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Worst Use of Mozart in
a Music Video' Winner
Rappin' the Rosary:
53 Beads on a String
"D-Major/The Apologist"
is the stage name of a performer of "Catholic rap music" such as is
heard above. His bio states that he had been in a rap group before
entering to the Novus Ordo church (by the way, he actually has an album
entitled Novus Ordo), and he then decided to use that kind of
music "as a means to reach many youth who like rap music but are
exposed to the bad lyrics of the popular secular songs." The trouble
with that approach, like with Christian heavy metal bands, is that even
when given good lyrics, there is nothing that can be done to make
rehabilitate the wretched music, leaving the medium and the message at
odds. Perhaps D-Major realizes this, because he beneath the main track
in his songs he's added music by classical composers including Mozart,
Liszt and Beethoven. Predictably, the experiment is a total failure, the
aural equivalent of mixing oil and water. One other thing that sets this
music apart from many of its counterparts is the theology, which is
decidedly along traditional lines. When one listens to the lyrics or
read song titles, one encounters such themes as: the Rosary, the
Beatific Vision, the Holy Souls in Purgatory, pro-Latin (language) and
anti-Planned Parenthood sentiments. So, D-Major's on the right track in
many respects. Now if he can only fix his music and church affiliation.
We
are not going to shut up'
SSPX challenges 'papal' ultimatum
"A breakaway traditionalist group has told the Vatican it cannot comply
with a papal ultimatum on returning to the Roman Catholic Church because
it skirts key issues of their dispute, a spokesman said on Friday.
Bishop Bernard Fellay, head of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX)
opposed to Church reforms introduced in the 1960s, said there must be an
agreement on doctrinal differences before any accord could be possible,
Rev. Alain Lorans said."
NOW Comments:
It is refreshing to read that Bp. Fellay and the Society are not falling
for this carefully laid stratagem of Modernist Rome, an offer made with
only one thing in mind: Ensnare the SSPX. What isn't so
refreshing is the continuing recognition of authority from a source the
Society has rightly condemned as Modernist (the term 'Modernist Rome'
itself originated with the late founder of the SSPX, Archbishop Marcel
Lefebvre) on many occasions. It is intrinsically impossible to be
simultaneously Catholic and Modernist, and to argue for such a
possibility is to deny the philosophical principle known as the law of
noncontradiction. Of course, equally absurd is the use of the term
ultimatum ( that is, a demand backed by a threat) in a situation
where Benedict XVI's establishment is incapable of threatening the SSPX,
given that that group already was "excommunicated" from the Novus Ordo
sect 20 years ago. Difficult to apply any sanctions to top that
one.
Hint: Did Hans Küng reject his past?
Did 'Pope' Ratzinger ever reject his progressivist past?
"Today, when many conservatives believe that Benedict XVI has became a
strong advocate of Church tradition, the question is more opportune than
ever. Did he abjure his previous Progressivism? We would like to know,
since we have some eloquent evidence to the contrary…."
NOW Comments:
On the linked page please note the strange, hideous crucifix shown in
the photo on the left of the bottom row. Yet Ratzinger stands just a few
feet away from it smiling, looking very comfortable, very much part of
that sacrilegious milieu.
The
real 'Manchurian Candidate'?
Former 'Hanoi Hilton' jailer endorses McCain
"John McCain has an unusual endorsement — from the
Vietnamese jailer who says he
held him captive for about five years as a POW and
now considers him a friend.
'If I were an American voter, I would vote
for Mr. John McCain,' Tran Trong Duyet said Friday, sitting in his living
room in the northern city of Haiphong, surrounded by black-and-white
photos of a much-younger version of himself and former Vietnam War
prisoners."
NOW Comments: Duyet's endorsement will come as a surprise—even
a shock—to
many Americans, but it shouldn't. After McCain was elected to the
Senate, his conduct with his Communist captors, as well as with the
families of other POWs and MIAs was inexplicable and reprehensible—very
friendly towards the former and very hostile towards the latter. One
expert on brainwashing who watched McCain's actions at POW/MIA hearings
in 1992, which included a warm embrace for Col. Bui Tin (above photo),
the North Vietnamese officer who interrogated McCain and other POWs,
gave a startling reaction to McCain's behavior:
In 1949 Dr. Andrew Salter
authored Conditioned Reflex Therapy, a
pioneering work in the field of psychoanalysis.
Ten years later, as Richard Condon was writing
The Manchurian Candidate,
he asked Dr. Salter to help "design" the
brainwashed character for the book and
subsequent movie.
More than 40 years
later, in 1992, during the C-SPAN broadcasts of
the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs,
Dr. Salter watched the hearings from his New
York City apartment. Salter became fascinated
with McCain's overly aggressive and angry
behavior toward witnesses, especially family
members of men still missing in action. After a
few hours he called a friend telling her, "the
signs are all there, I'm afraid Senator John
McCain has been brainwashed." (Cited from
John McCain: The Manchurian Candidate connection.)
This revelation, which is reinforced by
much more evidence in the pages linked below, should be enough reason
for Catholics to look beyond the two major parties for a presidential
candidate. Clearly, the election of either McCain and Obama will be
calamitous for our nation, as neither appears to represent a lesser
evil. Certainly, a better option is to vote for a third party candidate.
Since Novus Ordo Watch is not a political site, we don't endorse anyone,
but here is a
link to a list of such candidates, most of whom we positively
never would endorse (note that links to other websites can also be
found there).
Related links:
Vietnam Veterans against John McCain John
McCain: The Manchurian Candidate
VIDEO/TEXT
Allentown 'Catholics' start down path to change as 47 churches close
"With the passing of the initial emotional shock that followed the
Allentown Diocese announcement of perhaps its most far-reaching action
since its founding in 1961, the challenge shifts to implementing the
closure of 47 parishes while serving the spiritual needs of affected
Catholics."
Demon worshippers for Barack
Is Obama devotee of monkey-god idol?
"A group of Hindus in India have presented Sen. Barack Obama's
campaign with a two-foot Hindu monkey-god idol after hearing the
candidate carries a smaller version of the Lord Hanuman good-luck charm
with him as he vies for the presidency. Earlier this week, according to
reports in India, Obama representative Carolyn Sauvage-Mar accepted the
gold-plated statue, promising to pass it on to the candidate after is it
sanctified through ritual Hindu prayers."
Targeted 'adult boundary violations'
Australian treatment center for sex offender clergy to close
"The treatment and assessment center set up by the Catholic Church in
Australia 11 years ago to deal with clergy who admit to sexual abuse is
to shut its doors. The closure comes at a sensitive time, on the eve of
Pope Benedict's visit to Sydney when the Vatican is under intense
pressure to issue a public apology to Australian victims of clerical sex
abuse."
Sodomite-friendly church allowed to hold non-specific service
St. Paul 'archdiocese halts church's annual 'gay' pride
prayers
"A Roman Catholic Church decision to prohibit a Minneapolis gay
pride prayer service has many in the gay community up in arms, leading
activists to call the action a troubling and telling sign from the Twin
Cities' new archbishop.
"The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis recently told staff members
at St. Joan of Arc Church they could not hold their annual gay pride
prayer service planned for Wednesday — an event held for several years
in conjunction with the annual Twin Cities Pride Celebration,
parishioners said. Instead, the archdiocese suggested a 'peace' service
with no mention of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people."
NOW Comments:
Some traditionally-minded Novus Ordo websites, such as The Remnant,
have hailed this action as "courageous," while overlooking the serious
fact that St. Joan of Arc is still allowed to be very much a
GLBT-friendly congregation (as is evidenced by this page found on the
church's website:
Are There Closets in Heaven?).
Besides, what St. Paul did is optional at best. After all,
remember 'Abp.' George Niederauer and his friends at San
Francisco's Most Holy Redeemer Church?
Sexual proposition on TV leads to 'priest's' resignation
From Christ or Chaos
What about Christ the King?
"'Ethical monotheism' assures the inviolability of human life? What
about Christ the King? Ah, there can be no mention of Him and His Sacred
Rights in a meeting with "ethical monotheists" such as those to be found
in the ranks of Talmudic Judaism. No one can deny the Sacred Rights of
Christ the King and believe Himself to His faithful disciple. The civil
state has the obligation to recognize the true Faith and to help to
foster those conditions in which its citizens will be better able to
sanctity and to save their souls as members of the true Church, outside
of which there is no salvation--and without which there is no hope of a
just social order."
Also
known as
assisted suicide
Vatican proposal to 'regularize' SSPX?
"The Italian daily
Il Giornale
reports that Pope Benedict XVI has approved an offer to the Society of
St. Pius X (SSPX) that could heal the breach between the Holy See and
the traditionalist group. The Vatican’s offer requires a response from
the SSPX by June 28,
Il Giornale
says. The offer was apparently explained by Cardinal Dario Castrillon
Hoyos, the president of the Ecclesia Dei Commission, during a recent
meeting with Bishop Bernard Fellay (photo left), the superior general of
the SSPX. Rumors of Vatican efforts to regularize the status of the SSPX
have persisted for months."
The great school sellout
Follow the money, and lose the faith
"On June 16, seven Roman Catholic schools in
Washington, D.C., were transformed into seven public charter schools by
a unanimous vote of the D.C. Public Charter School Board. It’s a
conversion of sorts - only in reverse."
30% believe God is an impersonal force
Poll: Most 'Catholics' deny dogma 'extra
Ecclesiam nulla salus'
"America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most
Americans don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life --
even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise. The findings, revealed
Monday in a survey of 35,000 adults, can either be taken as a positive
sign of growing religious tolerance, or disturbing evidence that
Americans dismiss or don't know fundamental teachings of their own
faiths."
Routinely violates federal law
The 'Catholic Church'
encourages illegal immigration
"During Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to the United States, he gave
many speeches and sermons. Among other things, the Pope admonished
Americans to adopt a welcoming attitude towards those who break our laws
by entering this country illegally. Benedict said: 'I want to encourage
you and your communities to continue to welcome the immigrants who join
your ranks today, to share their joys and hopes, to support them in
their sorrows and trials and to help them flourish in their new home.'”
Purportedly paid and covered up for teen
Virginia 'Catholic Charities' investigated for
aiding and abetting abortion
"According to a news release from the American Life League, Bishop
Francis X. DiLorenzo of the Diocese of Richmond, Va. allegedly
covered up a scandal in which Commonwealth Catholic Charities of
Richmond (CCR), now under federal investigation, falsified documents
and paid for a 16-year-old to have an abortion in January."
'Death of Communism' update
Vatican's Vietnam delegation: What did it accomplish?
"Catholics in Vietnam have mixed views on a Vatican delegation's
recent working visit to the country. The three-member delegation led
by Monsignor Pietro Parolin, undersecretary for relations with
states -- the Vatican's "deputy foreign minister" -- was in the
country June 9-15. Local Catholics expected this 15th such visit,
the first having taken place in 1990, to take up the return of
Church properties, episcopal nominations and establishment of
diplomatic ties."
Stem cells, abuse also among topics
USCCB assembly debates liturgical changes
"Many bishops expressed frustration that the translation by the
International Commission on English in the Liturgy ignored
recommendations they had submitted to clarify the sentence structure or
revise archaic language, including the use of words such as 'gibbet,'
'wrought' and 'ineffable.'
'John and Mary Catholic have the right to have prayers that are clear
and understandable,' said Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa."
NOW Comments: What about John and Mary Catholic having
a right to expect the prayers to be doctrinally sound? What about them
having a right to a liturgy that's reverent and of unquestioned
validity? What about having a right to church leaders who deeply and
sincerely care about their flocks' eternal salvation? Of course none of
these
sorts of questions were raised.
Politically
correct 'mortal sin'
Modernist Greeley: Opposing Obama is 'racist' "Sen. Barack Obama's
victory, we are told by the cheering sections, was a great victory for
the American dream. Racism
may well be in retreat. In the immortal words of Humphrey Bogart: Not so
fast, Louis. The United States looks pretty good now -- for a change.
What if Obama is defeated? The whole world and most African Americans
will scream "racism!" Better not to try at all than to try and fail.…The
point is that racism permeates American society and hides itself under
many different disguises. The nomination of an African-American
candidate was a near-miracle. Only the innocent and the naive think that
the November election will not be about race."
Jaw-drop!
Polish 'friar' runs sex website "Having an o****** is
like going to heaven, according to a Polish Capuchin monk (sic), who has
set up a website to assist couples in improving their lovemaking."
NOW Comments:
The stated purpose of the website (called "The Act of Love" in its
English version) is to assist "married couples that arrange their sexual
life according to the teaching of the Catholic Church," though it notes
that besides couples, "anyone else…will be able to find
information," as well. The trouble is the site extols the physical
pleasure of the marital act to such an extent that it obscures the
spiritual aspect and primary aim of procreation (true, there are
mentions of God's role and of sexual morality, but these are downplayed
to such an extent as to be mere asides). Of course, the "anyone else" will
include unmarried teens, who can easily be led into promiscuity by
reading "tips on how to achieve super o******s." One particularly bizarre
feature of the site is the positive referencing of American
"sexologists"
Masters and
Johnson, who for research voyeuristically observed couples (both
heterosexual and homosexual) and individuals performing immoral sex acts
in a laboratory setting. Meanwhile in Austria, a different form of
corrupting youth was going on in Vienna under the auspices of
'Cardinal' Christoph von Schonborn, friend and colleague of Benedict XV.
The event was promoted as harmless fun, but the very name openly evoked
something far less innocent:
whipped cream orgy.
VIDEO/TEXT
Liberal insanity
'Evening News' blames 'economic depression' for
Gloucester pregnancy pact
"This could be perhaps the most bizarre application of James
Carville's worn out expression, 'It's the economy stupid.'
CBS Evening News
linked the economy to the famed pregnancy pact that has received
national attention."
NOW Comments:
Economy to blame? No, it's evident that those girls don't have a
moral compass, but, then, neither does
CBS Evening News.
Blasphemy in the U.K.
Anger over Ronald McDonald crucifix
"An effigy of a fast
food icon on a crucifix in Alexandra Palace has sparked outrage
among Christians this week. Teenage protesters allegedly pinned the
exhibition organizer to a wall as they demanded the removal of a figure
of Ronald McDonald hanging from a cross on an island in The Lake on
Saturday."
From
Christ or Chaos Missing a Millennium
"The selective dispensing (or redefining) of the dogmatic decrees
and papal pronouncements of the Second Millennium is one of fundamental
building blocks of Modernism. It is at the heart of 'interreligious
dialogue' between the counterfeit church of conciliarism and the
Orthodox. Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI is using his General Audience
talks each Wednesday to use his New Theology to deconstruct the Fathers
of the Church in order to make them witnesses in behalf of conciliarism,
which is why the Scholasticism of the Second Millennium, which
Ratzinger/Benedict believes has obscured the "true" meaning of the
Fathers, must be jettisoned in perfect accord with the precepts of the
New Theology condemned by Pope Pius XII in Humani Generis, August 12,
1950.…"
Subtle spin doctoring for the Novus Ordo Missć
Arinze: What is the deal with Latin Mass?
Direct linkage to 'pedophile priests'
Homosexual subculture in the Novus Ordo church today
"An explosion of homosexuality is occurring in our midst. Flaunted
by the mass media and promoted throughout our society, it has suddenly
become a high profile issue. Yet this 'coming out' is no surprise to
those who have diligently worked for years to advance the cause of
homosexuality, and this is especially true for the proponents of
homosexuality that we find entrenched in the Catholic Church today."
'New Springtime' update
Sit down meal for Neocatechumenal Way members
"(T)he statutes of the
Neocatechumenal Way
('The Way') have been definitively approved by the Holy See, and
they will be officially delivered to the superiors of that organization
by the Pontifical Council of the Laity in a ceremony this Friday, June
13."
Denver 'archdiocese'
already knew he had 'issues'
Colorado 'naked jogging priest' guilty of
indecent exposure
"The Rev. Robert Whipkey -- who was serving at parishes in Erie, Mead
and Frederick at the time of his arrest June 22, 2007 -- will be
sentenced Aug. 11 in Weld County District Court, when he could be forced
to register as a sex offender.…Whipkey was investigated by the
Archdiocese of Denver more than eight years ago for 'inappropriate
personal behavior,' according to the church. Following that
investigation, he began therapy concerning unspecified 'personal
issues,' church officials said."
Enjoys
support of 'gay'-friendly Niederauer
Notorious
Novus Ordo church to participate in SF’s openly pervert celebration
"San Francisco’s Pride Weekend will once again include the
participation of the AIDS Support Group at Most Holy Redeemer parish in
San Francisco’s Castro District.…But Most Holy Redeemer’s part in San
Francisco’s 'gay pride' goes much deeper. Jesuit Fr. Donal Godfrey,
speaking at an October 2006 prayer service at Most Holy Redeemer, noted
how the parish was the place where the rainbow flag 'was first
invented... for use at San Francisco’s Gay Pride in 1978.'"
Background link:
VIDEO/TEXT 'Scandal'
video of Most Holy Redeemer, Niederauer, and the whole vile S.F.
"Catholic" scene
(This is hosted by Anthony Gonzales, president of St. Joseph Men's
Society, a traditionally-minded group that is clearly outraged over
Niederauer and sent the video to Modernist Rome, urging for his removal
back in February. Suffice it to say their effort, undoubtedly done with
the best intentions, has met with a deaf ear at the Vatican. Hey,
Anthony, it's called beating your head against the wall. Wake up, you
have no friend in over there!
NOW Comments
Please note that MHR's participation in the sodomite event enjoys
The
real 'Manchurian Candidate'?
Also
known as
Politically
correct 'mortal sin'