Thursday, March 28, AD 2024 3:34am

The Lion of Pennsylvania

Much has been said of Archbishop Chaput’s statement on pro-choice politics and their standard bearers.  Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia now reports that Bishop Joseph Martino of the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, made another bold statement for the most defenseless among us.

Bishop Martino spoke at a parish forum about abortion and politics in protecting the millions of innocent unborn children that are put to death each year.  In addition to this, he spoke about his word being final in the Diocese of Scranton, not the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s (USCCB).  The point he was making was that his letter that was distributed throughout the diocese is the only relevant document in the Diocese of Scranton, not the USCCB’s Faithful Citizenship document.

“No USCCB document is relevant in this diocese … the USCCB doesn’t speak for me.”

USCCB’s document states how Catholic’s should approach this election year.  The document itself can obfuscate some of the more relevant issues which tend to confuse some Catholics on their voting priorities.

“The only relevant document … is my letter … There is one teacher in this diocese, and these points are not debatable.”

Bishop Martino’s letter, in contrast to the USCCB’s, doesn’t beat around the bush.  For example here is one of the more luminous points of the bishops letter:

Catholic public officials who “persist in public support for abortion” should “not partake in or be admitted to the sacrament of Holy Communion.”

At the conclusion of Bishop Martino’s talk at the parish forum he received a standing ovation.

If only we had more bishops that were not afraid to teach the truth to their diocese’s.

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Gerard E.
Gerard E.
Tuesday, October 21, AD 2008 2:09pm

Yee. Ha. Philly Guy wins on the road.

eric
eric
Tuesday, October 21, AD 2008 5:07pm

Anybody know where I could get a job either in Scranton or Denver?

Bret Ramsey
Bret Ramsey
Tuesday, October 21, AD 2008 5:30pm

Good Stuff… maybe Sarah Palin will win both Colorado and Pennsylvania this year.

🙂

Tito Edwards
Tuesday, October 21, AD 2008 5:55pm

I’tll be stretch to get Penn, but Colorado looks like it’s within reach.

Donald R. McClarey
Admin
Tuesday, October 21, AD 2008 6:35pm

A real bishop and not a bureaucrat in a funny suit.

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Wednesday, October 22, AD 2008 12:03am

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Niall Mor
Thursday, October 23, AD 2008 2:19am

The REAL “Scrapper from Scranton!”

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Thursday, October 23, AD 2008 9:54pm

[…] spate of bishops coming out to in defense of the sanctity of life.  Bishops such as Chaput and Martino entering the national political arena and emphasizing that Catholics need to defend each person […]

Alexandra
Friday, October 24, AD 2008 6:23pm

God bless him; he speaks the truth!

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Thursday, March 5, AD 2009 10:15am

[…] His Excellency Most Reverend Joseph Martino of the Diocese of Scranton has posted a statementon the diocesan website reinforcing his earlier […]

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Friday, March 20, AD 2009 2:10pm

[…] With the Lion of Pennsylvania leading a resurgence in orthodoxy amongst his fellow brother bishops, Bishop Robert Morlino of […]

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