Dominican cardinal blasts the U.N. for promoting immorality

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Santo Domingo, Dec 3, 2008 / 11:15 am (CNA).- The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, expressed his disbelief this week that the U.N., which proclaimed life to be a “solemn right,” is promoting immorality—such as abortion—throughout the world.

“For this reason the Church fights in all parts of the world, because there are so many irresponsible people, beginning with international organizations, beginning with the U.N., which was founded in 1948 and proclaimed a solemn, first right: life. Sixty years later a woman has the right to kill her child. What have we come to? That was either a trick or this is just a comedy,” the cardinal said during a Mass for the month of the family.

The cardinal warned that “killing children or promoting marriages between all kinds of people, men with men, women with women,” leads to nowhere.

The countries that choose to experiment with these things “will sink morally,” he added.

“I don’t thank the U.N. for anything, nothing, since today it is making such a great effort to spread this immorality throughout the entire world,” Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez continued.

Calling on Dominicans to “defend our country,” the cardinal exclaimed, “To those who want to come and bring that immorality here, get out! We are not interested. We are quite capable here of figuring out how to live according to our own understanding.”

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Published by: Helen Wyborn
Grafton, NSW, Australia 12/15/2008 09:22 PM EST

I agree with the Dominican Cardinal Rodriques. UN organisations and conventions such as CEDAW are putting pressure on countries to change their laws to allow mothers to make the decision to prevent their children from living; sometines for trite reasons, such as an inablity to cope with the new life or for gemder reasons or facial imperfections such as a hare lip and cleft palate and minor problems that can easily be corrected by surgery.
The time is fast approaching when the world will rue decisions made by the countries who signed protocols that subsequently forced politicians to vote and support the 'pro choice' ideologues that have high jacked the committees of some UN Bodies

Published by: Desiree
Canada 12/10/2008 10:17 PM EST

I happen to think that the UN has great potential for promoting conflict resolution and protecting basic human rights. However, I agree that it are nowhere close to using its influence correctly or effectively in the majority of cases. It also has no jurisdiction to proclaim anything other than basic human rights, because anything more suggests that it is a morally-oriented body, which it is most certainly not and never should be, seeing as it's just made up of a bunch of rich, influential nations that want sway over the world. While I agree with the original intent of the UN, I am appalled at the pro-abortion steps it is taking now. It should be obvious to anyone, regardless of their various views, that abortion is murder. How the UN could see abortion as consistent with the right to life, I cannot fathom. If the UN were to actually work toward and achieve its various human rights goals, especially those of health care and security of person, pregnancy would never threaten the life of the mother and thus there would not even be a perceived need to sacrifice the babies' lives for their mothers. But that perception is bunk anyway because MURDER IS ALWAYS wrong. I am encouraged to hear of the Cardinal's boldness - thank you!

Published by: Dulcie Baxter
West Vancouver, B.C. Canada 12/08/2008 08:43 PM EST

You know, the Cardinal is right and these comments by various people are also right. The U.N. is beholding to the Elitists, who , behind the scenes, make up all the rules. The U.N. wants to reduce population in the world, not aid it's growth! Forget Governments. They are only puppets, to do the bidding of the behind-the-scenes Secret Group who makes the rules, The Bilderbergers!!

Published by: Bruno McKnight
Ireland 12/05/2008 04:03 PM EST

Much more basic and more important than the ego-centric and individualistic emphasis human RIGHTS, which the U.N. is trying to force down our throats is more humanitarian and more altruistic emphasis on human OBLIGATIONS.

Published by: Charly
Mexico 12/05/2008 09:44 AM EST

I completly agree with the Cardenal.
The UN has been proveed useless into stopping the war vs Irak.
It's basically not really fighting for life.

Published by: Alex Spak
London, UK 12/05/2008 06:59 AM EST

Thank you Cardinal. Christians have to follow God's will and this world will follow its. Pray for protection of Christians in the coming uncertain times.

Published by: Jack
NY 12/04/2008 04:24 PM EST

Since the U.N. has been in existance, there has been nothing but trouble. It's cloaked in Freemasonry.

Published by: linda
UK 12/04/2008 12:05 PM EST

Christian doctrine and UN doctrine are not synonymous. What the Church thought it was doing getting involved with the UN is inexplicable. The Church exists to promote Christ and His teachings. The UN has a completely different agenda, and seeks to undermine and replace Christianity. It's time for the Vatican to wake up and show some independance.

The UN has the Church running around in circles, doing it's bidding. Cut loose, for crying out loud and no more pandering to those sly ones who hate Christ, and use the Church for their own agenda!

Published by: Eric Heisler
Canada 12/04/2008 11:30 AM EST

STOP Abortion

Published by: Manola
Brampton/Ontario/Canada 12/03/2008 08:10 PM EST

Thank you Cardinal for this article, and for speaking the truth!
I pray people will wake up and repent and come back to God.
Let us pray for the protection of the Unborn.
Stand up for Life!
Say No more Abortions!
Say No to Gay Marriages!
Repent! Repent! Repent!
Before it is too late!

Published by: URSULA
LONDON UK 12/03/2008 08:04 PM EST

I fully agree with the cardinal. I think this is the time for God to say 'that is enough' and probably won't tollerate it.
I pray that this abomination will end

Published by: Jack Picknell
Burnaby Canada 12/03/2008 02:47 PM EST

Close the UN.

It is an irrelevant and ineffective waste of resources for all participants.

All nations should withdraw membership and close the place down.

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