The pope just keeps going down the heretical path, following that of the Left. This is another signal civilization in falling.
Racism and segregation are becoming embedded into the government and nobody is doing anything about it.
And California is slipping into bankruptcy. Why isn’t this bigger news?
Dumbass of the Day
Apostate
According to the BBC:
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples, under certain circumstances.
But the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings.
It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.
Pope Francis approved a document issued by the Vatican announcing the change on Monday. The Vatican said it should be a sign that “God welcomes all”, but the document says priests must decide on a case-by-case basis.
Introducing the text, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Church, said that the new declaration remained “firm on the traditional doctrine of the Church about marriage”.
But he added that in keeping with the Pope’s “pastoral vision” of “broadening” the appeal of the Catholic Church, the new guidelines would allow priests to bless relationships still considered sinful.
People receiving a blessing “should not be required to have prior moral perfection”, according to the declaration.
In the Catholic Church, a blessing is a prayer or plea, usually delivered by a minister, asking for God to look favourably on the person or people being blessed.
Cardinal Fernández emphasised that the new stance does not validate the status of same-sex couples in the eyes of the Catholic Church.
The declaration represents a softening of tone from the Catholic Church, although not a change in position. In 2021, the Pope said priests could not bless same-sex marriages because God cannot “bless sin”.
Pope Francis had suggested in October that he was open to having the Church bless same-sex couples.
Bishops in certain countries have previously allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, though the position of Church authorities remained unclear.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67751600
Speaking of Corruption…
According to the Daily Wire:
Democratic Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is facing criticism after a member of her administration sent out an email invitation for a Christmas party that excluded white officials.
City Council relations director Denise DosSantos mistakenly sent out the email to all city council members inviting them to an “Electeds of Color Holiday Party.”
“On behalf of Mayor Michelle Wu, I cordially invite you and a guest to the Electeds of Color Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street,” DosSantos wrote.
Fifteen minutes later, DosSantos sent out another email apologizing for sending the email to all council members, indicating that it wasn’t supposed to be sent to white members of the council.
“I wanted to apologize for my previous email regarding the Holiday Party for tomorrow. I did send that to everyone by accident, I apologize if my email may have offended or came across as so,” DosSantos wrote, according to Boston 25 News. “Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.”
She also had a statement the next day:
Understand something, Michelle Wu is really stupid. The very same weekend she hosted a segregated party, banning white people, she had a press conference mobilizing the police and FBI against white supremacy.
Anyway, continuing with the article:
Councilman Frank Baker, who is white, said that the idea of a race-segregated party was divisive.
“I do find it divisive, but what are you going to do about it,” he said. “You don’t want me at a party, I’m not going to come to a party.”
Hey, this is illegal. It’s against the Constitution. Why don’t you do something about it?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-faces-backlash-over-christmas-party-excluding-white-officials
https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-posts-picture-of-elected-officials-enjoying-christmas-party-that-excluded-white-people-calls-it-a-special-moment
Where He Wants the Country to Go
According to the Post Millennial:
It has been revealed that California is drowning in a $68 billion budget deficit which has resulted in the state defaulting on a $20 billion loan from the federal government.
The multi-billion dollar deficit comes under Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s leadership and is so extreme that Newsom’s Department of Finance has called for a spending freeze across state agencies. Newsom’s administration has made a similar decision only once before which was at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic when revenue began to plummet, KCRA News reports.
“California is now facing a $68 billion deficit. It has also defaulted on a $20 billion loan from the federal government. The situation is so dire the state is telling agencies not to replace broken printers or re-stock office supplies. Workers are being stripped of benefits and could face furloughs,” Kiley said.
The Republican congressman went into further detail and explained, “This is all happening as the state has spent billions funding High-Speed Rail and expanding Medi-Cal to all undocumented immigrants, while losing billions in tax revenue from people leaving the state.”
A letter sent to state agencies from Newsom’s Department of Finance issued a set of demands that would hopefully ease the significant budget deficits trajected in fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25.