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Show 169: The 4th Commandment of God · The Uncensored Catholic

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Speaker 1: A Hey, y'all, welcome to today's show. Today we are
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going to get back into the Ten Commandments. Have it
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done a podcast in a few days. Had a lot
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going on, so apologies for my absence. As usual, we
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will start with a few questions and answers from radio replies.
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The person asks or states, posits whatever you said that
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the unity of the Church could not be maintained unless
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the Church were infallible. But are not the different faiths
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today accounted for by the fact that the Apostles went
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different ways and preached according to different views. Common Protestant
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belief absolutely false. If you read the writings of the
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early Church, you will know there's absolutely not true. They
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answer the apostles held and taught the same doctrines. Saint
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Paul denied the right of anyone to preach different faiths
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Galatians one eight through nine. In any case, the differing
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Protestant sex cannot go back to the beyond the sixteenth
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century and certainly have derived neither their being nor their
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specifically Protestant doctrines from any of the Apostles. That person says,
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But where was unity even within the Catholic Church during
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the fourteenth century when there were three popes at once,
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each with his own section of adherents, And they answer,
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there has never been more than one true pope. At
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times there have been rival claimants to the papacy, even
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but if several pretenders put forward today their claims to
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be the King of England, their claims would not invalidate
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the right of the present king. Anti popes are not
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really popes. But take the fourteenth century. In thirteen seventy eight,
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Urban the sixth was lawfully elected pope at run some
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French cardinals, wrongly thinking or maintained that he had not
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been rightly elected, elected another pope, who called himself claiment
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the seventh. Good Men on both sides believed that each
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in each pope's right, but no one admitted that both
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could be popes at once held that only one of
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the two could be pope. To settle the difficulty, another
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group of cardinals later went on beyond their rights and
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declared the rival popes deposed and elected a second anti pope,
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Alexander the Fifth. It gave rise to three lines of claimants,
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and thus complicate the position. A general council was called
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the legitimate successor. In the Urban line, Gregory the twelfth reign,
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the successors of the anti popes were declared to be
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unduly elected, and the difficulty was overcome by the elect
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of Pope Martin the Fifth in fourteen seventeen. The true
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succession was never lost, nor was the central unity. All
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the time, there was but one true Pope, and the
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mistake on the part of the faithful as to which
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was the truth pope was not an error in faith
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the church under God's guidance. Whether this difficulty of internal
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dissension once more showing the divine protection which the Catholic
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Church has ever enjoyed in the virtue of Christ's promise
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to be with her all days until the end of
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the world. The person says, you mentioned not only the unity,
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but also the holiness of the Catholic Church. Here at
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least your position becomes impossible. Indeed, how much of the
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spirit of the of Christ is found in any church today?
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And they answer, it is to be found whole and
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entire only in the Catholic Church. As a church. The
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Catholic Church is holy in her founder, in her teachings,
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worship and discipline, and can alone inspire completely Christian spirit
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in men of good will. This, however, does not imply
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that every member of the Catholic Church is holy, made
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to their own shame, do not live up to their faith.
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Person continues all religions teach holiness, Protestantism and even Mahometanism.
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That's Muslim Islam. We'll go with that. A moral and
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are as moral and tolerant as the Catholic Church. Protestantism,
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they answer, was not holy in its original founders, cannot
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preserve Christian teaching intact, and dare not insist upon truly
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Christian moral principles. Even its leaders excuse and approve laxity
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and practice tolerating divorce and remarriage, birth control, contempt of
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the scriptures, indifference in religion and rationalism and humanitarianism in
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place of faith and charity. And you term this renunciation
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of Write's principles tolerance. Tolerance may spare evil individuals, but
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it never says that evil conduct is justified. As for Muslims,
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do you know as little about them as you do
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the Catholic Church. The Koran allows divorce, polygamy, the right
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of husbands to thrash their wives, the right to murder
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on believers, sanct the sanction of impurity provided a man
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washes his hands in clean sand, and much other evil
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doctrine absolutely condemned by the Catholic Church and indeed by
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every right conscience. And I think it's very important a
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lot of you know, it's really Post nine to eleven stuff,
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all that tolerance of Islam that was embraced by George W.
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Bush and all that, and a lot of our religious leaders,
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some particularly within our own church, trying to find common
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ground with Islam. And there is some common ground to
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be had in the principles in which we agree. Those
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principles can be held to be true and valid and
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equally good in both religions. That's true of any religion.
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If a Buddhist says it's wrong to kill, they're exactly
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as right as a Christian or Jew who says we
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follow the teachings that thou shalt not kill. Just because
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they're of a different faith does not invalidate a moral
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and just position. But Islam is really incompatible with Christianity
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for the very reason that they insist that all Christians
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convert to Islam or die. That's the bottom line. Now,
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not all Muslims believe that has some very good Muslim
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friends who are very tolerant and say we can live
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side by side and all that, but that's not what
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we might call the fundamental teaching of their doctrine. The
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Korean actually says, you know, kill the Jew where you
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may find him, enslave the Christian, etcetera, etcetera. While Islam,
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while Muslims can certainly live side by side with Christians
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and Jews in peace, those who are strong believers in
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their doctrine, in the actual teachings of their faith, will
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constantly persecute Christians and Jews. A lot of Catholics have
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gotten this idea that we're more at odds with Jews
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than we are with Muslims, and that really could not
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be further from the truth. There are bad actors on
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both sides. There are certainly bad Jews, there are bad Christians,
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but we have far more in common in our moral beliefs.
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The you know, the Ten Commandments are supposed to be universal,
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thou shalt not kill, being among them, and Islam has
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no universal doctrine. Accept submission. That's actually what Islam means
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is submission. And they will not tolerate other religions because,
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according to their teaching all other religions must be destroyed,
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and everyone can either convert or be slaughtered before their
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great profit will rise and there'll be peace on earth.
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It's really more in alignment with the doctrines of the
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Antichrist than with Christ. And it's unfortunate. As I said,
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I've had many, well several, I won't see many, but
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I've had some fairly good Muslim friends. And we treat
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each other with respect, and we can debate, and you know,
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the one thing we don't do is act like we
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agree on everything. We respect each other's differences. And that's
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to say, it's also true with Jews. You will not
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find your fundamentalists, shall we say, Muslim able to tolerate
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such well, really a modernist mindset, and that is really
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what it is. I mean, it's that the modern idea
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of tolerance, which in itself is not bad. We you know,
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live and let live, but we don't deny the truth. Really,
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neither should they deny what they think is the truth.
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And our truths are incompatible. And remember there's only one truth. Now,
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what we can agree on is that there is one God,
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the Father of the Creator, that God revealed himself to Abraham,
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that you know, these are Abrahamic religions, but the prophet
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Mohammed has very very little to do with the religion
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of Abraham. I mean, I would say he was in Antichrist,
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and I don't think history would prove me wrong. For
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centuries Muslims did nothing but invade Christian lands, slaughter people,
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burned their churches, and take women and children as slaves.
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That's not something you can live with in peace. Now,
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nineteen fifties, sixties, you know, twenties, even really under British rule,
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a lot of the Islamic world became very sophisticated, very urbane,
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wonderful people, great contributions to literature and art. And really
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they've always been quite gifted in literature and art. I mean,
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you can go back to medical sciences. They really took
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Galen's work from ancient Greeks and the Roman tradition and
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expanded and made great contributions to medicine. Very intelligent people,
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many of them. You can look in the nineteen seventies
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with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, which said no,
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no Western culture, no influence of Christianity, Kill the Jews,
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kill the Christians, and you're looking at the modern state
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of Iran today. They did not want to live peacefully
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side by side as they had somewhat been forced to
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under mostly British rule. So anyway, we'll move on and
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we will get to the fourth Commandment. This is from
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Father Sparagu's exhaustive Catechism of the Catholic Church, so referencing him.
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In the fourth Commandment, God enjoins upon us to honor
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His representatives on earth. That is to say, our parents,
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and both ecclesiastical and secular authorities our duty towards our parents.
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Our parents are to be honored because they are God's
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representatives and our greatest benefactors. We are all children of
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one father in heaven, and He causes us to be
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fed and brought up by our earthly parents. Thus, parents
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take the of God in regard to the education of
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their children. They are His representatives, and as such, the
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honor due to Him must be paid to them. For
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the viceroy can claim the same respect as the monarch,
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who has delegated his authority to him. Those who despise
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their parents despise God himself. Saint Augustine, after conversion, bitterly
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regretted the disrespect he had shown the mother God had
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given him, knowing that thereby he had shown disrespect to God.
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Our parents are moreover our greatest benefactors. How much, exclaimed
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Saint Ambrose, has not my mother suffered on thy account?
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How many sleepless nights, how many privations? How much anxiety
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has she not born for thee? And hard thy father
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has worked? And how hard thy father has worked to
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provide thee with food and raiment. And can't sell be
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ungrateful to those who have done and suffered so much
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for thee. The son of God himself honored his mother
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and his foster father. It is said of him that
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he was subject to them. Learn of him to obey
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your parents. He honored them though they were his servants.
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He loved and respected his mother, whose creator he was.
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He never forgot that as an infant he had lain
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on Mary's bosom and be carried in joseph arms. We
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ought to honor our parents by respectful behavior, love and obedience.
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When God bids us to honor our parents, he commands
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us to love and obey them, For this is included
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in the reverence we owe them. Love is due to
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them as our greatest benefactors. It is the first duty
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of a Christian to compensate his parents for the trouble
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and the sacrifices his education has entailed on them. The
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obligation to obey them ceases when there is no longer
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an occasion for it. The duty of loving and respecting them, though,
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only ends with their lives. Respect to what our parents
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consists in esteeming them from our hearts as God's representatives,
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and manifesting this esteem outwardly by word. Indeed, esteem for
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our parents must be heartfelt, otherwise alward manifestation of esteem
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would be dissembling or a lie. Christ showed great respect
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for his mother the marriage feast of Cana, for although
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he told her his hour for working miracles was not
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yet come, he complied with her request. We must honor
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our parents, even if they are poor and in a
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humble class of life. Joseph, when governor of Egypt, showed
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great respect to his aged father, although he was only
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a shepherd, and he brought him to the king and
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presented him before him. That's in Genesis. You know the story.
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King Solomon rose from his throne to meet his mother.
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Although she was not of royal lineage, he bowed to
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her and made her sit at his right hand. That's
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in three kings I guess two nineteen. But Benedict the
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eleventh received his mother, who was a poor washerwoman, in
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the kindest manner when she went to him in the
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mean apparel of her class. Even if parents do not
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lead a virtuous life, they still have a claim upon
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the respect of their children because of the position they
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hold in regard to them as God's representatives. The wise
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man says, honor they father in word and work, and
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in all patients. Ecclesiastes. Love of our parents consists in
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kind feelings and kind actions toward them. We are bound
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to love our parents as we are bound to love
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all men, because they are a neighbor made in God's image.
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But this is not enough. They have a right to
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special affection on our part because we are their children,
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because they love us so tenderly and confer so many
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benefits upon us. Are not his parents a child's best friends.
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Love consists in a kind of sentiment and action. Joseph
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showed his affection for his old father. He fell on
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his neck, embracing him and wept. But kind feelings are
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not enough. Let us not love in word nor in tongue,
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but indeed and in truth one John three point eighteen.
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Therefore we ought to help our parents in destitution or sickness,
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and pray for them. The Prussian general don't even ask
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me how to pronounce his name, z E t h N. Anyway,
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when a page was once on guard at night at
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the king's antechamber, the King Frederick the First, finding he
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did not answer his summons, went out and found him
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asleep over a letter which he was writing to his
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mother to send his first earnings, which were thirty shillings
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in the royal service. The king read the letter and
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was so touched that they put a roll of money
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in the young man's pocket, and the next morning appointed
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him to the army. When Blessed Thomas Moore had been
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put to death for the faith by the order of
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Henry the Eighth, no one ventured to bury his remains.
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His daughter, Margaret alone braved the tyrant's wrath, and he,
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respecting her filial devotion, allowed no one to interfere with her.
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Even among the lower animals we find examples of affection
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toward parents. The young of lions share their prey with
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the old, and the storks warmed those who have lost
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their plumage through age. They bring them food and a
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system to fly. The wise man says, sons support the
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old age of thy father. Ecclesiastes again, I think it's
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three eighteen. Remember how our Lord on the Cross provide
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for his mother, commending her to the care of Saint John.
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That's John nineteen twenty six. Obedience toward our parents consistent,
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fulfilling all their lawful commands as long as we are
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under their authority. Children, obey your parents in all things
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is Colossians three twenty. Just as parents are bound to
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provide for the education their children, so it is the
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duty of the children to obey the parents. As in
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the state, some rule and others obey, so it must
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be in the family, otherwise there can be no domestic order.
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In concord, virtue is expected the oldest submission of the young.
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Yet children only bound to obey when the command is just.
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If their parents order them to do what is contrary
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to God's law and consequently unjust, they must act. On
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the Apostles' words, we ought to obey God rather than
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men acts five twenty nine. Saint Hermnguild, son of Leoville,
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guild King of the Goths, was imprisoned by his father
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in a tower in Villa because he would not embrace
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the Aryan heresy. The king promised to restore him to
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his favor only if he complied with his desires, but
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the saint replied that he would renounce the crown, and
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he would renounce the crown his father's affection life itself,
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rather than to deny his faith. He was accordingly martyred.
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Several other saints have chosen to disobey the commands of
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their earthly rather than their heavenly fathers, and thus lost
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their lives. Parents who require their children to do what
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is forbidden by the law of God undermine their own authority.
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They saw off the bow in which they're sitting. A
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man ordered his son to work in the fields on Sunday.
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The lad refused, saying it was forbidden by the law
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of God. The father rejoined angrily, you are not a
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child now, and the commands are only for children. In
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that case, the son replied, then I need not keep
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the fourth commandment, which bids me to obey you. Children
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are only abound to obey their parents as long as
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they are under their control, and they are only to
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obey it in matters which come within the sphere of
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parental authority, such as in manners and behavior at home
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and abroad, their companions, etc. Parents have no right to
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dictate to their children in regard to the calling they
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show embrace, for if a vocation comes from God, parents
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cannot dispose of their children's future when they are no
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longer subject to them. Saint Francis of ASSISI would not
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let his father make a merchant of him. Saint Rose
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of Lima refuse to marry. Yet the advice of parents
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should always be asked. Age gives them greater discernment and
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experience of life, and they are the best and wisest
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counselor a man can have. Holy scripture exhorts us. Thus,
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my son, here are the instructions of thy father Proverbs
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one eight. Our duty is the same in regards to
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those who are in authority over us as it is
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to our parents, our teachers and governors, masters, employers, and
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our elders. In general. The older to be respected by
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the young, honor the person of the age and man
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and rise of before the hoary hit it says Leviticus,
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it becomes the elder to speak first Ecclesiastes. The Spartans
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entertained great respect for the aged. When an old man
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could not find a place of the Olympian Games, they
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all rose up to give him a seat. Alexander the
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Great was one day sitting by a warm fire, when
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he saw an aged soldier shivering in the cold. He
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called him in and gave him his own place on
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the regal couch. Young people ought to heed the council
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of the old, for of them they shall learn wisdom
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and instruction Ecclesiastes. Again, the old act less on impulse,
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and consequently more prudently. God appointed a council of seventy
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ancients for the guidance of the Jews in Exodus, and
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the Roman Senate was composed of old men. Above all,
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the aged should never be despised, For we shoot two
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shall become old in our turn Ecclesiastes. Their infirmities must
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be born with an ancient man rebuked, not but entreat
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him as a father's first Tenothy five to one. He
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transgresses the fourth commandment of God. Who is disrespectful towards
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his parents, who behaves rudely to them, is or is
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ashamed of them, etc. Cham mocked his father when he
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lay naked and drunken his tent Genesis nine. For this,
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his father cursed him. His descendants are the inhabitants of
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Africa and know not the true God. Don't know if
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that's true or not. That's legend. You know, it was
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believed and passed down through time. Take that with a
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grain of salt. You know, it's the eighteen nineties when
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this was written, and we didn't know a lot about
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genetics back then. And you know, like I said, take
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that one with a grain of salt. He who is
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unkind to his parents, who for instance, hates them, refuses
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to help them, or steals from them, etc. The son
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of Jacob, after they had sold their brother Joseph, deceived
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and grieved their father. In Genesis, Absalom spoke against his
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father at the palace Gates, lied to him, and rebelled
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against him. In Second Kings fifteen, he who disobeys his parents, parents,
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and will not be corrected by them, transgresses his commandment.
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The two sons of the high priests Eli disobeyed their
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father's commands and admonitions. First Kings two. How does God
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reward the observance of the Fourth Commandment. God promises long life,
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happiness and blessings upon earth to children who honor their parents.
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At the giving of the Law and Sinai, God promised
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long life as reward for keeping the First Commandment. Exodus
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twenty twelve Saint Paul holds out the same inducement to
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the fulfillment of filial duty and Ephesians six 's three
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Joseph was obedient to his father. The old man loved
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him for it, but his brethren hated him. Joseph was
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made governor of Egypt and attained the age of one
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hundred and ten years Genesis ie. Those who honor their
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parents honor old age. As in the providence of God.
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There is generally some connection between work and reward. Dutiful
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children usually reach an advanced age. A long life is
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a great boon to a man. The longer he lives,
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the more merits he can amass for eternity. Under the
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old dispensation with the Old Testament, essentially, a long life
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shortened the sojourn of the soul and limbo. Consequently, it
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was a greater privilege than are the New dispensation. When
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a good death is an immediate transition to eternal life. Certainly,
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many good children die young. But even in this case,
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God fulfills his promise, for instead of life on earth,
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he gives him life eternal, which is far more to
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be desired. Beside an innocent life, it is in itself. Besides,
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an innocent life is in itself a long life. A
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spotless life is old Age Wisdom four nine. God takes
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many a one out of this world that he may
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escape contamination. Moreover, the blessings which parents invoke upon their
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children are very powerful. Witness the blessing which the age
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Tobias gave to his son when he set out on
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his journey, the blessing Noah pronounced upon him and Jayfith.
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Honor your parents, that their blessings may rest upon you.
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The father's using establish the house of the children. Ecclesiastes again,
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he that honorth his mother is his one that layeth
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up treasure. The relieving of the father shall never be forgotten.
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It's all from Ecclesiastes. Hence it comes that dutiful children
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are generally prosperous, or at least have real contentment. The
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enjoyment of happiness and peace is more to be desired
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than wealth. Those who behave well to their parents are
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blessed in turn with dutiful children who are comfort to them.
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He that honors to this father shall have joy in
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his own children. Happiness in this world and in the
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next is the reward God bestows upon children who honor
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their parents. God threatens to sind upon those who do
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not honor their parents, shame upon earth, a miserable end
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and everlasting damnation. It is unquestionably a great sin to
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treat one's greatest earthly benefactors with ingratitude, and because of
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the magnitude of the sins and punishments is proportionately heavy.
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Those who forget their father and mother, God will forget
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and allow them to suffer reproach Ecclesiastes. A tree on
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which there were no blossoms can produce no fruit, So
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the man who was disobedient in his youth would not
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be honored in his old age. Bad children frequently come
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to a miserable end. Witness the death of the two
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sons of Heli who perished in battle First Kings four eleven.
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Also the fate that overtook the treasurer's Absalom, who having
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rebelled against his father David, and defeated him. Was caught
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by his long hair in the branches of an oak,
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and hung there pierced by three lances. Second Kings eighteen.
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I guess bad children are in great danger of losing
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their souls. If God deals so severely in the day
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of judgment with those who have failed to perform works
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of mercy towards their neighbor, how much more rigorously will
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he judge those who have been unkind to their own parents.
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The Apostle says that those who are disobedient to parents
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are worthy of death. Romans one point thirty. The Jewish
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law pronounced a curse upon him who honoreth not his
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father and mother Duterotomy twenty seven sixteen. Again, he that
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striketh his father or mother shall be put to death.
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Exodus twenty one point fifteen. The eye that mocketh his mother,
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let the ravens pluck it out, and the young eagles
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eat it. To Proverbs thirty seventeen. God laid strict commands
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upon the Jews. A stubborn and unruly son who will
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not hear the commands of his father, the city shall
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stone him, and he shall die and all Israel hearing
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it may be afraid. Due Toonomy twenty one, eighteen and
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twenty one, those who have not honored their parents by
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divine retribution often have unruly children of their own, As
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experience frequently shows, by what things a man sinneth by
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the same he has tormented from wisdom eleven seventeen, Cham
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despised his father and his descendants were degraded nations whom
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God caused to be cast out of Canaan. This also
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includes our duty toward those in authority. God has appointed
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two powers of spiritual in the secular for the direction
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of human society. The spiritual power he has committed to
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the guidance of souls to the secular, to the maintenance
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of peace and order. Throughout the whole of creation, we
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observe the existence of a certain mutual dependence. The moon
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is the satellite of the Earth. The Earth and other
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planets of our source system revolve around the Sun. The
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mineral kingdom supplies nourishment to vegetable kingdom, and the vegetable
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to the animal, while each and all are for the
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service of man. Among animals we find the same subordination
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of some to others. The bees are governed by a queen.
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The birds and wild beasts of the forests, the fish,
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and the seas have their leaders and obey a kind
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of military rule. In our own bodies, we see how
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one member commands the others to obey. In the spiritual
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war the world, the same law of dependence exists in
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the natural order. There are angels of higher and lower
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ranks in like manner, as will of God, that some
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men should rule and others be subject in consequence of
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original sin. Without rulers, human society would soon resemble an
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army without commanders. A disorderly rabble are to the state
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what beams are to a wall. Without beams, the building
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would fall when after the fall, men began to rage
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against each other like wild beasts, and the sun of
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the first man slew his brother God set rulers over
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them to restrain them. Our rulers ought in some measure
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to reflect, as in a mirror, of the divine power
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and providence watching over mankind. Just as there are two
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lights in the firmament of heaven, the sun to shine
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by day and the moon by night, so two powers
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are institute of goward mankind. The spiritual like the Sun
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is superior because it guides man to his eternal goal,
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whereas the secular authority is primarily concerned with the temporal
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welfare of its subjects. The earthly interests of the people
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are in trust to the ruler, and their spiritual interests
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to the priest. Although the two powers have separate aims,
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they mutually complete each other. They are like the two
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golden cherubim shadowing the ark of the Covenant with their wings.
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The highest spiritual authority was given by God to the Pope,
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the highest sector authority to the monarch of the land.
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In most countries, the people have a share in the
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second government. Both pope and king received their power from God.
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Our Lord said to Saint Peter, feed my lambs, feed
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my sheep, John twenty one seventeen. Thus the Apostle Peter
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was constituted Prince of the Apostles and the visible head
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of the Church militant by Christ himself. The chief ranks,
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the chief rank and spiritual supremity supremacy conferred on Saint Peter,
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as vested by Christ's appointment in the person of the
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Bishop of Rome. For the time being that the head
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of governor or governor of the state also derives his
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power from God. We learn from the words our Lord
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addressed to Pilate, thou shouldst not have any power against
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me unless it were given thee from above John nineteen,
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I'm sorry, yeah, nineteen eleven, by king's reign and lawgivers
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to cree just things. Proverbs eight fifteen. Here ye kings,
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for powers given to you by the Lord Wisdom six
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' four. There is no power but God Romans thirteen
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to one. Monarchs usually aid the words. Monarchs usually add
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the words by the grace of God to their title.
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In all European countries except Russian Turkey, the sovereign consults
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the will of parliament or representatives of the people. Our
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duties toward the Pope and the king are similar to
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our duties toward God, for they are both His representatives.
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The vice generates of God, both spiritual and temporal, are
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often called ministers of God Wisdom six ' five or
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the lords anointed first Kings twenty four seven. They are
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even spoken of as gods in Exodus twenty two to
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twenty eight. Just as one who fills the place of
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king is called viceroy, the pope terms himself the servant
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of the servants of God. We owe to Almighty God
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worship and fidelity, first Commandments, Reverence, second Commandments, service, third
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commandment we owe to His vice regents, and that's probably
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not how it's pronounced vice garance his representatives. We're going
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to go with that. Obedience and loyalty, respect, and service.
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Our duties to the Supreme Pontiff are these. We are
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bound to obey him in spiritual matters, to be loyal
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to him, to respect his authority, and by prayers and offerings,
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assist him in arduous duties of his office. We are
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under the obligation to obey the Pope in all spiritual matters.
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All the pastors of the Church and the faithful of
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every rank and right are subject to the Pope and
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bound to yield him perfect obedience. What the head is
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to the other members of the human body, that is,
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to the Pope, to the body of Christ, I e.
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The Church. One Corinthians twelve twenty seven. As he is
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representative of Christ. Second Corinthians five twenty he declares to
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us the will of God. He can say, we are
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ambassadors for Christ God, as it were exhorting by us
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the words of Christ addressed to the apostles. He that
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heareth you heareth me Luke ten sixteen unquestionably apply above
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all else to Saint Peter and his successors. He therefore,
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who disobeys the Pope returns a deaf ear to whose
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admonitions cannot please God. Leo the thirteenth, the Pope at
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the time has repeatedly urged upon the faithful the frequent
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recitation of the Rosary. What is our duty in this respect? Well,
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we ought furthermore to be true and faithful to the
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Holy Father, for he is not only the head of
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the visible Church, but the rock whereon it rests those
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who cast off their allegiance to the See of Romes.
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The Greeks did in ten fifty three fall away from God. Yes,
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the Greek Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Church is in schism
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because they will not recognize the Pope. To them, whom
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we call schismatics, the words of God spoke to Samuel
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are accurate applicable. They have not rejected thee but me
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that I should not reign over them First Kings eight seven.
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We must also reverence the Pope. We know that it
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is Christ's will that should we should reverence his ministers
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as himself. Now, as the Holy Father is chief of
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christ ministers, the greatest respect is due to him. On
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this account, the title his Holiness is given to him.
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It is moreover our duty to assist the Pope by
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our prayers and oblations. The early Christians prayed for Saint
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Peter when he was in prison Act twelve five, and
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in the present day his successors are not free from persecution.
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Let us therefore follow the examples of the early Christians.
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The Pope has besides to provide for the main needs
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of the church, for the propagation of the Gospel, and
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he then lands for the maintenance of ecclesiastical institutions, et cetera.
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Thus he requires our pecuniary pecuniary assistance. It means we
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give money to the church and it's used, hopefully the
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right way. And requires it all the more since his
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temporary possessions have been wrested from him. You know, he
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say's taken about poverty. He has no money of his own.
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The alms collected for the Holy Father called Peter's pence.
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The Catholic Catholics are too apt to underrate or overlook
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the importance of contributing to this object. The enemies of
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the Church are wont to apply the epithet epithet from
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Montane to Catholics who are affirm adherents to the Holy See,
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to imply that they are wanting him patriotism because they
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recognize as their spiritual sovereign one who is beyond the
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mountains ultra montes. But as a matter of fact, good
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Catholics are good patriots. Origin says, the more Christian fears God,
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the more loyalty he has to his Emperor. Our duties
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to where our pastors are the same as towards the
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Holy Father. We are bound to contribute toward their support.
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The Lord ordered that they who preach the Gospel should
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live by the Gospel First Corinthians nine fourteen, and that
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the laborers worthy of his reward One Timothy five eighteen.
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Our duty toward the ruler of our country requires us
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to obey all just laws which are issued in his name,
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to be loyal to him, and to hold him in respect,
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and support him by our prayers, by the payment of taxes,
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and by military service if required by us. We are
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not only bound to obey the laws of the state
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because of the penalty incurred by disobedience, but also for
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consciousness sake, cause the commands of the secret authority are
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the commands of God Romans thirteen two five. Remember this
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was pre communism, so Father Sparaga was looking at from
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the perspective of kings ruling by the permission of God,
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not you know, evil communists, godless satanic regens that forced
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people into servitude and take their money and kill them,
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you know. But again, the laws have to be just.
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And you might say, well, now what about America. We
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rebelled against the British, are we wrong? Well, let's first
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remember that King Henry the Eighth rebelled against the Pope,
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making himself an illegitimate king. His only rule, his only
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authority come came from God through God's represented the Pope.
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And so it's pretty you know, you can think as
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being only right that the British, once great British Empire
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begin to fall apart under Protestantism, as they had already
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lost their authority. So let's see remember how willingly Joseph
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and Mary conformed to the decree of Augustus and journey
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to Bethlehem to be enrolled Luke two. But if the
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temporal power commands something which God forbids. We must recall
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to mind the Apostles' words we ought to obey God
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rather than Man Acts five twenty nine. The three Hebrew
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Youths and the Fiery Furnace, and the seven Maccabees who
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obeyed this precept. Likewise Saint Maurice and the theban Legion.
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We are, however, seldom called upon to do this in
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the present day. It is our bound in duty to
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be loyal to our ruler, especially in time of war.
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Soldiers are required to take the military oath. It is
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never allowed to revail against sovereign authority in the land.
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For whoso resists the higher powers resists the ordinance of
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God Romans thirteen one. We are to be subject not
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only of the good and gentle, but also the froward.
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It was like, not so good. I'm going to go
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with that. I cannot remember the definition of that word
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froward Verse Peter two eighteen. Bad rulers are generally sent
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by God as chastisement for the sins of a nation.
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If the monarch should be tyrannical, we must implore the
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help of God, and his help will be granted when
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the people forsake their evil doings. We are also to
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honor the ruler of our country. Fear God, honor the
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king Verse Peter, two seventeen. A king is spoken of
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as his majesty, and a royal reception is prepared for
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him wherever he goes. We ought more over to pray
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for our rulers. It is acceptable to God that prayers
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and supplications be made for all that are in a
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high station. It includes the bad ones. Yes, I do
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actually pray for Joe Biden, believe it or not, one
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Timothy two. Besides, prayer for our rulers brings a blessing
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on ourselves, for by it we obtain the passing of
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decrees beneficial for their people. At high mass, the priest
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praise for the sovereign ruler. Christ sanctioned the payment of
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taxes when he said, render to Caesar the things that
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are Caesar's Matthew twenty two twenty one. You could definitely
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make a big argument about the Okay, So if your
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tax dollars would be taken to pay for abortion, you know,
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or like in the Rose time, tax dollars taken to
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expand slave territory, you know, maybe you could give say
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it's not right to pay taxes in certain cases, but
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you're going to take the penalty of that if you do. Anyway,
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he paid for himself and Saint Peter the tax levied
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on every head for service to the temple. And in
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order to do so, he bade Saint Peter to go
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to the sea and cast a hook in the mouth
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of the first fish he caught, he would find a
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piece of silver required for the tax. Matthew, oh was
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that seventeen? It is only just that those who enjoy
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the peace and welfare, which is the object of government secure,
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should contribute towards the defraying of the expenses us in court.
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I have no problem for paying for roads and court
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systems when they're fair and you know all that, But
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your money's actually be taken to pay for something immoral.
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I don't think it's a bad thing to make every
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effort to legally reduce your tax burden. Let's just put
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it that way. Thus, the members of the body supply
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food to the digestive organs, which, whence nourishment is afforded
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to the whole. It is not right to frall the
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state and matters of taxation. Military service is required in
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some lands, as for the maintenance of the domestic peace,
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and for the protection of the country from foreign foes.
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Those who, in time of war offer their lives for
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their fellow countrymen receive a great reward from God. Our
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duty towards representatives of the sovereign are similar to those
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towards himself. Be subject to the King as excelling the
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governors is sent by him, for so is the will
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of God one Peter two fourteen. In addition to this,
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the citizens ought to assist their ruler in the governing
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of the country by choosing their representatives from men of
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experience and Christian principles. Not only the representatives of the people,
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but the electors of those representatives have a weighty responsibility
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in God's sight. Remember that when you go into the vote.
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Let's just say, Joe Biden's a really bad guy. Okay,
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Donald Trump's no choir boy. He's not perfect, but he's
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far more Christian. May not be Catholic, but his morals
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are far more in line with the teachings of the
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Catholic Church, and Joe Biden could ever hope to be.
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In fact, he is a heretic and an apostate. So
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the farmer are responsible for the laws they make, the
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latter for the men they choose to make the laws.
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In exercise of his civil rights is incumbent upon the
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citizens to obey the will of the Lord and God.
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He will one day have to answer for the manner
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in which he exercises that right. So if you go
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in and vote for a politician that supports abortion and
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transgendered stuff and as totally opposed to Christianity, you're gonna
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answer for it before God. So don't give me that
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crap that Joe Biden's a Catholic. You know we can
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vote for him. No, he supports killing babies. I mean,
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dou shalt not kill is the first, you know, one
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of the first few commandments. We really do take it seriously.
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He does not. Okay, let no one there assert that
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religion has nothing to do with politics. Statesmen, public functionaries, senators,
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members of Congress, cabinet officers will all have to give
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an account of every word they have spoken, every vote
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they have given, and electors will be responsible for the
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men they have returned to Congress or Senate. Consequently, they
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should elect men of experience, acquaintance with the law, and
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above all possessed of Christian principle, for those who are
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destitute of all religious beliefs cannot be expected to act
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conscientiously or adhere to their promises. And since matters closely
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connected with the essentials of religion are often the subject
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of debate, is the duty of Catholics to vote for
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such candidates as will act justly in dealing with the
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ecclesiastical question and have the interest of the Church at heart.
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If the Catholic, by giving his vote to a candidate
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who is hostile to the church, or by abstaining from voting,
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makes himself in part responsible for the success of that candidate,
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he has much to answer for. Catholic electors ought not
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to return as their representative one who is only a
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nominal but not practical Catholic Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Dick Durbin.
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We can go down the list who regard with indifference
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or contempt the teachings and ministers of the church. Before
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going to the ballot, they should ascertain the views of
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the candidate upon education, marriage, and observance of Sunday, etc.
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It is better not to vote all than to vote
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for one who is hostile to religion. It is, however,
43:05
a duty to vote if thereby one man. It is, however,
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a duty to vote if thereby one can avert evil
43:13
and promote what is good. Let no man say my
43:16
vote is of no consequence. It might turn the scale,
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and if not, at any rate, it lessens the defeat
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of the non successful candidate. Those who are not entitled
43:25
to vote ought to pray that the result of the
43:28
election may be favorable to the cause of religion in
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the country. In general, I pray probably twenty times a
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day that Donald Trump be re elected. We need Republicans
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in there because they have morals and principles that are
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more in lign with us, even if they are not Catholic.
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Our Catholic politicians are often horrible. They are secuarists, they
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are modernists, the apostates, they are heretics. They are evil,
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evil people. We pray for them too, but we don't
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vote for him. He who grows offends against either the
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a classical, the ecclesiastical, or secure authorities has to expect
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severe chastisement of God on earth and punishment in the
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world to come. Corey and his companions, who rose against
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the Jewish priesthood were swallowed up the earth by the
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earth as an example to the people numbers sixteen. And
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that's when, you know, some of the Jews said, well,
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why does Moses get all the attention. We're Jews as well,
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and we can be priests. And God killed them in
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their entire families. So kind of a maybe a warning
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to people who would break away from the Catholic Church
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and form their own churches and call themselves Protestants. I
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don't know. Remember the deplorable fate of Absalom, who rebelled
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against his king, his father the king, and also that
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of Semi, who not only insulted King David, but disobeyed
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the mandate forbidding him to cross the book at CEDRN
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three kings two forty six high trees, and is now
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punished with a long term of imprisonment. They that resist
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the power, resist the ordinance of God, and purchased in
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themselves damnation Romans thirteen to two. This also under this
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also falls the duties of those who are an authority.
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The Christian ought not to strive after a position of
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authority which he is not confident to feel Ecclesiastes seven
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to six. In this respect, everyone may well take example
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by Moses. He did not aspire to the post of
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leader of the Hebrew people, but only assumed it when
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called by God to do so. In fact, at first
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he would not accept it, deeming himself too weak for
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its duties, and later on we're of the office, he
45:39
desired to be relieved of it. Pope Gregory the Great
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fled to the forest when he heard they would probably
45:44
be elected pope. Many eminent saints, such as Saint Ambrose
45:48
and Saint Augustine, accepted the episcopal dignity most reluctantly. Yet
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all these men were unquestionably well qualified to fill the
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respective offices. How great is the presumption of those who
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strive to obtain some high post for which they are
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lacking the necessary strength and talents, and to which they
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are not called by God. Those who aspire to dignities
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to the duties of which they are unequal are like
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men who take the helm without knowing anything of navigation,
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or like those who load their shoulders with burdens heavier
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than they can carry. Our Lord can compare such persons
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as the thieves who force their way into the sheep
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fold John ten. But it is not wrong for one
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who feels himself competent to fill the duties of his posts,
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and knows that he may affect much good if he
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holds to it to endeavor to obtain it. A Catholic
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may aspire to the priesthood if he has a vocation,
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or to a place a on the governing powers of
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the land, if he possesses necessary qualifications. He who is
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called by God to fill some post of authority must not,
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on account, think much of himself, but rather consider the
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responsibility lay upon him. A man may be certain that
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he is called by God if an appointment is given
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to him without any effort on his own part to
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obtain it. When Saint Gregory the Great was sought after
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and his hiding place in the forest discovered by the populace,
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he no longer hesitated to accept the tiara, for he
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saw it to be God's will that he should do so.
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Saint Alfonsis did not refuse the see of Saint Agatho,
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and Pope Clement the thirteenth strongly urged him to accept it.
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Dignities are apparently conferred by the hand of man, but
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in reality is God who bestows him. Matthew twenty five
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point fifteen as a gardener guides the water of the
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spring whithersoever he will so. God influences the kings and
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princes to bestow their favors on those whom God has
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chosen to be the recipients. The heart of the king
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is in the hand of the Lord, as the divisions
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of water, whithersoever he will shall turn it. Proverbs twenty
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one point one. He is foolish to think more of
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himself on account of the dignity conferred upon him, for
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it makes no better in God's sight. Virtue alone gives
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man true worth and distinction. Earthly greateness, says Earthly greatness,
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says Saint Thomas. Aquinas is fleeting and short lived. Like smoke,
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comes quickly and quickly vanishes, it passes away like a dream. Virtue,
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on the contrary, brings everlasting glory. May or first here
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shall be last hereafter, and the last shall be first
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Matthew nineteen thirty. Herod was a king Mary and Joseph
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for ordinary people, but he was a bad man, whereas
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they were just and beloved of God. Mary and Joseph
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now feel glorious thrones in heaven. And where is Herod?
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Many who now? Many who now in the gloom of
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this life appear estimable and great will in the light
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of eternity. When the secrets of all hearts are disclosed,
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be seen to be evil and corrupt, A most severe
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judgment will be for those who bear rule wisdom six. Six.
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The higher the posts, the greater responsibility. This truth should
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make great ones of the earth humble and conscientious, thoughtful.
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God requires those who are in high places to hold
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their offices if they had it not. That is, they
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should regard it as only committed to their keeping for
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a brief period, and should be ready at any moment
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to give it up. Those who rule others ought to promote,
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as far as possible, the welfare of their subjects, and
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to treat them with impartiality and justice. As those who
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are set in authority over others, reflecting their person the
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power of God, they should take him as their model. Besides,
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they are his vice. I'm going to give up on
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that vice guarance. I'm gonna have look that up. When
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this is over here, we get it. We got another one.
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Plenty potentiary. The plenty potentiary of the Emperor would be
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full power. Yes, if my Latin is correct, plenty potentiary
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of the Emperor is bound in word indeed to conform
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to the instructions given him by his imperial master. If
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he acts on his own judgment, he is reprimanded. Governors
50:03
ought above all to study in the welfare of their subjects,
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since this is the purpose of their appointments. The princes
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of the earth are God's ministers for the good of
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mankind Romans thirteen four. The commonweal, not the benefit of
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a single individual or of a few, ought to be
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their object, and should be there and should be ready
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generously to sacrifice their own interests for the good of
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their subjects. Christ, the good shepherd, laid down his life
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for his sheep John ten eleven. If a shepherd exposes
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himself to hardships and dangers for the sake of animals
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destined to slaughter, what ought not be done for immortal souls,
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who Christ redeemed with his blood, and for whom account
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must be given. Rulers ought moreover to be impartial and
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treat all without distinction, whether rich or poor, with equal kindness,
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with equal kindness, remembering there was no respective persons with
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God Romans two eleven. God made the little and the
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great and have the equal care of wisdom six ' eight.
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He frequently declares himself to be the helper of the
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needy and oppressed. The Lord is nigh under them who
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are contrite of heart from Psalms. The more destitute we
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are of human succor or help, the more God regards
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with us with mercy. Consequently, rulers ought to befriend the
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poor and lowly Isaiah one seventeen. Unfortunately, superiors are apt
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to think themselves justified in going to all links, so
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long as they do not overstep their powers. Some proud
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men imagine it to be below their dignity to treat
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their fellow men as brethren. They think they would thereby
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forget what was due to them. This is, by no
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means the case. Those who are in authority must be
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must beware of acting unjustly or of allowing themselves to
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be corrupted by bribes Exodus twenty three eight. They must
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not favor the rich and powerful, and be induced to
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give unjust judgments, as was the unhappy fate of Pilate.
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Fearful lest the Jews should accuse him to the Emperor,
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he sentenced our lord to death, though he knew him
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to be innocent. What he dreaded happened. He was accused, condemned,
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and banished to France, which was not a good place
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to be at that time. It really not a major,
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far outpost of the Roman Empire, not a very luxurious life.
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The curse of God rests upon those judges. Deuteronomy twenty
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seven nineteen Blessed Thomas Moore used to say that if
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his father, whom he dearly loved, came to him with
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a grievance, and on the other side was the devil,
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whom he hated more than words could say, provided the
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latter was in the right, he should have justice at
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his hands. No man should ever be condemned unheard. If
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anyone went to Alexander the Great with a charge against another,
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he used to close one ear, saying I give one
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ear to the accuser, and the other to the accused.
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Even God, who is omniscient, did not condemn Adam until
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he had heard his defense and proved his guilt. Those
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who are in high places ought to set a good example.
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The reason why sapiers are bound to set a good
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example was twofold. On the one hand, they occupy a
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conspicuous position all eyes are on them, like a city
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seated on a mountain that cannot be hid Matthew five
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point fourteen. Others imitate them, as is the judge, so
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are his Minister's Ecclesiastes tend to woe betide them if
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they lead an evil life. On the other hand, sappeers
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can affect much more by example than by precept. Deeds
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are more eloquent than words. Rulers ought to pray for
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their subject, like the husbandmen in the Gospel. They should
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entreat the Lord of the vineyard to spare the barren
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fig tree and leave it a year, and hope that
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with careful cultivation, it may be bare fruit. Passors are
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especially bound to pray for their flock and to offer
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holy sacrifice on Sunday and holy days for the living
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and the dead. See all that wraps up the fourth Commandment.
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We covered a lot of ground here, a lot of ground,
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A lot of it is a little difficult in our time.
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You know, honor your father and mother. I do the
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best I can. You know, my dad basically abandoned me
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when I was four, and later when he found out
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I converted to Catholicism, basically disowned me. So I give
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him the respect that's due. I say prayers for him,
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but he chose not to have a relationship with me.
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He did not teach me anything or provide much beyond
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what the law commanded. And I think he's on his
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fifth wife now has kids that I've never met, to
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whom he gave college educations and a lot of things
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he never gave me. So that can be hard. It
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can be a hard one for a lot of us.
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I get that when we get into the politics. You know,
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I've told you how I kind of wrestled with this.
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Was it right for our founding fathers, my ancestor Charles
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Carroll to rebel against the British government. But then we
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realized that, you know, King Henry rebelled against against the
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Catholic Church, so he lost his legitimate rule. There's a
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lot to think about, and you know, as I've said,
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I believe it is the duty of every not only Christian,
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every person of goodwill, you know, like I was talking
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about how we share certain values with Muslims and Jews
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and Buddhists and everybody. And among those first are you know,
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don't kill babies. That's you know, a big, big, big
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thing and Donald Trump's not perfect on that issue. But
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we've had all these so called Christian presidents who never
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did a single thing to overturn Roe v Wade. You know,
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George W. Bush would talk about how he's sow pro
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life and all this, and that Mike Pence would be
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another good example. Bush wouldn't even go to the March
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for Life. Donald Trump a bit of a scoundrel, sometimes
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good heart, and he's the only president that ever overturned
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Roe V Wade. He's against cutting children's genitals off, you know,
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he's against these laws that are punishing Christians for praying
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the Rosary outside of abortion clinics. He's not the best,
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but he's the best we got. And Biden, on the
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other hand, is a postate, heretic, an incredibly evil man.
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And we was talking about those in who are in
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office ought to, you know, give a good example by
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living good lives. I mean, he's taken millions from the Chinese.
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He sold our country out in every way, shape and form.
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Look at his crack addic pedophile son. That's the fruit
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of the vine, you know what I'm saying. Look and
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talk about, you know, being a little inappropriate. We've all
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heard about the Ashley Biden diary saying that he showered
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with his daughter and she felt she was basically sexually molested.
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And we've seen him. I mean he was on stage
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in front of cameras and what he grabbed a nine
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year old girl's breast. I mean, not a good man. Okay,
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I know he's no longer in the race, but Kamala
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she's even worse. I mean she's literally more radical than
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he is. To his left, and her running mate that Walls.
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I mean he's a pure communist. I mean he's taken
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thirty trips to China and no one can explain who
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paid for him. I mean he is an outspoken, legitimate,
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absolute communist and a total liar. I mean, there's are horrible,
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horrible people. So I mean, and we have a Christian
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duty to vote for the best option that's going to
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be the most in line with our morals and values.
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And I am begging you, get your friends, your family,
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get ten neighbors, go vote Donald Trump, Go vote for
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President Trump, Go vote for every Unfortunately, I have to
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say every Republican on the ticket. I thank god I
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don't have to vote for Tom Tillis. This cycle is
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worse than a Democrat, but we have to have Republican
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votes in the Senate. Lindsey Graham's another one. I'd put
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in that same category. I you know, I'd rather have
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a literal weasel, the animal. I would actually rather vote
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for a weasel than Lindsey Graham. And because I see
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a weasel is better than he is, Okay, but we
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got to have Republican votes. Look at the two the
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party platforms. Look at what the party platforms are. The
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Democrat platform, abortion, gay marriage, transgendered, anti Christian, anti freedom,
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and I mean institutionalized theft Republican platform, even as bad
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as Republicans can be, and there are many that are weasels, okay,
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and worse than that words I won't say in a
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Catholic podcast. There the party platform is much more in
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align with our values. So we don't have a choice.
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And pray to God, pray on your knees every day
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that Donald Trump's reelected or our country's lost, and we
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will be Christians who hold orthodox Christian values and doctrine
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will be essentially made illegal, like you're doing in Canada,
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where they will arrest a minister for saying that the
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Bible says homosexuality is a sin, you know, not good people.
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Not good people. So anyway, y'all remember the words of
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Saint Padre Pio, pray, hope and don't worry and I
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will talk to you next time.