War: Civil Society

JMJ

Society seems to be ripping itself apart, both morally and socially.

Morally, the world continues its steady decline.

Israel vs Hamas

The confusion over the morality of the Israel vs Hamas War is one example.

It is a war and, this time, in response to the October 7th attack.

I've noticed two perspectives emerge from the two combatants. For the Israeli, it is that they are the only Nation that is not allowed to win a war. Public opinion is always at play in wars, but in the case of Israel against anyone in the area, public opinion quickly becomes a factor.

For Hamas and its supporters it is embodied in the phrase:

From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free.

This is the goal of Hamas, the elimination of the Jewish state of Israel according to its 2017 Charter (link). I understand that their original charter was more explicit. Tied to this is that Hamas obviously, prioritizes its goal over the Gazans that they govern. For this I recommend a read of Son of Hamas (link).

The key element here is that Hamas uses its own people as human shields. There have been reports of them holding people in place to thwart Israeli attacks. The deaths are tragic and working.

Ukraine vs Russia

I have seen people cheering on both sides of the Ukraine / Russia war. What I have recently heard, there was that two priests were arrested in the Russian occupied zones with reasons that seemed very similar to the reasons used to send Ukrainian priests to prison camps.

So things are not always as clear as they seem.

Abortion

The concept that it is murder to kill someone after birth as opposed to prior to birth is, a legal anomaly and ambiguous. There is no logical reason for the distinction as the generation of a human baby is a natural process - not a disease state.

Even in the cases of rape, the abortion kills one of the innocent parties and the rapist is left alive.

Beyond this, there are attempts to make into US law 'partial birth abortion'.

This is an absurdity that shows a society at war with itself.

Concluding Thoughts

While there are other examples of civil society at odds with itself, these three examples, show the human ability to maintain within their minds logical absurdities.

We need to pray for a return to sanity.

P^3

Comments

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+ JMJ A non-SSPX Catholic is upset over the SSPX statements on not attending the Novus Ordo Missae. Ladies and gentlemen, what the SSPX, or at least its website editor, is advocating is a mortal sin against the Third Commandment. Unless the priest deviates from the language of the Sacramentary, the consecration, and thus the rest of Mass is to be considered valid. No one may elect not to attend Mass simply because abuses are occurring therein. Might I suggest that such absenteeism is its own abuse? The Third Commandment binds under mortal sin. Father So-And-So from the SSPX has no authority whatsoever to excuse attendance at Mass, be that Mass ever so unpalatable. Source:Restore DC Catholicism Well, this is interesting. First why does the SSPX issue this statement? Because it is sinful to put your faith in danger by attending a protestant service. It is likewise dangerous to put your faith in danger by attending a protestantized mass (ie the Novus Ordo Missae

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Catholic Culture - The Edgar Schein Model Analysis of the Pre and Post Conciliar Culture

+ JMJ So ... I was thinking ... I've used Edgar Schein's (RIP) organizational cultural model (link ) in my research ... why not apply it in a comparison between the Catholic Organizational Culture - PRE and POST Second Vatican Culture? Of course, this will be from my own perspective, I'm certain that others will think differently. 😁 Also, apologies for a rather long article. Graphic: https://mutomorro.com/edgar-scheins-culture-model/ Below is a quick mapping of the cultural factors that I could think of. Since the Church is vast and composed of millions of Souls, it is necessarily a limited cultural map. Yet, I think it will still be useful to assess what has changed since the Second Vatican Council. Additional Reading: 5 enduring management ideas from MIT Sloan’s Edgar Schein | MIT Sloan Artifacts Artifacts are tangible and observable aspects of the culture being examined. All organizations have them. Walmart has their Walmart chant, Charismatics have their spe

Holy Ghost vs Holy Spirit

+ JMJ Something that always and I do mean always causes me to cringe interiourly is when non-Trad Catholics use the words "Holy Spirit" instead of "Holy Ghost". First, this is a natural response because of long usage of "Holy Ghost" as soon as I hear the word "Holy" in a prayer, my brain automatically is prepped to hear "Ghost" afterwards. This creates a short period of interiour dissonance (discomfort). Now the question I would like to ponder today is whether or not there is a difference and whether or not there is a right way vs wrong way.

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