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness (ILI) nationally decreased very slightly this week over last week after four consecutive weeks of sharp increases. </span>While ILI declined slightly, visits to doctors for influenza-like illness remain at much higher levels than what is expected for this time of the year and parts of the country continue to see sharp increases in activity. It’s possible that nationwide ILI could rise again. ILI continues to be higher than what is seen during the peak of most regular flu seasons.<br /><br /> * <span style="font-weight:bold;">Total influenza hospitalization rates for laboratory-confirmed flu are climbing and are higher than expected for this time of year.</span> Hospitalization rates continue to be highest is younger populations with the highest hospitalization rate reported in children 0-4 years old.<br /><br /> * <span style="font-weight:bold;">The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) based on the 122 Cities Report continues to increase and has been higher for five weeks now than what is expected at this time of year.</span> In addition, 18 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported this week; 15 of these deaths were confirmed 2009 H1N1, and three were influenza A viruses, but were not sub-typed. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Since April 2009, CDC has received reports of 129 laboratory-confirmed pediatric 2009 H1N1 deaths and another 15 pediatric deaths that were laboratory confirmed as influenza, but where the flu virus subtype was not determined.</span> (Editor's Note: It is reasonable to assume that the total number of Pediatric deaths due to Swine Flu [to date] is 144)<br /><br /> * <span style="font-weight:bold;">Forty-eight states are reporting widespread influenza activity at this time;</span> a decline of one state over last week. They are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. This many reports of widespread activity at this time of year are unprecedented during seasonal flu.<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;"> * Almost all of the influenza viruses identified so far continue to be 2009 H1N1 influenza A viruses. </span>These viruses remain similar to the virus chosen for the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, and remain susceptible to the antiviral drugs Oseltamivir and Zanamivir with rare exceptionDr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-4461074375549940932009-11-05T14:10:00.007-06:002009-11-07T07:41:16.178-06:002009 H1N1 Flu ("Swine Flu") and YouCenters for Disease Control and Prevention<br />November 3, 2009 11:45 AM ET<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">In The News</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">2009 H1N1 Hospitalizations in People with Asthma</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What does CDC know about hospitalizations among people with asthma who get 2009 H1N1 flu?</span> (November 3, 2009)<br /><br />People with asthma are at higher risk for serious complications from influenza (flu), including 2009 H1N1 flu. This can place people with asthma at higher risk of hospitalization when they have 2009 H1N1 flu. CDC monitors 2009-H1N1 related hospitalizations, including among people with asthma, through the Emerging Infections Program (EIP).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What is the Emerging Infections Program (EIP)? </span>(November 3, 2009)<br /><br />The EIP Influenza Project conducts surveillance for laboratory-confirmed influenza (flu) related hospitalizations in children (persons younger than 18 years) and adults in 62 counties covering 13 metropolitan areas of 10 states (for more information see the overview of influenza surveillance in the United States). Cases are identified by reviewing hospital laboratory and admission databases and infection control logs for children and adults with a documented positive influenza test* conducted as a part of routine patient care. EIP estimated hospitalization rates are reported every week during the flu season.<br /><br />*Tests used by EIP to confirm influenza infection include viral culture, direct/indirect fluorescent antibody assay (DFA/IFA), real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR), or a commercial rapid antigen test.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What percentage of people hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 flu have asthma? </span>(November 3, 2009)<br /><br />According to Emerging Infections Program (EIP) data collected from April 15 through October 27, 2009, 32% of people hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 had asthma. Among adults hospitalized with 2009 H1N1, 30% had asthma, whereas 35% of hospitalized children with 2009 H1N1 had asthma.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What percentage of people hospitalized with asthma and 2009 H1N1 are admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)?</span> (November 3, 2009)<br /><br />According to Emerging Infections Program (EIP) data collected from April 15 - October 27, 2009, 21% of hospitalized adults with asthma and a 2009 H1N1 infection and 18% of hospitalized children with asthma and a 2009 H1N1 infection were admitted to an ICU. No significant differences in the number of ICU admissions were noted between 2009 H1N1 infected people hospitalized with or without asthma.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What percentage of hospitalizations for 2009 H1N1 flu occur in different age groups in the United States? </span>October 20<br /><br />The percentage of hospitalizations for 2009 H1N1 flu in the United States varies by age group. From August 30, 2009 through October 10, 2009, states reported 4,958 laboratory-confirmed 2009 H1N1 hospitalizations to CDC. The percentage of 2009 H1N1 related hospitalizations that occurred among those 0 to 4 years old was 19%; among those 5 years to 18 years was 25%; among people 19 years to 24 years was 9%; among those 25 years to 49 years was 24%; among people 50 to 64 years was 15%; and among people 65 years and older was 7%. For a graphical representation of this data, please see the chart below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pgQ7ZBAVKpg/SvMx9UfGGmI/AAAAAAAAAVo/23XzaZ21_PQ/s1600-h/qa_hospitalizations.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pgQ7ZBAVKpg/SvMx9UfGGmI/AAAAAAAAAVo/23XzaZ21_PQ/s320/qa_hospitalizations.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400715307688270434" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What percentage of deaths for 2009 H1N1 flu occur in different age groups in the United States?</span> October 20<br /><br />The percentage of deaths for 2009 H1N1 flu in the United States varies by age group. From August 30, 2009 through October 10, 2009, states reported 292 laboratory-confirmed 2009 H1N1 deaths to CDC. The percentage of 2009 H1N1 related deaths that occurred among people 0 years to 4 years was 3%; among those 5 years to 18 years was 14%; among people 19 to 24 years was 7%; among people 25 to 49 years was 33%; among people 50-64 years was 32%; and among people 65 years and older was 12%. For a graphical representation of this data, please see the chart below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pgQ7ZBAVKpg/SvMyDBqVu0I/AAAAAAAAAVw/cvEee_INcG8/s1600-h/qa_deaths.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pgQ7ZBAVKpg/SvMyDBqVu0I/AAAAAAAAAVw/cvEee_INcG8/s320/qa_deaths.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400715405714373442" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">2009 H1N1 Flu</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What is 2009 H1N1 (swine flu)?</span><br /><br />2009 H1N1 (sometimes called “swine flu”) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization External Web Site Icon (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 flu was underway.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why is 2009 H1N1 virus sometimes called “swine flu”?</span><br /><br />This virus was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs (swine) in North America. But further study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs. It has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and bird (avian) genes and human genes. Scientists call this a "quadruple reassortment" virus.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">2009 H1N1 Flu in Humans<br /></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Are there human infections with 2009 H1N1 virus in the U.S.?</span><br /><br />Yes. Human infections with 2009 H1N1 are ongoing in the United States. Most people who have become ill with this new virus have recovered without requiring medical treatment.<br />CDC routinely works with states to collect, compile and analyze information about influenza, and has done the same for the new H1N1 virus since the beginning of the outbreak. This information is presented in a weekly report, called FluView.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Is 2009 H1N1 virus contagious?</span><br /><br />The 2009 H1N1 virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How does 2009 H1N1 virus spread?</span><br /><br />Spread of 2009 H1N1 virus is thought to occur in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something – such as a surface or object – with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.<br />Photo of nurse and child<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What are the signs and symptoms of this virus in people?</span><br /><br />The symptoms of 2009 H1N1 flu virus in people include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea. People may be infected with the flu, including 2009 H1N1 and have respiratory symptoms without a fever. Severe illnesses and deaths have occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How severe is illness associated with 2009 H1N1 flu virus?</span><br /><br />Illness with 2009 H1N1 virus has ranged from mild to severe. While most people who have been sick have recovered without needing medical treatment, hospitalizations and deaths from infection with this virus have occurred.<br /><br />In seasonal flu, certain people are at “high risk” of serious complications. This includes people 65 years and older, children younger than five years old, pregnant women, and people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions. About 70 percent of people who have been hospitalized with this 2009 H1N1 virus have had one or more medical conditions previously recognized as placing people at “high risk” of serious seasonal flu-related complications. This includes pregnancy, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and kidney disease.<br /><br />Young children are also at high risk of serious complications from 2009 H1N1, just as they are from seasonal flu. And while people 65 and older are the least likely to be infected with 2009 H1N1 flu, if they get sick, they are also at “high risk” of developing serious complications from their illness. See People at High Risk of Developing Flu-Related Complications for more information about who is more likely to get flu complications that result in being hospitalized and occasionally result in death.<br /><br />CDC laboratory studies have shown that no children and very few adults younger than 60 years old have existing antibody to 2009 H1N1 flu virus; however, about one-third of adults older than 60 may have antibodies against this virus. It is unknown how much, if any, protection may be afforded against 2009 H1N1 flu by any existing antibody.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How does 2009 H1N1 flu compare to seasonal flu in terms of its severity and infection rates?</span><br /><br />With seasonal flu, we know that seasons vary in terms of timing, duration and severity. Seasonal influenza can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Each year, in the United States, on average 36,000 people die from flu-related complications and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related causes. Of those hospitalized, 20,000 are children younger than 5 years old. Over 90% of deaths and about 60 percent of hospitalization occur in people older than 65.<br /><br />When the 2009 H1N1 outbreak was first detected in mid-April 2009, CDC began working with states to collect, compile and analyze information regarding the 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak, including the numbers of confirmed and probable cases and the ages of these people. The information analyzed by CDC supports the conclusion that 2009 H1N1 flu has caused greater disease burden in people younger than 25 years of age than older people. At this time, there are relatively fewer cases and deaths reported in people 65 years and older, which is unusual when compared with seasonal flu. However, pregnancy and other previously recognized high risk medical conditions from seasonal influenza appear to be associated with increased risk of complications from this 2009 H1N1. These underlying conditions include asthma, diabetes, suppressed immune systems, heart disease, kidney disease, neurocognitive and neuromuscular disorders and pregnancy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How long can an infected person spread this virus to others?</span><br /><br />People infected with seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu shed virus and may be able to infect others from 1 day before getting sick to 5 to 7 days after. This can be longer in some people, especially children and people with weakened immune systems and in people infected with the new H1N1 virus.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Prevention & Treatment</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What can I do to protect myself from getting sick?</span> Oct 8<br /><br />This season, there is a seasonal flu vaccine to protect against seasonal flu viruses and a 2009 H1N1 vaccine to protect against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus (sometimes called “swine flu”). A flu vaccine is the first and most important step in protecting against flu infection. For information about the 2009 H1N1 vaccines, visit H1N1 Flu Vaccination Resources. For information about seasonal influenza vaccines, visit Preventing Seasonal Flu With Vaccination.<br /><br />There are also everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like the flu.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Take these everyday steps to protect your health:<br /></span><br />Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.<br /><br /> * Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.*<br /> * Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.<br /> * Try to avoid close contact with sick people.<br /> * If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) Keep away from others as much as possible to keep from making others sick.<br /><br />Other important actions that you can take are:<br /><br /> * Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.<br /> * Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home for a week or so; a supply of over-the-counter medicines, alcohol-based hand rubs * (for when soap and water are not available), tissues and other related items could help you to avoid the need to make trips out in public while you are sick and contagious.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What is the best way to keep from spreading the virus through coughing or sneezing?</span><br /><br />If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.)<br />Keep away from others as much as possible. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. Then, clean your hands, and do so every time you cough or sneeze.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">If I have a family member at home who is sick with 2009 H1N1 flu, should I go to work?</span><br /><br />Employees who are well but who have an ill family member at home with 2009 H1N1 flu can go to work as usual. These employees should monitor their health every day, and take everyday precautions including covering their coughs and sneezes and washing their hands often with soap and water, especially after they cough or sneeze. If soap and water are not available, they should use an alcohol-based hand rub.* If they become ill, they should notify their supervisor and stay home. Employees who have an underlying medical condition or who are pregnant should call their health care provider for advice, because they might need to receive influenza antiviral drugs. For more information please see General Business and Workplace Guidance for the Prevention of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Flu in Workers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What is the best technique for washing my hands to avoid getting the flu?</span><br /><br />Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. CDC recommends that when you wash your hands -- with soap and warm water -- that you wash for 15 to 20 seconds. When soap and water are not available, alcohol-based disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers may be used.* You can find them in most supermarkets and drugstores. If using gel, rub your hands until the gel is dry. The gel doesn't need water to work; the alcohol in it kills the germs on your hands.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What should I do if I get sick?</span><br /><br />For information about what to do if you get sick with flu-like symptoms this season, see What To Do If You Get Sick: 2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu. A downloadable flyer Adobe PDF file containing this information also is available <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/freeresources/2009-10/pdf/what_to_do_if_you_get_sick.pdf">HERE...</a> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What are “emergency warning signs” that should signal anyone to seek medical care urgently?</span><br /><br />In children:<br /><br /> * Fast breathing or trouble breathing<br /> * Bluish skin color<br /> * Not drinking enough fluids<br /> * Not waking up or not interacting<br /> * Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held<br /> * Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough<br /> * Fever with a rash<br /><br />In adults:<br /><br /> * Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath<br /> * Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen<br /> * Sudden dizziness<br /> * Confusion<br /> * Severe or persistent vomiting<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Are there medicines to treat 2009 H1N1 infection?</span><br /><br />Yes. There are drugs your doctor may prescribe for treating both seasonal and 2009 H1N1 called “antiviral drugs.” These drugs can make you better faster and may also prevent serious complications. This flu season, antiviral drugs are being used mainly to treat people who are very sick, such as people who need to be hospitalized, and to treat sick people who are more likely to get serious flu complications. Your health care provider will decide whether antiviral drugs are needed to treat your illness. Remember, most people with 2009 H1N1 have had mild illness and have not needed medical care or antiviral drugs and the same is true of seasonal flu.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What is CDC’s recommendation regarding "swine flu parties"?</span><br /><br />"Swine flu parties" are gatherings during which people have close contact with a person who has 2009 H1N1 flu in order to become infected with the virus. The intent of these parties is for a person to become infected with what for many people has been a mild disease, in the hope of having natural immunity 2009 H1N1 flu virus that might circulate later and cause more severe disease.<br /><br />CDC does not recommend "swine flu parties" as a way to protect against 2009 H1N1 flu in the future. While the disease seen in the current 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak has been mild for many people, it has been severe and even fatal for others. There is no way to predict with certainty what the outcome will be for an individual or, equally important, for others to whom the intentionally infected person may spread the virus.<br /><br />CDC recommends that people with 2009 H1N1 flu avoid contact with others as much as possible. If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) Stay away from others as much as possible to keep from making others sick.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Contamination & Cleaning<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How long can influenza virus remain viable on objects (such as books and doorknobs)?</span><br /><br />Studies have shown that influenza virus can survive on environmental surfaces and can infect a person for 2 to 8 hours after being deposited on the surface.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What kills influenza virus?</span><br /><br />Influenza virus is destroyed by heat (167-212°F [75-100°C]). In addition, several chemical germicides, including chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, detergents (soap), iodophors (iodine-based antiseptics), and alcohols are effective against human influenza viruses if used in proper concentration for a sufficient length of time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">*What if soap and water are not available and alcohol-based products are not allowed in my facility?</span> Updated on Sept 14<br /><br />If soap and water are not available and alcohol-based products are not allowed, other hand sanitizers that do not contain alcohol may be useful.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What surfaces are most likely to be sources of contamination?</span><br /><br />Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person move through the air. Germs can be spread when a person touches respiratory droplets from another person on a surface like a desk, for example, and then touches their own eyes, mouth or nose before washing their hands.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How should waste disposal be handled to prevent the spread of influenza virus?</span><br /><br />To prevent the spread of influenza virus, it is recommended that tissues and other disposable items used by an infected person be thrown in the trash. Additionally, persons should wash their hands with soap and water after touching used tissues and similar waste.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What household cleaning should be done to prevent the spread of influenza virus?</span><br /><br />To prevent the spread of influenza virus it is important to keep surfaces (especially bedside tables, surfaces in the bathroom, kitchen counters and toys for children) clean by wiping them down with a household disinfectant according to directions on the product label.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How should linens, eating utensils and dishes of persons infected with influenza virus be handled?</span><br /><br />Linens, eating utensils, and dishes belonging to those who are sick do not need to be cleaned separately, but importantly these items should not be shared without washing thoroughly first.<br /><br />Linens (such as bed sheets and towels) should be washed by using household laundry soap and tumbled dry on a hot setting. Individuals should avoid "hugging" laundry prior to washing it to prevent contaminating themselves. Individuals should wash their hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub immediately after handling dirty laundry.<br /><br />Eating utensils should be washed either in a dishwasher or by hand with water and soap.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Exposures Not Thought to Spread 2009 H1N1 Flu</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Can I get infected with 2009 H1N1 virus from eating or preparing pork?</span><br /><br />No. 2009 H1N1 viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get infected with novel HIN1 virus from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Is there a risk from drinking water?</span><br /><br />Tap water that has been treated by conventional disinfection processes does not likely pose a risk for transmission of influenza viruses. Current drinking water treatment regulations provide a high degree of protection from viruses. No research has been completed on the susceptibility of 2009 H1N1 flu virus to conventional drinking water treatment processes. However, recent studies have demonstrated that free chlorine levels typically used in drinking water treatment are adequate to inactivate highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. It is likely that other influenza viruses such as 2009 H1N1 would also be similarly inactivated by chlorination. To date, there have been no documented human cases of influenza caused by exposure to influenza-contaminated drinking water.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Can 2009 H1N1 flu virus be spread through water in swimming pools, spas, water parks, interactive fountains, and other treated recreational water venues?</span><br /><br />Influenza viruses infect the human upper respiratory tract. There has never been a documented case of influenza virus infection associated with water exposure. Recreational water that has been treated at CDC recommended disinfectant levels does not likely pose a risk for transmission of influenza viruses. No research has been completed on the susceptibility of 2009 H1N1 influenza virus to chlorine and other disinfectants used in swimming pools, spas, water parks, interactive fountains, and other treated recreational venues. However, recent studies have demonstrated that free chlorine levels recommended by CDC (1–3 parts per million [ppm or mg/L] for pools and 2–5 ppm for spas) are adequate to disinfect avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. It is likely that other influenza viruses such as 2009 H1N1 virus would also be similarly disinfected by chlorine.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Can 2009 H1N1 influenza virus be spread at recreational water venues outside of the water?</span><br /><br />Yes, recreational water venues are no different than any other group setting. The spread of this 2009 H1N1 flu is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.<br /><br />Note: Much of the information in this document is based on studies and past experience with seasonal (human) influenza. CDC believes the information applies to 2009 H1N1 (swine) viruses as well, but studies on this virus are ongoing to learn more about its characteristics. This document will be updated as new information becomes available.Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-41143204311172284572009-11-01T08:17:00.004-06:002009-11-02T09:12:53.452-06:00US rushing swine flu vaccine clinical trials<span style="font-weight:bold;">Editor's NOTE:<br /><br />This piece is included in way of background to help demonstrate that the timing of the initial "Swine Flu" presentation last year demanded an expedited vaccine development phase and an accelerated vaccine clinical trial phase. <br /><br />As mentioned in my "Primer" <a href="http://istheromancatholicchurchstillcatholic.blogspot.com/2009/10/pestilence.html">HERE...</a> the data from these clinical trials is incomplete to date and must be carefully monitored. Nevertheless, members of high-risk groups should strongly consider getting the vaccine when it is made available as to date the reported complication rate appears to be acceptably low.<br /><br />--Dr. J. P. Hubert</span><br /><br />By: Deborah Shlian<br />July 28, 2009<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Miami Health Care Examiner</span><br /><br />As the swine flu continues to rapidly move across the globe, the World Health Organization has stopped asking governments to report new cases, claiming the effort is too great now that the disease has become so widespread. Instead, the focus is on developing strategies for preventing what some experts fear will be a new, more serious outbreak of swine flu in the fall and winter months just when seasonal flu arrives.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pharamceutical companies are rushing to develop a vaccine by early fall. Clinical trials have already started in Australia. Canadian trials will begin by September or early October. Federal health officials announced that the first US clinical trials will begin in August</span> and will be conducted in what Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease described as “a two month compressed time frame” in which <span style="font-weight:bold;">about 2400 volunteers will be tested.</span> The initial tests will be of vaccines made by Sanofi-Pasteur, a European company, and CLS Biotherapies, an Australian company that has supplied seasonal flu shots in the US for years. A third company, Novartis, is conducting separate trials for FDA licensing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Adult volunteers for the clinical trials will be recruited at 8 separate sites </span>including Emory University in Atlanta, the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, the University Iowa in Iowa City, and St. Louis University.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Initial studies will determine whether one or two 15-microgram doses of A/H1N1 swine flu vaccine are needed to produce an immune response in healthy adult volunteers (18 to 64 years) and elderly people (65 years and older)</span>.<br /><br />The doses will be given 21 days apart. If there are early indications that the vaccines are safe, similar trials in healthy children (six months to 17 years) will begin. According to Fauci, later tests may include pregnant women, who are at higher risk for swine flu complications.<br /><br />Vaccines will be given to different sets of volunteers before, after or at the same time as the seasonal flu vaccine. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Every volunteer will be monitored for negative side effects including allergic reactions to the chicken eggs that the vaccines are grown in.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Researchers will also look out for Guillain-Barré syndrome , a rare reaction to any vaccine which can cause fever, serious nerve damage and muscle weakness.</span> The 1976 vaccination of 40 million people after a swine flu outbreak in Fort Dix, N. J., was halted after some people developed the syndrome. However, the vaccine was never proved to be the cause. According to a 2009 worldwide literature review, approximately one person in 100,000 develops Guillain-Barré syndrome for unknown reasons. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Unfortunately because the US vaccine trials are so small, it is unlikely to pick up such a rare side effect. “You’d have to vaccinate several hundred thousand or millions of people to do that,”</span> Fauci said.<br /><br />In addition to checking for adverse reactions, volunteers will have their blood tested about three weeks after the shot to see if antibodies to the virus have developed. Those with high levels of antibodies to the specific strain should be immune to the infection or at the very worst, get only a mild case of the flu if exposed to it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Once these trials are completed and the vaccine is determined to be safe and effective, health officials can then make specific recommendations as to how to conduct a vaccination program and who should be vaccinated.</span> (Editor's emphasis throughout)<br /><br />Assuming things go according to schedule, the hope is to have as many as 160 million doses ready in the US by mid October and then 80 million doses a month later. Depending on how much vaccine is available and assuming most individuals will require two shots, it could take until March to vaccinate the full U.S. population of 300 million people.<br /><br />None of the first trials will test a vaccine containing an adjuvant, which is an additive -generally an oil-water emulsion- that stimulates the immune system to react more strongly and helps to stretch the number of doses of vaccine needed. Adjuvants are common in veterinary vaccines and tend to cause more side effects. They are not now used in flu shots in the United States. But they are “not off the board,” Fauci said. “We’ve developed a mix-and-match protocol for them, but we want to see the data on vaccine safety first.” According to a report from Reuters, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department has contracted for 120 million doses of adjuvant which they might use if the flu mutates into a more dangerous form and the demand for more shots than are available results.<br /><br />Federal advisers plan a meeting tomorrow to discuss who should receive the vaccination.Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-26082251474331703572009-10-31T10:33:00.005-05:002009-10-31T11:29:48.991-05:00World Health Organization says one swine flu shot is enough for everyone but kidsBy: Thomas H. Maugh II<br />October 30, 2009 | 9:50 am<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Los Angeles Times</span><br /><br />One dose of the vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza should be enough for everyone except children under the age of 10, and the vaccine is proving to be safe, the World Health Organization said this morning. Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, the agency's vaccines chief, told a telephone news conference that data from clinical trials that have already been conducted indicate that one dose of vaccine is sufficient to provoke a strong immune response against the swine flu virus. The United States and some other countries have already concluded that one dose is sufficient, but others have questioned the conclusion. The European Medicines Agency said last week that the swine flu vaccines it had licensed should be given in two doses at least three weeks apart because the current data were "too limited" to allow it to recommend only one dose.<br /><br />Experts had initially feared that two doses of the vaccine would be required for everyone because preliminary experiments hinted that the virus did not provoke a strong immune reaction. The conclusion that only one dose is necessary effectively doubles the amount of vaccine available -- a crucial result for those developing countries which are having problems obtaining the vaccines. The WHO said earlier this week that it would begin distributing 200 million doses to such countries.<br /><br />The sole exception to the new recommendation is young children, who should continue to receive two doses. That recommendation is not surprising, because a similar requirement is in place for seasonal flu shots. Researchers have found in the past that some residual immunity from previous vaccinations boosts the body's response to a flu vaccine, which is why adults need only one dose. But children who have not previously been exposed to a flu vaccine need two shots to get the proper protection.<br /><br />Kieny also said that the new swine flu vaccine appears to be safe, as authorities have been saying all along. <span style="font-style:italic;">"All the reports received to date following vaccination -- either in clinical trials or in mass vaccination campaigns -- have shown that the safety profile of these pandemic vaccines is good and is very similar to the one which is known for seasonal flu vaccine,"</span> she said. <span style="font-style:italic;">"Nothing special in terms of adverse events has been noted."</span><br /><br />Kieny said that it was safe to vaccinate against both seasonal and swine flu simultaneously, as long as at least one of the vaccines is the injectable form. That follows U.S. guidelines, which say that two doses of the intranasal FluMist vaccines should not be given at the same time.<br /><br />In other flu news:<br /><br />-- At a Philadelphia meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, officials of the group strengthened their recommendation that shots against both types of flu should be mandatory for healthcare workers and that unvaccinated doctors and nurses should either wear masks or not deal with patients. <span style="font-style:italic;">"All of us and all our colleagues who work in direct patient care should be immunized,"</span> said Dr. Ann Gershon of the Columbia University Medical Center, the group's president. <span style="font-style:italic;">"We owe it to our patients."</span> The group said voluntary educational programs have failed to raise the vaccination rate above 70%, putting patients at risk.<br /><br />-- Intravenous antiviral drugs are proving useful in severe illness caused by swine flu infections, experts told physicians Thursday in a conference call for physicians sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Food and Drug Administration last week approved emergency use of the intravenous antiviral Peramivir and a related drug, Zanamivir, even though clinical trials of the drugs have not been completed. Dr. Stacene Maroushek, an infectious-disease specialist at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, described the case of a 17-year-old boy who became sick at the Minnesota State Fair and who was failing rapidly and was expected to die, even though he was receiving Tamiflu through a nasogastric tube. Physicians gave him IV Peramivir for five days, and he began improving on the second day of treatment. Although he is still weak, he is improving with therapy and rehabilitation and is now at home, she said. The 25-day hospitalization cost about $300,000.<br /><br />Dr. Aditya Gaur of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis described the case of a 10-year-old girl who was immunocompromised because she was undergoing treatment for leukemia. She was initially treated with Tamiflu and discharged, but 12 days later was rehospitalized with pneumonia. Tests showed her strain of the swine flu was resistant to Tamiflu. She was given IV Zanamivir and her symptoms have improved substantially, Gaur said. Experts said that it is crucial that the IV drugs be continued for at least 10 days to make sure the virus is eradicated.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NOTE:<br /><br />The above 2 case reports indicate that some resistance has developed to Tamiflu to date but so far not to Zanamivir. This is consistent with other medical data on Swine Flu resistance to Tamiflu. While most cases of Swine Flu will respond to Tamiflu some will not. Zanamivir has had no resistance problem to date.<br /><br />--Dr. J. P. Hubert</span>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941204944133226164.post-57698327562269434712009-10-26T18:40:00.047-05:002009-11-02T09:17:35.284-06:00Pestilence<span style="font-weight:bold;">New Disease: "Swine Flu" a Primer</span><br /><br />Over the past several months the increasing incidence of "Swine Flu" in humans has become apparent. In the United States, the Obama administration has declared the <span style="font-style:italic;">2009 Swine Flu</span> a pandemic and formally instituted a state of Federal Emergency by which to deal with it more effectively.<br /><br />"Swine Flu" is an influenza which was originally thought to have originated in pigs that for some unknown reason managed to cross the trans-species barrier to humans. However, according to the CDC:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"This virus was originally referred to as 'swine flu' because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs (swine) in North America. But further study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs. It has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and bird (avian) genes and human genes. Scientists call this a 'quadruple reassortmant' virus."</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pgQ7ZBAVKpg/Sun4Y1DA70I/AAAAAAAAAVg/I7UAOCPEJjQ/s1600-h/200px-3D_Influenza_virus.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pgQ7ZBAVKpg/Sun4Y1DA70I/AAAAAAAAAVg/I7UAOCPEJjQ/s320/200px-3D_Influenza_virus.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398118733820522306" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">"The virion is pleomorphic, the envelope can occur in spherical and filamentous forms. In general the virus's morphology is spherical with particles 50 to 120 nm in diameter, or filamentous virions 20 nm in diameter and 200 to 300 (-3000) nm long. There are some 500 distinct spike-like surface projections of the envelope each projecting 10 to 14 nm from the surface with some types (i.e. hemagglutinin esterase (HEF)) densely dispersed over the surface, and with others (i.e. hemagglutinin (HA)) spaced widely apart. The major glycoprotein (HA) is interposed irregularly by clusters of neuraminidase (NA), with a ratio of HA to NA of about 4-5 to 1. <br /><br />Influenza viruses contain 7 to 8 segments of linear negative-sense single stranded RNA. The total genome length is 12000-15000 nucleotides which encode for 11 proteins (HA, NA, NP, M1, M2, NS1, NEP, PA, PB1, PB1-F2, PB2). The best-characterised of these viral proteins are hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, two large glycoproteins found on the outside of the viral particles. Neuraminidase is an enzyme involved in the release of progeny virus from infected cells, by cleaving sugars that bind the mature viral particles. By contrast, hemagglutinin is a lectin that mediates binding of the virus to target cells and entry of the viral genome into the target cell. The hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N) proteins are targets for antiviral drugs. These proteins are also recognised by antibodies, i.e. they are antigens. The responses of antibodies to these proteins are used to classify the different serotypes of influenza A viruses, hence the H and N in H5N1."</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthomyxoviridae">For more see THIS...</a><br /><br />"Swine Flu" now known as 2009 H1N1 Influenza, causes disease in human beings. It is spread through person to person contact--primarily as a result of contamination from the oral/nasal secretions of infected individuals. <span style="font-weight:bold;">The most common symptoms include: fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, fatigue and sometimes, diarrhea and vomiting.</span><br /><br />"Swine Flu" or 2009 H1N1 Influenza (also referred to as Novel H1N1 Influenza) is a subtype of Type A influenza as is type-ordinaire seasonal flu. To date 2009 H1N1 Flu appears to be slightly more virulent than seasonal flu but can usually be treated successfully with antiviral medications in patients who become extremely ill. A definitive health statement on the ultimate severity/significance of this new type of flu would be premature at this time due to lack of intermediate and long-range follow-up data. <br /><br />A vaccine which is purportedly specific for this virus has been developed in an "accelerated fashion" given the sudden appearance of this "quadruple reassortmant" virus in humans. While it is said by federal health officials to be safe, there is very little clinical follow-up data so far in patients to whom it has been administered. At present (October 26, 2009) there is a limited supply (less than 30 million doses) of this vaccine nation-wide and the CDC has instituted a recommended protocol for initial administration until additional doses become available. For more information on flu vaccines <a href="http://www.physorg.com/news175368642.html">see THIS...</a><br /><br />It is possible to test for the presence of "Swine Flu" (2009 H1N1 Flu) utilizing laboratory investigation. A number of rapid diagnostic tests (RDT's) [rapid antigen testing] with variable degrees of sensitivity and specificity are currently available (at present they are unable to differentiate between subtypes of influenza and are associated with a significant false negative rate) as well as more sophisticated tests involving viral cultures, immunofluorescence assays, and polymerase chain reaction analysis based on nucleic acid sequencing. Sophisticated laboratory tests for influenza allow characterization by viral subtype but require several days to complete. The RDT's generally are available within the hour.<br /><br />Currently, questions remain with respect to the ratio of the prevalence of 2009 H1N1 flu vs seasonal flu in the US population. According to the CDC however:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"As of September 2009, more than 99% of circulating influenza viruses in the United States are 2009 H1N1. Therefore, at this time, if your health care provider determines that you have the flu, you most likely have 2009 H1N1."</span> (Editor's note: This assumes that there has been no pre-selection of patients subjected to detailed laboratory testing. In one instance some 60% of those tested have been found to have no flu at all. It is possible that due to CDC recommendations, only the higher-risk patients have been tested utilizing sophisticated assays capable of differentiating between the sub-types of influenza. The effect would be to artificially raise the incidence of “swine flu.” This issue needs to be more carefully detailed in the literature and the results widely circulated.)<br /><br />Previous vaccination(s) for seasonal flu are not likely to be effective against Swine flu due to the different RNA sequences involved. The antibody production after vaccination for seasonal flu is different from that which is produced in response to vaccination for "Swine Flu." <br /><br />To date (October 17, 2009) 411 patients with laboratory confirmed cases of "Swine Flu" have died in the United States. In the absence of pre-selection of the higher risk patients for sophisticated laboratory testing, this would seem to represent a higher mortality rate for documented cases of 2009 H1N1 Influenza as compared with seasonal flu. It is unclear however whether this represents an artificially elevated rate due to pre-selection of higher-risk patients for detailed laboratory testing. In other words, we simply do not know the value of the denominator (the total number of patients who have contracted 2009 H1N1 Flu).<br /><br />According to the CDC:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">“The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) based on the 122 Cities Report has increased and has been higher than what is expected at this time of year for two weeks.</span> In addition, 11 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported this week; 9 of these deaths were confirmed 2009 H1N1, and two were influenza A viruses, but were not sub-typed. Since April 2009, CDC has received reports of 95 laboratory-confirmed pediatric 2009 H1N1 deaths and another 7 pediatric deaths that were laboratory confirmed as influenza, but where the flu virus subtype was not determined.” </span>For more <a href=”http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm”>see THIS…</a><br /><br />The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) currently recommends vaccination against Swine Flu for high-risk patients including pregnant women, children up to 18, the debilitated, immunocompromised, those with other serious systemic illness(s) and health care professionals only. For more information see <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/public/vaccination_qa_pub.htm">THIS...</a>It should be noted however that response to vaccination in general is quite variable and dependent upon multiple factors enumerated in the appendix below. At this early stage of the pandemic the efficacy of the new "Swine Flu" vaccine is unknown. The CDC has indicated that no serious complications/side-effects have arisen in patients who have received the new vaccine thus far.<br /><br />Anyone strongly suspected of having Swine Flu and who is a member of any of the high-risk groups of patients delineated above should be considered for the early administration of antiviral medication such as Zanamivir which to date lacks any evidence of viral resistance. The CDC generally recommends treatment with Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) although some minimal resistance to it has developed. Unfortunately, 2009 H1N1 Flu is resistant to Amantadine and Rimantadine. The CDC has also indicated that antiviral treatment regimens may change in the future according to new antiviral resistance or viral surveillance information.<br /><br />Due to the unavoidable delay in obtaining sophisticated laboratory confirmation of "Swine Flu" it is unnecessary to confirm the diagnosis prior to instituting anti-viral drug therapy but it would be wise for all such patients to have viral cultures, immunofluorescence assays, or polymerase chain reaction analysis done in order to successfully document that the patient has "Swine Flu" rather than seasonal flu. This will assist health care professionals in determining the prevalence, severity and therapeutic response in patients with 2009 H1N1 Flu. For the latest Flu update from the CDC <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm">see THIS...</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Suggestions:</span><br /><br />1.) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Minimize unnecessary close personal contact </span>particularly in large groups.<br /><br />2.)<span style="font-weight:bold;"> Always practice good hygiene</span> including frequent washing of hands with antiseptic soap and water. Avoid touching the mouth and nose with hands. Do not drink or eat from articles used by others. Do not share food or drink with others once it has been dispensed. Always cover the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing preferably with a disposable tissue. <br /><br />3.) Anyone who is ill with symptoms and signs suggesting influenza should <span style="font-weight:bold;">remain at home until at least 24 hours after the cessation of fever.<br /></span><br />4.) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Individuals at high risk (especially children) for developing complications from 2009 H1N1 Flu or otherwise concerned persons should seek medical attention as early as possible</span> to allow their physician the option of initiating antiviral therapy at a time when it is most likely to be effective.<br /><br />5.) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Consider being vaccinated against type-ordinaire seasonal flu</span> as the benefit/risk ratio favors being vaccinated.<br /><br />6.) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Carefully monitor further developments</span> with regard to the prevalence and severity of 2009 H1N1 Flu including the potential toxicity and efficacy of vaccines (incompletely known at this time). <span style="font-weight:bold;">As further data and the national supply of vaccines become more widely available, consider being vaccinated if the benefit/risk ratio is acceptably established, especially in the Pediatric age-group which at present is at greater risk of severe "Swine-Flu" related illness and death.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">*Appendix: How effective is the inactivated influenza vaccine?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Overall, in years when the vaccine and circulating viruses are well-matched, influenza vaccines can be expected to reduce laboratory-confirmed influenza by approximately 70% to 90% in healthy adults <65 years of age. Several studies have also found reductions in febrile illness, influenza-related work absenteeism, antibiotic use, and doctor visits.<br /><br />In years when the vaccine strains are not well matched to circulating strains, vaccine effectiveness can be variably reduced. For example, in a study among persons 50-64 years during the 2003-04 season, when the vaccine strains were not optimally matched, inactivated influenza vaccine effectiveness against laboratory-confirmed influenza was 60% among persons without high-risk conditions, and 48% among those with high risk conditions, but it was 90% against laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalization (Herrera, et al Vaccine 2006). A study in children during the same year found vaccine effectiveness of about 50% against medically diagnosed influenza and pneumonia without laboratory confirmation (Ritzwoller, Pediatrics 2005). However, in some years when vaccine and circulating strains were not well-matched, no vaccine effectiveness can be demonstrated in some studies, even in healthy adults (Bridges, JAMA 2000). It is not possible in advance of the influenza season to predict how well the vaccine and circulating strains will be matched, and how that match may affect the degree of vaccine effectiveness."</span> For more from the CDC on this issue see <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/effectivenessqa.htm">THIS...</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Incompletely Answered Questions:<br /><br />1. How widespread will the pandemic become (prevalence)?<br />2. How ill (virulence) will patients with “Swine Flu” become?<br />3. How effective (efficacy) will the new “Swine Flu” vaccine be?<br />4. What if any side-effects/complications will occur after mass “Swine Flu” vaccine administration and how frequently (vaccine complication rate) will they occur?</span> (Preliminary data available only)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. What percentage of patients who have laboratory documented “Swine Flu” experience serious illness or death (Morbidity/Mortality) and is their a predilection for certain age groups?</span> (Preliminary data strongly suggest an increased incidence and severity in small children under age 2.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">--Dr. J. P. Hubert</span>Dr. J. P. Huberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06310093961506119843noreply@blogger.com0