tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529660501787076753.post6315792716563777014..comments2023-11-02T06:24:34.249-07:00Comments on Father Bernas Blogs: When Churchmen CampaignBernashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631472438828207533noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529660501787076753.post-63861219195972446062013-01-14T22:50:52.172-08:002013-01-14T22:50:52.172-08:00Dear Father Bernas,
The prince of darkness acted a...Dear Father Bernas,<br />The prince of darkness acted as a suavely dressed, courteous young man and went into Padre Pio’s confessional… This is beloved St. Pio’s own account: “One day, while I was hearing confessions, a man came to the confessional where I was. He was tall, handsome, dressed with some refinement and he was kind and polite. He started to confess his sins, which were of every kind: against God, against man and against the morals. All the sins were obnoxious! I was disoriented, in fact for all the sins that he told me, but I responded to him with God’s Word, the example of the Church, and the morals of the Saints. But the enigmatic penitent answered me word for word, justifying his sins, always with extreme ability and politeness. He excused all the sinful actions, making them sound quite normal and natural, even comprehensible on the human level.. He continued this way with the sins that were gruesome against God, Our Lady, the Saints, always using disrespectful round-about argumentation. He kept this up even with with the foulest of sins that could be conjured in the mind of a most sinful man. The answers that he gave me with such skilled subtlety and malice surprised me. I wondered: who is he? What world does he come from? And I tried to look at him in order to read something on his face. At the same time I concentrated on every word he spoke, trying to discover any clue to his identity.. But suddenly; through a vivid, radiant and internal light I clearly recognized who he was. With a sound and imperial tone I told him: “Say long live Jesus, long live Mary!” As soon as I pronounced these sweet and powerful names, Satan instantly disappeared in a trickle of fire, leaving behind him an unbearable stench.” AS PADRE PIO DESCRIBED THE ENIGMATIC PENITENT "He excused all the sinful actions, making them sound quite normal and natural, even comprehensible on the human level." YOU, THE PRO-RH AND ALL YOUR EXPLANATIONS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PENITENT. philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366381241624866959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529660501787076753.post-82377627676560953872009-11-30T19:31:23.417-08:002009-11-30T19:31:23.417-08:00Dear Father,
I highly respect you as a constituti...Dear Father,<br /><br />I highly respect you as a constitutional lawyer and as a fellow Atenean. I am not a lawyer myself but a physician. Since I am not an expert in this field, I'd like your opinion on the following "controversial" points of the proposed bill and would like your comment about them. Since you are a legal luminary, your view will influence me a great deal as to how I should accept this bill or not.<br /><br />1. Section 21, a, 1-5; Sect 22 - does this mean if I fail to provide reproductive health care services regardless of the person's civil status, gender, religion or age, I will be subject ot imprisonment and/or fines?<br /><br />2. Sect 21, a, 2 - does this mean that spouses can without the consent or knowledge of the other undergo ligation or vasectomy?<br /><br />3. Sect 12, 4, b,c,and d - does this mean that I would allow POPCOM to decide what to teach to the children about "sex education"? If so, why POPCOM whom we know is not the best morally speaking, authority on this delicate issue? I note that in the States, many have opted for home schooling because of the scandalous "sex education" programs of the State.<br /><br />4. Sect 21, e, and Sect 22 - Does this mean that I could be imprisoned for expressing an opinion that may be the voice of my conscience against the bill?<br /><br />5. Sect 21, a, 3 - does this mean that a parent loses his/her authority over their child?<br /><br />6. Sect 10, 23 - does this mean that contraceptives are essential medicines now and are "basic services"?<br /><br />I would really appreciate if you can enlighten me on this points for I fully agree with you that before anything is condemned, it must be examined.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Ramon R. Bernal, MD AdMHS '78ramon bernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655148563222568790noreply@blogger.com