Cardinal addresses LU students

The Phoenix covers Francis Cardinal George's visit to Loyola University.

Sounds like the Cardinal's visit to LU marks an improvement, at least according to this student:

Senior Joe Cassin was also glad for the opportunity to have George on campus.

"I have never seen the Cardinal before," Cassin said. "I know we have speakers all the time, like political speakers. Last year we had Howard Dean, this year we had John Edwards and it doesn't seem that we have as many people that are affiliated with the Catholic Church."

Um, yeah. Howard Dean and John Edwards. Well, at least this year somebody at LU thought to invite a faithful Catholic!

In fact, the host of his eminence's visit, the The World Theology Club had planned to get the Cardinal for a year. This club's effort clearly succeeded:

Expected to speak solely on youth discipleship, George touched on a variety of issues. He opened his speech by describing his experiences in Rome last April. After Pope John Paul II passed away, George spent a month in Rome participating in the Pope's funeral and the process of appointing the new Pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI.

Following the lecture, George joined a group of 20 students and faculty for a dinner hosted by the World Theology Club, which took place in the new Life Sciences Building.

Describing the solemn task of selecting a new Pope, George said he and the Council of Bishops felt they had the support of saints and previous Popes.

"Participating in this event I sensed also the church's members standing beyond this world meaning we weren't alone," he said.

"It is really important to listen to what George has to say to us, with him being one of the main leaders of our church and just coming from electing the Pope," sophomore Laura Sienas said.

In addressing the issue of youth discipleship, George said, "The discipleship means to come from out of yourself, to be something great, to be part of something far beyond what you are imagining, called by the God who loves us more than we love ourselves."

Now, being Reasonable MSM, journalist Heather Dorzinski has to get her troped-up digs in at the Catholic Church. She employs the usual meme:

After expressing that every life has equal value, George responded to a question regarding the exclusion of women and homosexuals within the Catholic Church.

The Cardinal turns the ridiculous accusation on it's head:

"Women, homosexuals, thieves, males, whomever you want to say, should be equally respected. That doesn't mean that everything everyone does is okay," George said. "You respect the person ... everyone deserves full respect and protection. Those are fundamental human rights."

This is what the Reasonable don't get. They refuse to acknowledge what most Fools consider as clear as day: actions and being are different. While a relationship does exist between them, in the sense that all created beings are becoming more of who they are meant to be, it doesn't follow that one condemns the person for the action he commits. The Church has always affirmed the dignity of the human person and demanded that all honor and love each and every person for who they are. This does not mean that everything people do is OK.

The Reasonable don't want to see this because they don't want anything getting in the way of their Agenda. The Church represents their greatest opponent. Therefore, they won't honestly represent the Church's true position, either intentionally or not.

Cardinal George witnesses to the truth proclaimed by Christ's church. We are all made in the image and likeness of God. We all are owed the respect of our God-given dignity and the honoring of our rights as persons made in God's image and likeness. However, we can choose to act contrary to God's will. This is sin. It's not honorable to approve of sin or deny it exists. There is right and wrong. Whether the Reasonable recognize it or not! The Church will always call us to love the sinner and hate the sin. This goes for all sinners and sins. Even those that most invest their personal value in their sins.

Kudos to the World Theology Club for bringing Francis Cardinal George to LU. May they continue to enjoy success in bringing true prophets to new generations of LU students.