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| New York Greenlights Quarantine Camps [March 2025] |
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Posted by: Stone - 03-29-2025, 08:08 AM - Forum: Socialism & Communism
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New York Greenlights Quarantine Camps
By Bobbie Anne Flower Cox, American Thinker | March 29, 2025
Though somewhat hard to imagine in 2025 with COVID-mania in our rearview mirrors, the truth of the matter is that the highest court in New York, the Court of Appeals, has unbelievably opened the door for quarantine camps to become a reality. I have fought the governor in court for the past three years to prevent quarantine camps from taking hold, and I was successful to some extent (the Department of Health cannot currently throw you into a quarantine facility), but ultimately the State has been given the green light by our courts. A unimaginable travesty of justice!
When COVID-19 hit back in March of 2020, the NYS Legislature (illegally, I might add) gave then-governor Andrew Cuomo the power to make “directives” (read “laws”). Continuing with the illegal trend, Cuomo then passed that power on to the Department of Health (DoH). The DoH then created the “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures” regulation, which the public rightly dubbed the “Quarantine Camp” reg. The regulation was not a law, as it did not come from the NYS Legislature. Instead, it was a reg written by unelected bureaucrats who answer to nobody but the bureaucrat or politician who hired them. The reg actually conflicted with our long-standing (full-of-due-process-protections) quarantine law that was passed by the Legislature in 1953. Regs cannot conflict with laws! That is a violent breach of Separation of Powers, which is the cornerstone of our free society.
Details on the atrocities of this reg can be found in a previous article. But in sum, the Quarantine Camp regulation gave the unelecteds in the DoH the power to pick and choose which New Yorkers they could lock up or lock down, indefinitely, and at any location of their choosing -- you had no say. They could have locked you down in your home, or they could have removed you from your home, with the force of police, and stuck you in a quarantine facility for days, weeks, months, etc. No notice was required, so they could have knocked on your door during family dinner and removed you from your home without any warning whatsoever. You did not have the right to an attorney until after you were locked up or locked down. There was no age restriction, so they could have done this to you, or your child, or grandchild, or elderly parent… And the most shocking part of this reg was that they did not even have to prove you were sick! Guilty until proven innocent -- the very antithesis of the principle upon which our nation’s judicial system is based.
So, when I became aware of this dystopian nightmare of a reg a few years ago, after realizing that none of the so-called traditional “civil rights” organizations would touch it, I sued Governor Kathy Hochul and her DoH on behalf of a group of NYS Legislators and a citizens’ group, Uniting NYS.
After months of battling it out in the trial court, on July 8, 2022, the court ruled that the “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures” regulation was unconstitutional and “violative of New York State law as promulgated and enacted, and therefore null, void and unenforceable as a matter of law.” The judge also made note that, “involuntary detention is a severe deprivation of individual liberty, far more egregious than other health safety measures, such as requiring mask wearing at certain venues. Involuntary quarantine may have far-reaching consequences such as loss of income (or employment) and isolation from family.”
Stunningly, Governor Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James appealed the decision. Yes, that’s right… the governor and AG, both unabashedly support insanely unconstitutional quarantine camps!
On September 13, 2023, over 400 showed up at the appellate courthouse to witness the battle first hand. It was indeed historic -- never do people take a day off of work, flock by the hundreds, and cram into a courthouse to hear a couple of lawyers go at it in a courtroom devoid of witnesses, TV cameras, and all of the other pomp and circumstance that, for example, a high-profile criminal trial might have. It was a true testament to freedom-loving citizens of a state that is wrought with corruption and greedy politicians on both sides of the aisle.
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In November 2023, the panel of five appointed judges disgracefully reversed my trial court victory, and then dismissed the case! They dismissed, not because we were wrong in our arguments… No, instead the court copped out and used an age-old dodge, ruling that my plaintiffs lack standing! With the majority of my plaintiffs being NYS legislators, it was absurd for the court to claim these lawmakers had no standing to fight against a regulation that usurped their lawmaking power.
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The decision not only lacked logic, it lacked integrity, and it flew in the face of longstanding, binding case law from our highest court.
Not wanting to back down, in January 2024, I filed my appeal with the Court of Appeals which is our highest State court. In May, that Court denied my appeal, saying there was no automatic right to be heard because the case, get this, had no constitutional issues. Unbelievable! A lawsuit about a regulation that breaches Separation of Powers and violates our Constitution doesn’t have a constitutional issue in question? Another terrible decision.
My last hope was to file another motion with the Court, this time asking them to hear the case on their own volition, you know, because it’s good for humanity and the integrity of this Court not to allow an agency to override our laws and throw people into camps without due process, etc. Sounds rather noble, doesn’t it? Well, not to an unnoble court, for a few weeks ago they issued their decision… The Court refused to hear the appeal. Period. Case closed.
Unreal.
And so, my three-year-long battle against the elitist Governor of New York (whose approval rating now hovers around 30%) and her lawless Department of Health, is over. The silver lining is that my victory of eliminating their heinous “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures” reg back in 2022 still stands today, despite the appellate court’s ruling. Here’s why: The reg was an “emergency” reg that the DoH was working to make permanent. Since I successfully got it struck down before they could make it a permanent reg, the regulation does not exist today. Amen.
However, thanks to the Court of Appeals allowing the appellate court’s decision to stand, the DoH is now free to reissue their dystopian reg. “Fire at will,” is what these courts have metaphorically told the Administrative State. There is nothing stopping the tyranny of the Executive Branch and its unconstitutional DoH now.
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| Benedict XIV: Etsi Minime - On the Instruction of the Faithful |
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Posted by: Stone - 03-29-2025, 06:07 AM - Forum: Encyclicals
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Etsi Minime
On the Instruction of the Faithful
To the Venerable Brothers, Patriarchs, Primates, Archbishops, and Bishops.
Venerable Brothers, Greetings and Apostolic Blessing.
Although we hold no doubt that all those entrusted with the care of souls, and you above all, Venerable Brothers, raised to the office of the Apostolate and constituted by God in the dignity of the prelature, direct your foremost concern to ensure that the Christian people, nourished in a salutary way with the rudiments of the Faith and the pasture of heavenly doctrine, are happily guided along the path of the Lord's precepts under your luminous example, We cannot refrain from encouraging you, with the exhortations of Our authority and paternal love, to promote with greater solicitude the sacrosanct and salutary work of Christian Doctrine, eliminating the harmful obstacles that hinder the salvation of souls.
1. Since We address persons well-versed in the law and exhort prudent Bishops of the Churches, who lack neither piety nor the resources of Sacred Scriptures, We deem it superfluous to repeat with extensive arguments that it is insufficient, for attaining heavenly happiness, to believe vaguely and indistinctly the Mysteries revealed by God and taught by the Catholic Church. This heavenly doctrine, transmitted by God and received through hearing, must be received from the voice of a legitimate and faithful teacher, in such a way that its fundamental truths are individually explained and proposed to the faithful as truths to believe, some out of necessity of means, others out of necessity for precept. Even though We affirm that justification is obtained through Faith, as it is the principle and foundation of salvation, leading ultimately to the desired lasting city, it is equally clear that Faith alone is not sufficient. One must know the path and constantly remain on it, that is, the precepts of God and the Church, the virtues to be cultivated and the vices to be carefully avoided.
2. All of this is encompassed in the rudiments of the Catholic Faith or, as it is commonly called, in Christian Doctrine. In particular, it is the responsibility of Bishops to ensure that this is taught methodically and clearly throughout all Dioceses and places, and they cannot neglect it without tacitly condemning themselves in conscience. Rather, they must devote all their care and diligence to this supremely necessary work. We do not assert that this duty is so exclusively assigned to the Bishop as to require his constant presence in teaching Christian Doctrine, personally interrogating children and explaining the Mysteries of the Faith we profess. We know very well the heavy burdens imposed by the apostolic ministry upon pastoral care. Our own experience in governing, first the Church of Ancona, and later that of Bologna taught Us how a Prelate who strives to fulfil his duties entirely is beset by endless and diverse concerns like the waves of the sea. A Bishop will fulfil this responsibility if, at times other than during the Pastoral Visit, he occasionally attends where sound doctrine is imparted to Christians, questions boys and girls about what they have learned, and explains with his own words the Mysteries of our Religion. Such pastoral involvement will be greatly beneficial to the flock entrusted to him, and his example will encourage others to labour zealously in the vineyard of the Lord of hosts.
3. This manner of caring for the Church was established almost as a law ,not only by ancient but also by more recent Prelates included in the roll of the Blessed, such as Charles Borromeo, Francis de Sales, Turibius, and Alexander Sauli. Some of them, as their writings attest, when hindered by greater tasks, assigned this grave duty to a Vicar chosen from among the Canons or Priests, who would take on this pastoral ministry to educate the young in the fundamental truths of the Faith and the duties of Religion.
4. Therefore, the Bishop’s example, as mentioned above, will be of immense importance and great utility for the spiritual growth of souls if he carries out this duty in all parishes, at all times, and especially during his visits throughout the Diocese. However, as anyone can imagine, his strength alone will not suffice. To achieve the desired goal, it is necessary that he diligently ensures those he selects as Vicars in this praiseworthy and meritorious labour are imbued with zeal and diligence.
5. First of all, there are two imposed by the Council of Trent on those who have the care of souls. The first is to deliver sermons on divine matters on feast days. The second is to teach the rudiments of the Faith to children and anyone ignorant of the Divine Law. If parish priests, on the appointed days, deliver the required homily—one that does not burden the ears with persuasive words of human wisdom but instils the Spirit in the hearts of listeners through words suited to their understanding; if they proclaim a Mystery, particularly during the season when the Church commemorates it, sowing what incites virtue and rejects vices, especially the gravest ones that most shamefully plague the people; if on these same days, they nurture children, as if newborns, with the milk of Doctrine, questioning them individually, resolving doubts, and clarifying uncertainties; if finally, as the Apostle directs, they devote themselves to reading, exhortation, and teaching so that the believer may become perfect and prepared for every good work—then it is permissible to hope that the results will meet expectations and that a people pleasing to God and zealous for good works will easily emerge.
6. Experience has shown that the labour of the parish priest alone is insufficient since one cannot teach everyone when the number of the faithful surpasses the capacity of the teacher. Yet the Bishop who devotes his heart and zeal to the welfare of the Church entrusted to him will never be without adequate remedies. He will be able to appeal to those who are approaching the Tonsure, to those who are approaching the dignity of the Priesthood by climbing the steps of the Minor and Major Orders, and to those who, finally, are working to find a way to secure ecclesiastical benefits. The Bishop will remind them, with authoritative and harsh words (and let deeds correspond to words), that he will never consent to the Tonsure, once the proper age has been reached, or to the conferral of Minor Orders, but especially of Major Orders, of those who have neglected to assure the parish priests of their availability to teach Christian Doctrine. The Bishop should assign these clerics to individual parishes in his City and Diocese, designating some to specific Churches. Moreover, he should make it known, with assurances, that diligence and zeal in this work will weigh significantly in the granting of parishes and other benefices by the law. This will ensure it is evident that the task of teaching is not the exclusive responsibility of the Diocesan head but that many must collaborate to accomplish his mandate.
7. To all this, it must be added that, with the Sacred Apostolic Constitutions, and particularly with the seventh of Leo X, our predecessor of happy memory, appropriate provisions have been established to ensure that schoolmasters, in teaching their pupils, and pious women, in instructing young girls (under the earnest exhortation of the Bishop), nourish and strengthen them with sound and pure doctrine, as though it were vital nourishment. It is also well established that the Bishop himself can and must firmly encourage sacred preachers to instill in the ears and minds of parents, during sermons, the importance of instructing their children in the truths of our Religion. Should the parents be unable to fulfil this duty, it will be necessary to bring the children to church, where the Precepts of the Divine Law are explained. In many places (and where it does not yet exist, it should be introduced), the pious and praiseworthy custom has also taken root of laypersons—both men and women—offering assistance to the parish priest in fulfilling this task. These lay helpers dedicate themselves to Christian instruction by listening to children and young girls recite from memory the Our Father, the Angelic Salutation, the Apostles’ Creed, and all other prayers. In other locations, congregations have been established for the purpose of teaching Christian Doctrine, an institution rightfully praised by Pius V of holy memory in his Constitution beginning with Ex debito. He urged that these congregations be promoted with all diligence in every Diocese. If all these measures, directed toward the same purpose, are carefully cultivated, they will provide everyone with the assured certainty that, although the labourers are few where the harvest is abundant, there will be no lack of those who will break the bread for the children who implore it.
8. It is also well known that not only children and those of more mature years lie in ignorance of divine matters, but also men and even the elderly are often found to be quite unaware of the saving doctrine, either because they never learned it or because, having once acquired it long ago, forgetfulness has gradually erased it. This ailment, too, can be remedied by the provident diligence of Bishops if their collaborators take care to employ the remedies provided with proper attention.
9. Turning our attention to those in early childhood, many seek admission to the Holy Eucharist and Confirmation. Indeed, few fail to show a strong will for this, as though driven by an irresistible desire. Therefore, the Bishop should admonish parish priests and firmly command them not to admit to the Sacrament of the Eucharist, nor to issue the so-called Confirmation Card, to anyone who does not know the fundamentals of the Faith and Doctrine, as well as the value and efficacy of the Sacrament. In this way, the needs of early childhood may be well addressed.
10. As for adolescents, since each one receives their own gift from God, experience clearly shows that some pursue the path of ecclesiastical life, while others follow that of secular life. Concerning the former, we have already addressed them when speaking of those who desire to be admitted to Holy Orders. It seems only one additional point may be made: it would be fitting and highly beneficial for the Prelate, when examining candidates, to first inquire into the core substance of Christian knowledge. For experience, the teacher of truth has clearly shown that some candidates, though adorned with elegant and refined Latin eloquence, well-versed in a multitude of sciences, and possessing a thorough knowledge of all matters pertaining to the Orders, have responded unsatisfactorily and irrelevantly when questioned on Christian Doctrine.
11. If we turn our attention to those who spend their lives in the world, it becomes evident that the majority of them are inclined towards marriage. Indeed, they cannot be joined in matrimony if the parish priest, as is his duty, discovers through precise questioning that the man and the woman are ignorant of what is necessary for salvation. The Bishop can scarcely permit such grave and ruinous ignorance to persist; he should remind the pastors of souls of their duty and, should they fail to fulfil it, address their negligence with appropriate disciplinary measures.
12. All people, regardless of age or social condition, are accustomed to cleansing the stains of the soul through the Sacrament of Penance. Therefore, the Bishop must ensure that the Priest who hears Confessions holds as certain and immutable that sacramental absolution is invalid if imparted to someone who does not know what is necessary as a means of salvation. Moreover, men cannot be reconciled with God through this Sacrament unless they are first brought, by dispelling the darkness of ignorance, to a knowledge of the Faith. The Confessor must also know that absolution must be deferred in the case of one who, through their own fault, does not know what is necessary by precept. However, in such a case, the penitent may be absolved if they acknowledge their culpable but not insurmountable ignorance, ask God for forgiveness, and sincerely promise the Confessor to strive, with God’s help, to learn what is necessary by precept.
13. If, then, the Pastors adopt this method of forming the Christian people, and direct their counsel, efforts, and intentions towards the proposed approach, it is permissible to hope that the flock, through faith and good works, may advance over time to the point of being transformed into a dwelling of God in the Holy Spirit. However, since this matter is of the utmost importance and no other institution has been established more conducive to the glory of God and the salvation of souls, no one should be surprised if countless obstacles are continually encountered.
14. Sometimes, small and humble churches are located in the countryside, some near, others far from the parish church, where, on feast days, fathers of families with their children go to listen to the Priest as he celebrates the Holy Mysteries. This results in their being rarely present in their parish and unable to hear any words concerning the Mysteries of the Faith, the Precepts, or the Sacraments. The Bishop must address this problem with the full weight of his authority. First, regarding the small churches near the parish, he must enact a precise law to prevent Mass from being celebrated there before the Parish Priest has himself celebrated, delivered the sermon, and fulfilled the remaining duties of his office. In this way, the parish church will be frequented by a multitude of faithful who will gather there. As for the small churches located far from the parish church, it is very difficult due to the distance for parishioners to avoid the nearest church and undertake a long and arduous journey, especially in winter when rivers overflow, to reach the parish and attend the Divine Offices, the Bishop should decree, with the imposition of severe penalties, that the Priests assigned to those churches instruct the people in the essential points of Christian Doctrine and explain the Divine Law. However, the Parish Priest must be admonished not to place too much trust in the work of others, but to personally ensure the situation when it is required that the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Confirmation be administered to children, and when others request the Sacrament of Marriage.
15. Cities also present specific inconveniences. It often happens that in certain churches, especially those of Religious Orders, feasts are celebrated with solemn rites and large crowds. For this reason, if catechism is held in the parish church early in the morning or immediately after lunch, few or none will attend and will excuse themselves by citing the set time. If more convenient hours are not chosen for the people, experience confirms that the faithful will flock to the church where the feast day is solemnized, and, drawn by the liturgical display, will neglect Christian Doctrine, to the grave detriment of their souls. Since it is not possible to establish a certain and general rule in this regard, we wish to leave this task to the diligent Pastor of the Church, who, taking into account the nature of the place, the circumstances, and the people, and weighing the overall significance of the situation, will find a way to harmonize the celebration of the feast day with Christian Doctrine, so that one does not hinder the other. If the Religious Orders and exempted Orders oppose this and, despite being admonished by the Bishops, feel authorized to compromise the execution of Christian Doctrine, we offer to the local Ordinaries our authority over the Exempt Orders, and the Apostolic diligence will not lack other means to ensure that parish churches are not deprived of their due consideration.
16. It could prove highly beneficial for the education of the Christian people to appoint visitors, some of whom would travel around the city and others around the Diocese, to conduct thorough investigations into all matters, allowing the Bishop, once informed of the merits of each Pastor, to decree rewards or punishments.
17. Following in the footsteps of Pope Clement VIII and our other predecessors, we exhort in the Lord and strongly recommend that, in teaching Christian Doctrine, the booklet written by Cardinal Bellarmine at the request of Pope Clement be used. Carefully examined by the appropriate Congregation appointed for this purpose and approved, Pope Clement himself ordered that it be published, with the most valid intention that everyone thereafter adhere to the same and only method of teaching and learning Christian Doctrine. Nothing is more desirable than this uniformity, nothing more fitting and useful to prevent errors from stealthily creeping in amidst the diverse range of catechisms. If, in any place, it becomes necessary, due to specific local needs, to use another booklet, great care must be taken to ensure that it contains nothing contrary to Catholic Truth. Attention must also be given to ensure that the dogmas of the Faith are explained in a simple and clear manner, with the addition of any necessary parts that may have been omitted, and the removal of the superfluous. A concise and unified method of teaching is usually of great help for a simpler examination when assessing the progress of children.
18. This booklet must also contain the Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity, certainly composed in a correct and competent manner. If this is not the case, once perfected, they should be printed in the proper form. These Acts are better conveyed with concise rather than abundant words, provided that through them the full strength and nature of the virtue are revealed. Since it is vitally necessary for those professing the Christian Religion to have the habit and practice of frequently reciting these Acts, so that their use is not confined to narrow limits or restricted by anyone to a modest number each year, the Bishop, concerned with both his own and others' salvation, should issue appropriate provisions so that in the parishes of the city and diocese, pastors, immediately after the celebration of the feast day Mass, kneeling before the altar, clearly and intelligibly recite the aforementioned Acts of the virtues, attempting to lead the people who must repeat the words they have spoken. In this way, the faithful, almost without realizing it, will learn them by heart and take up the habit of attending to this pious practice not only on feast days but also on the remaining days.
19. These salutary instructions for teaching the flock, which we have wished to make known to you, Venerable Brothers, through this Apostolic Letter, can be recognised by each of you as in line with our pastoral admonitions, already published when, with fatherly love, we surrounded the Church of Bologna, our bride, with care. These instructions are moreover derived from the Pontifical Constitutions, recognised as valid by the testimony and example of renowned Bishops. Since we know from experience that they will bring immense benefit, we exhort and encourage you with all possible fervour, and beseech you, by the Bowels of the mercy of Our God, to attend with steadfast and resolute hearts, in the strength of the task entrusted to your pastoral Ministry, to the implementation of what has been proposed, carefully considering that all the labour, effort, and attention put forth for this purpose will be rewarded by God, the giver of all good.
We impart to you our Apostolic Blessing from the heart.
Given in Rome, at Santa Maria Maggiore, on 7th February 1742, in the second year of our Pontificate.
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| Watch: Pittsburgh pro-lifers sing ‘Salve Regina’ outside of Planned Parenthood |
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Posted by: Stone - 03-29-2025, 05:59 AM - Forum: Abortion
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Watch: Pittsburgh pro-lifers sing ‘Salve Regina’ outside of Planned Parenthood
Pro-lifers sang the ‘Hail Holy Queen’ in Latin as part of ‘spiritual warfare’ against the abortion industry in Pittsburgh. 40 Days for Life has 660 campaigns going this spring to combat Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities.
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Fri Mar 28, 2025
(LifeSiteNews) — 40 Days for Life members kicked off their spring campaign by singing the “Salve Regina” (Hail Holy Queen) and kneeling in front of the Blessed Sacrament while outside of the Pittsburgh Planned Parenthood, as seen in a powerful video posted to X.
Fr. Joe Freedy, senior parochial vicar at Divine Grace Parish, led the procession, which ended with singing.
“This is the front line of #ProLife in the steel city,” the group wrote on X. “It’s spiritual warfare where we need it most — where devils sacrifice unborn children.”
The group posted the video this week, but it is from the kickoff event on Tuesday, March 4.
The group further reiterated the power of prayer in combating abortion and evil.
“A heartfelt thank you to everyone who prayed for the sanctity of life at the opening Mass & Eucharistic procession for our spring vigil campaign,” the group wrote on X. “Kneeling in front of Planned Parenthood, we prayed the Rosary and lifted our voices to Heaven.”
The group received support not just from local pro-life activists but also students from nearby Franciscan University of Steubenville, according to video posted on X.
The spring 2025 campaign is ongoing in 660 cities, according to the national 40 Days for Life – though two might end early, according to the group, because abortion facilities closed.
40 Days for Life announced:
Quote:Pro-lifers in 660 cities worldwide hit the streets this morning to begin peacefully praying for an end to abortion as part of the largest Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign ever.
It looks like at least a few of those cities won’t finish the vigil…for the best possible reason.
The Planned Parenthood abortion facilities in Bloomington and Decatur, Illinois, are scheduled to close FOREVER!
There are still several weeks left to get involved. Interested readers can find a location near them at this link.
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| Cancer Researcher Says Covid & Vaccine Likely Causing Surge In Cancers |
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Posted by: Stone - 03-28-2025, 08:38 AM - Forum: Pandemic 2020 [Secular]
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"This Is Existential": Billionaire Cancer Researcher Says Covid & Vaccine Likely Causing Surge In Aggressive Cancers
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Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong - a transplant surgeon-turned-biotech billionaire renowned for inventing the cancer drug Abraxane - has issued a startling warning in a new in-depth interview with Tucker Carlson.
ZH [slightly adapted and reformatted] | Mar 28, 2025
Soon-Shiong, founder of ImmunityBio ($IBRX) and owner of the Los Angeles Times, claims that the COVID-19 pandemic, and the very vaccines developed to fight it, may be contributing to a global surge in “terrifyingly aggressive” cancers. In the nearly two-hour conversation, the Los Angeles Times owner leveraged his decades of clinical and scientific experience to outline why he suspects an unprecedented cancer epidemic is unfolding. This report examines Dr. Soon-Shiong’s background and assertions, the scientific responses for and against his claims, new data on post-COVID health trends, and the far-reaching implications if his alarming hypothesis proves true.
Dr. Soon-Shiong’s Claims
Soon-Shiong is a veteran surgeon and immunologist who has spent a career studying the human immune system’s fight against cancer. He pioneered novel immunotherapies and even worked on a T-cell based COVID vaccine booster during the pandemic. In the interview, he draws on this background to voice deep concern over rising cancer cases, especially among younger people – something he describes as a “non-infectious pandemic” of cancer. He tells Carlson that in 50 years of medical practice, it was extraordinarily rare to see cancers like pancreatic tumors in children or young adults, yet recently such cases are appearing. For instance, Soon-Shiong was alarmed by seeing a 13-year-old with metastatic pancreatic cancer, a scenario virtually unheard of in his prior experience.
"I never saw pancreatic cancer in children... the greatest surprise to me was a 13-year-old with metastatic pancreatic cancer," Soon-Shiong told Carlson, adding that he's seen examples of very young patients (even children under 11 with colon cancer) and unusual surges in aggressive diseases like ovarian cancer in women in their 30s. These personal observations of more frequent, aggressive cancers in youth led him to probe what might have changed in recent years.
“We're clearly seeing an increase in certain types of cancer, like pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer... colon cancer... in younger people."
— Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong
According Soon-Shiong, the COVID era is the obvious change - and suggests that both the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection and the widespread vaccination campaigns could be key drivers behind this cancer spike. He emphasizes the massive scale of human exposure to the virus and its spike protein (via infection or vaccination).
Quote:"I don't know how to say that without saying it. It scares the pants off me because I think what we may be, I don' think it's virus versus man now, this is existential. I think when I talk about the largest non-infectious pandemic that we're afraid of, this is it."
“Billions of people – literally billions – had the COVID virus. Over a billion got the spike protein vaccine," said Carlson, adding "So that's like, we're talking like a huge percentage of the Earth's population, unless I'm missing something."
"Now you understand what keeps you awake at night and kept me awake at night for two years, two and a half years," Soon-Shiong replied, suggesting that exposure to both is silently undermining the immune system’s natural defenses against cancer on a global scale.
Soon-Shiong frames COVID-era cancers as potentially virally triggered or exacerbated. In the interview, he described cases of “virally induced cancers” in clinics during the pandemic – patients whose cancers may have been kicked into overdrive by the cascade of inflammation and immune stress associated with COVID-19 (Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong: You’re Being Lied to About Cancer, How It’s Caused, and How to Stop It). COVID infection causes a massive inflammatory response, and some cancers are known to exploit inflammation to grow.
TUCKER: "a lot people have pointed to both COVID, the virus, and to the mRNA COVID vaccines as potential causes. Do you think that they're related?"
SOON-SHIONG: "The best way for me to answer that is to look at history. What we know about virally-induced cancers is well-established. We know that if you get hepatitis, you get liver cancer. Hepatitis is a virus infection. We know if you got human papillomavirus, HPV, you get cervical cancer."
We know that certain viruses directly cause cancer (e.g. HPV, Epstein-Barr), so it’s not unprecedented for a virus to play a role in oncogenesis. While SARS-CoV-2 is not a known oncovirus, Soon-Shiong worries its indirect effects – chronic inflammation, immune exhaustion, or “suppressor cells” that emerge in the wake of infection/vaccination – could be accelerating tumor development. “The answer is to stop the inflammation…clear the virus from the body,” he argues, positing that until we eradicate lingering virus and restore immune balance, we may see mounting cancer cases.
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| Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ begins filming in August, Jim Caviezel back as Jesus |
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Posted by: Stone - 03-27-2025, 11:55 AM - Forum: General Commentary
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Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ begins filming in August, Jim Caviezel back as Jesus
Mel Gibson’s sequel, 'The Resurrection of the Christ,' begins filming in August 2025 in Rome, with Jim Caviezel reprising his role as Our Lord.
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Jim Caviezel portraying Jesus in 'The Passion of the Christ'
The Passion of the Christ, Sioux Falls Catholic
Mar 27, 2025
(LifeSiteNews) — The much-anticipated sequel to Mel Gibson’s 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ, is scheduled to begin filming in August, with Jim Caviezel returning to his role as Jesus.
In an interview with Italian news outlet Il Sole 24 Ore, Manuela Cacciamani, CEO of Cinecittà Studios, announced that the filming of The Resurrection of the Christ will begin in August at their Rome-based studio.
“I can confirm that the next film directed by Mel Gibson, produced by Icon Productions, ‘The Resurrection of Christ,’ will be shot entirely in Cinecittà starting in August and requires many theaters and stage constructions,” Cacciamani said
According to information obtained by Variety, in addition to the studio, some of the filming will take place in the ancient southern Italian town of Matera, and other rural locations in southern Italy including Ginosa, Gravina Laterza and Altamura.
The film, directed by Mel Gibson, will also see the return of Jim Caviezel in his role as Jesus Christ.
According to IMDB, Maia Morgenstern, who played Our Lady, and Francesco De Vito, who played St. Peter, will also be in the new production.
The latest information about the film comes two months after Gibson appeared for an interview on the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, in which the Catholic director said the new movie is “very ambitious” and will recount “the fall of the angels to the death of the last apostle.”
“I think in order to really tell the story properly you have to really start with the fall of the angels, which means you’re in another place, you’re in another realm. You need to go to hell. You need to go to Sheol,” he explained.
“It’s about finding the way in that’s not cheesy or too obvious,” Gibson continued. I think I have ideas about how to do that and how to evoke things and emotions in people from the way you depict it and the way you shoot it.”
“So I’ve been thinking about it for a long time,” he said. “It’s not going to be easy, and it’s going to require a lot of planning and I’m not wholly sure I can pull it off; to tell you the truth, it’s super ambitious. But I’ll take a crack at it because that’s what you’ve got to do, right, walk up to the plate, right?”
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| Archbishop Viganò: Homily for the Annunciation to Mary Most Holy |
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Posted by: Stone - 03-26-2025, 10:09 AM - Forum: Archbishop Viganò
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Mons. Carlo Maria Viganò
Ecce ancilla Domini
Homily for the Annunciation to Mary Most Holy
Et verbum caro factum est,
et habitavit in nobis.
Jn 1:14
On the twenty-fifth of March, we celebrate the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and along with it the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity in the womb of the Virgin. The Word became flesh and came to dwell among us: these simple words contain within themselves that ineffable Mystery, thanks to which the Redemption was initiated for us. Many Christian nations, such as the Grand Duchy of Tuscany or the Republic of Pisa, Luxembourg, Dauphiné, Savoy, the Kingdom of Navarre, and Hungary calculated the beginning of the civil year not on the first of January, as is the custom today, but on the twenty-fifth of March, in what historians call the “Style of the Incarnation”, which brought the Christian New Year forward to coincide with the spring equinox.
This date therefore marks a historical event, reported in the Holy Gospels, which nine months later would lead the Virgin Mary, traveling with Saint Joseph to Bethlehem for the census ordered by Emperor Caesar Augustus, to find refuge in a stable and give birth to Emmanuel, God with us.
In the National Museum of Capodimonte, in Naples, we can admire a painting by Pietro Novelli (1603-1647), from Palermo, in which the Holy Trinity is depicted in the foreground, sending the Archangel to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Eternal Father offers Gabriel a lily, so that he may bring that symbol of purity to the Ever-Virgin Mother of God, intact in her Virginity before, during, and after giving birth. This splendid painting offers us the contemplation of the Incarnation from a different perspective, which is almost unique in Christian iconography. Usually, the artist represents the Annunciation by showing the scene of the Archangel bursting into the house of Our Lady, depicted while she is kneeling in prayer. In medieval paintings, the words Ave gratia plena come from Gabriel’s mouth, and the words Ecce ancilla Domini from Mary’s. Here, however, we see the chronologically preceding scene in which, almost with human dynamics, the Most August Trinity summons its Divine Messenger, giving him instructions. And the Virgin is small and distant, almost unaware of what awaits her shortly thereafter.
The Feast of the Annunciation always falls during the season of Lent, signifying that God works the greatest miracles when man recognizes himself in his real condition of misery, in his nothingness. And the more we are aware of depending totally on God – not only on a supernatural level but also on a natural – the more He deigns to fill us with His Grace and His gifts. Ecce ancilla Domini: the holiest of creatures, preserved from every stain of sin by a very special Divine Privilege, proclaims herself to be a servant, and becomes Lady, Queen, and Mother of God precisely because Her humility – and along with it the awareness of the need to travel with Christ along the Royal Way of the Cross – is the necessary pre-condition for the Almighty to accomplish great things in Her. Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes. Conversely, in pride the creature rises to compete with the Creator, arrogantly usurps from Him that glory which is reflected to the humble by grace, and claims to have rights – a blasphemous dignitas infinita – that it cannot claim and which merits it not only being repelled into its nothingness, but being sunk even lower. Dispersit superbos mente cordis sui, deposuit poteres de sede, et exaltavit humiles.
And as we contemplate the humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the destiny of glory and honor that the Holy Trinity has established for Her, we cannot fail to contemplate the humility of the Eternal Word, who descends from the infinite glory of Heaven in order to Incarnate Himself in the womb of the Virgin Mary, in obedience to the Father, to expiate on behalf of humanity for sins that are not His, to give His life for us miserable sinners, to restore the divine order that out of pride we have dared to violate. This concept is made explicit in some representations of the Annunciation, in which a ray coming from heaven shows the Holy Spirit descending upon the Virgin, followed by a Baby Jesus holding the Cross.
In Pietro Novelli’s painting we do not find the Virgin set aside, nor do we see Her neglected or diminished in Her Providential cooperation in the work of Redemption; on the contrary, we see the humility of the Word emphasized, who obediently accepts becoming flesh, in order to become the expiatory victim for our sins, and to become food: Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink (Jn 6:54-55). That Most Holy Body was formed in the womb of the Virgin Mother, so that that Sacred Flesh could be torn in the sufferings of the Passion and that Precious Blood could flow from the Wounds and Side of Christ as the perfect cleansing of our sins. In this mystery we recognize the Compassion and Co-Redemption of the Mother of God – Regina Crucis – not only in union with the Redemption of Her Son, but even in having given to God, through the work of the Holy Spirit, that human body which made Him True Man and True God; which in the theandric union makes Our Lord Jesus Christ the only King and Lord by Divine Right, both by royal lineage and by conquest. And which, in the magnificence proper to the Holy Trinity, makes Mary Our Lady and Our Queen: Daughter of the Father, Bride of the Paraclete, and Mother of the Word.
This Regality of Christ and Mary finds its natural place in this time of Lent, because there can be no Glory of the Resurrection without first passing by way of Golgotha. If Our Lord and His Most Holy Mother have chosen to give us this wonderful example, we cannot help but take it as a model and prepare ourselves, with the help of Grace, to accept the Crosses that Providence assigns to us as a pre-condition for our eternal reward. And so may it be.
+ Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop
25 March MMXXV
In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis
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