Covid-19 lockdown not a threat to religious liberty, Archbishop says

[concretecamper]

Looks like the Trump administration has "bigger ones" than our whimpy Bishops. If you would have told me this 4 years ago, I wouldn't have believed it.

DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19 outbreak

DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19 outbreak

 

[charsan]

Looks like then Trump administration has "bigger ones" than our whimpy Bishops. If you would have told me this 4 years ago, I wouldn't have believed it.

DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19 outbreak

DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19 outbreak

That is wonderful. Praise God He has heard our groaning, God will rescue us from Satan and those who want to steal freedom away from America and the rest! This is the first time I have been happy in a month. Go Bill Barr and God be with you!

 

[JohnAshton]

The feds have no jurisdiction over the states and cities on this matter.

 

[concretecamper]

The feds have no jurisdiction over the states and cities on this matter.

its called the Constitution.

 

[JohnAshton]

The Constitution does not give the feds jurisdiction over the States and cities on this matter.

 

[concretecamper]

The Constitution does not give the feds jurisdiction over the States and cities on this matter.

it certainly does.

 

[JohnAshton]

It certainly does not.

 

[charsan]

Federal law even the Bill of Rights are greater than State Law. The States can not limit freedoms and the DOJ can prosecute the states for that.

 

[concretecamper]

Luckily, we have what is called the US Constitution. I know some have never read it, but here is the Supremacy Clause.

Article 6

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

 

[JohnAshton]

The Supremacy Clause does not rule in this situation.

The Governors and Mayors and in charge of state and local matters concerning the CV.

 

[chevyontheriver]

This Easter, I can go to Walmart, The Home Depot, and the Grocery Store, but not Mass.

If this doesn't strike you as odd, I dont know what else to say.

We need more priests like this

My priests did that too. Nobody got out of their cars and nobody was at any risk. They also do confessions in the parking lot and anoint the sick and have mass every day streamed on local cable TV and youtube.

It is so odd that those stores are open and the churches are closed. I do 'essential' work and thus go out into the world. But what I do is a lot less essential than baptism or confession or anointing the sick. The bishops who shut those down are poor shepherds. There are young priests out there who would be willing to get infected just so they could minister to the sick after they recover.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Looks like the Trump administration has "bigger ones" than our whimpy Bishops. If you would have told me this 4 years ago, I wouldn't have believed it.

DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19 outbreak

DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19 outbreak

The government at the Federal level is at least sensitive to religious liberty. That's good. Our bishops ARE overall wimpy on so many things. I DO think they were prudent in closing off public masses but imprudent in suspending masses entirely. Those cowardly bishops who suspended masses and confessions were/are downright cruel. And did I say cowardly? But since THEY did these things and not the government, it isn't a religious liberty thing. It's a cowardly bishop thing. What's new? They are too cowardly to address the Lavender Mafia too.

 

[charsan]

BREAKING: Justice Department sides with Christians fined for attending drive-in Holy Week service

BREAKING: Justice Department sides with Christians fined for attending drive-in Holy Week service

 

[Julian of Norwich]

BREAKING: Justice Department sides with Christians fined for attending drive-in Holy Week service

BREAKING: Justice Department sides with Christians fined for attending drive-in Holy Week service