Archie Bunker - Popish Role Model

Jesus says in Matthew 16:6, "TAKE HEED AND BEWARE OF THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND THE SADDUCEES," and we do well to heed His warning. With "leaven" used in the BIBLE as a type of sin and corruption, I find it appropriate that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas calls it's newspaper, 'The Leaven.'

In Matthew 15:9, Jesus warns us of Pharisees, "TEACHING FOR DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN." We find such a modern day Pharisee in 'Father' Mark Goldasich, in his July 6 article, "Like it or not, we are 'All in the Family.'"

Unfortunately for Catholics in the American heartland, 'Father' is not teaching them lessons from the bible, but from the liberal TV show, produced by the ultra-liberal Norman Lear, "All in the Family."

I personally found the show offensive and nothing but a liberal mocking of the American working class, hidden under a phony veil of social justice themes. 'Father' writes, "Archie Bunker acted as a mirror for many of us; he showed what we looked like."

'Father's' teaching is that just like Archie Bunker over the course of the TV series, "we too will take time to mellow and grow into that place of liberty and justice for all."

This is typical Catholic teaching:

1. By comparing his flock to Archie Bunker, the priest wants to put people down in order to gain a moral advantage over them. This is a technique the priest has spent years honing in the confessional.

2. The subtle remark that the United States needs to, "grow into that place of liberty and justice for all," is a lie. Rome's only concern is to bring the United States under the papal heel! When did the autocratic Roman Church start standing for, "liberty and justice for all?"

Since every Catholic priest has submitted to the despotism and dictatorship of the Roman pontiff, a priest's heart yearns to bring all under the papal yoke as well. So, what example of "hope" is 'Father' Goldasich pointing to? He writes, "Maybe the person we can look to for hope is Archie Bunker. Over the years, he mellowed..."

Does this priest really think a TV character can help us grow in Christ? What will he write about next, the fellowship of Gilligan and the Skipper?

I say thank God for the BIBLE!!!!!!! Just imagine if we didn't have it, and had to depend on the "All in the Family" teaching of 'Father' Goldasich.

So, where does the bible say our hope is? 1 Timothy 1:1 says, "PAUL, AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST BY THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR, AND LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHICH IS OUR HOPE."

We have a choice - to hope some day we can be like Archie Bunker? Or to look to the bible and see that our hope is in Jesus Christ. I'll take the bible.

May Catholics forsake the worldly teaching of their priests, repent of the sin of Catholicism, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.