They came from the largest international agencies we have, like the World Health Organization or national agencies like the CDC or Health Canada. And they told local authorities what to do. And then they dutifully did so.
They proposed these one size fits all solutions for vast populations of people spread out over huge geographical areas. Really, I mean, globally, if we're going to be honest about it, with no nuanced, no appreciation for exemptions to these rules, exceptions to these rules, of which there were countless.
This approach, if you haven't detected already, is a vulgar infringement on the principle of subsidiarity.
- And how did we as a church respond? Sadly and much to my own lament we were silent. We kept silent, we acquiesced our moral authority to the United Nations, pharmaceutical conglomerates and agencies like the CDC and lastly, what about that poke? That was imposed through coercive measures, if not mandated.
Everyone, regardless of age, risk factor, natural immunity, or general health was told that they must cooperate in this collectivist policy. No appreciations or allowance for nuances and specifics like. What if I'm in an age group that has virtually zero risk of getting seriously sick? Oh well, you need to do it to prevent you from passing it onto others, well then again this sort of collectivist mindset, well, we now know that that didn't even work. It was utterly ineffective at producing that effect.
But millions upon millions of young people were coerced into cooperating with a policy that was based on incomplete research, which we now realize turned out to be wrong. And because the lack of prudence in this could have been sniffed out for miles away with anybody who had a critical instinct or a mustard seeds worth of prudence, many people refused and were fired from their jobs and refused unemployment help while being outcast and villainized by the media who received themselves untold billions from the payouts money that Mr Poilievre is still wondering if anybody knows what the source of it is.
- I made a video a few weeks back from which I admitted that I was struggling and I don't think I was entirely candid about all the reasons why I was really struggling. I think I can be a little a little more upfront about that now. I was really disturbed by what I was seeing going on and I had expected that in, in a time of crisis, in a time of struggle and confusion those of us who are Catholic, we should be able to turn to the church for clarity and for refuge. But I feel like we as a church betrayed ourselves and those we keep professing to care about, the poor.
What was really happening? Is that we were scared and so we hid in our homes. And not everybody could do that of course, the most vulnerable and the most poor couldn't just do that.
And cowardice. Cowardice is bad enough. But then to hide behind their facade of social justice while simultaneously throwing the poor into further destitution and then congratulating ourselves for doing our part for the common good. That's revolting, and I'm sorry for being so critical and so negative, and I hope that doesn't drive you to the point of despair.
I think it might be helpful to know that this kind of thing isn't unprecedented in the Church's history. When Henry the eighth declared himself the supreme head of the church in England, the majority of bishops ratified the act. Those clearly heretical and, motivated by his lust for women and power. In fact, I think St. John Fisher was the only Bishop correct me if I'm wrong, who refused to go along with the program and he lost his head for it.
Now fortitude is a cardinal virtue as defined by natural law and upheld by church teaching, and I think it's time we all re-familiarize ourselves with it because It is seriously lacking in this age we live in. It means courageously doing what is right, even in, especially when it's hard to do and it might cost you something, and it seems to me that this is obviously something that very few people were willing to do through this crisis. And it's why it was made far worse than it needed to be. And our Lord's words come to mind when I think about that. Enter through the narrow gate for wide is the gate that leads to destruction. And as the modern world approaches, it's next great crisis due to the frailty of the principles that it now relies upon: the fallacious principles.
Which to say that we should expect there to be another crisis before long? Consider being one of the few who will stand up for what is right and true. Even if you end up in the minority as a result"
Brian Holdsworth
