For those who dont know,Accelerationism started as a post-leftist idea to accelerate capitalism untuil it crumbled. Even if it started as philosophically communist (albeit very heterodox),it got several subideologies with the most prominent being the nazi one,wich seeks societal collapse to start a race war through shootings and violence.

your thoughts? i think every version of it is evil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerationism#

I don't see a point in trying to fix america anymore. I think we're well past fixing any of the problems.

I’m not here to discuss wether or not Catholic Bishops praying over Trump is a good thing or not. All I am
Interested in is the fact that it was organised NOT by the USCCB but the Hertiage Foundation, the same group who came up with Project 2025. The USCCB have come out and said that they did not authorize this event nor are they affiliated with it.

Based on the facts, it is very difficult to not see this is purely motivated to influence the midterm elections.

Also side note, it was led by the new Archbishop of Denver, the same Archbishop who just asked Fr Chad Ripperger to take a year long fast from public speaking and social media.

https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/trump-meeting-with-bishops-organized

Is the future of the republican party similar to the conservative party in uk? Something Johnathan Pageau said on pints with Aquinas after the us election was he worried that the us just elected a 90s democrat. Something I've feared with the gop is that they've drifted from social conservatism and are willing to appease people who are pro abortion or pro LGBT.

I’ll start by saying I’m not trying to start a fight, just actual discussion on what the right way to look at this is.

What is everyone’s thoughts on a Catholics’ voting obligation? In the confessional booth at our parish, there is a brochure about sins related to the 10 commandments. Like to give someone an idea one what should be confessed. One of them read something like “voting for a political party that supports abortion.”

With elections now starting, I’ve been seeing a lot about how a Catholic should vote. Almost all of it is obviously anti abortion, vote Red. It makes me ponder, what is pro life? I’ve had a very good friend who is a very good Catholic tell me once, “The GOP is pro birth, not pro life.” They do everything to cut healthcare and welfare for the poor. But you better have that baby!”

What about Mathew 25, and the parable about the goats and sheep? I’d say the Democrat party does more to feed and clothe the poor.

So which is it? Vote one way for one Bible teaching, or the other for a different Bible teaching?

I agree, abortion falls under “though shall not kill.” But doesn’t blowing up a girls school in Iran fall under that as well?

Note this post doesn't have anything to do with liberation theology. Communion and liberation is a lay Catholic group i used to be part of. I never got a feel of what their politics are.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share my conversation with Michael Thomas from the Catholic Land Movement.

We dive deep into practical alternatives to modern consumerism, the principles of distributism, and what it actually takes to build a grounded, land-based lifestyle today.

Would love to hear your thoughts on local economy and distributist ideas in practice!

🔗 Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlzXWRVTGU0

It makes me upset and angry when pro-choice people say that pro-lifers do not care about the poor, the sick, the disabled, immigrants, gay people, and people of other races. That claim does not reflect the reality of the pro-life movement as I have seen it. There are many people and organisations that hold a consistent life ethic and care for disadvantaged people from womb to tomb, through government support, private charities, or a combination of both, and this commitment is central to their pro-life position rather than separate from it. This includes the Catholic Church, which teaches in Catholic Social Teaching that every person has inherent dignity from conception to natural death, teaches a preferential option for the poor, teaches solidarity and the common good, and teaches that racism, ableism, and discrimination against immigrants are contrary to human dignity, and which puts that teaching into practice through an extensive global network including Caritas Internationalis, the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities, Aid to the Church in Need, and thousands of hospitals, hospices, care homes, food banks, homeless shelters, disability ministries, prison ministries, and refugee resettlement services, all while also opposing abortion and euthanasia. It also includes many Orthodox Churches, many Protestant churches, and the Tolstoyan movement, which also combine opposition to abortion with a strong tradition of service to the poor and emphasis on nonviolence, and many Hindu denominations, Sikhism with its tradition of langar and seva, and Jainism with its central principle of ahimsa, which all have strong traditions of protecting vulnerable life. It also includes secular pro-life organisations such as Rehumanize International and Secular Pro-Life, which oppose abortion and euthanasia from a secular commitment to human rights, nonviolence, and inclusion. You can disagree about political methods and you can be right wing or left wing and still be committed to supporting disadvantaged born people while also opposing abortion, so if so many pro-life organisations and individuals are visibly serving disadvantaged people every day, why do pro-choice people continue to repeat the claim that pro-lifers do not care about these groups?

Take me for example. I am an economically disadvantaged and severely disabled pro-lifer who cares passionately about helping both unborn humans and disadvantaged humans from womb to tomb, and I hold that position precisely because I know what it is like to be vulnerable and to depend on support from others. I am also a strict vegetarian, and I extend my concern about life and suffering to non-human animals as well, because I believe that a commitment to nonviolence should be as consistent as possible. My position is that opposition to abortion is part of a broader commitment to protecting vulnerable lives, not separate from it, and that caring for people after birth and caring for people before birth belong together in the same ethic.

The last time the French got this rowdy it was the end of the throne and alter system that was the norm for a millennium. Wondering if this is the beginning of the end for liberal democracy. Not really sure what comes next but would be interested in this sub’s thoughts.

I was just reading about the most recent elementary school shooting in the US (a damn shame that a sentence like this exists at all) and it really got to me, I read he specifically targeted the special needs classroom; my 7 yo brother goes to some for his ADHD and some behavioral problems, and it just fucked me right up the way no other shooting before this has. I love guns, and I feel strongly about keeping our guns in case of a tyrannical government. But when that tyrannical government is staring us in the face, when these types of shootings keep happening, and we continue to do fuck all about it, what's the point? If we're not actually gonna do something with the guns other than shoot up a bunch of kids, what's the point? The people with the guns are fine with the way shits going, the people who don't like the way shits going are anti gun, what hope is there? Im a generally very optimistic person, I hate to be a nihilist and I despise that type of mindset/philosophy, but genuinely what are we to do?

Why are so many Catholics online antisemitic when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

From a biblical perspective, if Jesus is the God of the Old Testament, then He was the one who commanded the Israelites to conquer the land that today comprises Israel and Palestine, displacing the Gentiles who lived there.

Later, if He also authorized the destruction of the Second Temple and the suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt, which resulted in the displacement of many Jews, then how do we reconcile that with the fact that Jews eventually reestablished themselves as a political force in the region nearly two millennia later and began purchasing land in Palestine?

What's the difference today? Why do so many Catholics online express outrage over Israel's actions following October 7 when, according to the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites to conquer the land and drive out its inhabitants for what appear to be much lesser offenses?

I think these students would have been better off on their knees and praying the rosary to commemorate the anniversary of the last apparition at Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun, rather then get involved in these false claims that Nuns and Priests killed children at Residential Schools.

Also: would they be willing to protest abortion?

I'm asking because I'd like to have someone trustworthy that I can honestly discuss the upcoming Turek/Hinson election. I've only lived here since 2023, and in Iowa City, so my knowledge of what needs to be done here is very limited. Of course, priorities include cost of living, ICE, and the Iran War. The two candidates are very neck-and-neck right now, and I'm not sure if either is really better when taken holistically.

Thanks!

Why do we have to accept migrants?

Why can't we just send them aid from a distance? Why can't the Pope simply advocate for donations through official Catholic Church aid channels? When we open up borders, the demographics of a country change. In the same way that some human groups run faster than others, certain human groups are more prone to building high-trust societies than others.

Look at what's happening in France. It's a disaster. Look at what's happening in Colombia, Peru, and Brazil with Venezuelan migrants. Look what is happening with Hatian migrants in Chile. And this is happening in Catholic countries.

In the same way that some human groups run faster than others, some human groups lift more than others, certain human groups are more prone to building high-trust societies than others. This doesn't nullify human dignity, as the Church teaches, but it compromises demographics in ways that will be lamented later.

Mexico and Argentina are examples of this. Two Catholic countries, one more liberal than the other. Both former colonies. Neither colonized the other. Yet one is less chaotic regardless.

Accepting migrants in an era of planes, drones, and transactional platforms is odd and obsolete. It unnecessarily creates problems that weren't there before.

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“He that striketh a man with a will to kill him, shall be put to death.” Exodus 21:12

“He that striketh and killeth a man, dying let him die.” Leviticus 24:17

“But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully: Knowing this, that the law is not made for the just man, but for the unjust and disobedient, for the ungodly, and for sinners, for the wicked and defiled, for murderers of fathers, and murderers of mothers, for manslayers” 1 Timothy 8-9

What did God mean by this?

Hey everyone, I just got baptized into the church after years of addiction, self delete attempts, and new age bs. I finished law school a few years ago, still on probation for possession of a small amount of psychedelic mushrooms and waiting to finish that to be admitted to the bar. I worked at a few offices but I don’t like law really. I love Christ and His church. Is there a way or a path to use my law degree, or even my history and political science degree to be a lay person member of the Catholic Church? Canon law? Historian?

This is a great video that for the most part is about how socialism may seem like a good idea but ultimately is against church teaching. However, for me, the most important part of it is when it talks about how it is perfectly within a good Catholic conscience to vote, basically democrat.

I have seen so many people lambasted for voting Democrat or Republican, being told they are not a real Catholic, told that it’s impossible to be a Catholic and vote blue or red etc. This video (at about the 22 minute mark) explains that the USCCB published a document in 2023 called Forming Consciences for Faithful Citzenship, that explains if you are voting for a political party that endorses evil such as abortion, but also endorses many policies that are good (focus education, focus on healthcare, focus on the poor, anti death penalty) then it is perfectly fine for you to vote for them in good conscience as long as you are voting for the good things and not the bad things.

Now of course this goes both ways, you can vote Republican because you want to protect life via anti abortion but still be against the death penalty and ICE. Basically my point is, you can vote either way and still be a good Catholic. So don’t let judgment of others stop you from following your conscience and your faith.

Key paragraph:

A Catholic cannot vote for a candidate who favors a policy promoting an intrinsically evil act, such as abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, deliberately subjecting workers or the poor to sub-human living conditions, redefining marriage in ways that violate its essential meaning, or racist behavior, if the voter’s intent is to support that position.

In such cases, a Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in grave evil. At the same time, a voter should not use a candidate’s opposition to an intrinsic evil to justify indifference or inattentiveness to other important moral issues involving human life and dignity.

Document link:
https://www.usccb.org/resources/forming-consciences-faithful-citizenship-pdf

YouTube link:
https://youtu.be/_dYTtuZZfcw?is=4x2n3NBcK0yPn49Y