I've joined this newsletter even though I am Episcopalian, and not particularly religious, in fact. But as an American who possesses moral clarity and who is distraught by the tyranny (especially when they use the lazy, cheap, ugly cop-out of religion to try to defend the indefensible) I welcome the leadership of anyone who is in a position to assert the soft, but critical power of moral clarity. I have deep respect for Pope Leo, and for the voices being raised around the country and the world in support of his message and work.
What struck me about this piece is that it frames the issue not just as political, but moral—about what happens when power becomes disconnected from accountability and from the people it affects.
It also raises a question about the role of ordinary citizens in moments like this. Many people can see what’s happening, but there’s rarely a clear, shared way for them to make their values and priorities visible before decisions are made in their name.
That gap seems important. When public priorities remain scattered or invisible, even strong moral clarity can struggle to translate into meaningful influence.
I’ve been working on a small volunteer platform called One Voice One Vote – Count and Deliver aimed at addressing that—giving people a structured way to document and surface shared priorities so they’re visible earlier and harder to ignore.
I appreciate Pope Leo's insistence on correcting the misinformed and teaching them so that they could understand the truth of God as Catholics. Unfortunately, I read from the Bulwark that there are many maga Catholics who have decided they would support this regime, rather than their religious leader. The comments quoted in the article of these Catholics demonstrated their thoughts/ideas about Israel and the U.S.'s war against Iran were more similar to Evangelicals and the regime, than a belief that an unjust war is wrong. I think it's a grave mistake, but they may not realize the error until it is too late for them, having agreed to at least one genocide.
I hope the Pope continues to help re-teach the truth about Catholicism to those who have chosen to reject it in public. But I wonder if the Catholic Church will get through this intact: without splintering - at least in America.
Dear Pope, since you are practicing in US Politics, please please go to Iran and STOP the execution of Bita Hemmati, her husband, and their two neighbors. They wanted nothing more than American style FREEDOM. Iran has killed more than 1600 in opposition to socialism, many of them women.
Did Leo actually use the phrase "masters of war" from the classic, conclusive, cataclysmic Bob Dylan song of the same name? That in itself is a sign and a wonder.
It is faith affirming to know that 100 catecumems and those seeking the Sacraments of Confirmation at Easter at St Mary’s in Annapolis, Maryland!! Our Church is a refuge for all to be safe in Jesus!!!!
Time To Demand A PUBLIC AUDIT of (Insider-Trading) Public Servants’ Investments❗️
🚨 ZioSATANistDCs WAR PROFITEERS 🚨
▪️As of Dec. 13, 2019,
134 members of Congress, and their spouses, own[ed] as much as $92.7 million worth of stock in fossil fuel companies and mutual funds, according to an analysis of financial disclosures by Sludge.
House Members own[ed] between roughly $29.5 million and $78.2 million in fossil fuel stocks, while Senators have between $3.8 million and $14.5 million invested in oil, gas, and coal interests.
[ As Long As It’s NOT MyBlood! ]
Members of Congress generally report the value of their investments in broad ranges, so it’s not/ [to make it im] possible to know exactly how much their stocks are worth.
Dear Pope, since you are practicing in US Politics, please go to Iran and STOP the execution of Bita Hemmati, her husband, and their two neighbors. They wanted nothing more than American style FREEDOM. Iran has killed more than 1600 speaking in opposition to socialism, many of them women.
I've joined this newsletter even though I am Episcopalian, and not particularly religious, in fact. But as an American who possesses moral clarity and who is distraught by the tyranny (especially when they use the lazy, cheap, ugly cop-out of religion to try to defend the indefensible) I welcome the leadership of anyone who is in a position to assert the soft, but critical power of moral clarity. I have deep respect for Pope Leo, and for the voices being raised around the country and the world in support of his message and work.
What struck me about this piece is that it frames the issue not just as political, but moral—about what happens when power becomes disconnected from accountability and from the people it affects.
It also raises a question about the role of ordinary citizens in moments like this. Many people can see what’s happening, but there’s rarely a clear, shared way for them to make their values and priorities visible before decisions are made in their name.
That gap seems important. When public priorities remain scattered or invisible, even strong moral clarity can struggle to translate into meaningful influence.
I’ve been working on a small volunteer platform called One Voice One Vote – Count and Deliver aimed at addressing that—giving people a structured way to document and surface shared priorities so they’re visible earlier and harder to ignore.
If helpful, I’ve shared more here: https://countanddeliver.org
Pieces like this highlight the moral stakes. They also point toward the need for structures that help people act on that clarity collectively.
This is exactly where the Church of the Holy Spirit is, and where it should be.
Always.
Blessed be God forever.
I appreciate Pope Leo's insistence on correcting the misinformed and teaching them so that they could understand the truth of God as Catholics. Unfortunately, I read from the Bulwark that there are many maga Catholics who have decided they would support this regime, rather than their religious leader. The comments quoted in the article of these Catholics demonstrated their thoughts/ideas about Israel and the U.S.'s war against Iran were more similar to Evangelicals and the regime, than a belief that an unjust war is wrong. I think it's a grave mistake, but they may not realize the error until it is too late for them, having agreed to at least one genocide.
I hope the Pope continues to help re-teach the truth about Catholicism to those who have chosen to reject it in public. But I wonder if the Catholic Church will get through this intact: without splintering - at least in America.
Dear Pope, since you are practicing in US Politics, please please go to Iran and STOP the execution of Bita Hemmati, her husband, and their two neighbors. They wanted nothing more than American style FREEDOM. Iran has killed more than 1600 in opposition to socialism, many of them women.
Did Leo actually use the phrase "masters of war" from the classic, conclusive, cataclysmic Bob Dylan song of the same name? That in itself is a sign and a wonder.
May we see many more in the coming troubled days.
It is faith affirming to know that 100 catecumems and those seeking the Sacraments of Confirmation at Easter at St Mary’s in Annapolis, Maryland!! Our Church is a refuge for all to be safe in Jesus!!!!
Time To Demand A PUBLIC AUDIT of (Insider-Trading) Public Servants’ Investments❗️
🚨 ZioSATANistDCs WAR PROFITEERS 🚨
▪️As of Dec. 13, 2019,
134 members of Congress, and their spouses, own[ed] as much as $92.7 million worth of stock in fossil fuel companies and mutual funds, according to an analysis of financial disclosures by Sludge.
House Members own[ed] between roughly $29.5 million and $78.2 million in fossil fuel stocks, while Senators have between $3.8 million and $14.5 million invested in oil, gas, and coal interests.
[ As Long As It’s NOT MyBlood! ]
Members of Congress generally report the value of their investments in broad ranges, so it’s not/ [to make it im] possible to know exactly how much their stocks are worth.
https://prospect.org/2020/01/10/members-of-congress-own-up-to-93-million-in-fossil-fuel-stocks/
Dear Pope, since you are practicing in US Politics, please go to Iran and STOP the execution of Bita Hemmati, her husband, and their two neighbors. They wanted nothing more than American style FREEDOM. Iran has killed more than 1600 speaking in opposition to socialism, many of them women.