Too many idiots in the Church act as if it were. Bravo to Father Murray!
The Church is Not a Suicide Pact
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
and the stanchions around the place for the Pope’s Mass since the spirit of Vatican II has devasted our churches, removed our stained glass windows, kneelers, altar rails, tabernacles. Even Catholic crucifixes have become Protestant.
wishful thinking… wasn’t there a song by John Lennon like that..
David WS, funny you should say that. We’ve been discussing this with the boys, especially our youngest who is still in school. One quipped ‘which part of Imagine would the Church deny today?’ My guess is the ‘imagine there’s no heaven/above us only sky’ part. Beyond that, I actually can’t say for sure.
Dec. 8th 1980
Death day of Mr. John Lennon.
Feast day of The Immaculate Conception.
…..let it be, let it be..Mother Mary come to me..speaking words of wisdom…let it be.
Who shall be considered least in the Kingdom of Heaven?
Wisdom from the beetle(s) v wisdom from the Bible.
Tell your sons to choose wisely.
“..and I saw Angels ascending and descending from Heaven..”…..”Our Father, who art in Heaven, hollowed be thy name….”
To John Lennon….”When I get to the bottom And go back to the top then I slide then I stop than I turn then I go for a ride till I get to the bottom and I see you again yeah yeah yeah yeah.
I guess in hell he is more popular than Jesus Christ.
off topic..:/
Paul wrote, Let it Be .. referencing his mother during a time of anxiety.
“John Lennon hated this song because of it’s apparent Christian overtones. He made the comment before recording it, “And now we’d like to do Hark The Angels Come.” Lennon saw to it that “Maggie Mae,” a song about a Liverpool prostitute, followed it on the album.”
This according to soundfacts.com
Philip-
Be careful in deciding who is in Heaven or in Hell.
Many things are hidden from us, even about people we know well. The dialogue with God is mostly internal, on a private line. Who knows what last minute graces Christ may have given Lennon? Or not.
I hope that he made it to at least the hinterlands of God’s country – as I hope for all men. I do not, however, think it likely.
I love Lennon because I am commanded to love all. (I do, however, hate “Imagine”!)
TBO..
agreed.
I did come off too judgemental.
The devil played J L.
He tries to play us all.
We have, and John had the Catholic Church
We do get grace to make better decisions.
It’s up to each of us to respond correctly.
In the end the maker of Heaven and Earth gets the final say. That’s true.
Free Will will never be trumped.
That’s a gift from God. It’s a way that He is either loved or hated. He won’t force anybody into Heaven.
not saying (I know, I don’t), but that song was…
https://youtu.be/JgxZljbAleI?si=ZsfZRKH51Pn30YvF
Does Fr Chad have any evidence John Lennon actually sold his soul to the Devil? Or is Father doing what he so often does, say things for sensationalist effect and draw attention to himself?
Dave WS, what’s he talking about? Twenty years earlier was about the time they performed their famous return concert after being in Hamburg. Which is often seen as the beginning of their rise to fame. But is there any actual evidence that he did such a thing? Does he have documentation?
There are those in the hierarchy who appear to be engaging in unilateral spiritual disarmament and caving into the world and worldly ways. Just like King Solomon gave into his foreign wives.
something Fr. Ripperger likely beat out of demon in an exorcism.. was he deceived.. ? possibly…
is he lying or caving to attention..?
not possible, that would be cause for death.
Thank you, Fr Murray.
God bless Father Gerald Murray. God he would make a Great and Holy Pope. Let us pray!