Johnny42 ☘☘☘

Apocalypse 9

They have nothing in
their whole Communist
arsenal that can break

the spirit of one
Patriot who doesn't
want to be broken.

[Johnny42 ☘☘☘ @Azgunstar42]

@CTownEnjoyer How are "Catholics" involved?

[Johnny42 ☘☘☘ @Azgunstar42]

@flmon239 @GuyDaryl I'm kinda busy buying lego from my BaM store atm

[Johnny42 ☘☘☘ @Azgunstar42]

@possumsauce1 @GuyDaryl 😆, did you know that consignments are against BAM franchise policy? Why do you think BAM revoked their franchise? Also why would someone trying to leave the country take on an unauthorized consignment of that size?

[Johnny42 ☘☘☘ @Azgunstar42]

@RepNancyMace Is there a citizen requirement?

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Get A Load Of These Insane Christian Nationalists Who Believed Rights Come From God And Not The Government https://t.co/iUN5RyqSLa

[Johnny42 ☘☘☘ @Azgunstar42]

@SecretNerdBase I find that they'll be mostly polite in return, mostly

[Johnny42 ☘☘☘ @Azgunstar42]

@SECRETNERDBASE1

[CatholicVote @CatholicVote]

Through Mary’s fiat, God became man. May we always say “yes” to His will in our lives.

Mary, Mother of God, pray for us! ❤️

[Catholic Answers @catholiccom]

"Your praise, O most holy Virgin, surpasses all praise, because God became flesh and was born a man from you. To you every creature, of things in heaven, and things on earth, and things under the earth, offers the deserving gift of honor."

-Anonymous 5th-century homily

[EWTN News @EWTNews]

Today, January 1st, is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

The title “Mother of God” goes back to the third or fourth century, but the Greek term Theotokos (“The God-bearer”) was officially consecrated as Catholic doctrine at the Council of Ephesus in 431, thus becoming the first Marian dogma. At the end of the Council of Ephesus, crowds of people marched through the streets shouting: “Praised be the Theotokos!”

This Catholic doctrine is based on the doctrine of Incarnation, as expressed by St. Paul: “God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law” (Galatians 4:4).

In its chapter on Mary’s role in the Church, Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution “Lumen Gentium” (“Light of the People”) calls Mary “Mother of God” 12 times.

On this day the Catholic Church also celebrates the World Day of Peace, a tradition established by Pope Paul VI and confirmed by Pope John Paul II.

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[CatholicVote @CatholicVote]

🚨 Statement by CatholicVote President & CEO Kelsey Reinhardt on Trump's Executive Order Easing Marijuana Restrictions:

"Every argument pushed by the cannabis lobby has now been exposed as false by real-world data and medical science.

We were told marijuana was safe, non-addictive, and would reduce crime—none of that turned out to be true in my home state of Colorado or in other states that are now working to repeal.

Instead, we’re seeing higher addiction rates, emergency-room spikes, impaired driving, heart risks, mental-health damage, and lasting harm to young people.

That’s why the White House’s decision to move toward rescheduling cannabis is so disappointing. It ignores the evidence, bypasses the FDA’s gold-standard review process, repeats the same reckless mistakes we made with Big Tobacco, and puts ideology ahead of public health.

CatholicVote will work with the FDA and HHS to minimize the damage. We will urge Congress to reverse this Executive Order. And we will be working with states nationwide to make sure they don’t repeat Colorado’s mistake."

@catholickelsey

[Congressman Mike Lawler @RepMikeLawler]

Today, Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand need to do their job and vote to reopen the government. Every day this shutdown drags on, New Yorkers are the ones who suffer, and now, SNAP funding is on the line. It’s unconscionable that families could go hungry because Senate Democrats are using them as leverage.

[Johnny42 ☘☘☘ @Azgunstar42]

@MariaCorinaYA Congrats 👏 👏

[EWTN News @EWTNews]

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday said news agencies have the responsibility to uphold principles that protect a person’s right to access “accurate and balanced” information while avoiding “degrading” practices such as manipulation and “clickbait.”

In a private meeting at the Vatican with participants of the Oct. 9–10 MINDS Conference in Rome, the Holy Father expressed his desire for greater collaboration between producers and consumers of news content to create a “virtuous circle” that benefits society as a whole.

“Information is a public good that we should all protect,” Leo said. “For this reason, what is truly productive is a partnership between citizens and journalists in the service of ethical and civic responsibility.”

“Communication must be freed from the misguided thinking that corrupts it, from unfair competition, and from the degrading practice of so-called clickbait,” he added.

While encouraging people to “value and support professionals and agencies that demonstrate seriousness and true freedom in their work,” the Holy Father said media professionals should uphold the values of transparency, accountability, quality, and objectivity, to earn the trust of citizens.

During the meeting, the Holy Father also spoke of his high regard for countless journalists, particularly front-line reporters in conflict zones, who work to ensure information is not “manipulated for ends that are contrary to truth and human dignity.”

“In times such as ours, marked by widespread and violent conflicts, many have died while carrying out their duties,” he said. “They are victims of war and of the ideology of war, which seeks to prevent journalists from being there at all.”

“We must not forget them! If today we know what is happening in Gaza, Ukraine, and every other land bloodied by bombs, we largely owe it to them,” he continued.

Addressing concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on communications media, the Holy Father said people are not destined to live in a world where “truth is no longer distinguishable from fiction” and called for vigilance to guarantee technology and algorithms do not “replace human beings” or remain “in the hands of a few.”

“The world needs free, rigorous, and objective information,” he insisted.

“In this context, it is worth remembering Hannah Arendt’s warning that ‘the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced communist but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist,’” he said, citing the German American philosopher’s book “The Origins of Totalitarianism.”

Urging news journalists to “never sell out your authority,” Leo XIV told those present at the morning audience that their “patient and rigorous work” can be a pillar to bring “civility” back into society.

“You can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said.

“The communications sector cannot and must not separate its work from the sharing of truth,” he added. https://t.co/rniz90MKFS

[Johnny42 ☘☘☘ @Azgunstar42]

@maximumpain333 are not officially "banned" by the Vatican in the sense of a formal prohibition on reading or possessing them today. However, they are considered non-canonical and heretical by the Catholic Church