ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP: ‘YOU HAVE TO BE POLITICALLY INCORRECT’
The Roman Catholic Leader Urged Graduates Of Thomas Aquinas College To Stand Up For Biblical Principles In The Public Square.
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At the commencement ceremonies at Thomas Aquinas College in California earlier this month, the Bishop of Madison, Wis., the Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino told graduates they “have to be politically incorrect” in today’s world. Serving perhaps one of the most morally backslidden communities in the U.S., Morlino reminded the graduates that in today’s society, truth “offends people,” and that one of the most offensive things anyone can say today is that “men are men and women are women”: “Who would ever think that that’s controversial? If you’re a man, then be a man. If you’re a woman, then be a woman. That’s speaking truth. And that’s what our world does not want to hear. And so now we don’t know what marriage is and we’re not even sure what it means to be a male or a female. People are even trying to come up with proper names to give gender-neutral children.” Morlino told the graduates part of their mission in life will be to “make the voice of reason heard in our culture,” and to shine their light “on the darkness of our world.” That means, he added, they often “have to be politically incorrect.”
The bishop also touched on the subject of marriage, on natural law, democracy, and Western civilization. He also discussed human nature, invoking Isaiah 59:14, which states: “Justice is turned backward, and righteousness stands far off; for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.” (MEV) Morlino concluded with an admonition about courage, which he described as “a gift infused by God” that is acquired and perfected through practice, adding: “If you want to be courageous in speaking the truth, you have to practice doing it precisely in those situations where it is difficult. Don’t be like Peter during the Passion, sitting quietly with your head down hoping no one will notice you. You are called to be like Peter on the day of Pentecost, speaking the truth boldly without waiting to be asked. “You have been sacramentally equipped by your baptism and confirmation and intellectually equipped by your education to be witnesses to the truth of Jesus Christ. That means you must witness to the truth as Jesus Christ taught it. And that means at times you offend a lot of people. So it’s very hard to be a witness to Jesus Christ. It’s easier to just go with the flow. 'Go along to get along,' as they say. Well, we’ve had enough going along to get along. It takes courage to speak the truth of Christ, but do not be afraid!” Christ, the bishop reminded them, has overcome the world, and He is alone the only hope who never disappoints.