Andrew S.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

The Catholic position is not pacifism-it is precision. Not many Catholics are aware of this.

St. Thomas Aquinas, the greatest theologian in Church history, dedicated serious intellectual energy to defining when war is morally permissible - not to eliminating war.

Straight out of the catechism you can draw your own conclusions:

(CCC 2309), the Church acknowledges that governments have both the right and the responsibility to defend their citizens through armed force when necessary.

St. Thomas Aquinas, teaches that a war can only be morally justified if it meets all of the following conditions (CCC 2309):

Just Cause — The damage inflicted by the aggressor must be lasting, grave, and certain.

Right Intention — The war must be waged for the advancement of good and the avoidance of evil, not for power or revenge.

Legitimate Authority — War must be declared by a proper authority.

Last Resort — All peaceful alternatives must have been exhausted.

Probability of Success — There must be a reasonable hope of achieving the just aim.

Proportionality — The use of force must not produce evils greater than the evil to be eliminated.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

The Catholic position is not pacifism — it is precision. Not many Catholics are aware of this.

St. Thomas Aquinas, the greatest theologian in Church history, dedicated serious intellectual energy to defining when war is morally permissible — not to eliminating war.

(CCC 2309), the Church acknowledges that governments have both the right and the responsibility to defend their citizens through armed force when necessary.

The regime has been chanting death to America since the 70’s with the ayatollah saying death to American leaders in 2019.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

Can he not check these off as just?

The Catholic Church, drawing from St. Augustine and systematized by St. Thomas Aquinas, teaches that a war can only be morally justified if it meets all of the following conditions (CCC 2309):

Just Cause — The damage inflicted by the aggressor must be lasting, grave, and certain.

Right Intention — The war must be waged for the advancement of good and the avoidance of evil, not for power or revenge.

Legitimate Authority — War must be declared by a proper authority.

Last Resort — All peaceful alternatives must have been exhausted.

Probability of Success — There must be a reasonable hope of achieving the just aim.

Proportionality — The use of force must not produce evils greater than the evil to be eliminated.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

The Catholic Church, drawing from St. Augustine and systematized by St. Thomas Aquinas, teaches that a war can only be morally justified if it meets all of the following conditions (CCC 2309):

Just Cause — The damage inflicted by the aggressor must be lasting, grave, and certain.

Right Intention — The war must be waged for the advancement of good and the avoidance of evil, not for power or revenge.

Legitimate Authority — War must be declared by a proper authority.

Last Resort — All peaceful alternatives must have been exhausted.

Probability of Success — There must be a reasonable hope of achieving the just aim.

Proportionality — The use of force must not produce evils greater than the evil to be eliminated.

How is it not?

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

The Catholic Church, drawing from St. Augustine and systematized by St. Thomas Aquinas, teaches that a war can only be morally justified if it meets all of the following conditions (CCC 2309):

Just Cause — The damage inflicted by the aggressor must be lasting, grave, and certain.

Right Intention — The war must be waged for the advancement of good and the avoidance of evil, not for power or revenge.

Legitimate Authority — War must be declared by a proper authority.

Last Resort — All peaceful alternatives must have been exhausted.

Probability of Success — There must be a reasonable hope of achieving the just aim.

Proportionality — The use of force must not produce evils greater than the evil to be eliminated.

[Paul Fleuret @RealAbs1776]

Understand this: The movies and shows about the crucifixion have been tame when compared to what He actually went through.

Even The Passion Of The Christ was forced to hold back a little in order to avoid an X rating.

Crucifixion was, and still is, arguably the most excruciating death someone can experience.

The night before in Gethsemane, He was sweating blood. This is known as hematidrosis. This would have caused His skin to become extremely sensitive, thus making the beatings to come even worse.

The fear He felt was the beginning of His feeling the weight of our iniquities being laid on Him.

Yet - in this moment, He didn’t demand that the Father take it from Him. He only asked for the cup to pass Him over if it was within the Father’s will.

Up next came the Cat of Nine Tails, or a Roman Flagrum. This was a weapon with long leather “tails”, each embedded with sharp bones and metal.

He was flogged 39 times as Jewish law mandated “40 minus one”, because 40 was said to kill a man.

This flogging wasn’t like being punished by your father’s leather belt.

Every strike tore flesh, every strike exposed muscle. Every strike exposed nerve endings. Every strike tore flesh to the bone.

This would be like getting struck with razor blades over and over again, leading to hypovolemic shock from blood loss.

Oh, and the crown of thorns? These weren’t rose thorns. These were thorns which were 2-3 inches long. Beaten into his skull.

These thorns would have pierced his skull, tripping the trigeminal nerve, thus causing unimaginable pain and even more blood loss from the dozens of head wounds.

At this point, extreme nausea and dizziness would begin to set in.

What came next? Carrying the cross. Which weighed around 300lbs. This would be like carrying two full kegs on your back.

Splinters and wood grating against the open flesh on His back. And He had to carry it 650 yards, or close to a half mile.

Imagine carrying a log on your back after being skinned alive.

Up next? He was nailed to the cross with spikes 5-7in in length. Piercing His wrists - this no doubt pierced the median nerve, causing extreme burning sensations up and down His arms.

A spike was driven through his ankles - severing nerves and tendons. This would have felt like standing on broken glass every time He pushed Himself up in order to breathe.

He suffered for 6 hours.

His chest muscles collapsing, making every single breath a fight for life.

His shoulders were dislocated, His arms stretching unnaturally long.

His heart was struggling to pump blood.

He was extremely dehydrated, His lips cracking.

His heart more than likely literally ruptured from the stress.

And on top of all of that, He had to feel a separation with the Father for a period of time in order to REALLY bear the weight of our sin.

He took up this burden for ALL sin before Him, and ALL sin which came after Him.

HE DID IT ALL FOR US.

To free us. To defeat sin. To give us a pathway to the Kingdom.

Every sin we commit is exactly why He had to do it.

And the real kicker? He knew what was coming when He rode into Jerusalem … and He didn’t turn around. He kept going.

For us.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

@JamesLucasIT This is probably the most amazing story!

[Trad West @trad_west_]

The atomic bomb destroyed the city, but it had no power over the Rosary.

August 6, 1945. The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Ground Zero was 8 blocks away from the Jesuit rectory.

Everything within a mile was instantly vaporized, but the rectory remained standing. Inside, eight Jesuit priests (including Fr. Hubert Schiffer) survived.

The eight Jesuit priests inside, led by Fr. Hubert Schiffer, survived virtually unscathed. They were examined by doctors hundreds of times over the next 30 years: no radiation sickness, no cancer.

They didn't just survive the blast; they suffered no radiation sickness and lived healthy lives for decades afterward. Scientists examined them 200 times and couldn't explain it.

Fr. Schiffer had a simple answer: "We lived the message of Fatima. We prayed the Rosary daily in that home."

Physics says they should be dead but the Queen of Heaven disagreed.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

@paxtrader777 @YouTube If you ever want to make God laugh tell him your plans

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

@RealDonKeith He’s been doing these things since he took office. Changing the name of the Gulf and the DOD all these things are done with calculated measures so he can get done what he needs to get done and that is keeping America safe.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

@NimaYamini Why do you think Don Jr setup a massive mining operation. That will go full steam when it happens.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

I find it amazing that in 1980 Jack Hughes was cut from the Miracle on Ice team and in 2026 Jack Hughes scores the winning goal. Nothing is by coincidence!

[Catholics for Catholics 🇺🇲 @CforCatholics]

🛎 BREAKING: The Catholic View on Zionism and the 1948-State of Israel - @CforCatholics releases comprehensive statement 🛎

BACKGROUND: With the unjust removal of @CarriePrejean1 from the Religious Liberty Commission 2 days ago, and given the importance of understanding the problem with Zionism which is religious in nature yet with grave political implications for America our team has put together an in depth statement you can read it here.

FULL STATEMENT: The Catholic View on Zionism and the 1948-State of Israel – By Catholics for Catholics
https://t.co/VxuJQEdt6Q…

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

Love it! My experiences are the same. I came to you as a trader that was feeling empty. You started as teacher to the futures market but you became a mentor to my Catholic faith, filling that emptiness with Jesus thru Mary. You taught me how to pray the rosary with the scriptures which moved me closer to Jesus which lead me to daily mass-going everyday. Exceeded every expectation I had for myself in the past 12 months. I truly love you and thankful that we connected. You are a blessing to everyone who meets you.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

@calvinrobinson Amen

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

@colinj005 @calvinrobinson Well at least I know how it will turn out

[Saggezza Eterna @FinalTelegraph]

The Digital Liberation: Grokipedia and the Fall of Wikipedia's Ministry of Truth

For decades, we have lived under the illusion of a neutral, crowd-sourced encyclopedia. Wikipedia was a noble idea, but it has rotted from the inside. It is no longer a repository of knowledge. It is a political weapon, a digital Ministry of Truth ruthlessly policed by an army of anonymous, unaccountable, left-wing activists.

The platform's fatal flaw is its human element. It is run by "editors" who act as ideological gatekeepers. They are not scholars; they are activists. They wield their administrative powers to enforce a rigid, progressive narrative. Their strategy is simple: control the sources, control the truth.

Need proof? Look at any political battle of the last decade.

For years, the Hunter Biden laptop was aggressively labeled "Russian disinformation" on its pages, a narrative parroted directly from the deep state. The COVID-19 lab leak theory was similarly suppressed as a "fringe conspiracy," only to be changed when the establishment was forced to admit its plausibility.

Go look at the page for any conservative intellectual. It is littered with "controversy" sections and weasel words, citing left-wing blogs as "reliable sources." Now, look at the page for a progressive. It is a sanitized hagiography. This is not an encyclopedia; it is an enforcement mechanism for the globalist narrative. Even Wikipedia's own co-founder, Larry Sanger, has repeatedly called it "hopelessly biased" and "propaganda."

Now, that monopoly on information is finally broken.

Grokipedia is not just another website; it is a declaration of independence. Its foundation is the very thing Wikipedia fears: raw processing power, not human bias. It is "balanced by data, not ideology." This is the crucial difference. It does not ask a committee of San Francisco "super-editors" for permission to state a fact.

The corporate media, in their panic, will shriek that Grokipedia "scrapes" Wikipedia. Of course it does. It scans the enemy's propaganda, ingests their lies, and corrects them with the very facts and context those same editors worked so hard to bury. It is an intellectual predator, consuming the weak and biased to build something stronger and truer.

We are finally seeing the end of the activist-editor. The age of the centralized, woke encyclopedia is over. The truth is open source, and the establishment is terrified. Wikipedia was a digital prison built to shield a dumb audience from history. Grokipedia is the tool that tears down the walls.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

Confession isn’t a man-made tradition of the Church but rather a valuable gift given by God and rooted in Scripture. Would one baptize themselves, not even Jesus did that. Why when it comes to confession people just want to go right to God. People want to say it’s out of context to save themselves from the embarrassment and how uncomfortable it is to confess to a priest. Read your Bible.

[Andrew S. @Bitdawg153]

@ginoofgod @CoffinMedia Jesus literally gave priest authority….John 20:23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”