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The president’s principal representative here, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, delivered a speech aimed at reassuring Europe and articulating Trumpism without the rhetorical headbutt that was Vice President JD Vance’s address to last year’s gathering. However, Rubio’s remarks were so compelling that they were met with a standing ovation and only served to remind Republicans and other observers across the Atlantic that he’s a far more talented political athlete than Vance — fueling another round of it-has-to-be-Marco-in-’28-right? politico.com/news/magazine/…

As usual, @austeni misleads and plays by an arbitrary double standard. What I have said is that the revision to 2267 is ambiguous insofar as it could be read as saying that the death penalty is intrinsically wrong – but that since this would contradict scripture and the previous magisterial teaching of 2,000 years, it is better to read it as a prudential judgment. I have argued (e.g. here: catholicworldreport.com/2020/10/07/thr… ) that there is no third alternative reading, and for many years now, people like Ivereigh have never answered my arguments but simply hurl abuse. In any event, I am in no way “at odds with the magisterium.” I simply disagree with the interpretation people like Ivereigh put on the teaching of the magisterium. Since seminary faculty are academics (as opposed to hack journalists with an agenda), they understand the distinction and thus see no problem in inviting me. Meanwhile, Fr. Martin has for years now openly criticized the Catechism’s teaching at 2358 that a homosexual inclination is “objectively disordered” (ncregister.com/features/fathe…) and he has urged that this language be removed. Oddly, Ivereigh does not criticize him for this or say that it puts him “at odds with the magisterium.” So, Ivereigh’s concern with fidelity to the Catechism and Catholic teaching is phony, a mere rhetorical ploy he deploys against enemies but not friends. Everyone already knew that, of course, but it is useful for him to provide yet another illustration of it. The reason for the screencap below, by the way, is that Ivereigh has blocked me, so that I can’t comment on his tweet directly. He prefers to do his sniping from behind the safety of the block, rather than directly. It seems he has as much courage as he has consistency.

@timotheeology @JDVance Let’s see if @JDVance @marcorubio @GovRonDeSantis speak out in defense of my Catholic religious beliefs.. after all these are Catholics who want to be president in 2028. Their silence speaks volumes. Are they Israel first or America first?