Scotus Unravels the Social Order Yet Further
In 1964, the United States passed the Civil Rights Act, which forbade unjust discrimination based on ‘race, color, religion, sex or national origin’. Today, in 2020, the United States Supreme Court decreed that homosexuality must be added to that list, and that ‘sex’ is whatever a person discerns their own sex to be – no longer the old biological XX or XY and their physiological determinants, boy-girl, man-woman. Now, we are whatever we choose to be, and everyone else – the whole law of the land – must follow suit.
There are distinctions that must be made, which most of the justices seem unable to make – the decision was 6-3, with the dissenters being the usual suspects, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. Newly appointed Brett Kavanaugh dissented, but on a legal technicality – that it was up to Congress to decide – not because he objected in principle.
Fleshing out the requisite distinctions goes beyond this brief note, but let it be said that there is a difference amongst those who have or feel same-sex attraction, those who act upon this disordered attraction, and those who require that society change its laws, customs and mores to accommodate their desires, with any objection or dissent to be deemed illegal.
The same goes for ‘gender dysphoria’. There are some who feel out of sorts with the sex handed them at conception, if one were to put it that way. But there is a difference between struggling with this psychological disorder and unease, and acting upon it.
In other words, the Civil Rights Act was there to help level the playing field for those aspects of one’s life that one either could not help (race, sex) or should not affect one’s functioning in the broad, public society (as in, religion). Even here, we might make distinctions on certain ‘discriminations’ that seemed customary, like women not being placed in front-line combat roles, or not being forced to hire a Muslim for a Catholic school, or a Catholic for an Islamic school.
But we’re way beyond such quibbling now, into normalizing the abnormal, by the full force and power of the state, with hefty fines and jail times. They have to, for everyone knows that a middle-aged man – or a man of any age – is not a woman, and vice versa, and should not be allowed in a women’s change room or toilet, to say nothing of the young girls. Where and how are the abnormality now to stop? What is t our foundation and compass? Or have we lost the thread entirely, the falcon no longer hearing – or listening to – the falconer, and the centre and hinge giving way?
All I can say for now is hold onto your hats, for the ride just got a bit wilder. But fret not, for the true centre of all time and history will always hold. Stat crux, dum volvitur orbis.
Carney’s Amoral Majority
After five defections – euphemistically described as ‘crossing the floor’ – and three by-elections, Mark Carney and his Liberals how have their coveted majority. One wonders what bowls of pottage were offered in back-room deals. In the archaic monarchical system that is the Dominion of Canada, this majority allows the newly-minted Prime Minister to rule[…]Continue reading→
Saint Kateri , Canada’s Protectress
This was the title given to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, by Pope Benedict XVI, when he canonized her on October 28th, 2012, along with six others, in Saint Peter’ Square (she had been beatified by Pope John Paul II back in 1980). With Saint Joseph as our protector, along with the Canadian martyrs, we seem to[…]Continue reading→
A Closed, Unsustainable, Descending Loop
As a follow-up to my thoughts on Payette’s payout, here be a stark image of where are here in Canada. As the graph shows in, well, graphic terms, since 2025, the public sector has contributed to 95.5% of economic growth. The private sector – which funds the public sector, or is supposed to – has[…]Continue reading→
A Tale of Two Benedicts
A grace-filled Holy Week to all our readers! As we await and prepare for the Resurrection about to dawn upon us, we might keep in mind two Benedicts: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, requiescat in pace, elected on this day in 2005; and today’s commemoration of the mystic pilgrim, Benedict Joseph Labre, who died on this[…]Continue reading→
My Name is Bernadette
April 16th is a propitious day, for besides the anniversary of Father de Valk’s death, who founded Catholic Insight in its print form decades ago, and the commemoration of the ‘two Benedicts’, mentioned in accompanying posts, today we also recall Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the young visionary to whom the Virgin Mary appeared numerous times at[…]Continue reading→
Presidential Pardon of Weronika Krawczyk
As a good news, follow-up to our story from Poland, of the persecution of Weronika Krawczyk for her pro-life views, we heard that she has been granted a presidential pardon. One might still wonder why one needs a presidential pardon for simply holding the long-held belief that the child within the womb is a child,[…]Continue reading→
Saint Lydwina of Schiedam and Suffering Joyfully
Saint Lydwina of Schiedam (1380 – 1433) was one of the countless and glorious ‘victim souls’ in the history of the Church, those whose lives are filled with suffering, often of an unimaginable intensity, but who suffer joyfully. She was a fifteen-year old Dutch girl, out skating one day, when she fell and broke one[…]Continue reading→
The Glorious Martyrdoms of Martin and Maximus
As we enter into Eastertide, we recall on this 13th of April Pope Saint Martin I (+655), one of the noblest, if most tragic, of the successors of Saint Peter. Born in Umbria, Italy, he was of noble lineage, with great intelligence combined with charity and love of the poor and the Church. While still[…]Continue reading→
Pope Leo and a Rosary for Peace
Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics across the world to join him in a Rosary for peace today, at 18:00 Rome time (6 pm), which would be noon from where I write (EST). If you are able, whether at that time or another, and in whatever way you pray, to join in intercession with the[…]Continue reading→
Payette’s Payout
I was glancing through some headlines, and noticed a mention of Julie Payette – engineer and astronaut and sometime the Queen’s representative in Canada – which brought back vague memories. She was appointed Governor-General by Justin Trudeau in 2017. Ms. Payette resigned in 2021, amidst claims that she created a ‘toxic work environment’, with allegations[…]Continue reading→