George A. Sprecace M.D.,
J.D., F.A.C.P. and Allergy Associates of New
London,
P.C.
www.asthma-drsprecace.com
WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH #239
Rapid Response for MONDAY,
May 27,
2019
POPE FRANCIS CONTINUES TO FLIRT WITH THE BASIC PROBLEM INHERENT IN THE "RELIGION" OF ISLAM.
Islam
is not only a Religion; it is a Secular Government, with secular Sharia
Law injecting itself throughout the lives of practising Muslims. And
that is what makes the acceptance and support of Muslims in non-Muslim
countries untenable. It is Sharia Law that is unacceptable.
This
was the structure - and the inherent weakness - of the Catholic Church
for many centuries until the Laity refused to abide by that structure,
formalized in the Lateran Treaty in Italy.
I witnessed that
first-hand in 1950 in the little town of Colonnella, Abruzzi, Italy, my
father's hometown. The entire Faithful went to Mass on Sunday. When
the priest left the altar to give his homily, all the men left the
church - to have a smoke. They returned when the priest returned to the
altar.
Among the several other flash points among the Laity that
the Holy Father is choosing to ignore - or to treat with "ambiguity",
his incursions into the secular life of Italy, Italians and the
Faithful everywhere with his broadsides about international migration
and migrants stand out as an unwise return to Church involvement in
secular life. For such inclinations, he will not be attacked. Worse, he
will be ignored - as we all go out "to have a smoke". Very
disappointing.
GS