Catholic burial

Last Sunday we heard about the Good Shepherd. I'm going to tell a couple of things. When we die, and are given the Christian Rite of burial, we are brought into the Church feet first. This is so, if we were to stand up, we would be facing God at the altar and the tabernacle, ready to face Him and His judgment. However, when a priest, bishop, or cardinal were to die, they are brought into the church head first, so that, if they were to stand up, they would face all the souls that were entrusted into their care for safekeeping. They will also face His judgment. Think about it, they have to answer to Him for all those souls, especially those who were lost, either to falling away from the Truth, or weren't taught the Truth from the beginning. These leaders need prayers the most, seeing the state of the Church in the last 50+ years.

Now, on a lighter note, this was sent to me this week. I have seen it before, but it earns a spot here. It probably is not true, but fun to think about. It would be awesome if more of our leaders did this.

'Last Saturday afternoon, in Washington, D.C., an aide to Nancy Pelosi visited the Bishop of the Catholic cathedral in D.C. He told the Cardinal that Nancy Pelosi would be attending the next day's Mass, and asked if the Cardinal would kindly point out Pelosi to the congregation and say a few words that would include calling her a saint. The Cardinal replied, "No. I don't really like the woman, and there are issues of conflict with the Catholic Church over her views." Pelosi's aide then said, "Look, I'll write a check here and now for a donation of $100,000 to your church if you'll just tell the congregation you see Pelosi as a saint. The Cardinal thought about it and said, "Well, the church can use the money, so I'll work your request into tomorrow's sermon."

As Pelosi's aide promised, Nancy Pelosi appeared for the Sunday worship and seated herself prominently at the forward left side of the center aisle, in front of the podium. As promised, at the start of his sermon, the Cardinal pointed out that Ms. Pelosi was present.

The Cardinal went on to explain to the congregation, "While Ms. Pelosi's presence is probably an honor to some, the woman is not numbered among my personal favorite personages. Some of her most egregious views are contrary to tenets of the Church, and she tends to flip-flop on many other issues as well. Nancy Pelosi is a petty, self-absorbed hypocrite, a thumb-sucker, and a nit-wit. Nancy Pelosi is also a serial liar, a cheat, and a thief. I must say, Nancy Pelosi is the worst example of a Catholic I have ever personally witnessed. She married for money and using her wealth to lie to the American people. She also has a reputation for shirking her Representative obligations both in Washington and in California. The woman is simply not to be trusted." The Cardinal concluded, "But, when compared with President Obama, Ms. Pelosi is a saint."