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Tuesday 29 December 2020
On this Feast of St. Thomas Becket, English Bishop and Martyr who stood up to a maniacal King
Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins, who often quotes the later English martyrs of St. Thomas, More and St. John Fisher, has decreed that there will be
Not even St. Thomas Becket can be enough of an example to our Cardinal and the rest of his cadre of that which is necessary at this time when our governments have decreed that churches be limited to attendance of only ten, though Collins has shut down public Mass outright.
Let us take some consolation in the President of the United States of America who acknowledges the Martyr's willingness to speak truth to power.
My sources tell me the Cardinal is not pleased with my work. I dare him to say, "Won't someone rid me of this meddlesome blogger?"
It's been tried by someone else who shares his name and that of this great Saint and Martyr.
But Eminence, feel free to give it your best shot.
PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamation on 850th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket
Issued on: December 28, 2020
Today is the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket on December 29, 1170. Thomas Becket was a statesman, a scholar, a chancellor, a priest, an archbishop, and a lion of religious liberty.
Before the Magna Carta was drafted, before the right to free exercise of religion was enshrined as America’s first freedom in our glorious Constitution, Thomas gave his life so that, as he said, “the Church will attain liberty and peace.”
The son of a London sheriff and once described as “a low‑born clerk” by the King who had him killed, Thomas Becket rose to become the leader of the church in England. When the crown attempted to encroach upon the affairs of the house of God through the Constitutions of Clarendon, Thomas refused to sign the offending document. When the furious King Henry II threatened to hold him in contempt of royal authority and questioned why this “poor and humble” priest would dare defy him, Archbishop Becket responded “God is the supreme ruler, above Kings” and “we ought to obey God rather than men.”
Because Thomas would not assent to rendering the church subservient to the state, he was forced to forfeit all his property and flee his own country. Years later, after the intervention of the Pope, Becket was allowed to return — and continued to resist the King’s oppressive interferences into the life of the church. Finally, the King had enough of Thomas Becket’s stalwart defense of religious faith and reportedly exclaimed in consternation: “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?”
The King’s knights responded and rode to Canterbury Cathedral to deliver Thomas Becket an ultimatum: give in to the King’s demands or die. Thomas’s reply echoes around the world and across the ages. His last words on this earth were these: “For the name of Jesus and the protection of the Church, I am ready to embrace death.” Dressed in holy robes, Thomas was cut down where he stood inside the walls of his own church.
Thomas Becket’s martyrdom changed the course of history. It eventually brought about numerous constitutional limitations on the power of the state over the Church across the West. In England, Becket’s murder led to the Magna Carta’s declaration 45 years later that: “[T]he English church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished and its liberties unimpaired.”
When the Archbishop refused to allow the King to interfere in the affairs of the Church, Thomas Becket stood at the intersection of church and state. That stand, after centuries of state-sponsored religious oppression and religious wars throughout Europe, eventually led to the establishment of religious liberty in the New World. It is because of great men like Thomas Becket that the first American President George Washington could proclaim more than 600 years later that, in the United States, “All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship” and that “it is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.”
Thomas Becket’s death serves as a powerful and timeless reminder to every American that our freedom from religious persecution is not a mere luxury or accident of history, but rather an essential element of our liberty. It is our priceless treasure and inheritance. And it was bought with the blood of martyrs.
As Americans, we were first united by our belief that “rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God” and that defending liberty is more important than life itself. If we are to continue to be the land of the free, no government official, no governor, no bureaucrat, no judge, and no legislator must be allowed to decree what is orthodox in matters of religion or to require religious believers to violate their consciences. No right is more fundamental to a peaceful, prosperous, and virtuous society than the right to follow one’s religious convictions. As I declared in Krasiński Square in Warsaw, Poland on July 6, 2017, the people of America and the people of the world still cry out: “We want God.”
On this day, we celebrate and revere Thomas Becket’s courageous stand for religious liberty and we reaffirm our call to end religious persecution worldwide. In my historic address to the United Nations last year, I made clear that America stands with believers in every country who ask only for the freedom to live according to the faith that is within their own hearts. I also stated that global bureaucrats have absolutely no business attacking the sovereignty of nations that wish to protect innocent life, reflecting the belief held by the United States and many other countries that every child — born and unborn — is a sacred gift from God. Earlier this year, I signed an Executive Order to prioritize religious freedom as a core dimension of United States foreign policy. We have directed every Ambassador — and the over 13,000 United States Foreign Service officers and specialists — in more than 195 countries to promote, defend, and support religious freedom as a central pillar of American diplomacy.
We pray for religious believers everywhere who suffer persecution for their faith. We especially pray for their brave and inspiring shepherds — like Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong and Pastor Wang Yi of Chengdu — who are tireless witnesses to hope.
To honor Thomas Becket’s memory, the crimes against people of faith must stop, prisoners of conscience must be released, laws restricting freedom of religion and belief must be repealed, and the vulnerable, the defenseless, and the oppressed must be protected. The tyranny and murder that shocked the conscience of the Middle Ages must never be allowed to happen again. As long as America stands, we will always defend religious liberty.
A society without religion cannot prosper. A nation without faith cannot endure — because justice, goodness, and peace cannot prevail without the grace of God.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 29, 2020, as the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket. I invite the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches and customary places of meeting with appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of the life and legacy of Thomas Becket.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Wednesday 23 December 2020
President Trump Gives Update on Fight Against Democrat Voter Fraud in Statement From White House (VIDEO)
Tuesday 15 December 2020
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Mr. President: Drain. The. Swamp. Now!
There is much going on in my mind and thoughts about President Donald John Trump and the election in the United States, so much so, it could take numerous blog posts. I am thinking though of only one with brief commentary on a variety of topics.
Briefly, I believe that massive fraud occurred swinging this election. Trump warned of it for months, it happened. What I know as a Canadian of the American political system and constitution is that this is far from over. The actions necessary, while legal, will be without precedent.
Today, I refer you to a blog post at The Last Refuge which includes this tweet by Donald Trump, Jr. which says everything that I have been thinking and saying over the last week to my wife and a few friends. Donald Trump must immediately release everything. Declassify everything. Those who refuse his order must be removed, immediately. If the son is saying this publicly, you can count on the fact that not only is he and his father discussing it, it is coming.
It must be without mercy as to the consequences. Not doing so will lead to the end of America as we know it.
Holy Trinity, One God; send forth Thy power and grace upon Donald John Trump and protect him from all his enemies. Guide him, O Lord, in thy mercy, that light may shine on those of darkness who seek to destroy the nation, and that the fullness of your light truth may engulf him with the dew of the Holy Spirit; we pray this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
Saturday 7 November 2020
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Friday 30 October 2020
Carlo Maria Viganò to President Trump and the American People!
My dear American people,
Please understand that what you do on Tuesday affects the rest of the world.
There was a time that that there were two things standing in the way of globalist Marxist hegemony. The Catholic Church and the United States of America.
Under the Marxist Jorge Mario Bergoglio, there is now only one thing.
Do your duty to your history and for the rest of us.
Vox
Thursday 29 October 2020
Wednesday 21 October 2020
American Catholics! Is this man worthy of your vote?
"To whom much is given, much is expected."
These words of Our Lord Jesus Christ as quoted in the Gospel of Luke, say much about the difference between Catholic Joseph Biden and Protestant Donald J. Trump. Catholics defending Biden state that he is a "devout" Catholic. Trump on the other hand is a rich, greedy, adulterer and more. One should remind oneself of Our Lord's parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. When given the opportunity, unlike John Lennon who said that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus Christ," Trump, after being told he was the "most famous man in the world" told the people at a rally, that he corrected the person that it was really "Jesus Christ" as he pointed up the heavens.
Catholic Joseph Biden said, "We will protect women's constitutional right to choose and I am proud to stand with you in this fight."
It is quite obvious what you Americans are required to do.
Donald Trump's salvation is up to him and God. So is Joseph Biden's. But Biden had the Sacraments and the upbringing to know better. Donald Trump truly has the ability to know better but not the Sacraments. May grace flow that he comes to the fullness and may Biden repent. If you, as a Catholic, vote for Biden, you will share in that photo, above. As another comparison, watching a commercial featuring Franklin Graham in Seattle speaking of the people returning to Jesus Christ to solve the problems in America, one can look at any Catholic bishop and ask if they love Jesus more than this man?
It is obvious to me, in this case, who is the Pharisee and who is the Tax Collector. The works of God are mysterious, but sometimes, not so much.
