Terry McAuliffe, Defender of the Catholic Faith

"The Order of Malta is a lay, religious order of the Catholic Church. It is a Hospitaller order, founded in Jerusalem during the eleventh century. Members of the Order seek to glorify God through his or her work with the sick and the poor and witness of the Catholic faith."

Dale Price writes:

Terry McAuliffe, unapologetic defender of partial birth abortion, is about to be honored for his selfless devotion to and efforts on behalf of the Catholic Faith by being admitted to the Knights of Malta.

Once again, those laboring in the trenches to uphold the Gospel are about to take a shiv between the shoulderblades. Once again, the unfaithful get front row seats while the laborers in the vineyard are told to shut up. This is of a piece with the detonation over the Buffalo Deacon's homily (poor, poor "Brian," whose remarkably base political whoredom is noted here) and the Archbishop of Washington's studied refusal to directly address life issues with any Catholics in public life. Yes, the Church's leaders preach one thing while coddling the opponents within her ranks.

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So try it this way: Generally speaking, our leaders preach the right thing, but almost never act on it. For whatever reason, they are cowed by the enemy.

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Reminds me of something I wrote here:

... we see members of the hierarchy who are unwilling to publicly criticize pro-abort Catholic politicians for their very public votes that directly contradict Church teaching. And ... we see the very same members of the hierarchy who have no such qualms about publicly upbraiding and humiliating individuals who have taken a pro-life stand.

What then, are we pro-lifers to believe about where our Bishops place their priorities? Are our efforts on behalf of the sanctity of life worth the back of the hand that some of our prelates show to us whenever we make things "uncomfortable"?

If you'd like to do something to make things "uncomfortable" (and I'm not advocating anything, mind you), here is a link to the Knights of Malta U.S. website.

Contact info:

1730 M. Street, NW, Suite 403
Washington, DC 20036
202-331-2494 - Phone
202-331-1149 - Fax

or use the contact form at their website.

(Hat tip: Amy Welborn)


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