Timothy Birdnow

While Democrats were shrieking about the Trump as Pope meme they were busily passing the most anti-Catholic measure in American history.

New York Governor Kathy Hochum, er, Hochel had this to say on X:

This is deeply offensive to me and to my fellow Catholics around the world as we continue to mourn our beloved Pope Francis. https://t.co/i3Uv3zjwdT

— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 3, 2025

California Democrat Ted Lieu had a complete meltdown:

As a Catholic, I take great offense to Donald Trump mocking Catholics.

I wish Trump would focus on lowering prices instead. The American economy had negative GDP growth last quarter. That’s what he should be focused on instead of making fun of Catholics. https://t.co/MLJB9ccW8t

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 3, 2025

Hochul and Lieu are both ostensibly Catholics.


Yet Washington State Democrats just passed (and Governor Ferguson signed) HB5375 which compels priests to break the seal of the confessional by reporting sexual or other abuse of minors to the autthorities when they hear about it in the rite of Penance.

Who is mocking Catholicism? Who is damaging the Church? A laugh or two about Trump as Pope is far, far better than forcing priests to break the sacrosanct confidentiality of the confessional.

This law cannot possibly stand; it's a clear, unequivocal violation of the First Amendment. But stranger things have happened, especially with the current Supreme Court (where it will wind up.)

Church Cannon Law states:

"The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent [confessor] by word or in any other manner or for any reason … A confessor who directly violates the seal of confession incurs an automatic [latae sententiae] excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See.”

Which means Washington State priests are morally obligated to disobey this law. They are now in a catch-22; follow the laws of Man or follow the laws of the Church.

Every state in the union has attorney-client privilege. If you tell your attorney something in confidence while he is preparing your case he cannot be compelled to disclose it except under very limited circumstances. And lawyers aren't even covered in the Bill of Rights. Priests, who are representatives of a major religion, actually are covered by the First Amendment.

So you people who are so jacked-up about Trump's meme need to get over it. In fact the whole tempest-in-a-teapot over this very likely is intended to throw cover to Washington State over this trail balloon law. While they were shreiking about Trump the Catholic Basher they were taking an executioner's ax to the entire Catholic faith.

Anyone remember Obama and the Democrats trying to remove the tax-exempt status of the Sisters of Charity? Or his FBI placing them on a list of potential terrorists? Democrats are the ones who go after Catholicism, not the other way around. And they pass laws that are antithetical to Catholicism, like laws protecting abortion, or euthanasia, or gay marriage.

Who are the Catholic Bahsers? 'Taint Donald J. Trump, that's for sure.

Anyone remember Obama's IRS pulling the tax exemption of the Sisters of Charity? Anyone remember the Pink Sisters being listed as possible terrorists by the FBI? I'm sorry but a meme isn't a big deal - actions speak much, much louder than words. Democrats are the ones who are anti-Catholic.

I say let the Conclave speak; Pope Donald I will make it one big, beautiful Church and Make America Catholic Again! If nothing else he'll open one heckuva great hotel in Vatican City.
 

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