KNOCKED OFF THE DONKEY! BURRO NO MORE!

August 12, 2020

QUESTION?

I saw your book titled "A Catholic Vote For Trump." I voted for him in 2016. But I can not vote for this NARCISSISTIC man. I was astounded when I saw you were the author.  I am voting for Biden.  You will have to really persuade me to vote for this lying , cheating man. 

ANSWER!

I don’t believe that a Catholic should not vote because there are no perfect candidates. Of course there are no perfect candidates because ‘Jesus and Mary’ are not running for office. However, as a Latino Catholic, I have to ask myself, which person and or party is going to do less damage to my Religion and moral value system. At this stage of the game, it is quite apparent, that the ‘Republican Party’ and its candidates will do less damage to the Religion that I love. Here is the way I see it, the Democrat party has 4th stage cancer, the Republican Party has 1st stage cancer. The Democratic Party is beyond rehabilitation, the Republican Party can still be rehabilitated by the Catholic Gospel.

Let me give you a football analogy, the Republicans are ultimately not the perfect party! JESUS & His Church are the answer to the mess we are in; however the Republican Party will move the prolife, pro-marriage, pro-religious liberty football forward. The Democrats will take the football backwards for a loss of yards, that’s what they have been doing every time they take the reins of power.

*This flawed individual, President Trump, has all the right enemies: Liberal media, the elites, the globalist, the socialist, Hollywood, the New World Order proponents, Academia, witches, Satanist, Planned Parenthood et al. Everybody who hates him and hate Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Church.

This is the 2nd book I have written as to why a Catholic CANNOT be a Democrat, they are the party of slavery, the party of secession, the party of segregation, the party of abortion, same sex marriage, the party of legalizing marijuana - I could continue for 200 pages but I will stop there.

By the way, I right from someone who use to be Democrat and liberal - of course, when I had my eyes closed, but now that their open, I can clearly see how evil that party is. It also helps that I have degrees in criminal justice, liberal arts and Catholic theology. 

Did you know that the Democrats parties values and the church of satan in Michigan are identical - https://www.catholicstand.com/the-devil-is-out-of-the-closet/

QUESTION

How do I get this across to my spouse. She says that a woman has the right to her own body. And I cannot explain to her what you responded to me, as she starts to throw how I was defending the Democrats..  I voted for Trump in 2016. But I do not like how he comes across to people. I just wish the REPUBLICANS  had a different candidate.  We get into a screaming match because she doesn't let one speak about their views. I was telling her about what you said and she threw a fit , that people are bashing the Democrats like in 2016.  I see what you mean about the views about abortion,  same sex marriage  , etc.  I had a gay brother and I loved him. But I didn't approve of his being gay.  But I still loved him.  This world is changing to the bad. How can I explain to my spouse or what book can I get her to read about the evils of both sides.

ANSWER!

Order my book "Knocked off the Donkey" https://jesseromero.com/store/knocked-donkey-burro-no-more-book-0 - I compare both parties and I tell people why I left the Democrat Party. Here is one chapter from my book:

Cannot Vote for a Pro - Abortion Candidate and remain Catholic

On May 9, 2007, Reuters news agency reported that while speaking to reporters aboard the plane taking him on a trip to Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI warned Catholic politicians they risked excommunication if they support abortion…This excommunication was not an arbitrary one but is allowed by Canon (Church) law which says that the killing of an innocent child is incompatible with receiving holy communion, which is receiving the body of Christ.

“In this context, it must be noted also that a well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program or an individual law which contradicts the fundamental contents of faith and morals” (Doctrinal Note on some questions regarding The Participation of Catholics in Political Life,  Nov 21, 2002). 

A Catholic can disagree with Church Prelates position on health care, environmental issues, education, economic security, immigration, taxes and still remain a Catholic in good-standing. However, if when a Catholic is made aware of the Church's position that abortion, and euthanasia are intrinsically evil and a Catholic deliberately votes for a pro-abortion candidate when there is a pro-life alternative, he separates himself from the Church and from Jesus Christ. He is now in mortal sin, has forfeited salvation and needs repentance and sacramental confession to regain membership in the Body of Christ.

CCCC 1861 Mortal sin is a radical possibility of human freedom, as is love itself. It results in the loss of charity and the privation of sanctifying grace, that is, of the state of grace. If it is not redeemed by repentance and God's forgiveness, it causes exclusion from Christ's kingdom and the eternal death of hell, for our freedom has the power to make choices for ever, with no turning back. However, although we can judge that an act is in itself a grave offense, we must entrust judgment of persons to the justice and mercy of God.

Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…since you have forgotten the law of your God…”

 

Voters’ Guide

There are six issues that Catholics cannot compromise when it comes to voting (compliments of ‘Catholic Answers’, San Diego CA). The non - negotiable issues a Catholic cannot compromise when it comes to voting are:

·       Abortion – (Catechism of Catholic Church – 2271-2)

·       Homosexual Marriage – (CCC 2357-9)

·       Euthanasia – (CCC 2276-9)

·       Embryonic Stem Cell Research – (Pontifical Council for the Family, Charter of the Rights of the Family 4b)

·       Human Cloning – (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation 1:6)

·       Religious Liberty – (CCC 2108)

Did you know that the satanic church’s values overlay with those dominating our culture. The liberal culture should shudder to realize how well their values match up with the demonic. For example, here is where the Detroit chapter of the Church of Satan stands:                                                

1) Campaigned against Michigan’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.                                          

2) Pro-abortion and pro-contraception                                                                                              

3) In favor of same-sex “marriage.”                                                                                                         

4) Believes the unborn baby is “tissue that belongs to a woman.”                                                                                  

5) Demands that religious symbols not be allowed in the public square.[i]

Religious liberty, unfortunately, is under attack today in many parts of the world, including the U.S.A. Radical secularist and liberal Democrats are the force behind these political machinations. Our core institutions have long been the object of manipulation, but today they are being hammered by those who prize radical individualism. Similarly, life, from the time of conception to natural death, is threatened not by tyrants, but by those who speak the language of compassion and tolerance. If we had a healthy understanding of the meaning of freedom, we would not be in this condition. But the Catholic tradition of defining freedom as the right to do what we ought to do has regrettably given way to the perverse notion that we have a right to do whatever we want to do. Such a conception of liberty does not liberate anyone – it enslaves. I’m not a single issue voter, I am a disqualifying issue voter, certain positions on certain issues disqualify you from getting my vote.

Catechism of the Catholic Church 2108 The right to religious liberty is neither a moral license to adhere to error, nor a supposed right to error, but rather a natural right of the human person to civil liberty, i.e., immunity, within just limits, from external constraint in religious matters by political authorities. This natural right ought to be acknowledged in the juridical order of society in such a way that it constitutes a civil right.

Official Party Platforms

Both parties have an official party platform on their websites. I will save you almost 200 pages of reading boring Political speak.

1. Democrats are pro-abortion and Republicans are pro-life.

2. Democrats are for same sex marriage and Republicans want to maintain the time tested time honored institution of marriage between a man and a woman. 

3. Democrats are for Euthanasia (mercy killing, ending someone’s pain & by Physician assisted suicide). Republicans oppose Euthanasia.

4. Democrats are for embryonic fetal stem cell research and Republicans are against embryonic fetal stem cell research (this is Frankenstein science with no medical benefits to date).

5. Democrats are for human cloning and Republicans are against cloning (making an embryonic human being in a laboratory). Objectively speaking, the Republican Party is congruent with the Catholic position on the critical moral life issues of our day.

Quite simply, the Democrats are the party that supported slavery, the party that supported segregation, the party of abortion, the party that supports medical marijuana, the party that supports pornography, the party that promotes homosexual marriage and the party that increases taxes. That is why I don’t vote for Democrats. Here is the truth, today; there are two major parties:

1) An utterly corrupt and evil party – the Democrats. This party has 4th stage cancer – they have no hope of creating a ‘civilization of life.’

2) And a cowardly party – the Republicans. This party has 1st stage cancer – they can be healed through Catholic moral and social teaching, that’s the chemotherapy they need. This will help them grow a backbone.

I have noticed that the Democrats defend the indefensible; they circle the wagons around their leaders and issues, while the Republicans circle the firing squad around the leaders and issues.

I don’t believe in not voting because there are no perfect candidates. Of course there are no perfect candidates because ‘Jesus and Mary’ are not running for office. However, as a Latino Catholic, I have to ask myself, which person and or party is going to do less damage to my Religion and moral value system. At this stage of the game, it is quite apparent, that the ‘Republican Party’ and its candidates will do less damage to the Religion that I love. Here is the way I see it, the Democrat party has 4th stage cancer, the Republican Party has 1st stage cancer. The Democratic Party is beyond rehabilitation, the Republican Party can still be rehabilitated by the Catholic Gospel.

Let me give you a football analogy, the Republicans are ultimately not the Answer! JESUS & His Church are the answer to the mess we are in; however the Republican Party will move the prolife, pro-marriage, pro-religious liberty football forward. The Democrats will take the football backwards for a loss of yards, that’s what they have been doing every time they take the reins of power.

Here is a Spelling Lesson:

The last four letters in American..........I Can

The last four letters in Republican........I Can

The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats