The Catholic Monitor is honored to post this tragic story of an abortion send to us by a reader:
I often think of the horrible day when I
was praying and doing side walk counseling in front of planned
parenthood (PP). Suddenly to my surprise, my son's ex-girlfriend and her best friend drove up. In a moments notice the
PP workers swooped around them like a swarm of flies to manure. I fell
to my knees and I screamed out her name saying "Please don't
kill my grandchild! She appeared surprised and nonchalantly gave
me the middle finger and proceeded into the building with her escorts
smiling. I began to pray the rosary and cry.
The
other sidewalk counselors and people praying quickly came and joined
me. They had witnessed everything and appeared to be in shock. Together
we prayed the rosary asking mother Mary through the grace of her son to
save my grandchild, but if that was not his will, to give me and my son
the strength to endure such tragedy. Also I prayed and vowed that my
grandchild ( I believe the baby was a boy), son's
life would not be in vain. We prayed for a spiritual baptism before my son's short , but meaningful life was ended. Suddenly her
friend drove off alone, her head hung low avoiding any gaze towards me,
as though she subconsciously knew that she was an accessory to the
murder of my grandchild.
Suddenly
a car drove up and I instinctively called out to the young lady who was
driving into PP's parking lot. Before the PP workers had time to react,
we called out to the young woman. She was open to what we had to say
and walked over to us. She explained that she was in a crisis pregnancy.
She said that she had other children, no job and used drugs. She
further explained that her boyfriend and father to the baby was abusive
both physically and emotionally. Thank be to God! he was giving me the
opportunity to save a life and distract me from the murder of my own
grandchild. God always turns bad into good as stated in the bible:
As
for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring
about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today (Genesis 50:20).
I
exchanged cell numbers with the young woman ( I'll call her Grace).
Grace promised to not use drugs, to read the literature and call me
later. She also promised to stay away from the baby's father. I promised
to help her to the best of my ability. We hugged and said goodbye for
now.
After
what seemed to be an eternity, and no sign of her or her friend. I
thanked the others who helped me and quickly headed to a chapel of
perpetual adoration. I was alone with my God in the most blessed
sacrament. I prayed the emergency novena of Mother Teresa of Calcutta
for the life of my son, still hoping that maybe she had changed
her mind. I told Jesus all my troubles, cried and prayed some more.
I
was angry at my son for being with such an unscrupulous woman, prior to
him moving to Hawaii, she had told him if she ever got pregnant she
would have an abortion. I was angry at myself for perhaps allowing
the child to be conceived right in my own home, on my watch. I was angry
with her for murdering her own child although my son begged her not
to. He told her he would quit his job and move
back to marry her and take care of his wife and child. She told him No,
she had to think about her career. She told my son that she only
wanted him to come back and go with her to have the abortion. My son
responded "No, I will not be an accessory to the murder of my own
child)! " At that response she began to call him names and put me down
for texting her research based information and calling her, for going
to her parents house to try to reason with her and her parents.
It
took me back to the events of several weeks prior. I spoke to her
mother face to face and told her about our grandchild. It was all very
strange, as I spoke to this woman who claimed to be a "good Catholic", I
told her that my son and I would take the child and they could be
involved if they chose to or not. We did not want a red cent, only the
life of our precious baby, but to no avail. The maternal grandmother
stated, she would take the baby, but allowed her adult daughter to do as
she pleased. It all made sense now. She refused to talk to me or
accept a gift bag with a DVD, October baby and various tokens, prayers
and booklets.
I was grieving the loss of my son's precious life., but thankful for the life that was saved, which
consoled me. God gives us only what we can handle, as stated perfectly
in the new testament: "Come to me, all you weary and burdened and I will
give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle
and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke
is easy and my burden light. Matthew 11 28-30 NIV.
Naturally,
after the initial feelings of relief; anger and resentment start to
creep in. The enemy prowls about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may
devour. As stated in 1 Peter 5-8, in the KJV bible. The enemy was
simultaneously destroying her and my son. She began to continuously
harass my son, she blamed him, threatened him and again called us every
dirty name in the book. I pitied her and told my son we must forgive
her, pray for her and her family, as they will eventually be unable to
forgive themselves. Forgiveness, does not condone the other's bad
behavior, nor does it mean that you have to reconcile with them, but it
will harm us and others if we don't forgive others or ourselves.
Unforgiveness is like heaping hot coal upon ourselves and expecting the
perpetrator to feel pain, yet they feel nothing. " and give no
opportunity to the devil". Ephesians 4:27.
Francis Notes:
- Doctor
of the Church St. Francis de Sales totally confirmed beyond any doubt
the possibility of a heretical pope and what must be done by the Church
in such a situation:
"[T]he Pope... WHEN he is EXPLICITLY a heretic, he falls ipso facto from his dignity and out of the Church, and the Church MUST either deprive him, or, as some say, declare him deprived, of his Apostolic See."
(The Catholic Controversy, by St. Francis de Sales, Pages 305-306)
Saint Robert Bellarmine, also, said "the Pope heretic is not deposed ipso facto, but must be declared deposed by the Church."
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- "If Francis is a Heretic, What should Canonically happen to him?": http://www.thecatholicmonitor.com/2020/12/if-francis-is-heretic-what-should.html
- "Could Francis be a Antipope even though the Majority of Cardinals claim he is Pope?": http://www.thecatholicmonitor.com/2019/03/could-francis-be-antipope-even-though.html
- LifeSiteNews, "Confusion explodes as Pope Francis throws magisterial
weight behind communion for adulterers," December 4, 2017:
The AAS guidelines explicitly allows "sexually active adulterous couples
facing 'complex circumstances' to 'access the sacraments of
Reconciliation and the Eucharist.'"
- On February 2018, in Rorate Caeli, Catholic theologian Dr. John Lamont:
"The AAS statement... establishes that Pope Francis in Amoris Laetitia
has affirmed propositions that are heretical in the strict sense."
- On December 2, 2017, Bishop Rene Gracida:
"Francis' heterodoxy is now official. He has published his letter to the
Argentina bishops in Acta Apostlica Series making those letters
magisterial documents."
Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church by the bishops by the grace of God.
Election Notes:
- Intel Cryptanalyst-Mathematician on
Biden Steal: "212Million Registered Voters & 66.2% Voting,140.344 M
Voted...Trump got 74 M, that leaves only 66.344 M for Biden" [http://catholicmonitor.blogspot.com/2020/12/intel-cryptanalyst-mathematician-on.html?m=1]
- Will US be Venezuela?: Ex-CIA
Official told Epoch Times "Chávez started to Focus on [Smartmatic]
Voting Machines to Ensure Victory as early as 2003": http://catholicmonitor.blogspot.com/2020/12/will-us-be-venezuela-ex-cia-official.html
Pray an Our Father now for the grace to know God's Will and to do it.