Moore is a Sicko - and an Idiot

If you are , or know a Micheal Moore fan who is raving about his latest film Sicko, here is a response....

http://www.onthefencefilms.com/blog/index.php?m=200611

There is a film "Dead Meat" that shows you the side of the Canadian health care system that Micheal Moore won't..... Most Canadians run to the the US for their health care - but supposedly this is the best system in the world....

Bishop Driscoll is blinded by the immigration bill

The latest issue of the Idaho Catholic Register has an article from the Bishop urging us all to call our Senators and assist in resurrecting the immigration bill.

I think resurrection should be reserved for specific things, not this. We should all call the diocese, our local parish priests and demand some clarity.....

Which immigration bill are we to support: the one that would allow known gang members, felons, and pedophiles to become citizens within 24 hours OR the one with the Republican amendment that only sends the pedophiles back?

You realize the recent bust of 700 pedophiles in a global network (that featured live streaming video of horrific molestation of infants) would have all be welcomed under the original bill. Have you even looked at the bill? It claims it can correctly identify 15 million aliens in 24 hours while we can’t even process a single passport in 4 months.

Maybe Fr. Taylor could entertain us with his wisdom and explain this. He seems to the be paper's voice of authority on such matters.

Idaho Catholics Need a conservative outlet

If you are like me, reading the Idaho Catholic Register can be difficult, especially if you read Fr. Taylor's articles. Do you know what his purpose is? I think I heard the running joke that his article is used to gauge readership by how many angry phone calls and e-mails the diocese receives.
The single most frustrating thing is the lack of leadership in the clergy. Bishops that don't use their God-given balls and make a decision. Should we deny communion to pro-choice parishioners? Should we follow the Vatican or not? Making matters worse is when our priests publish an article in the statesman that goes against the catechism such as Fr. Fauche's editorial a while back stating that gay marriage could be helpful since it is no worse than the current state of marriage during the constitutional amendment frenzy. The evangelical groups LOVE to pick up on these and run around their churches proving to their members Catholics are all the evils they say we are.

Now we have allegations that Holy Apostle is denying time for Idaho Chooses life in the bulletin, and I only get blank stares when I ask about it. I know Idaho Chooses life can be pushy, but did the church tell a pro-life group to get out of the church unless they sit down and shut up in the pews?

I don't want this blog to be a clergy-bashing blog, although I know that is where much of our beef exists and reform can only happen through the clergy. I also want non-Catholics to participate in the spirit of ecumenicism and lets focus on what we have in common. I would love this to be place where you can come a vent, but then work towards solutions. How can we get the priests on Sunday to explain the catechism's 4 justifications for war instead of bashing Bush on the war on terror. How can we get our pro-life groups in our parishes to get just as much face-time as the social justice groups - which in my opinion are mostly socialist welfare expansion groups.
Tell us what's going on in your parish - feel free to post calender events and encourage people from outside your parish to join.