Holy Mary and Joseph.
Last Sunday was the Catholic observance of Assumption Day, the day Catholics believe that Mary was welcomed into heaven. I do not know how they know the date, and maybe that’s why they call it Assumption Day.
Anyway, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is a Catholic. So, he posted a holy card on his political Facebook page.
Here ya go.
Folk were upset. The Baptist accused him of practicing idolatry. The non-religious people accused him of being an idiot. The Lutherans aren’t sure what to make of it but still think Martin Luther was right. In short, wildness erupted on his Facebook page, which I’m sure made little baby Jesus cry.
None of that bothers me. Not at all. What bothers me is that if you look closely, the holy card has a Greg Abbott political disclaimer on it.
Now that took some gall, didn’t it? I just think it’s kinda inappropriate to use the Blessed Virgin Mary in your political ads, unless, of course, you have a signed endorsement from her which I doubt Greg Abbott does since he’s gone out of his way to hurt helpless little children.
I am pretty much sure that the Blessed Virgin Mother isn’t big on denying health care to children.
Thanks to Steve for the heads up.
Slime exists even beneath Perry’s manure-filled boots.. we call it Abbott.
1It is sort of cute, when the Baptists suddenly go all out “separation of church and state.”
2And now the Catholics will see how much they are part of the Christian group.
Next, Mormons.
Can’t wait until the Pope comes.
3Whatever your stance on the BVM, you can be damnsure that she has never been in the business of endorsing political candidates of any stripe. Abbott is a pompous, hypocritical ass. Maybe things have changed since I left the Catholic Church, but this is the first time in my 60+ years that I have ever seen a holy card used for a political candidate.
4I think Benny Hill said it best: “When you ASSUME, you make an ASS out of U and ME.”
5I did not know that this Arschloch was a Catholic. He and Christie, and Ryan, and King and all that ilk give Catholics the world over a bad name. The Pope should take these guys out to the woodshed and give them a sound thrashing and then throw them out.
6Does he have a signed endorsement from Mary? This Catholic thinks he should have one.
7Did you also see on that page that if you answer the trivia question and enter by tonight you may win a signed Greg Abbott bumper sticker!!??
8Whee!
So I guess his putting that on his FB page is supposed to show that he’s holier than th’all?
9Oh, you mean they were supposed to take that “feed the hungry, heal the sick” stuff *seriously*?
A few verses he might want to review:
Matthew 25:41-46 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 7:21)
Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? (Luke 6:46)
Yeah, I know, the devil can quote scripture, and so can this atheist, but when it’s done to point out the hypocrisy of someone waving the Jesus (and Mary) flag, I think it’s still valid.
10I don’t think the Blessed Virgin Mary would approve his message. As a catholic am offended. She is the mother of Jesus and that is why we honor her. Nothing more then that.
11I know for a fact that there are some members of the Catholic clergy who have some really choice words for Ab-buts ears, but frankly, I don’t think its gonna make an ounce of difference. He has really, really, really gone over to the dark side! And frankly he should lock the door behind him and stay there!
12Bernard says:
August 18, 2015 at 2:17 pm
I did not know that this Arschloch was a Catholic. He and Christie, and Ryan, and King and all that ilk give Catholics the world over a bad name.
I just heard Da T-Rump on the Newshour talking about his church-goin’ on Sundays (I had no idea) and he described it like a Catholic service, so I guess T-Rump is a Catholic too.
13Wait until the Talibangelicals and Baptists and whatever mull that over.
I’ve heard them types rip Mormons pretty viciously, and then turn around and back rMoney. They’ll probably choke on a Catholic, for a while anyway.
Teabagistan’s battle of flag pinned banshees is at
Level: DefCon One, Cubed
Trump/Coulter/Breitbart war vs Teabagistan went nuclear after GOP strategist Rick Wilson accused “low information” Breitbart readers’ threats to rape his daughter. Ann Coulter mocked his “hilarious public meltdown” over rape threats, Wilson lobbed back at Coulter …..the quoted tweet would not be fair to Juanita’s mama unless she’s reclined on a fainting couch….so here’s the link http://tinyurl.com/oa5tbcm
14It certainly appears that the Gov is using his high elective office to proselytize for his religious preference.
15Just another instance of republican hypocrisy at work.
16Abbot needs to be reminded that JFK was emphatic about NOT imposing his Catholic faith on the public and kept his word. But then, he was the victim of good old Southern hospitality wasn’t he.
17I wonder what the Robotic voters are thinking now of their choice for Governor?? I would think that since the Baptists are not happy with this message, many others might not be either? But of course, Mr. Abott is exercising his religious freedom. I wonder if he brings the Priest in every morning for his staff meetings!!
18Sandridge, according to what I could dig up Trump is a Presbyterian and he does not have good vibes with the Religious Right. A lot of the different mainstream religions have Sunday services that pictorially may resemble Catholic liturgies. Ten to one if Trump had to describe the Sunday service he attended his response would be very, very thin as I would bet he turns off his brain for the occasion.
19Sandridge, meant to add this but the technology got away from me all at once: his third wedding, the one to Melania Knaus, was held in an Episcopal church near his estate in Florida. This may be the church he attends while in that state.
20@maggie
Thanks, I had never heard him make any religious references before (and gave him a little credit for that), and was wondering how he was going to fire up that talibangelical group of essential core GOP’ers.
He described taking communion during the service, so I assumed “Catholic” since I figured he was Irish or something.
He’s simply the universe’s biggest bullsheep artiste, IMO.
21I’ve never seen more than snippets of him on teevee (I guess he even had a teevee show?); tuned him out all this time, guess I need to pay more attention. It would be dang scary to have him (or any Repuke) sitting in the WH ever again, Dumbya dang near trashed the place.
@maggie
22“Episcopal” (Anglican, Church of England) fits, it’s the upscale, uppercrust mainstream religious sect, here and over in the UK.
I wonder why the ides of August (named after Augustus, one of the Roman emperors) was chosen as Assumption/Dormition Day? Anyone know if that was an ancient Roman holiday, and which goddess?
23@Zyxomma,
Not a clue:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15
Useful reference, scroll down to the bottom and pick any day of the year from the table for notable associations.
24maggie – I doubt he’s spent any significant time in church in his adult life. Sit there for an hour while somebody else talks? No way.
Also, he described Communion as getting “a little bit of cracker”. I know that Presbyterian isn’t Catholic, but this seemed a pretty cavalier attitude toward the Eucharist. His religious commitment and proclaiming the bible as the greatest book is as phony as the rest of him.
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