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Responds to media criticism of Bishops not speaking out

Cardinal Ouellet says Bishops must follow Pope in speaking out more on moral issues...

"The sin of omission shall condemn many to hell, be they layman or hierarchy. I repeat: not the sin of commission, but the sin of omission will commit many to hell. Among them there will also be mitres." - Our Lady of the Roses, October 6, 1980

LifeSiteNews.com reported on June 2, 2008:

Responding to a criticism from mainstream media representatives that Catholic Bishops in Canada fail to speak out strongly on moral issues, the leading Catholic bishop in Canada, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, conceded that bishops should speak out more clearly following the example of Pope Benedict.

LifeSiteNews.com reported last week that mainstream media representatives from CTV, CBC and the National Post chaired a panel at the International Catholic Media Convention in Toronto.  With the CTV and National Post panelists nodding in agreement, CBC Radio producer Peter Kavanaugh accused the Canadian Catholic hierarchy of being "quintessentially Canadian" on moral issues. 

Catholic Bishops in England, said Kavanaugh were willing "to actually engage in public, in the fiercest of terms an issue that they saw as being vital to the future of the nation and the future of humanity."  But, he said, "the difficulty is in Canada churches are almost unwilling to do that, are unwilling to engage in those types of issues, in those types of discussions."  (see coverage: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/may/08052911.html)

LifeSiteNews.com interviewed the Primate of Canada on the charge posed by the media representatives.  Quebec City Archbishop, Cardinal Marc Ouellet acknowledged a failure on the part of church leadership in the nation to engage the issues forcefully in the public square. 

"For the church it is a big challenge to adapt to the media culture," he said.  "I think if we want to be present we have to be involved in public debate and to speak clearly. This is what Pope Benedict is doing, what Pope John Paul was doing, but sometimes at other levels of the church we don't do that so clearly," Cardinal Ouellet told LifeSiteNews.com.

"We will have to adapt more to affirm the Word of God where the forum is open," he added. "Without attacking anybody, or without violating consciences, but just witnessing to what we have received to give to the world."

The Cardinal who has been one of Canada's more outspoken bishops on moral issues added that he hoped the International Eucharistic Congress would receive coverage by the media.  "That is a big challenge in a secular society to organize and draw the attention of the Catholic and secular media so that people will realize that the church is very much involved at the heart of the world bringing hope, love and strength to people committed to peace," he said.  "That's my hope just before this great event and I hope the media will be there to dialogue with us and bring some space for good news in the world."

See related coverage:
Canadian Mainstream Media Reps Blast Bishops for Failing to Speak Out Strongly on Moral Issues
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/may/08052911.html

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Bishops avoid engaging tough issues out of fear of "getting in trouble"; "martyrs really got in trouble"; "so what if somebody gets angry at you"

Canadian mainstream media reps blast bishops for failing to speak out strongly on moral issues...

LifeSiteNews.com reported on May 29, 2008:

The first day of the International Catholic Media Convention in Toronto yesterday heard from a panel of the mainstream media.  CTV news anchor Lloyd Robertson, CBC Radio producer Peter Kavanaugh and National Post Religion Reporter Charles Lewis addressed a standing-room only 'master camp' of Catholic media professionals.

Those attending found the session quite interesting with the panelists addressing how a story makes it "from the street to the front page".  But far more interesting was the extensive Q & A session which followed the presentation. 

The questions were led off by Catholic Insight and Interim reporter Tony Gosgnach who asked CBC specifically and the panel more generally about the total lack of coverage of the National March for Life and lopsided coverage by CBC of World Youth Day and related Catholic news. That question evolved and led to the highpoint of the session.

CBC's Kavanaugh  had a fascinating story to tell.  He told of spending ten days in England at the introduction of the human embryology bill which similar to such bills in North America allowed for in vitro fertilization and embryonic stem cell research.  "Much to the shock of the Gordon government," Kavanaugh recalled, "the Catholic Church went ballistic, they blew up, they issued denunciations of the bill from the pulpit."

The CBC Radio producer continued: "The newspapers were filled with commentary from both sides, the front page of every paper was about the battle over the embryology bill. From an outsiders point of view it was a remarkable exercise in a democratic discussion about legislation that was proceeding through the House of Commons. It flowed into everything because the Cardinals and bishops in England suggested to Catholic politicians that they might not be able to vote in favour of this legislation. Gord Brown was in danger of losing several cabinet ministers, possibly 30 MPs.

Kavanaugh added, "It was an amazing exercise in democracy, the country was afire.  I was actually invigorated and envious because we almost never have these conversations in Canada."

Significantly he said, "I've been thinking about this for two months now. I've come to the conclusion that its not our fault, its not the media's fault."

"Because the critical element in that story was a church's willingness to actually engage in public, in the fiercest of terms an issue that they saw as being vital to the future of the nation and the future of humanity.  And the difficulty is in Canada churches are almost unwilling to do that, are unwilling to engage in those types of issues, in those types of discussions", he said to a room now riveted to full attention.

"Another example," he continued, "in England for almost a year and a half now there has been an ongoing story on the tension between the Catholic Church of England and Amnesty International over its policy on abortion.  In Canada that is not a story.   It's not a story not because we're not interested in Amnesty International's policy on abortion, its not a story because the Catholic Church in Canada won't say anything about Amnesty International.  It won't decide whether or not it is breaking off relations with Amnesty International whether or not it is disgruntled with Amnesty International, whether or not it doesn't care about Amnesty International and that's a difficulty," he said as Catholic media sat in stunned silence. 

The silence was broken with laughter as Kavanaugh added, "The Catholic Church in Canada is almost quintessentially Canadian."

As CTV's Roberton and the National Post's Lewis nodded in agreement and the crowd applauded its own agreement, Kavanaugh concluded: "I only say that because there are all kinds of issues which have real moral implications for society that we (the mainstream media) are not afraid of tackling.  But if people with large stakes and expertise in the area are unwilling to engage in the discussion then don't be surprised if the discussion is carried out in a way that you will say, 'my God why don't they have a Catholic on that panel, why are all the bioethicists on that panel secular bioethicists'. The reason is that no bioethicists grounded in faith will return a call."

Not content to merely nod in agreement Charles Lewis of the National Post asked to address the same point.  He noted that such issues are not engaged in out of fear of "getting in trouble", but Lewis asked 'who do you get in trouble with'. "Especially with the Catholic church built on martyrs or you think of Bonhoffer, they really got in trouble. So what if somebody gets angry at you?  Grow up, what's the big deal, somebody calls you up and says you shouldn't have said that, say 'too bad it's a free country; I think that's what it takes."

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"I ask you not to judge your brother or sister but to counsel them. Permissiveness is not accepted in the redemption of souls. It is one thing, My children, to maintain discipline, and another to become lackadaisical and going along like ducks in water, letting everything roll off your backs, neither caring nor searching for the truth. Many of My pastors, the leaders in My House, My Church upon earth, have joined the groups of the ducks. And I must say that many are goats now, My children; and I assure you We are busy now from Heaven separating the sheep from the goats." - Jesus, June 1, 1978

"I see, My children, a great evil transpiring upon earth. Those who have the power to stop the evil have chosen to go downstream like ducks upon water, letting everything slide off their backs, neither caring nor visualizing the future. And why? Because they have given themselves to the world.
     "Just as My Son stood before Pilate and he washed his hands and said: 'This man is innocent; I see no wrong in him,' however, in his heart he knew of innocence but he feared reprisal from the crowd, My children; he valued his life, he loved his sin, and he was too much involved with the pleasures of this life and the world." - Our Lady of the Roses, March 18, 1977  

The awesome Bayside Prophecies...  https://www.tldm.org/Bayside/default.htm  
These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995:

SIN OF OMISSION
"The sin of omission shall condemn many to hell, be they layman or Hierarchy.  I repeat:  not the sin of commission, but the sin of omission will commit many to hell.  Among them there will be also mitres." - Our Lady, October 6, 1980

U.S. SHALL BE FIRST STRUCK
"One of the reasons the Eternal Father chose your city and your state for My appearance was because of abortion, the murder of the holy innocents. Your nation, without repentance, shall be the first struck." - Our Lady, March 15, 1978

THE UNITED STATES SHALL FALL
"How can a great country like the United States fall, you say, My child?  You ask Me in your heart.  I read your heart.  I will tell you why.  Because they have given themselves over to satan.  When a country has lost its morality and seeks the pleasures of the flesh, giving over, themselves over, to all manner of abominations, like homosexuality, and condoning this up the highest courts of the land, then that country shall fall." - Our Lady of the Roses, November 1, 1985

DOCTORS
"Doctors now are profaning their profession, those who have given themselves over to destroying human life in abortions." - Jesus, June 6, 1987

FOULEST OF DEEDS
"Our hearts are torn because of the wanton murder of the young by evil man. Abortion, My children, is murder, the most foulest of deeds, that is punishable by death! And what is worse than death of the soul?
     "I say unto you, as your Mother, that any man or woman who performs or takes part of this abomination of the murder of the unborn shall be given a heavy penance upon earth, or if this penance is not given upon earth, that person found guilty in the eyes of his God shall suffer eternal damnation in the fires of hell." - Our Lady, December 28, 1976 

DESTROYED
"All who become part of or condone abortion, the murder of the young, shall be destroyed!" - Jesus, June 2, 1979

HUMAN LIFE IS SACRED
"The Eternal Father command that you stop these murders at once! You will not destroy the lives of the unborn. Human life is sacred in the eyes of your God. No man has the right to destroy a life. The Father, He sends this life to you, and only He will decide when it will return back to the Kingdom.
     "Do not, My children, be deceived by the words of the evil ones about you who cry to you of no space left for man. There is space, for My Father has a plan for every life He sends." - Our Lady, August 5, 1971

WILL NEVER BE CONDONED
"You will remember, My children and My child, to guard the young. Your clergy have fallen into darkness. Abortion will never be condoned. But We must have others who fervently will go forward and bring out to the minds of those who have actually seduced the country and the children--bring them the knowledge of Heaven, hell and purgatory. Then they will not have free license to sin." - Our Lady, May 28, 1983

GOVERNMENT
"For that one reason among many, the United States will suffer unless there is placed into your government a group that fears the Lord if they cannot love the Lord. They will fear Him and find measures to stop the slaughter of the unborn." - Our Lady, April 14, 1984

NUNS
"That is what makes My heart ache, My child. That is one of the reasons Theresa is crying constantly when she looks into the convents and sees what is going on. Many now believe in abortion, the murders of the children; and many have committed this act upon themselves." - Jesus, October 1, 1988

SIXTY MILLION
"I say this for this reason: the Eternal Father is much disturbed at the numbers of abortions being committed throughout your country and the world. These numbers go upwards to fifty to sixty million in one year throughout the world." - Our Lady, June 18, 1986

TREATED AS GARBAGE
"O My child, My tears fall upon you all when I see all of the innocent little babies being slaughtered . . . cast into garbage pails like nothing but dirt and scum. They are living human beings! And all murderers shall get their just recompense." - Our Lady, March 18, 1983

BOMBS IN THE UNITED STATES
"These interlopers upon the serenity of the United States have dark skins.... With their plans there will be bombs placed in strategic places and many shall die at the hands of these ruffians....
     "One big reason for permitting this disaster in New York would be the abortion mills throughout the city and the country." - Jesus, October 1, 1988

HOLY SPIRIT
"At the time of conception, the Holy Spirit makes the child, and the breath of the Almighty gives it life." - Our Lady, June 18, 1991

LIMBO
"And what, My children, are We going to do with all the aborted babies? O My child, I know you feel as I do, for I can see the great distress on your face. What are We going to do, My child? Do you understand when they come to Us, they must go to Limbo? They are in Heaven, a happy place, but they cannot see God." - Our Lady, October 2, 1987

SORROWFULLY
"Sorrowfully, the penance that is to come upon the world for the murders of the unborn shall be a chastisement far greater in severity than man has ever witnessed in the past nor ever shall pass through again. Your world is plunging into a deep chasm of suffering and destruction." - Our Lady, May 20, 1978

OATH
"Your once loyal to the oath of a doctor, your once loyal doctors are now butchers! For money they kill the young!" - Our Lady, February 10, 1978

WOE TO THE WOMAN
"Know, My child, this simple lesson, that in these days of the latter times, women will seek to cast off their role as mother and a woman. Women will cast it off under the direction of satan, and murder her children. Woe to the woman who does not repent of this vile abomination! She has walked the road to eternal damnation and hell. Repent, O woman, or forever be lost!" - Our Lady, March 18, 1975  

Directives from Heaven... https://www.tldm.org/directives/directives.htm

D23 - Abortion PDF
D142 - Sin of Omission  PDF
D169 - Stigma of a Fallen Hierarchy, Part 1 PDF
D170 - Stigma of a Fallen Hierarchy, Part 2   PDF
D171 - Stigma of a Fallen Hierarchy, Part 3   PDF
D196 - Life Begins at Conception    PDF 

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