Sometimes it is hard to tell whether this administration is just that incompetent or if they really do hate…well, anyone that subscribes to traditional American values and norms. Maybe it is a combination of both.

Either way, it is hard to believe this administration could be so stupid.

The attack on Pope Benedict was prompted by an interview the pontiff gave returning from a trip to Africa. He acknowleged the AIDS crisis in Africa and said that a response should involve the people. He restated that the Catholic Church opposes artificial contraception, saying that promoting sexual promiscuity makes the situtation worse. Something along those lines. Nothing really new. It was distorted in the press in the usual fashion.

Americans are free to disagree with the position of the Church. Nevertheless, the pope said nothing to warrant such an attack. The real audacity of Mr. Knox is that he claims to be more Christian than the Pope. Gimme a break. A public official should be more restrained.

It is also worth noting that Mr. Knoxs dismissed out of hand a new study which supports the position of the Church.

Now we must all face the wrath of the angry mobs of street Catholics around the world. Mr. Knox will have to go into hiding,…oops sorry, wrong religion. The administration bows to those folks.

For a president claiming to be a Christian, he seems to overlook the truths of the Bible. Instead, he prefers to subjectively insert his own version of the truth. The problem is, truth is not subjective. It is very objective. If my version of truth differs from your version of truth, at least one of them is wrong and is not the truth.

This administration has promoted idolatry from the beginning. Not in the actual building of a golden calf, but instead has taken the God of the Bible and inserted in His place a god that they feel comfortable with. Of course their god has no judgment and will allow everyone to do their own thing. Unfortunately for them, they will one day run smack into the truth.

Catholic and I am pissed off that Obama and his cronies are so anti-Catholic, and also Anti-Semites. But, what do you expect from a man that went to Rev Wright’s Church for 20 years
And any Catholics that voted for Obama should be ashamed of themselves.

As I am Episcopalian, we believe that we are all part of one church of God. Indeed in the Nicene Creed we state that “we believe in one Holy Catholic and Apostolic church”. This makes an affront to the Pope a direct affront to me and my beliefs. While we differ from the stated Catholic dogma that the Pope is the voice of God on earth and therefore can not make mistakes, he is still the stated titular head of our church.

I will talk with my vestry and assure that we are not taking assistance from this office for any of our many ministries. And, if we are, I will respectfully submit that we should remove ourselves from these programs and find other funding for those ministries. We will make sure the reason for our abstaining from these monies is specifically stated when we remove ourselves from these programs.

Further I think a news release will be necessary to make sure the local public knows why we are rejecting this money.

At least one more Dem Senator alienated from Obama. Lincoln and Bayh might soon be able to start a posse.

If he converted to Islam, you could be sure that Harry Knox would be instructed to silence himself immediately, or else he’d be purged for “Islamophobia”.

In today’s hierarchy of protected classes, Muslims rank higher than gays, it would appear.

In this hierarchy, Christians, of course, need to disappear from public sight or else issue public self-critcisms taking responsibility for every ill in history and ritually denoucing their fellow Christians who won’t give obeisance to the party line.

In today’s Newspeak, tolerance = my way or the highway

in this Administration. Do they honestly think folks won’t notice situations such as these? Unbelieveable.

This thread has gotten me thinking….

The Catholic Church teaches that the Pope has a special charism of infallibility on issues of faith and morals when issuing dogmas, It is an authority seldom used. Before proclaiming a dogma, the Pope consults his brother bishops that are in communion with Rome. In most cases, the dogma only reinforces teachings that had develped over a period of time and grown to be accepted by most bishops and taught to the universal church. A pope (or his successors) will admit to bad management decisions. He confesses his sins to a priest in the way that he instructs his flock to.

The Modern Media teaches that Barrack Obama has a special charisma which will create lasting change in America. The authority is used constantly. Coequal brothers and sisters in the Legislative and Judiciary are intimidated, strong-armed, or bribed. Policy is developed in secret, such that nobody knows what to expect or when to expect it. The President does not make bad management decisions, However, his underlings are tossed under the bus for failure at regular intervals. Obama confesses that his only sin is failure to convert everyone in America to the Change agenda.

Which is supposed to be the more authoritarian and absolute?

Obama’s going to hold to the statements he maide during his campaign speech:

” if you get a federal grant, you can’t use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help and you can’t discriminate against them - or against the people you hire - on the basis of their religion. Second, federal dollars that go directly to churches, temples, and mosques can only be used on secular programs. And we’ll also ensure that taxpayer dollars only go to those programs that actually work”

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/obama_speech_we_can_expand_fai.php

C’mon — letting the Director of a gay activist group head the faith-based inititative?

He’s working on secularizing every aspect of government and schools (Kevin Jennings) and answering to the groups that want to hold him accountable.

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/02/02-7

Attacking the Pope is the fastest way to do this. He’s the most visible Chrisitian leader. Polarize and discredit him and half the battle’s won.

Obama has jumped over it and is actively promoting homosexuality. This Knox guy is just a book-end for Kevin Jennings. That the Presidential Departments are using federal power to directly undermine Christian Doctrine and Education are immeasurably offensive to me. Being the Great-Grandson of an Ulster Scot Presbyterian, this is a direct slap in the face of 300 years of effort to rise out of human ignorance and government domination. And yes, I can say the Pope has done his research and homework, and has science on his side. We as a nation already covered this territory during the Bush Administration arguing over HPV and condom use. Use of a condom does not absolutely protect against transmission of a virus. But I suppose the NE Journal of Medicine are a bunch of Rubes to this Administration too.
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/354/25/2645
Yes, I will support the Pope on this one.

…but still signed the petition. The left has gotten away with such hateful behavior/action for so long that it has become natural for them. Heck, in over 20 years, Obama never saw anything hateful or racist about TUCC and Rev. Wright!?!

What I find more disturbing than a crazy person in a White House office is the fact that the office exists at all. The executive branch is supposed to be concerned with federal matters. How in the world could a “neighborhood partnership” have anything to do with the President’s job?

It’s disturbing that the President of the United States thinks his authority extends to the administration of programs in individual neighborhoods. An office like this one should operate at the county level at the highest.

How could anyone other than a kook work in an office like that?

Use middle class values agaiunst them.
Overwhelm the syslem, tho that is more Cloward-Piven.

More scum-bags heard from,,,,

This is the first I’ve heard of this guy, Harry Knox. Judging from his problem quotes, he comes off as a homosexual activist first, Christian second. There’s a better person out there for this White House job.

That said, I’m more concerned when politicians start aligning themselves with true Catholic bashers like John Hagee and Bob Jones. “Whore of Babylon” and “archpriest of Satan”, that’s a whole other level of offensive. I know why they do it–these preachers have large followings–but to freely associate yourself with that kind of venom disqualifies yourself for public office as far as I’m concerned.

Why does the Obama Administration’s allow, Richard Knox, who sits on his Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Advisory County, to castigate the Pope?

When will the Obama Administration kill corporate finance and support of Knox’s Human Rights Campaign, a floodgate to campaigning for gay interests as it “works for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights by lobbying the federal government, educating the public, participating in election campaigns“?

Played around with it here:

http://veronicaestrada.com/blog/2010/02/04/forcing-the-corporate-1st-amendment-issue-on-obama-as-he-allows-knox-to-diss-the-pope/

As a Catholic, I thank all who have expressed indignation about the insulting behavior of Knox and this administration, especially for those who declare that they are of other denominations.

We as Catholics and all of us as Christians have felt the pain of ridicule based on faith. Although the First Amendment to the Bill of Rights states that we are protected in our faith, this truth is constantly undermined. The examples are too many to repeat. The most recent before Knox is the attempt to force religious institutions to perform abortions and to rid staff in those institutions of persons who cannot in faith perform that practice, as if people who believe in the sancity of life are somehow less than others.

I could go on but I won’t. Just want to thank everyone for feeling our pain.

The Catholic Church, its religious orders, and the thousands of charitable agencies attached to it or organized in its name (hospitals, schools, universities, orphanages, food banks, thrift shops, hospices, etc., etc., etc.) is the largest charitable institution and network on earth. More people with AIDS are aided in their illness than by anyone else (the vast majority of whom, incidentally, wouldn’t have AIDS at all if they had at least tried to live according to Catholic moral principles).

From a purely practical standpoint this is a stupid move by Obama. If there is any desire to actually help people, putting a guy in place who gives every indication of trying to exclude the number one player in the field is not a smart way to go.

Not that I’m in the least surprised. If there’s one thing this administration has been it’s been beyond caricature. No overreach, ridiculous activity, or asinine policy position is beyond these yahoos.

Which faith are we talking about? I think Mr. Knox is head of the First Church of Obama. We must have faith in Him. If we would only surrender to the Obama, all would be good and righteous. Never mind that Judeo Christian stuff. They have real standards and are not much fun.

The Obama has cocktails every Wednesday evening paid for by his parishioners, the American taxpayer and the Chinese government.

There should be no such thing as government funding for faith-based initiatives. Having government fund private charity is unconstitutional and a violation of the individual rights of the taxpayer, groups opposed to the recipient organizations, and competing charitable organizations. Republicans should have opposed the idea when Bush pushed it, and they should denounce the idea now. The truth is that the religious organizations got greedy and decided to steamroll the Constitution, and they got away with it because Bush was a left-of-center and conservatives did not put a stop to it because they were bedazzled and bamboozled by all that “compassion” nonsense.

It is hypocritical to denounce Barack Obama’s redistribution schemes as long as you support this one, and anyone who did support it has no right to complain now that a Democrat is running this statist scheme the way HE sees fit; you should have seen this coming. The fact that the loot is redistributed by private religious organizations as opposed to the government does not in any way mitigate or excuse it. It is wrong. It’s time for conservatives to do a 180 on this issue to preserve the integrity of the movement.

strategy of division, misdirection , disinformation. and destruction of the foundations, the Constitution, our belief systems, indoctrination instead of education,and finally the financial destruction of our monetary system. all these things, to weaken us, toward, what ever goal, that the fascist in chief has in mind for the rest of us. I’m old enough to remember another narcissist, who caused great harm,to many folks,through his belief system!
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It is heartening to see that so many have written to express their rightful outrage at the appointment of yet another anti-faith bigot by this Administration. And, I agree with those who state that this goes beyond “stupidity:” it is a deliberate and cynical attack on American and Judeo-Christian values. One small ray of hope against this onslaught of in-your-face immorality occurred yesterday, when the Senate once again delayed the nomination of yet another child and Catholic-hating demagogue.

On the issue of “Catholic” v. “catholic,” the lower case “c” has, indeed, been used for nearly 2,000 years to describe a universal Christian Church. That Church, however, does not in reality equate to the Roman Catholic Church of today. The Church founded by Jesus Christ and the Apostles was one. However, Acts 11: 26 tells us, “…the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” This original Christian Church developed into many “patriarchates,” of which Rome was one. All of the patriarchs were considered equal, although Rome was eventually said to be regarded as “first among equals” in light of the Roman Emperor Constantine’s decision to stop the murder of Christians in the early 300s and to declare Christianity as new faith of the Roman Empire. All of the patriarchates continued in the “one and equal” tradition until approximately 1054, when the Roman patriarch declared himself Pope over all and sought to “excommunicate” all of the other patriarchs. Being the supreme political and military commander in the West, he was able to pull this off within much of the West. However, in spite of Rome’s decision to essentially start its own church, the other patriarchates continued, the 1,000 year old catholic tradition -centered where it was founded by Christ and the Apostles- and continue to this day in the practice and growth of the original faith throughout the world as the Orthodox Church. There are currently over 25 million Orthodox Christians across the globe. A helpful summary of all of this may be found at: http://www.gettoknowtheoriginal.net/

I do look forward to the day when all Christians are members of a universal, catholic church. And, none of the above is meant to imply in any way that those who identify themselves as Roman Catholic or as other Christians are “totally wrong” or that their spirituality is “faulty.” However, we cannot attain unity by re-writing history and asserting domination where none exists. Humility and respect for God’s Word are key to our moving forward here. Heaven knows we have never had so great a need to focus our attention on what God would have us do.

without a prayer. I am beholden to no organized religion. I did for some years and experienced far too much hypocrisy. Today I have a stronger faith in our Almighty Father, and no day ends without giving Him thanks through our Savior Jesus Christ. God will forgive you if you do not praise Him, but can you forgive yourself? When you close your eyes at the end of the day, take a moment and thank Him for all your blessings. Ask Him to bless and protect your family and friends. And don’t forget our military, our police and firemen, they need His blessings as well.