& So It Begins for Biden (& Pelosi is Still Drawing Fire As Well)

An Across the Mississippi River Hat Tip to Bishop Robert C. Morlino of the Diocese of Madison. It didn't take him long to take up the challenge thrown down by Biden. In fact it took only until the 11am Mass at St Patrick's parish where he was presiding. He threw away the prepared homily to respond to Biden. He makes it clear that this isn't an attack on Democrats, rather it is "about Catholics behaving as Catholics, or maybe not!" He makes it clear that in particular, he is talking about Pelosi & Biden. He makes it clear that they should have been educated correctly about Catholic teachings since they are the same age as he is. (I love his dig at San Francisco, re: Pelosi.) While he doesn't let them off the hook, he put a lot of the blame right where it belongs, "after the Council some theologians, probably some priests, and some bishops allowed him to be confused about this matter." He goes on to say that it wasn't pretty & he is right. He goes on to shoot holes in their "seperation of church & state" claims as well, showing the hypocricy of their violating the very thing they claim to uphold.

Here is the transcript of the heart of the homily:

"Senator Biden does not understand the difference between articles of faith and natural law. Any human being regardless of his faith, his religious practice or having no faith. Any human being can reason the fact that human life from conception unto natural death is sacred. Biology not faith, not philosophy, not any kind of theology; Biology tells us science that at the moment of conception their exists a unique individual of the human species. It's not a matter of what I might believe. What my faith might teach me. What other people might ... Science the best science says at the moment of conception there is a unique individual of the human species. Senator Biden has an obligation to know that and he doesn't know it. Again I believe that after the Council some theologians, probably some priests, and some bishops allowed him to be confused about this matter. It's not pretty. The reason I bring this up is because Speaker Pelosi and Senator Biden are Catholics and there on television and they're giving out their ideas to Catholic people and they are causing confusion. They're suppose to believe in separation of church and state. They're violating the separation of church and state by confusing people. I have an obligation to teach. They're stepping on the Pope's turf and mine and they're violating the separation of church and state confusing God's good people. But why? Because they themselves were confused after the Council and I don't blame them for that. Bishops allowed it, theologians did it and some priests did it and in Canada even some bishops did it."(H/T: The Curt Jester, Bishop Morlino speaks on Sen. Biden. for the transcript.) You can hear the entire 16 minute homily here.

He goes on to challenge his listeners to know what the Catholic Church really teaches. & like Bishop Nickless of Sioux City, he makes it clear that he has to be faithful to his responsiblility as Bishop to be sure that the faithful "know what the Church teaches". He ties this in to the 1st reading from yesterday's Mass (Ezekiel 33:7-9). He knows the job won't be easy for him, but unlike many others, he is willing to take the heat. He knows he will have to answer to God for what he does or doesn't do. It is refreshing to see & hear a Bishop try do what is right.

MILLE GRAZIE BISHOP MORLINO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!