Author Archives: Joseph Saraceno

The Church on Capital Punishment Today & Yesterday

by Joseph Saraceno

cover004USCCB Position

Since 1980, the USCCB has taken a strong and principled position against the use of the death penalty in the United States. We oppose the use of the death penalty not just for what it does to those guilty of horrible crimes, but for how it affects society; moreover, Pope John Paul II, in both The Gospel of Life and the revised Catechism of the Catholic Church, states that our society has adequate alternative means today to protect society from violent crime without resorting to capital punishment. Continue reading →

Pope on Traditional groups: “Pelagian current. It’s like turning back 60 years! They count rosaries… Please, don’t laugh.”

by Joseph Saraceno

http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2013/06/pope-on-traditional-groups-pelagians.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagianism 

Pope call us heretics? Pelagians? Perhaps it is possible to understand the Holy Father’s comments in light of the following quote, lifted from another blog, from Tracey Rowland’s book “Ratzinger’s Faith”: Continue reading →

Cake discrimination? Christian baker refuses to make gay marriage wedding cake

by Joseph Saraceno

Well whats next? In a pervert marriage who takes who’s name? Or do they put both names on the certificate. Does it matter? For sure we can’t take away their right to travel to hell for the rest of their lives. Not even God could do that. In Christ, Joseph

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