For anyone paying attention to the Pope's first ever visit to the United States, it's painfully obvious that a concerted effort was in play to hijack the entire thing in order to push a homosexual, anti-Catholic agenda. While Pope Francis or the Vatican likely had very little, if anything, to do with the orchestrated attempts to inject sinister ideologies into the Pope's visit, there can be no doubt that in each case we're about to illustrate, someone knew exactly what they were … [Read more...]
World Meeting of Families Honorary Co-Chair Using Position to Push Homosexuality
When you surround yourself with vipers, don't be surprised when you get bitten! At the end of August, the Lepanto Institute learned that the executive cabinet of the World Meeting of Families included enthusiastic supporters of abortion and homosexuality. We sent all of the information to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia ... twice. We emailed and we called, hoping to talk to somebody about this situation, and we even delayed publication of the report in order to give the Archdiocese more … [Read more...]
The Beautiful Lady without Mercy
Hanging in our living room is a copy of a painting by Sir Frank Dicksee called La Belle Dame sans Merci, which means “the beautiful lady without mercy.” This famous painting of an enchanted knight staring into the eyes of a beautiful maiden on horseback gives one pause when contemplating the modern world. While the painter’s intent may not have been to provide the symbolic message illustrated in this article, it’s nevertheless worth exploring.The painting, both in theme and in title, is … [Read more...]
An Examination of Laudato Si and the Specter of Sustainable Development
Pope Francis’ recent encyclical on global warming, Laudato Si, has been a rather hot topic of late (no pun intended). There is much in the encyclical, primarily found in the second chapter, which provides faithful Catholics a rich and deep understanding pertaining to man’s relationship with man, man’s relationship with God, man’s relationship with nature, and God’s relationship with nature. If one could capture the essential teaching element of the encyclical, it could be summarize thusly: God … [Read more...]
Self-Identification vs. Biological Reality
Trending in social media today is the revelation that the president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington is a Caucasian female who self-identifies as African American. Rachel Dolezal has apparently been passing herself off as bi-racial for quite some time, even to the point of obtaining a full scholarship reserved for African-Americans at Howard University. In fact, according to the City of Spokane, Dolezal is not under investigation for the possibility of misidentifying her race on an … [Read more...]
