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Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
The responses to the Pope here are illuminating, showing us a society completely obsessed with violence that craves vengeance and calls it justice.
The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
the right wing is doing the whole “I know more about the Bible than the Pope” thing again I see
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
Pope Leo XIV: “Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion,’ but says, ‘I’m in favor of the death penalty,’ is not really pro-life.”
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
First up, the FBI & DEA identified where the lab was located & who the players were & handed the entire package to the RCMP.
Second, it included the shipping routes (port of Vancouver) the Chinese players who were involved in importing the precursor chemicals, the Chinese players in Canada who sold it to Mexican cartel players living in Canada & operating labs primarily in rural BC.
They gave the RCMP the names of the various Sikh CDN’s who were running the logistics & distribution operations.
They outlined the destinations for the finished products which included the Philippines (distribution hub in Asia), the Netherlands (EU distribution hub), Portland (distribution hub in the western US) & east to a tribal reserve in Saskatchewan (distribution hub for eastern Canada & US). The primary players included Chinese gangsters, Sikh gangsters, motorcycle gangs, & indigenous gangs.
This should have turned into a massive spiderweb of criminal takedowns but would have also made clear 4 troubling things:
Canada has lost control over immigration (can’t seem to screen out criminals from getting TFW & student visas) we have a major Chinese problem, some indigenous gangs members are using their reserves as safe havens & Canada has become a major fentanyl producer & distributor including to the US as Trump claimed.
So as per usual instead of facing up to reality & getting our National Security shit together, we punted & took the rouge!
No one charged with producing fentanyl at ‘largest superlab’ in Canadian history
westernstandard.news/bc/no-o…
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
"How DARE Trump rename it to Lake Lake America?!"
Anyway, have you ever to been on šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street in Kitsilano?
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
Shortly after his election as Pope, Benedict XVI was invited by then Father Robert Prevost (now Pope Leo XIV) to venerate the relics of Saint Augustine at the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro. At the time, Father Prevost was Prior General of the Augustinians, and therefore in the position to make this wonderful gesture. Benedict, who had been touched by Augustine at the age of 19 while reading Confessions, graciously accepted.
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
I will probably get flak by some people in my trad circles for saying this, but I’m very pleased and optimistic with Pope Leo XIV.
Since his election, I can’t help but trust he is the right person to lead Catholics at this time. After the Francis pontificate, Leo provides a real sense of unity and peace to a divided Church.
- on the traditional Latin Mass, he has shown a fatherly solicitude to making TLM-attendees feel heard
- on moral issues, he stands by the Catechism and synthesizes the best of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis
- he is deeply prayerful and spiritual, showing a deep respect for the Petrine office and traditions
Yes, I know he’s not “Pope BasedCrusader1096”. He’s not condemning his predecessor. He’s not promoting all of the trad interests. He’s not trying to undo Vatican II. And he isn’t micromanaging bad bishops, as much as we wish he would.
But the fact that Pope Leo is as good as he is DESPITE studying where he did from 1977 - 1982 shows that he isn’t an ideologue. Catholic Theological Union and religious life in the 1970’s was absolutely wild. Despite this, Leo is not some sort of progressive radical trying to tear down the Church. He’s a man of deep faith and love for the Church.
I can’t help but think that if we got an Athanasius Schneider as pope, the cause of traditional Catholicism would be seen as merely a partisan thing, akin to going from Obama to Trump. Instead, I think traditional Catholicism will enter the mainstream through a gradual fine-tuning of Vatican II’s reception, and the eventual takeover of the hierarchy by priests who were formed by Newman Guide schools, EWTN, and a “reform of the reform”. I think this Leonine papacy will somehow serve as a bridge to this revitalization rather than as its adversary.
Pope Leo is our pope, and I pray for him daily. Trads shouldn’t fall for clickbait and controversial headlines. Anyone capable of discernment can see that Leo knows and loves Christ and His Church. And ultimately, that is the entire foundation of the papacy.
The Holy Father is the product of the American seminary system in the 1970s, when it was at its scholarly, doctrinal, and moral nadir (something g that cannot be denied by those familiar with it). Rather than being annoyed when he says things obviously derived from that background, I am extremely grateful when he says or does anything decent.
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
rich people renting a poor woman’s body to carry a child for them is actually so dystopian
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
Tonight, Canada declined to finalize the trade deal under the terms agreed earlier this week.
Despite the U.S. offer to Canada to receive the best treatment of any major exporter to our market, new demands and walk backs of other commitments by Canada have upended the careful balance reached in the past days. In addition, Canada is continuing to maintain its prolonged retaliation against the United States, including, among other things, flat-out prohibitions on certain American goods and services.
For decades, Canada has enjoyed the most favorable access to the U.S. market of any country. And from the beginning of President Trump’s trade program, Canada has continued to enjoy the best treatment in the world, even after – like China – retaliating against the United States. This week, the United States agreed to provide even better treatment to Canada, offering significant tariff reductions on steel, aluminum, autos, and lumber.
The U.S. offer was also forward looking, and included a historic economic and national security partnership to cooperate on export controls, combat transshipment, enhance digital trade, and align certain external tariffs. The offer would have led to supply chain coordination on aerospace, complementary actions to address unfair trade practices, critical minerals cooperation, increased enforcement against imports produced with forced labor, and the announcement of formal U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiations.
This is a missed opportunity for Canada to partner with the United States, which is the fastest growing economy in the G7.
Jonah Sareτsky ☧ retweeted
Pope Leo XIV reaffirms ‘pride of place’ of Gregorian chant in Roman liturgy
Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the importance of Gregorian chant and sacred music in Catholic worship during a catechesis on Sacrosanctum Concilium. The Pope said music is “not merely decoration” and recalled the Council’s teaching that Gregorian chant should have “pride of place” in the Roman liturgy
advaticanum.com/article/pope…
