CatholicVote is committed to holding self-professed Catholic leaders and institutions to the standards of Church teaching. That’s what our Catholic Accountability Project is all about.
You deserve to know exactly where our Catholic leaders stand – both the heroes who stand up for the truth and the “zeroes” who cause grave scandal with their words and actions.
Every month, we will hold these Catholics accountable – and praise them when they deserve it.
We ask that you pray for all Catholics in the public square, heroes and zeroes alike.
HEROES
Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-MT
Have you seen the posters? Representative Matt Rosendale, R-MT, has taken a firm position against IVF. This month, Rosendale posted placards outside his office condemning IVF. Not only that, he proposed an amendment to the defense spending bill to prevent any taxpayer funding for the fertility “treatment.”
One poster quotes Rosendale saying, “If you believe that life begins at conception as I do, there is no difference between an abortion and the destruction of an IVF embryo.”
Bravo, Congressman!
YOU – everyone who made Hide the Pride amazing
LOOPers, you are the real heroes of June! Thank you for participating in CatholicVote’s third annual Hide the Pride campaign. Thank you for showing up and doing right for our children. This Pride month, you cleared out dozens of LGBT displays across the country.
Your actions to protect the innocence of America’s children from the LGBTQ+ agenda are a witness to the power of faith and family. You are the heroes of your community, and we look forward to seeing your efforts in next year’s annual Hide the Pride campaign!
*photo courtesy of Ginny R. from Hyattsville, MD.
Joe Mazulla, coach of the Boston Celtics
Joe Mazulla is the Coach of the winning Boston Celtics and a faithful Catholic. The devout coach has made a splash in the media with his proud displays of faith. Mazulla walks around the court before every game while praying the rosary. The night the Celtics won the NBA Championship, Mazulla was pictured wearing a shirt proudly displaying the phrase “But first, let me thank God.”
In interviews, Mazulla credits his success and experiences to his faith. In an interview with a reporter who tried to race-bait Mazulla over his African-American heritage and success in the NBA, the Catholic coach stoically responded by redirecting the interview to Christ saying, “I wonder how many of those have been Christian coaches.” Mic drop!
In memoriam
Al Kresta, “father of Catholic radio”
This month we remember the “Father of Catholic Radio,” Al Kresta. Kresta, the founder and president of Ave Maria Radio in Ann Arbor passed away on June 15 after battling liver cancer. The evangelical spirit of Kresta was a gift to all given through his program “Kresta in the Afternoon.”
Kresta, a convert and former Protestant pastor, was known for his love of Catechesis, the pursuit of truth, and Catholic culture. “The Catholic faith has never disappointed me when it comes to my use of reason or intellectual coherence,” said Kresta.
The radio host and intellectual powerhouse was often characterized as holding the “Catechism of the Catholic Church in one hand and the New York Times in the other.”
Requiescat in Pace to a true Catholic Hero.
ZEROES
International Special Zero
Dr. Paolo Ruffini, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communications
Alleged sex offender and former Jesuit Marko Rupnik has art in place all around the world. Many victims, Catholics, and non-Catholics believe that the art should be torn down. Dr. Paolo Ruffini, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communications doesn’t think so.
“We are talking about stories we don’t know. Who am I to judge the Rupnik stories?” Ruffini hedged. He continued “I feel as Christians we have to understand the closeness to the victims is important, but I don’t know that this [removing Father Rupnik’s art] is the way of union [with the victims].”
The audience of the conference, and people around the world clearly disagree. His refusal to listen to the victims of sexual assault puts Ruffini squarely in the zeroes this month.
University of Notre Dame
Every year we hope that the University of Notre Dame will take its rightful place as a faithful leader in Catholic education, and every year we are disappointed. This June, the University posted to its Instagram.
The University, instead of modeling the true charity and teaching of the Catholic Church, proclaims “to all members of the LGBTQ+ community, including our own students, alumni, faculty and staff, we’re glad you’re here.” The Church condemns sodomy and wants what is best for those struggling with same-sex attraction. Notre Dame’s “inclusion” is not love, and puts them in our zeros for the month.
Yes, we could have chosen any of the dozens of Jesuit universities that did the same thing. But Notre Dame is not a Jesuit school and ought to know better.
Dr. Anthony Fauci
The year 2020 and the COVID pandemic have been called many things, but an “amazing scientific accomplishment,” is a new one. Dr. Fauci, a self-proclaimed lapsed Catholic, still insists that shutting down the country was a good move.
Called to testify before Congress, the NIH careerist doubled down on his record: “Shutting down everything immediately — and we didn’t shut it down completely — but essentially major social distancing in even schools was the right thing.”
He graciously admits, however, that mistakes were made (by the government of course), in keeping the schools closed for a year.
LISTEN to LOOPcast’s take on this month’s Fauci hearing.
