In an August 20 press release entitled “Inviting Scandal to Dinner,” American Life League pointed out that the Catechism of the Catholic Church defines scandal as “an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil.
Cardinal Dolan urged to rescind invitation to Obama
Shortly after American Life League’s “Open Letter to Cardinal Dolan” began reaching grassroots Americans.
My initial reaction was to feel sorrow for this fellow because he was sincerely trying to excuse the public embrace by members of the hierarchy of a man who has done nothing to advance any precept of the natural law.
The Al Smith Dinner invitee, President Barack Obama, continues to spit in the face of the Church. Yet his invitation stands.
American Life League Expresses Outrage at the Obama Invitation to the
Alfred E. Smith Foundation Dinner and Urges the Foundation to Dis-invite Obama in
Light of His War on Religious Freedom and Values
Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, made a simple statement that wound up creating an uproar among those who detest people of faith.
Ever since the Obama administration chose to ramrod a policy that is anathema to Catholic doctrine, we have seen all sorts of machinations emanating from the media, twisting and mollifying the argument in order to remove clarity from exactly what it is Obama is attempting to do.
There is something intriguing and, at the same time, troubling about the upheaval being created by the Obama administration’s dictate regarding religious institutions and the right of conscience.
It has always been a bit curious to me that government officials, as well as high-placed, influential members of the media elite, cannot ignore the temptation to criticize or demean people of faith.
I have read with interest the thunderous proclamations of sanctimonious outrage from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in response to Obama’s order that conscience protection does not apply to his mandatory birth control coverage in health insurance plans.