Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Americana Redux (or, "I Love My Country and Honor Her War Dead, So I Must be a Bad Catholic")

Memorial Day scenes from the American Midwest:

(See the links below for an explanation of the title of this post.)

















Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
For the Greater Glory: "I am Catholic & I Love America and So Should You

Americana

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2 Comments:

At 5/29/2007 11:10 AM, Blogger Michael D. said...

You should read more Vox Nova. Not only Memorial Day, but now all patriotism & all wars are inherently anti-Catholic.

By the way, the puppy in picture 3 doesn't look too happy. Perhaps it's responding to the acts of paganism committed by your heathen children. ;)

 
At 5/29/2007 1:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What total fools and what a complete lack of understanding of our catholic heritage.

Perhaps Father Corby in the next world can pray for God to enlighten their understanding of the Catholic Church and patriotism:

Maj. Gen. St. Clair Mulholland described the scene: "Now help is called for, and Hancock tells Caldwell to have his men ready... The Irish Brigade whose green flag has been unfurled in every battle in which the Army of the Potomac has been engaged from Bull Run to Appomattox, formed a part of this division... The Chaplain of this brigade, Rev. William Corby, proposed to give a general absolution to all the men before going into the fight. While this is customary in the armies of Catholic countries in Europe, it was perhaps the first time it was ever witnessed on this continent.

Father Corby stood on a large rock in front of the brigade. " The brigade was standing at order arms!' As he closed his address, every man, Catholic and non-Catholic, fell on his knees with his head bowed down. Then stretching his right hand toward the Brigade, Father Corby pronounced the words of absolution:
'Dominus noster Jesus Christus vos absolvat."'

The men of the Irish brigade fought like heroes that day, as on every battlefield on which they set foot during the Civil War. They fought as Catholics and as patriots, and they saw absolutely no contradiction.

 

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