Catholic priest on Hannity & Colmes ***YIKES***

[stivvy]

Does anyone have sean hannity's email address? We can spread the word and let him know how the Catholic community feels and maybe testify on behalf of teaching him about the catholic faith. He my only be a step away from being Catholic if he only understood the truth about it.

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Who was the priest?

 

[PassthePeace1]

Who was the priest?

Fr. Eunetuer....gross miss spelling of his name..sorry. He is the one that is so out spoken on prolife issues.

Sean, was very rude to him...very rude.

 

[geocajun]

any transcript?

 

[PassthePeace1]

Does anyone have sean hannity's email address? We can spread the word and let him know how the Catholic community feels and maybe testify on behalf of teaching him about the catholic faith. He my only be a step away from being Catholic if he only understood the truth about it.

hannity@foxnews.com

 

[PassthePeace1]

Don't have transcript...but here is a link to the interview..Click on Judgement Day

FOXNews.com - Free Video Player

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

http://www.hli.org/sl_2007-03-09.html

I guess that Sean had Father on to take him to task for writing this letter:

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Spirit & Life [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“The words I spoke to you are spirit and life.” (Jn 6:63)[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Human Life International e-Newsletter
[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Volume 01, Number 58 | [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Friday, March 9, 2007[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.hli.org/[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sean Hannity's Gospel[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In an age of sophisticated dissent against Christ and His Church, the purity of the Ancient Faith needs defense so that people do not put their faith in "another gospel," says St. Paul (Gal 1:7). In the face of modern challenges to the Faith, Catholics who have a high profile in media, culture and government have a very grave responsibility to witness it correctly; otherwise, they will be held accountable in heaven for their anti-witness which affects the faith of millions.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For example, last Friday Sean Hannity took a few moments out of his afternoon radio show to make an apology. When I heard that the rather brash Hannity was actually going to apologize for something I was interested to find out what that would be. At first he sounded very
sincere in saying we have to take responsibility for our mistakes. Fine so far. Then he went on to tell his hearers that he had taken two bites of a chicken sandwich that day because he had been traveling and literally forgot it was a Friday of Lent. He stopped eating it when he
realized it was a Friday, but he used the opportunity on the show to make a fairly big deal about the "eat meat on Friday and you can go to hell" issue.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Well, even though he claims to be a "good Catholic," Hannity is hardly a credible commentator on Catholic matters. The chicken sandwich scandal was fairly trivial in the overall scheme of his show, but it said much more about the depth of his faith than anything else. I suspect that a great number of Catholics live their faith in the same
way—rule-bound and juvenile—but we need something better from a public "Catholic" like Hannity. We need a vibrant witness of someone who knows and embraces his Faith as deeply as he articulates his political passions.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Just for the record, he did not commit a sin when he ate the chicken sandwich—he had no intention to violate the Church precept, and he corrected himself immediately when he realized what he did. That's not a sin, and issuing a dramatic "apology" for doing that is, well, entertainment, not witness. This, unfortunately, is what passes for a deep discussion of the Catholic Faith in the public forum nowadays.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If apologies are the order of the day, then the repentance I would like to hear out of Sean Hannity's mouth is for his shameless—even scandalous—promotion of birth control. Yes, I have heard him personally say, "I have no problem with birth control. It's a good thing." (Another bit of profound theological reasoning.) Given the size of his audience and the importance of his status in pop culture,
Hannity's anti-witness to a fundamental tenet of Catholic moral doctrine is just devastating for the faith of others who may be weak or vacillating in this area. His impact is greater, and so his judgment will be stricter. "To those who have been given more, more will be required…"[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The moral of the story is that Catholic men and women in the media need to be truly Catholic or at least stop being hypocrites. We have enough pretenders to the title of Catholic in public life without being treated to superficial assessments of profound moral issues. Rules are important, but Lent is not about rule-breaking, it's about conversion of heart; and on the most important moral issues of our day, public Catholics like Hannity have no right to profess "another gospel," or the faith of millions—and indeed their own souls—are in serious jeopardy.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sincerely Yours in Christ,

Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer
President, Human Life International[/FONT]

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

kudos to Fr. Euteneuer, a faithful priest

 

[geocajun]

Don't have transcript...but here is a link to the interview..Click on Judgement Day

FOXNews.com - Free Video Player

Thanks, I watched the video and read his letter. I think Shawn nailed it when he said Fr. E. was chasing superfluous issues by zeroing in on Shawn for this stuff. Give me a break...
At first, I thought Shawn had him on for a publicity stunt, but it became apparent to me that Colmes was the one who had him on the show and I think that was a low blow. Shawn was cut pretty deep there, and I think Fr. E. looked foolish in the end - particularly for saying he would deny him communion like he did (especially while smiling).

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Matt C. Abbott: On Sean Hannity's Heresy & Helping Catholic Journalist, Robert Kumpel

Catholic journalist, Matt C. Abbott has published an article covering two important stories.
The article is available here: Pro-life priest criticizes Sean Hannity; Catholic journalist in legal trouble
The first story deals with Human Life International President, Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, STL, who recently (and justifiably) criticized Catholic political commentator, Sean Hannity for his heretical stance on matters of faith and morals.
Fr. Euteneuer's recent article may be viewed here: Sean Hannity's Gospel
After writing his article, Fr. Euteneuer recently appeared on Hannity & Colmes to discuss his article with Sean Hannity and the video of his appearance is worth watching. Until it is up on YouTube, you can watch it by clicking here: Judgment Day: Priest claims Hannity's stance on birth control makes him a bad Catholic
Sean Hannity did not come off well in this segment, and I am embarrassed for him. It is shameful that he resorted to bashing the Church over the sex abuse scandals in order to help his own image.
It should also be mentioned that Sean Hannity has repeatedly stated on his programs that he opposes legal abortion, "except in cases of rape, incest, and saving the life of the mother". In other words, he supports legal abortion in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the pregnant mother.
I have never understood how someone could say they believe abortion is evil, and even murder, but then say that they support that evil form of murder for unborn babies if they are conceived through rape or incest. If it were moral to electively abort unborn babies in cases of rape or incest, it would logically follow that elective abortion is not intrinsically evil, in which case, why oppose abortion at all? Such a position amounts to saying that the value of innocent, unborn, human life is intrinsically bound to the comfort level of a pregnant mother about the circumstances surrounding her pregnancy, which is a fundamentally pro-abortion view.
Supporting legal, elective abortion in cases of rape or incest is an absurd position that seeks to appease the extreme case situations presented as excuses for abortion by abortion advocates. Agreeing with them on that point involves the implication that elective abortion is not intrinsically evil and is even moral in some instances, which inevitably leads to the slippery slope position that elective, legal abortion is a moral option in any circumstance.
Arguments in support of direct, elective abortion to save the life of a mother are equally problematic, because they involve the error of doing something intrinsically evil in order to avoid the loss of something good.
The moral law requires that we do good and avoid evil. We may never do evil, even in order to bring about a good. If we deliberately do evil to bring about some good, even the good of saving a human life, we unwittingly contradict the notion that there is such a thing as moral evil, and we unwittingly deny the golden rule: "And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them." (Luke 6:31) A thief who steals unwittingly denies his own right to private property by his action; a position he would never support if you tried to steal from him. Yet in stealing, he implies that theft is moral, even though he knows in his heart it is not (because he would never want anyone to steal from him). The same is true for any person who deliberately does any evil act, even with the intention of bringing about some good effect. The deliberate commission of evil on the part of any human person (even in matters of venial sin) essentially denies the rectitude of God's eternal law and any belief in any kind of objective moral law (at least in practice). Yet nobody would maintain such a denial, if the same evil were to be done to them.
Cases where one willingly risks his or her life to save others are not the same thing. Although there is never a moral obligation to sacrifice one's life to save others, it is not a deliberate act of evil to do so, and that is the difference. The risk of death (or even the loss of one's own life) is an unintended secondary effect as a result of the primary action taken to save the life of another, whereas an act of direct, elective abortion involves doing an evil act first in order to bring about the good effect of saving a pregnant mother's life.
If Sean Hannity studied Theology in the seminary, as he said (and I don't doubt that he did), he read the wrong books and/or was misled by his instructors, or he deliberately chooses to ignore what he knows to be the teaching of the Church, because if he wants people to believe he is "in the know" he should know better.
You can contact Sean Hannity here: hannity@foxnews.com

 

[CrusaderKing]

I don't like the way Sean kept dodging the point. His conscience got pricked and he didn't like it, so he lashed out at the corruption within the Catholic Church like most people do. Pray for this guy and pray for Fr. Euteneuer so that he may continue to stand up for the truth.

 

[geocajun]

Crucify him!

 

[PassthePeace1]

Crucify him!

Not even the same thing....to compare Fr. Euteneuer, to the Pharisees, that called for Christ crucifixion!

 

[geocajun]

Not even the same thing....to compare Fr. Euteneuer, to the Pharisees, that called for Christ crucifixion!

no, heck no. You're right, it's not even the same level of sanctimony, is it?

 

[geocajun]

When I see threads like this, I am disgusted by them. This wasn't a call to conversion for Shawn, it was much more a call to leave.. it was a public display which wasn't necessary at all. Guys like Shawn do a lot of good for the catholic church, and to see him hung out to dry like this is sickening. You don't think he is constantly harassed about his faith? are you kidding? He may not be as catholic as you'd like him, but he is making a difference. If he is a weed, Jesus will pull him out of the garden just like He said He would. There is no reason for a cleric to get on his show and call him a heretic and tell him he would deny him communion and then for us to celebrate the cleric at Shawn's expense. Hurrah! he heretic is exposed!
Suck it up Shawn...

 

[PassthePeace1]

no, heck no. Not even the same level of sanctimony, is it?

Not even on the same page, Father Euteneuer...it is not sanctimonious for doing his sacred duty as a priest to admonish the sinner, and to correct a Catholic public figure, that supports something contray to the precepts of the Church.

Peace be with you...Pam

 

[PassthePeace1]

When I see threads like this, I am disgusted by them. This wasn't a call to conversion for Shawn, it was much more a call to leave.. it was a public display which wasn't necessary at all. Guys like Shawn do a lot of good for the catholic church, and to see him hung out to dry like this is sickening. You don't think he is constantly harassed about his faith? are you kidding? He may not be as catholic as you'd like him, but he is making a difference. If he is a weed, Jesus will pull him out of the garden just like He said He would. There is no reason for a cleric to get on his show and call him a heretic and tell him he would deny him communion and then for us to celebrate the cleric at Shawn's expense. Hurrah! he heretic is exposed!
Suck it up Shawn...

Actually, I am a fan of Sean....he is just wrong on this issue. I disagree, that it was a call to leave....more of one of repentance.

 

[Tigg]

http://www.hli.org/sl_2007-03-09.html

I guess that Sean had Father on to take him to task for writing this letter:

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Spirit & Life [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“The words I spoke to you are spirit and life.” (Jn 6:63)[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Human Life International e-Newsletter
[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Volume 01, Number 58 | [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Friday, March 9, 2007[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.hli.org/[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sean Hannity's Gospel[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In an age of sophisticated dissent against Christ and His Church, the purity of the Ancient Faith needs defense so that people do not put their faith in "another gospel," says St. Paul (Gal 1:7). In the face of modern challenges to the Faith, Catholics who have a high profile in media, culture and government have a very grave responsibility to witness it correctly; otherwise, they will be held accountable in heaven for their anti-witness which affects the faith of millions.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For example, last Friday Sean Hannity took a few moments out of his afternoon radio show to make an apology. When I heard that the rather brash Hannity was actually going to apologize for something I was interested to find out what that would be. At first he sounded very
sincere in saying we have to take responsibility for our mistakes. Fine so far. Then he went on to tell his hearers that he had taken two bites of a chicken sandwich that day because he had been traveling and literally forgot it was a Friday of Lent. He stopped eating it when he
realized it was a Friday, but he used the opportunity on the show to make a fairly big deal about the "eat meat on Friday and you can go to hell" issue.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Well, even though he claims to be a "good Catholic," Hannity is hardly a credible commentator on Catholic matters. The chicken sandwich scandal was fairly trivial in the overall scheme of his show, but it said much more about the depth of his faith than anything else. I suspect that a great number of Catholics live their faith in the same
way—rule-bound and juvenile—but we need something better from a public "Catholic" like Hannity. We need a vibrant witness of someone who knows and embraces his Faith as deeply as he articulates his political passions.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Just for the record, he did not commit a sin when he ate the chicken sandwich—he had no intention to violate the Church precept, and he corrected himself immediately when he realized what he did. That's not a sin, and issuing a dramatic "apology" for doing that is, well, entertainment, not witness. This, unfortunately, is what passes for a deep discussion of the Catholic Faith in the public forum nowadays.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If apologies are the order of the day, then the repentance I would like to hear out of Sean Hannity's mouth is for his shameless—even scandalous—promotion of birth control. Yes, I have heard him personally say, "I have no problem with birth control. It's a good thing." (Another bit of profound theological reasoning.) Given the size of his audience and the importance of his status in pop culture,
Hannity's anti-witness to a fundamental tenet of Catholic moral doctrine is just devastating for the faith of others who may be weak or vacillating in this area. His impact is greater, and so his judgment will be stricter. "To those who have been given more, more will be required…"[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The moral of the story is that Catholic men and women in the media need to be truly Catholic or at least stop being hypocrites. We have enough pretenders to the title of Catholic in public life without being treated to superficial assessments of profound moral issues. Rules are important, but Lent is not about rule-breaking, it's about conversion of heart; and on the most important moral issues of our day, public Catholics like Hannity have no right to profess "another gospel," or the faith of millions—and indeed their own souls—are in serious jeopardy.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sincerely Yours in Christ,

Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer
President, Human Life International[/FONT]

Thanks for the letter. The letter is well wrote and reasoned. Frankly, I like the letter but will wait for a fuller knowledge. Haven't seen the video as my dial up is to slow for even "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in video format. :-( Will have to try and catch the repeat on the telly.

-Peace-

 

[GraceInHim]

I did not like Hannity bringing up the sex scandals.. as I did not like the Priest calling Hannity a heretic.. they both were wrong.. but Hannity is just a news commentator.. think it was not made for news coverage, especially Hannity and Colmes.. felt bad for Sean, his face looked shocked when he was called a heretic.. jmo

 

[geocajun]

Actually, I am a fan of Sean....he is just wrong on this issue. I disagree, that it was a call to leave....more of one of repentance.

I wouldn't even sit by Sean if he came to my church. If my priest gave that heretic communion, I'd write to my bishop about it. What nerve that guy has to call himself catholic, after expressing his thoughts on eating chicken on a Friday during Lent, or about non-catholics using contraceptives. I'd be afraid my church was going to be struck by lightening just because Sean was in it. Ever notice when he speaks there is a sucking sound? I think his mouth is like a gateway into the abyss of hell. That's my theory anyway. That guy is Satan incarnate and I'm glad we had a cleric get on tv and call him out for it.