Dear CV Friend,

Joe Biden is President...

A Catholic president -- who supports killing unborn children.

He's got big plans, including restarting the attack on the Little
Sisters, gutting core religious freedoms for our Church,
penalizing Catholic schools, and shaming those who oppose him as
"domestic terrorists."

There is no whitewashing this: It's a national scandal to our
Church.

Of course charity and hope require that we extend our prayers for
the new President. We pray for his success in all things noble
and good. And yes, we also pray that his worst plans will fail
miserably. As we should. Above all, we pray for his conversion.
The light of baptism still flickers in his soul, despite the
truly reprehensible policies he has promised. With God all things
are possible!

But unity?

In his inaugural address, President Biden spoke of the need for
unity. He's right, America is divided like never before. The
cheap excuse offered by the media and the Left is to blame
President Trump and his supporters. Yet anyone paying attention
knows Joe Biden and the progressive Left have divided America
based on race, gender, income, religion, and more for decades.
Just ask Clarence Thomas.

All white people are racists. Defenders of life are enemies of
women's health. Biology is a form of bigotry. Religion is hate.
Anyone who voted for Trump is an insurrectionist. We could go
on...

Unity is a nice buzzword. But unity, grounded in truth, is the
only thing worth defending.

Moments ago, we learned that USCCB President Archbishop Jose
Gomez had prepared a statement to be released this morning. The
statement welcomed the new President, but also warned Biden's
agenda would advance "moral evils" on several fronts -- from
abortion to transgender ideology to attacks on religious freedom.


Gomez's statement was set to be released at 9am -- just as Biden
was attending Mass before his inauguration.

But according to media reports, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago
and Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark called the Vatican to
intervene. These cardinals convinced the Vatican Secretary of
State's office to stop Gomez's statement from being released.

Thankfully, The Pillar obtained a copy of Gomez's statement:

"[A]s pastors, the nation's bishops are given the duty of
proclaiming the Gospel in all its truth and power, in season and
out of season, even when that teaching is inconvenient or when
the Gospel's truths run contrary to the directions of the wider
society and culture.

"So, I must point out that our new President has pledged to
pursue certain policies that would advance moral evils and
threaten human life and dignity, most seriously in the areas of
abortion, contraception, marriage, and gender. Of deep concern is
the liberty of the Church and the freedom of believers to live
according to their consciences."

As I write this, the USCCB -- perhaps bowing to public pressure
-- has now finally released the statement in full.
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The Biden presidency is an open challenge to those bishops who
take seriously their role of defending the Faith and teaching the
Truth.

They will be tested. Please pray for them.

If you are inclined to despair, I urge you to find solace in the
lives of the saints -- those who embraced the call to holiness
often amidst much suffering and hardship. God rules all.

Above all, I join you today in praying for fortitude. Not
brashness, and not cowardice disguised as unity. Real fortitude.
The kind of fortitude the Catechism explains with this passage
from Scripture:

"The Lord is my strength and my song."

"In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer..."

"I have overcome the world."

Brian


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