1. Do not be unreasonably concerned with the actual date of the document on the "liberalization" of the Traditional rites of the Latin Church. It will come out.
2. It is open season on Portuguese babies, as the "conservative" president of the Portuguese Republic signs into law the Socialist-inspired abortion bill. Even if there were no moral questions involved in the wholesale slaughter of future generations of Portuguese children, also with the use of public funds, it is once again impossible not to notice the curious way Europe has chosen to deal with its impending demographic collapse...
May Our Lady of the Rosary, our own patron saints -- the Italian-born Franciscan Protomartyrs, buried in Coimbra, Portugal --, as well as Saint Anthony of Padua, who was inspired by their great example, intercede to Almighty God for that once deeply Catholic nation.
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2. It is open season on Portuguese babies, as the "conservative" president of the Portuguese Republic signs into law the Socialist-inspired abortion bill. Even if there were no moral questions involved in the wholesale slaughter of future generations of Portuguese children, also with the use of public funds, it is once again impossible not to notice the curious way Europe has chosen to deal with its impending demographic collapse...
May Our Lady of the Rosary, our own patron saints -- the Italian-born Franciscan Protomartyrs, buried in Coimbra, Portugal --, as well as Saint Anthony of Padua, who was inspired by their great example, intercede to Almighty God for that once deeply Catholic nation.
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Unfortunately, from a demographic point of view, one must note that Europe seems to be following a path that could lead to its departure from history. ... One could almost think that the European continent is in fact losing faith in its own future. ... The process of European unification itself is evidently not shared by all, due to the prevailing impression that various "chapters" in the European project have been "written" without taking into account the aspirations of its citizens.
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A community built without respect for the true dignity of the human being, disregarding the fact that every person is created in the image of God ends up doing no good to anyone. For this reason it seems ever more important that Europe be on guard against the pragmatic attitude, widespread today, which systematically justifies compromise on essential human values, as if it were the inevitable acceptance of a lesser evil. This kind of pragmatism, even when presented as balanced and realistic, is in reality neither, since it denies the dimension of values and ideals inherent in human nature.
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[And a message to our European readers:]
Dear friends, I know how difficult it is for Christians to defend this truth of the human person. Nevertheless do not give in to fatigue or discouragement! You know that it is your duty, with God's help, to contribute to the consolidation of a new Europe which will be realistic but not cynical, rich in ideals and free from naïve illusions, inspired by the perennial and life-giving truth of the Gospel.
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