This is the slippery slope we make for ourselves when we make celebrities idols…a golden calf is a golden calf. Watch which alter you choose to bow too.
We are presently praying for the life of a child scheduled to be aborted tomorrow morning. Please join us in asking Our Lady to intercede for this little one. God spare this child, and soften the heart of his/her mother.
I pray that all Catholics and other Christians will learn to say things with love like this. This is the language that can actually make people stop and listen. Not the language of self-righteousness and "holier-than-thou'' tone which you would often see in a lot of social media comments section. It would only push people further away and I hope that all Christians would learn to speak with REAL love and MERCY towards their neighbors. ❤
Aww as a Swiftie lover, this really makes me sad. I didn't know her stance until now. Now I'd have to think twice listening to her music already. Thanks for the enlightenment.
Same, I’ve been listening to her as a die hard fan for a year, but I’ll stop listening to her and pray for her soul. It’s a shame that someone so talented can be so naive :(
Dont worry my friends, offer that for her conversion, God will like it so much, because it was difficult, but you chose the right path:) I also listen her music, but yes, it is time to stop and pray for her. Like maybe, everytime that I want to listen to her music, i'll stop and offer a prayer, and then continue to listen to other music.
@@its4itOne thing is sinning and another is promoting sin. The worst part is that she is an influencer and naive little girls will be misguided by her anti-woman and anti-life beliefs.
Thank you for posting this! I do not have any favorite celebrities because of this very reason. I donate only to organizations that go through the church.
My husband and I found out a few yrs ago that CRS ( 2ND collection a few weeks ago) gives money to Planned Parenthood.. We do our research because we won't donate a penny to abortion or a few other causes for that matter.
The entertainment industry is deplorable. When I was teen I used to find enjoyment in it but the more I come closer to God the more I feel repelled by all forms of Worldly entertainments and entertainers.
That's so good that you do not have favorite celebrities. It can be unhealthy to be obsessed. Although she is not of my generation, I love Marilyn Monroe. I know more about her life than I know about the Catholic Church and Bible.
@@IONov990 I love Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn so much! If I may suggest, if you are currently still learning more about Marilyn, perhaps you can give up an hour of research on her a week and devote that hour to the Bible instead? 😊
As a swiftie, I loved this! I did that when she released Lover album in 2019. Because I care about her and I'm grateful for her art, I'm always praying for her, hoping she doesn't get lost. As long as she's living, there's always a chance for her and to any other celebrity or any other person in this world. We can't forget this, we need to pray instead of just talking about them.
Thank you for this video, Father M. You have a nice way of putting this. Taylor Swift has to be careful about not attracting demonic forces to her concerts. Young people look to her as a role model. She needs our prayers.
This was so nicely said and I really hope it somehow gets to Taylor. I do believe she has a heart for people and she is just so gravely wrong on this issue and needs to be directed.
WRONG!! She has NO HEART!!! She is PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE for the death of one of her fans due to her team's decision to prevent thousands of people from drinking water in 60-degree Celsius heat during a concert in Rio. This was insane and irresponsible. I despise her from the bottom of my heart!!!
She is wrong about a lot of things and became very disappointed in her. I’ve even made it a point to not buy any of her music, especially none of the Taylor’s versions). She is a good person, but she’s wrong about a lot of things.
@@arnoeeuwigheid449960 degrees Celsius? 🤔 a more realistic story (which is true) is that she basically had her fans harass Scooter Braun bc he bought her masters. She should’ve not made it public and she should’ve spoken out against the threats he and his family (with young children) received. But homegirl was more worried about her money than anything. She’s just lacking as a person, honestly. Great musician but terrible person.
Thank you for this video. I have been a strong Taylor listener since I was 10 years old. She's been my "top artist" on Spotify ever since they did Spotify wrapped, and this has truly convicted me to step away. I think it will be a process, but I agree that viewing it as a fast for her conversion and more importantly the end of abortion is so much more important than anything else. I hope others will join me :)
Father Mark Mary, the way you spoke of Taylor with such compassion, charity, and love I’m sure that if she were to watch this video, her heart would be touched by your love 💗 God bless you and I hope to have a heart like yours
I am a senior Catholic convert. I was 55 years old when I became Catholic in 2010. I cancelled my AARP membership when I discovered the organization supports Planned Parenthood financially.
I can imagine it was tough but thank you for saying it… it’s the truth, it’s complicated but thank you. Target is one of those companies that I stopped supporting.
Scott Cawthon is an example of someone who did not submit to the pressures on this certain issue. They tried to tear him down, but huzzah! They couldn’t. Celebrities should take note.
Very very true!!... I wish he was given more attention for this by Christians and Conservatives. Pretty cool you mentioned Fnaf guy on a Fr. Mark Mary Video.
Pray that he will have a true conversion and publicly disavow his stance on abortion. ✝️🙏🏼We also need to be compassionate of his position and how changing his views publicly would radically changed what jobs he’s offered. It’s easy for us to feel detached from the struggles of celebrities, but we have to remember they are people too and they also suffer due to sin. May the Lord have mercy on all us and convert the heart of sinners. God bless 🕊️
Absolutely important, but misses the actions of those who are against abortion, but also ignore why any woman would get an abortion. If Tesla prevents naturally occurring abortions by reducing pollution? Local politicians support banning abortion, but don't support working wages, women's healthcare (or healthcare in general), and remove money from kids nutrition programs. These moves are what caused women to want an abortion because they don't have the resources to support a child. The devil distracts. It goes both ways. It's worth a thought. Abortion being legal doesn't cause the abortion, the reason is usually social economic. That's why ironically when Democrats have the most political power nationally abortion rates decrease, not because abortions are harder to obtain, but because the social and economic reasons for wanting an abortion are decreased. Both "sides" aren't equal. People with support and who are shown love by people practicing the beatitudes fare much better than those who are subject to that who are against abortion but do not practice the beatitudes. Actions speak louder than words, no?
her music is also about pride, about stepping on people. i find that just as distasteful as the abortion matter. sorry i don’t get the appeal… i think she may be messing with demonic things. i’ll pray for her conversion. she leads women to think it’s great to dump and hurt men, to aspire to be RICH, richer than your boyfriend, to engage in premarital sex and fornication… so i suppose it would be illogical for her to be pro life. she’s promoting a lifestyle that creates life but doesn’t want to deal with the responsibility of sexual inter course: the very real possibility that you’re creating a human being, what it’s intended for!
My issue with Taylor Swift is that she has become an idol for so many people. At the end of the day, she is just a person and doesn't have credibility to be a leader on politics and morality.
This is the problem with today's celebrity culture: there are no artists, there's influencer activists. I don't want to support a platform for political or moral views I can't in good conscience support. I just want to engage with good art. It's backwards that I am forced to choose. There's a difference between someone's views bleeding into their art; that's inevitable, they're creating from their perspective, and it can be valuable to converse with. I mean, it's hard to find mainstream music, for example, which does not express a disordered view of love and sexuality. But, as long as it's a personal story of honest pursuit of truth - paired with good craftsmanship ofc - it's enough for beauty. (Even lyrics about hookups can be about looking for genuine connection, the innate human need of love, about its worth reflected in the bad and broken things people do instead of facing it directly... and all that, may I add, with or without authorial intent, actually. Real art is bigger than its author.) Parasocial relationships mean that you put the artist before the art, and that is dangerous in many ways. I would sure as heck not want to support personal choices of many a classic author, for example - and consuming their work should not be seen as such. I want to be able to listen to a good song without selling my heart to the singer who shouts support of murder. I not only do not need, but actively do not want celebrities whose work I like to be vocal on social and political issues; that is not their role, it goes actively against their role. Of course everyone is entitled to be a human being with their own thoughts and values - but it really doesn't need to be public, even if you're a public figure, in fact especially then. And it's positively absurd that we're looking to actors, musicians, fashionistas, randomly famous people, for guidance and validation and moral judgements. I think it would be best if we could go back to not talking about things not directly linked to promoted releases or irrelevant lifestyle fluff. (K-pop is a good blueprint for how that can work and still generate enormous engagement and money.) Of course, if someone really is passionate about their views and not just virtue-signalling, it's like asking a Catholic to not preach the Gospel, not stand up against abortion and injustice, not mention their beliefs at all. And yet, shouldn't it be a standard in a professional setting to a degree? Didn't it use to be the standard for non-political, non-activist, non-religious public figures? We should be having public debates about important things, yes; but maybe entertainers shouldn't be the ones to be having it. It's different than a private debate. (In saying that, I actually think people like Joe Rogen are a different category in that his whole thing is - I gather - about generating dialogue, presenting different views on political, social, and ethical issues, and in fact reaching a varied audience from all sides and modelling respectful exchange of ideas rather than closing oneself off in an echo chamber. If this is correct, then I think this absolutely is worth supporting, because it's always been bigger than Joe himself, is very needed, and was never meant just for entertainment. Very different than a singer or a face of a fashion brand giving lip service for clout). Once you are in that parasocial relationship and really are invested in the good of the person, yes, I think it's a very painful but very real question of how and when you support them. First and foremost, pray for them. Secondly, yes, maybe withdrawing practical support when they advocate for evil is better not just for you, but for them especially. There are many levels of advocacy and many issues, too - there's a difference between a tweet and actively sharing one's profits with organisations doing evil things, there's a difference between vague "allyship" to LGBT and outright glorifying killing of innocents - so I think there's many appropriate responses. (Abortion and hurting children in any other way should probably be non-negotiable.) I love the perspective of offering the loss of something important to you for the very person you cut out, or for the cause of the culture of life.
Hubs and I dont support any people or companies that fund this intrinsic evil (and/or a few other evils.) And fraternal correction is indeed an act of charity and rarely spoken of! Thank you for this bold, truthful video, may God bless you Father!
Same. I try to the best of my ability. This is so hard given how intertwined these companies are to our lives. Every company I’ve been employed at has questionable policies. It’s disappointing.
@@terrymunoztrujillo483 Correct! Those watches are harmful - they send harmful EMF waves into your body. I recommend researching. Dr Berg has a good EMF vid. P.s. My phone is android
I have a few questions I’ve been thinking about all day… Does anyone have any recommendations of music to listen to instead of Taylor Swift that’s still pop? Where is the line drawn on supporting Taylor? As a fan I’d love to support her still, even if that means not listening to her music. If God wants the best for us and to see us with joy, what should we do if Swift does bring us joy? Where should the line be drawn on other serious matters like LGBTQ to support companies and people. Where should the line be drawn on topics as equally concerning, but less grave than abortion in terms of support? Could you still support a music artist even though they don’t use their media or earnings for abortion or other serious issues? Like if they support the prevention of livestock being slaughtered for consumption, could we still listen to them? If you could answer one or all of these things as close to God’s truth as possible that’d be amazing, thanks :)
Sir, please be aware, you are an accomplice to murder, and you will have to answer to that one day. God please give you wisdom to see the evil in your heart.
Been a swiftie for the longest time. Watched the Eras tour first show. I consider myself a devout Catholic, I still listen to her songs but I dont support her views. I stopped buying merch from her. It’s just my own decision. When I found out she is pro abortion. I just can’t follow her anymore
Good post. Celebrities sadly have become role models in these times. And these times sadly are not so different from the long ago ones when peoples had idols. The difference now is we have means in which they spread faster & further. :( We must pray!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I find it difficult to hear this and then also see Hallow and Liam Neeson partner which Ascension uses for hosting. We have examples much closer in our Church sadly.
@@jeffkeenan5059 keeping one's mouth shut on political things if one is not involved in politics is not necessarily being lukewarm. Celebrities are there to entertain, not to be moral paragons.
@@Cationna , that’s EXACTLY what lukewarm means !!! You think that JESUS wants them to be mice and not stick up for the faith ? You are going where they are going 🔥👹🔥
Thank you for your charitable words! I'd love to hear more about how to apply these principles in a world where most major corporations support evil things...e.g. I don't think there's a single grocery store in my area that doesn't support pride month. Some things, like listening to Taylor Swift or Joe Rogan are obviously optional, but other things are pretty much impossible to avoid. Thoughts?
To me, there's a difference between "supporting" it by trying to make a cash grab by selling a lot of rainbow trash and/or lip service on social media, and actually donating proceeds to activist organisations. Ideally, one would avoid even the first one, but since it can be practically impossible, I think at some point you do what you gotta do. (Maybe look into internet options or small private businesses in your area? But at the end of the day, you gotta feed your family.) But the second one, I would make every possible effort to avoid, since your money (even the tiniest portion of it) will be used directly for something wrong. And that's "just" Pride month. The deeper you go and realise, for example, how many gigantic corporations support abortion, you'll start to go crazy trying to avoid the 90% of the market they own. I can cut out Johnson&Johnson (the hypocrisy!!! They actually financed experiments on human embryos), but Nestlé owns brands you'd never suspect and it's everywhere... I think the solution is almost always to go for the local, the privately owned, the no-name options whenever possible (that also usually answers the moral dilemma of contributing to immoral treatment of workers). And, in the end, you're still gonna make some careless or wrong choices one way or another. The thing is, virtue-signalling is everywhere. I should not know nor care what the political opinions a company holds (which, I mean, only tells you what opinions the CEO's and marketing people thought would bring them the most money). It's literally not why I go to a freaking store. Every tiniest everyday choice we make should not have to be this painful moral dilemma, it's unsustainable for humans to worry this much.
Fr mark mary , God bless you for this very very important message .. I am so ashamed to be a citizen of a country who voted in favour of abortion.. Gods love and protection to you from Ireland.
The president of Hallow defended hiring Liam. I will never ever again listen to that app. I truly pray and hope that Sister Miriam and Father Mike disassociate themselves from Hallow 🙏
Although I don’t agree with Taylor’s Swift’s stance on this issue I also don’t believe anyone should start chanting boycotts against her or anyone. Why? How many people use the Catholic Church cover up of child molestation as a reason to leave the church? Are they right? Should we follow? It is such a horrible event… He who is without sin should cast the first stone…
To be fair, there's a difference between repentance and non-repentance. Those who engage in pro-abortion views are active stances. Not past transgressions. Those who were engaged in prior church scandals have faced repercussions and there are innocent individuals who were not associated with any sort of scandal by association. Judgment of the heart is for God, but ongoing righteous judgment is discernment. It would be uncharitable to compare the two, unless there were individuals who continued to do cover-ups and justify such cover-ups.
@@annarumble838 If you have no problem with Taylor Swift making the same exact video asking her catholic fans to consider withholding support from the Catholic Church because of child molestation and because their schools fire women who are found pregnant out of wedlock, then it’s ok…
@@dontewithdragons Child sex abuse cover up scandal is far from over with. I live in Maryland and I’m inundated with commercials of lawyers preparing a huge law suit against the Catholic Church now that statues of limitation have been lifted. There are still people who restitution has not been made. Scandals are still occurring, myself have a class mate who became a priest and had a salacious affair with a minor. He’s in jail, there was no cover up, but the question remains why good catholic men are turning out evil deeds. And I stand strongly against current catholic school policy of firing women found pregnant out of wedlock. This type of culture, longstanding in the Catholic Church, when they used to hide women found pregnant out of wedlock contributes to abortion culture. One option forced upon them was to procure an abortion to keep up appearances. Well, that culture is not gone. How can Catholic Churches fire unmarried pregnant women and call themselves pro life?!?! For shame!!!!
@@4runner4ever83 no, it isn’t. A hypocrite would either claim to agree with everything, even when they don’t or vice versa. Liking some things and disagreeing with others, and being vocal about that is the opposite of hypocritical.
As a matter-of-fact, when it comes to the abortion topic in particular, or any topic, you can be personally against it, while not having an opinion, one way, or the other politically, or even further against it being made illegal and still be against it, and that’s not hypocritical either
The problem is that the charities and organization and political parties that support abortion are the only ones giving young women and abused girls resources and opportunities to help them be mothers. There are a lot of folks that just say "you had sex, live with the consequences" even if it means bringing the child up in poverty or settings of abuse. The Church is about the only consistent group that is pro-life and wanting to help young mothers succeed. It is a difficult balancing act.
Thanks Father, I posted my complaint about her mindless comments on the Netflix documentary recently. It's really the media and those in power who spread the lies about abortion that we need to band together to end their assault on truth because Taylor is only the fool who followed them as so many do.
I find it hard to parse the difference between this kind of thing and what has been promiscuously termed "cancel culture". If you're going to wade into the pop culture debate, why not mention the (rightfully cancelled) Kanye West's anti abortion stance?
Stopped listening to the artist Pink for the same reason…seriously just moved my radio to Christian rock, Christian Hip hop…ect. Matt Maher is an excellent Catholic Christian Artist. Wish we had more.!
Father, I appreciate all that you said and know how hard it is to put this message out. However, Ford, GM, Chrysler, and most of the other auto companies support prochoice causes. Elon Musk has come out and said that we have a crisis of depopulation and has said more and done more to help the voice of the pro-life movement be heard. I live in Detroit and am appalled at the Big Three support for abortion, but unfortunately, there is no such thing as a prolife car company...
And actively advocating to keep more pollution causes more suffering and death along with non actively chosen abortions (loss of a pregnancy without active choices to abort) are ignored. Studies are showing our pollution could be causing around a 10% increase in this. But we don't hear about it because it isn't politically helpful and oddly we don't hear about this from pro life groups very often at all.
I'm not a Taylor fan, but this can definitely be applied to other artists that I love, that I grew up with (like Beyoncé) What you said makes a lot of sense
Google covers travel costs for employees seeking legal abortions outside their home state. Google Maps identifies facilities that provide abortions. Even TH-cam provides, under this video, a disclaimer describing abortion using "pro-choice" medical terminology. Ascension Presents should boycott TH-cam.
Thank you so, so much Father Mark Mary. God bless you. Viva Cristo Rey. Jesus Christ King of the universe. I used to be a big fan of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, etc but not anymore.... I have not been anymore for a few years now.
Honestly, as an artist myself, I'm not sure that I could step away from some of my favorite artists, if I discovered they support causes I can't get behind. Maybe buy their media on the second market to avoid paying them directly. When I look at some of the badly made media by Catholic and/or Christian creators (case in point this family movie by Paulist Media that was so poorly produced - bad acting, wonky script, terrible camera work and an art design that was supposed to depict the 1930s but barely looked vintage - it made me walk out and lean my head against a wall crying), it's really hard. I want to support creators who truly love God, but I can't support badly produced media, either. If they found a way to raise their creative standards, I could.
I don’t follow, admire or love any celebrity who goes against what I believe in. I don’t understand how anyone with children can admire someone like Taylor Swift ..the way she dresses and acts on stage is so immoral to me. These women who dress this way like Carrie Underwood..who supposedly is a Christian..seem so hypocritical to me. I pray for these young people need our prayers to help them see the true way to live in our Lord’s glory and light. 🙏❤️🙏
Not a Taylor Swift fan but sometime after I watched this video when it just came out I reflected on the music I listen to. This resulted in me refraining from listening to the French singer Françoise Hardy as she had been advocating for the legalization of euthanasia in France in her final years. She just passed two days ago and I hope God has forgiven her.
Some singers should just concentrate with their crafts, avoid politicizing and getting involved outside their expertise. Like this famous girl singer, she can´t even sing. Just playing cute and diverting fans´ intelligent assessment into material things. Wake up guys. Don´t waste your money on an artist who can´t deliver.
Abortion is literally the removal of a dead embryo or fetus (yes im aware of unsafe abortion and im not for that), the way that anti-abortion people speak about abortion make it seem like abortion kills a newborn child which is NOT the case at all, induced abortion is literally the safest medical procedures, and last time i checked priests and nuns are not doctors or nurses which is why as a catholic myself, I'll never understand why abortion is so frowned upon because do you want a dead fetus in your womb because i dont think anyone does and i think thats dangerous, and I don't understand why its illegal in some states
This is why I stopped supporting many celebs & companies... I love them but "vote with your money" is something I heard about. I know I cannot support them in what they choose to do or where they use their money. 😔
The women who documented Taylors netflix doc ALSO made a doc of why 3rd trimester abortion needs to be an option and why it is... Taylor is long gone in her thinking...she needs prayer.... advocating in this perhaps subtle way by picking this women as her director is dark.....3rd trimester is INSANE insane
Third trimester abortions are only performed in cases of medical necessity ie; to save the life of the mother. 9 times out of 10 these are performed in cases where it’s a wanted pregnancy and carrying to term will kill her. Nobody is getting elective third trimester abortions.
@@jeffkeenan5059No, you are condemning her, and thats not what a Catholic should do, because with that you are saying that sin is more powerfull than God's mercy. God can change any heart if he wants, but he is waiting, he is the only one that knows when is the good time for her conversion.
As a father of children who are huge fans of hers, I can use her stance on this issue as a conversation point and a teaching point that while people may do good deeds, they’re still flawed and may support things that are evil Plus we can always pray for her and other people. No one’s beyond redemption and forgiveness or the mercy of God.
Thank you for opening my eyes to this. I didn’t think much of this as my daughters have reallly loved her but so appreciate this video to help course correct us toward God and God alone.
Taylor is my age, and she is representative of my generation. Very selfish, self-centered. She’s not a good person. After what happened with her masters I’m convinced she’s not a good person. She needs the fear of Jesus in her, and she owes Scooter Braun an apology for publicly humiliating him and then never reprimanding her fans for threatening the lives of his wife and kids. She should’ve at least said something to her fans. “Hey guys, don’t do that.” It really wasn’t that hard. But she knew what she was doing when she invoked people’s ire. Would I want my kids following her? Absolutely not. I don’t even follow her since 2019.
Not the point of the discussion it conversion from intrinsic evil and supporting the person by not being caught up in the common mentality of what they stand for which is there is no consequence to what Taylor does. We know as catholics that are practicing there is always consequence to picking up the cross of life and following Him.
You and many others are missing the point…the medical knowledge and process is here…outlawing abortion is not going to solve the issue…in my opinion the only solution is to inform women and to create more accountability for the men who fathered these children…inform women and provide support ongoing and everlasting…these are (many) women who the man has long gone, who is facing a lifelong commitment which they are not prepared for financially, emotionally, upending their life plans it is a major monumental about face in their lives …not in the lives of the men (many many long gone). Should the effort in tandem be to promote chastity in a meaning way, hold men as culpable as they surely are (but in reality women pay the price)…proactively hold men to standards as the “leaders” they it seems bear increased responsibility. I am against abortion but current method of making it more difficult is not the easy answer. There is not an easy answer. My thoughts only. Peace.
Exactly, the rational, informed based opinion. Freedom is the ability to choose rightly. Actively making the right choice harder or deadly is actively choosing evil.
Thanks for doing this 🙏 I do have a small question though, maybe more of a technicality: Should I stop listening to the songs of hers that I already bought years ago? I have a couple downloaded that I’ve had for quite a while, and I don’t follow or support her anymore, so I figured there was no harm to using something I already had… Anyone have thoughts on this?
I'd probably just avoid any songs that seem to mention abortion, but I don't think she has any song that does directly. With how messed up hollywood is, you'd probably need to stop watching almost all of them due to their immoral political views. I just avoid all the dark stuff that I know has paganist/satanist imagery and lyrics. Going further than that is just too much for me.
No, they’re yours. I have songs of hers from years ago also. But honestly after she came out and said she supported LGBTQ and had her fans harass and threaten scooter Braun online, I stopped supporting her. I absolutely refuse to buy any of the Taylor’s versions of her old albums. Absolutely refuse to. She does good things here and there sometimes, but she’s done a lot of things too that are wrong, and I can’t ignore it.
"Before becoming the best to an endeavor or passion, be the best human being as possible first." This comes from a past Facebook post couple of years ago, and somehow it reverberates. The problem of getting mesmerized with celebrities is getting blinded or naive that everything they do or support are right. Fr. Mark-Mary said it right: It is messy and complicated. But then, we can fix what we have control: That is, tweaking or totally "fast" fascination and admiration towards pop figures who are contrary to our Catholic beliefs and teachings.
Thank you Father. I wasn’t so aware of those things and was going to treat myself to the Taylor Swift tour at the movie theater - however I just came off a retreat thru the Pope John Paul II center and I have been trying to pay extra attention to the Holy Spirit. I believe I saw this post for a reason and I will follow your suggestions. (My dream car was a Tesla but I don’t have the means - and, I’ll let go of that also). Life is stressful and I have been focused on that - I appreciate all you have said and I will be doing as you asked. Thank you for the guidance Fr. God Bless You! 🕊️
What about what's going on with the hallow app then. Didn't they just higher on a major abortion supporter to do their C.S. Lewis meditations? We should Pray for Liam Neeson too. Totally agree with you tho. I pray for a lot of people to convert including Elon Musk, and Joe Rogan, and Taylor Swift.
She’s not promoting abortion, she is promoting what everyone should be promoting, safe pregnancy! Something murderous Republicans refuse to fight for. Theyd much rather enjoy a blood bath than to do whats right.
Thank you Fr. Mark Mary! We have proven that boycotts make an impact! Our prayers can do even more! Thank you for speaking out about this! Thank you for being a good shepherd!
I’m not much of a swiftie but this video confuses me by having to label and single out a sinner?? I know the video itself talks more about the effects and harms of abortion but tying in the actual name of Taylor Swift feels similar to judging her and presenting her in front of others to stone. Now I know it’s not the intention of the video but just because someone is famous doesn’t make them any less human and no one would make a titled video of someone who is a regular lay person just out of mere respect and privacy. I feel like you could have presented this video without having to single someone out. I get you have the best intentions but my heart is empathetic to those who will feel attacked and felt like they’re evil for what they do. It’s one thing to say something is wrong, but another to attach someone’s name to it because we’re all sinners and we all have the right to not gossip and talk about others sins. We all go to confession in private for a reason. Idk my heart just hurt seeing the topic spread like this bc it feels like such a clickbait or to use something viral.
Thank you very much for talking about this. I believe that God is trying to show me this very message of true love this season. When you really love someone it consist of will their good & sometimes willing their good isn’t allowing them to do whatever they want. Sometimes we need to give them tough LOVE not harsh love but a love that lets them know their actions has consequences. How will they ever learn & if we love them we definitely want them going down the right path & not the wrong one. So let’s pray for this courage to correct others with love like Christ does with us. Thanks for sharing this message Fr. Mark! 🙏🏾❤️
Such a good talk Fr. Mark Mary! From my observations TS is always unhappy after a breakup. Yes, it provides song (sad) material for her but this should be a message to all that define their happiness by whether they have a romantic relationship.
Is this sacrificing forever or for a set amount of time? I want to participate by not playing a game but I do want to play it still. I’m not wanting to be selfish or not care for the salvation of souls, but would I basically not be able to play my game ever again? I can’t control what the company, and every company that I buy a game from puts their money. Pretty much every game company and studio supports pride and I want to not buy the game to help make a stand, but I also want to play games. I could use clarification and prayers because I’m convicted and sooooooooooo confused.
This is the slippery slope we make for ourselves when we make celebrities idols…a golden calf is a golden calf. Watch which alter you choose to bow too.
The "abortion health information" tag being added to this is RIDICULOUS.
We are presently praying for the life of a child scheduled to be aborted tomorrow morning. Please join us in asking Our Lady to intercede for this little one. God spare this child, and soften the heart of his/her mother.
Praying ❤
@@TammyLMLThank you Tammy. Thank you.
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Praying with you.
Praying🙏🙏. Just completed a rosary for your intention. Will continue..
I pray that all Catholics and other Christians will learn to say things with love like this. This is the language that can actually make people stop and listen. Not the language of self-righteousness and "holier-than-thou'' tone which you would often see in a lot of social media comments section. It would only push people further away and I hope that all Christians would learn to speak with REAL love and MERCY towards their neighbors. ❤
Yes, my priest used to say, "go for the heart, not the jugular."
Yes!!!!! A thousand times this
O blessed lady, spread the effect of grace of thy flame of love over all of humanity ❤️
Aww as a Swiftie lover, this really makes me sad. I didn't know her stance until now. Now I'd have to think twice listening to her music already. Thanks for the enlightenment.
Same, I’ve been listening to her as a die hard fan for a year, but I’ll stop listening to her and pray for her soul. It’s a shame that someone so talented can be so naive :(
Dont worry my friends, offer that for her conversion, God will like it so much, because it was difficult, but you chose the right path:) I also listen her music, but yes, it is time to stop and pray for her. Like maybe, everytime that I want to listen to her music, i'll stop and offer a prayer, and then continue to listen to other music.
Well, look at it this way. If you had to give up listening to everyone who has sinned, you’d have no one left to listen to.
@@its4itOne thing is sinning and another is promoting sin. The worst part is that she is an influencer and naive little girls will be misguided by her anti-woman and anti-life beliefs.
@@its4itso what?
Thank you for posting this! I do not have any favorite celebrities because of this very reason. I donate only to organizations that go through the church.
My husband and I found out a few yrs ago that CRS ( 2ND collection a few weeks ago) gives money to Planned Parenthood.. We do our research because we won't donate a penny to abortion or a few other causes for that matter.
The entertainment industry is deplorable. When I was teen I used to find enjoyment in it but the more I come closer to God the more I feel repelled by all forms of Worldly entertainments and entertainers.
That's so good that you do not have favorite celebrities. It can be unhealthy to be obsessed. Although she is not of my generation, I love Marilyn Monroe. I know more about her life than I know about the Catholic Church and Bible.
@@IONov990 I love Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn so much! If I may suggest, if you are currently still learning more about Marilyn, perhaps you can give up an hour of research on her a week and devote that hour to the Bible instead? 😊
I used to look rock and metal band singers as someone to imitate but after I converted I look to the saints
As a swiftie, I loved this! I did that when she released Lover album in 2019. Because I care about her and I'm grateful for her art, I'm always praying for her, hoping she doesn't get lost. As long as she's living, there's always a chance for her and to any other celebrity or any other person in this world. We can't forget this, we need to pray instead of just talking about them.
Thank you for this video, Father M. You have a nice way of putting this. Taylor Swift has to be careful about not attracting demonic forces to her concerts. Young people look to her as a role model. She needs our prayers.
Thank you Father Mark Mary! You have convicted me to stop listening to her music as a small sacrifice I can make for Jesus for Taylor's conversion.
You are so pretty @bernadettelloyd9154!
Why sacrifice yourself for that
Thank you, Father Mark. Keep speaking out...poco a poco we'll get there.
This was so nicely said and I really hope it somehow gets to Taylor. I do believe she has a heart for people and she is just so gravely wrong on this issue and needs to be directed.
WRONG!! She has NO HEART!!!
She is PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE for the death of one of her fans due to her team's decision to prevent thousands of people from drinking water in 60-degree Celsius heat during a concert in Rio. This was insane and irresponsible.
I despise her from the bottom of my heart!!!
She’s a narcissistic sociopath
She is wrong about a lot of things and became very disappointed in her. I’ve even made it a point to not buy any of her music, especially none of the Taylor’s versions). She is a good person, but she’s wrong about a lot of things.
@@arnoeeuwigheid449960 degrees Celsius? 🤔 a more realistic story (which is true) is that she basically had her fans harass Scooter Braun bc he bought her masters. She should’ve not made it public and she should’ve spoken out against the threats he and his family (with young children) received. But homegirl was more worried about her money than anything. She’s just lacking as a person, honestly. Great musician but terrible person.
@@ntmn8444 This temperature was NOT some fantasy of mine. Just google and find out for yourself instead of "pointing your finger"!
Thank you for this video. I have been a strong Taylor listener since I was 10 years old. She's been my "top artist" on Spotify ever since they did Spotify wrapped, and this has truly convicted me to step away. I think it will be a process, but I agree that viewing it as a fast for her conversion and more importantly the end of abortion is so much more important than anything else. I hope others will join me :)
Father Mark Mary, the way you spoke of Taylor with such compassion, charity, and love I’m sure that if she were to watch this video, her heart would be touched by your love
💗 God bless you and I hope to have a heart like yours
I hope she does watch this.
I am a senior Catholic convert. I was 55 years old when I became Catholic in 2010. I cancelled my AARP membership when I discovered the organization supports Planned Parenthood financially.
I can imagine it was tough but thank you for saying it… it’s the truth, it’s complicated but thank you. Target is one of those companies that I stopped supporting.
Yep, it’s been many years since I’ve had a Starbucks - some things in life are more important, and they’re not things at all.
Amen same here 🙌🩸
How can we find out if a company is contributing to abortions or promoting other evils?
Scott Cawthon is an example of someone who did not submit to the pressures on this certain issue. They tried to tear him down, but huzzah! They couldn’t. Celebrities should take note.
Very very true!!... I wish he was given more attention for this by Christians and Conservatives.
Pretty cool you mentioned Fnaf guy on a Fr. Mark Mary Video.
lol have no idea who that "celebrity" is
This is why we must continually pray for the conversion of sinners.
How can we deal with the Liam Neison scandal- he is pro abortion and now on the Hallow app??
Pray that he will have a true conversion and publicly disavow his stance on abortion. ✝️🙏🏼We also need to be compassionate of his position and how changing his views publicly would radically changed what jobs he’s offered. It’s easy for us to feel detached from the struggles of celebrities, but we have to remember they are people too and they also suffer due to sin. May the Lord have mercy on all us and convert the heart of sinners. God bless 🕊️
My daughter is a devout Catholic but likes Taylor and recently found out about her pro abortion stance. Tough to see your heros fall.
Absolutely important, but misses the actions of those who are against abortion, but also ignore why any woman would get an abortion. If Tesla prevents naturally occurring abortions by reducing pollution? Local politicians support banning abortion, but don't support working wages, women's healthcare (or healthcare in general), and remove money from kids nutrition programs. These moves are what caused women to want an abortion because they don't have the resources to support a child.
The devil distracts. It goes both ways. It's worth a thought. Abortion being legal doesn't cause the abortion, the reason is usually social economic.
That's why ironically when Democrats have the most political power nationally abortion rates decrease, not because abortions are harder to obtain, but because the social and economic reasons for wanting an abortion are decreased.
Both "sides" aren't equal. People with support and who are shown love by people practicing the beatitudes fare much better than those who are subject to that who are against abortion but do not practice the beatitudes. Actions speak louder than words, no?
No evil does
Thank you for posting this!
her music is also about pride, about stepping on people. i find that just as distasteful as the abortion matter. sorry i don’t get the appeal… i think she may be messing with demonic things. i’ll pray for her conversion. she leads women to think it’s great to dump and hurt men, to aspire to be RICH, richer than your boyfriend, to engage in premarital sex and fornication… so i suppose it would be illogical for her to be pro life. she’s promoting a lifestyle that creates life but doesn’t want to deal with the responsibility of sexual inter course: the very real possibility that you’re creating a human being, what it’s intended for!
My issue with Taylor Swift is that she has become an idol for so many people. At the end of the day, she is just a person and doesn't have credibility to be a leader on politics and morality.
And people really need to realise what the word idol actually means.
I do admit I'm tired of hearing of Taylor Swift and making her some kind of role model. So sad!
This is the problem with today's celebrity culture: there are no artists, there's influencer activists. I don't want to support a platform for political or moral views I can't in good conscience support. I just want to engage with good art. It's backwards that I am forced to choose. There's a difference between someone's views bleeding into their art; that's inevitable, they're creating from their perspective, and it can be valuable to converse with. I mean, it's hard to find mainstream music, for example, which does not express a disordered view of love and sexuality. But, as long as it's a personal story of honest pursuit of truth - paired with good craftsmanship ofc - it's enough for beauty. (Even lyrics about hookups can be about looking for genuine connection, the innate human need of love, about its worth reflected in the bad and broken things people do instead of facing it directly... and all that, may I add, with or without authorial intent, actually. Real art is bigger than its author.) Parasocial relationships mean that you put the artist before the art, and that is dangerous in many ways. I would sure as heck not want to support personal choices of many a classic author, for example - and consuming their work should not be seen as such. I want to be able to listen to a good song without selling my heart to the singer who shouts support of murder. I not only do not need, but actively do not want celebrities whose work I like to be vocal on social and political issues; that is not their role, it goes actively against their role. Of course everyone is entitled to be a human being with their own thoughts and values - but it really doesn't need to be public, even if you're a public figure, in fact especially then. And it's positively absurd that we're looking to actors, musicians, fashionistas, randomly famous people, for guidance and validation and moral judgements. I think it would be best if we could go back to not talking about things not directly linked to promoted releases or irrelevant lifestyle fluff. (K-pop is a good blueprint for how that can work and still generate enormous engagement and money.) Of course, if someone really is passionate about their views and not just virtue-signalling, it's like asking a Catholic to not preach the Gospel, not stand up against abortion and injustice, not mention their beliefs at all. And yet, shouldn't it be a standard in a professional setting to a degree? Didn't it use to be the standard for non-political, non-activist, non-religious public figures? We should be having public debates about important things, yes; but maybe entertainers shouldn't be the ones to be having it. It's different than a private debate. (In saying that, I actually think people like Joe Rogen are a different category in that his whole thing is - I gather - about generating dialogue, presenting different views on political, social, and ethical issues, and in fact reaching a varied audience from all sides and modelling respectful exchange of ideas rather than closing oneself off in an echo chamber. If this is correct, then I think this absolutely is worth supporting, because it's always been bigger than Joe himself, is very needed, and was never meant just for entertainment. Very different than a singer or a face of a fashion brand giving lip service for clout).
Once you are in that parasocial relationship and really are invested in the good of the person, yes, I think it's a very painful but very real question of how and when you support them. First and foremost, pray for them. Secondly, yes, maybe withdrawing practical support when they advocate for evil is better not just for you, but for them especially. There are many levels of advocacy and many issues, too - there's a difference between a tweet and actively sharing one's profits with organisations doing evil things, there's a difference between vague "allyship" to LGBT and outright glorifying killing of innocents - so I think there's many appropriate responses. (Abortion and hurting children in any other way should probably be non-negotiable.) I love the perspective of offering the loss of something important to you for the very person you cut out, or for the cause of the culture of life.
I think you nailed it 100%. That was the best comment I've read on a video in a long time.
Hubs and I dont support any people or companies that fund this intrinsic evil (and/or a few other evils.) And fraternal correction is indeed an act of charity and rarely spoken of! Thank you for this bold, truthful video, may God bless you Father!
Same. I try to the best of my ability. This is so hard given how intertwined these companies are to our lives. Every company I’ve been employed at has questionable policies. It’s disappointing.
lol so you don't support apple or have an iphone/ipad/iwatch? LOL
@@ntmn8444 💯 spot on
@@terrymunoztrujillo483 Correct! Those watches are harmful - they send harmful EMF waves into your body. I recommend researching. Dr Berg has a good EMF vid. P.s. My phone is android
I thought Elon Musk was promoting bigger families
I have a few questions I’ve been thinking about all day…
Does anyone have any recommendations of music to listen to instead of Taylor Swift that’s still pop?
Where is the line drawn on supporting Taylor? As a fan I’d love to support her still, even if that means not listening to her music.
If God wants the best for us and to see us with joy, what should we do if Swift does bring us joy?
Where should the line be drawn on other serious matters like LGBTQ to support companies and people.
Where should the line be drawn on topics as equally concerning, but less grave than abortion in terms of support?
Could you still support a music artist even though they don’t use their media or earnings for abortion or other serious issues? Like if they support the prevention of livestock being slaughtered for consumption, could we still listen to them?
If you could answer one or all of these things as close to God’s truth as possible that’d be amazing, thanks :)
Sir, please be aware, you are an accomplice to murder, and you will have to answer to that one day. God please give you wisdom to see the evil in your heart.
There’s no respect for life because people have turned away from God!
Been a swiftie for the longest time. Watched the Eras tour first show. I consider myself a devout Catholic, I still listen to her songs but I dont support her views. I stopped buying merch from her. It’s just my own decision. When I found out she is pro abortion. I just can’t follow her anymore
Good post. Celebrities sadly have become role models in these times. And these times sadly are not so different from the long ago ones when peoples had idols. The difference now is we have means in which they spread faster & further. :( We must pray!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I find it difficult to hear this and then also see Hallow and Liam Neeson partner which Ascension uses for hosting. We have examples much closer in our Church sadly.
I'm so glad none of my favorite celebrities are overly political. May God bless you 🙏🏻
Where can we get a list of all the companies that support abortion
So they are lukewarm? Got it 👍
@@jeffkeenan5059 keeping one's mouth shut on political things if one is not involved in politics is not necessarily being lukewarm. Celebrities are there to entertain, not to be moral paragons.
@@Cationna , that’s EXACTLY what lukewarm means !!! You think that JESUS wants them to be mice and not stick up for the faith ? You are going where they are going 🔥👹🔥
pretyt much all of them@@CherylWright-g8e
Thank you for your charitable words! I'd love to hear more about how to apply these principles in a world where most major corporations support evil things...e.g. I don't think there's a single grocery store in my area that doesn't support pride month. Some things, like listening to Taylor Swift or Joe Rogan are obviously optional, but other things are pretty much impossible to avoid. Thoughts?
This is a great point.
To me, there's a difference between "supporting" it by trying to make a cash grab by selling a lot of rainbow trash and/or lip service on social media, and actually donating proceeds to activist organisations. Ideally, one would avoid even the first one, but since it can be practically impossible, I think at some point you do what you gotta do. (Maybe look into internet options or small private businesses in your area? But at the end of the day, you gotta feed your family.) But the second one, I would make every possible effort to avoid, since your money (even the tiniest portion of it) will be used directly for something wrong.
And that's "just" Pride month. The deeper you go and realise, for example, how many gigantic corporations support abortion, you'll start to go crazy trying to avoid the 90% of the market they own. I can cut out Johnson&Johnson (the hypocrisy!!! They actually financed experiments on human embryos), but Nestlé owns brands you'd never suspect and it's everywhere... I think the solution is almost always to go for the local, the privately owned, the no-name options whenever possible (that also usually answers the moral dilemma of contributing to immoral treatment of workers). And, in the end, you're still gonna make some careless or wrong choices one way or another. The thing is, virtue-signalling is everywhere. I should not know nor care what the political opinions a company holds (which, I mean, only tells you what opinions the CEO's and marketing people thought would bring them the most money). It's literally not why I go to a freaking store. Every tiniest everyday choice we make should not have to be this painful moral dilemma, it's unsustainable for humans to worry this much.
Fr mark mary , God bless you for this very very important message .. I am so ashamed to be a citizen of a country who voted in favour of abortion.. Gods love and protection to you from Ireland.
Liam Neeson is participating in a Pray 25 Challenge on Hallow. Unless he has changed his proabortion stand, I wonder what were they thinking?
He might have...I know several people who've woken up over the years. I'm one of them.
That’s my prayer!
I've cancelled my subscription to Hallow.
The president of Hallow defended hiring Liam. I will never ever again listen to that app. I truly pray and hope that Sister Miriam and Father Mike disassociate themselves from Hallow 🙏
I just canceled my automatic renewal for the Hallow app because they are using Liam Nelson this month and he is pro abortion
Although I don’t agree with Taylor’s Swift’s stance on this issue I also don’t believe anyone should start chanting boycotts against her or anyone. Why? How many people use the Catholic Church cover up of child molestation as a reason to leave the church? Are they right? Should we follow? It is such a horrible event… He who is without sin should cast the first stone…
He’s not saying chant boycotts. He said to discern if this was a sacrifice you were willing to make.
To be fair, there's a difference between repentance and non-repentance. Those who engage in pro-abortion views are active stances. Not past transgressions. Those who were engaged in prior church scandals have faced repercussions and there are innocent individuals who were not associated with any sort of scandal by association. Judgment of the heart is for God, but ongoing righteous judgment is discernment. It would be uncharitable to compare the two, unless there were individuals who continued to do cover-ups and justify such cover-ups.
@@annarumble838 If you have no problem with Taylor Swift making the same exact video asking her catholic fans to consider withholding support from the Catholic Church because of child molestation and because their schools fire women who are found pregnant out of wedlock, then it’s ok…
@@dontewithdragons Child sex abuse cover up scandal is far from over with. I live in Maryland and I’m inundated with commercials of lawyers preparing a huge law suit against the Catholic Church now that statues of limitation have been lifted. There are still people who restitution has not been made. Scandals are still occurring, myself have a class mate who became a priest and had a salacious affair with a minor. He’s in jail, there was no cover up, but the question remains why good catholic men are turning out evil deeds. And I stand strongly against current catholic school policy of firing women found pregnant out of wedlock. This type of culture, longstanding in the Catholic Church, when they used to hide women found pregnant out of wedlock contributes to abortion culture. One option forced upon them was to procure an abortion to keep up appearances. Well, that culture is not gone. How can Catholic Churches fire unmarried pregnant women and call themselves pro life?!?! For shame!!!!
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful...
You can separate the art form from the person. You can be a fan of somebody’s work and disagree with them on their takes
No you cant. It's being a hypocrite.
@@4runner4ever83 no, it isn’t. A hypocrite would either claim to agree with everything, even when they don’t or vice versa. Liking some things and disagreeing with others, and being vocal about that is the opposite of hypocritical.
As a matter-of-fact, when it comes to the abortion topic in particular, or any topic, you can be personally against it, while not having an opinion, one way, or the other politically, or even further against it being made illegal and still be against it, and that’s not hypocritical either
Should we not use the Hallow App since Liam Neeson supports abortion?
I personally won't support them again. They are unapologetic about hiring him.
Do you guys think Elon's Nueralink brainchip is going too far and playing God?
There are so many different opinions on this and is so important to hear where people stand. Thanks for sharing your views.
"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The problem is that the charities and organization and political parties that support abortion are the only ones giving young women and abused girls resources and opportunities to help them be mothers. There are a lot of folks that just say "you had sex, live with the consequences" even if it means bringing the child up in poverty or settings of abuse. The Church is about the only consistent group that is pro-life and wanting to help young mothers succeed. It is a difficult balancing act.
Very compassionately done for a difficult subject to talk about
Thanks Father, I posted my complaint about her mindless comments on the Netflix documentary recently. It's really the media and those in power who spread the lies about abortion that we need to band together to end their assault on truth because Taylor is only the fool who followed them as so many do.
I find it hard to parse the difference between this kind of thing and what has been promiscuously termed "cancel culture". If you're going to wade into the pop culture debate, why not mention the (rightfully cancelled) Kanye West's anti abortion stance?
I listen only to GOD. Immorality never appealed to me.
You win the TH-cam comment of the day as far as I'm concerned!
@@boom-bm1kl
Thank you.
Thank you brother! God bless!
Stopped listening to the artist Pink for the same reason…seriously just moved my radio to Christian rock, Christian Hip hop…ect.
Matt Maher is an excellent Catholic Christian Artist. Wish we had more.!
Its sad but i separate art from artist. Though i wont support them monetarily.
Father, I appreciate all that you said and know how hard it is to put this message out. However, Ford, GM, Chrysler, and most of the other auto companies support prochoice causes. Elon Musk has come out and said that we have a crisis of depopulation and has said more and done more to help the voice of the pro-life movement be heard. I live in Detroit and am appalled at the Big Three support for abortion, but unfortunately, there is no such thing as a prolife car company...
Unfortunately, I bought a ford escape 2 years ago before I knew this...
Elon has 11 children with 3 different women..He's not a great example for Catholics
And actively advocating to keep more pollution causes more suffering and death along with non actively chosen abortions (loss of a pregnancy without active choices to abort) are ignored. Studies are showing our pollution could be causing around a 10% increase in this. But we don't hear about it because it isn't politically helpful and oddly we don't hear about this from pro life groups very often at all.
This video is very much needed! Thank you for making it !
I'm not a Taylor fan, but this can definitely be applied to other artists that I love, that I grew up with (like Beyoncé) What you said makes a lot of sense
Google covers travel costs for employees seeking legal abortions outside their home state. Google Maps identifies facilities that provide abortions. Even TH-cam provides, under this video, a disclaimer describing abortion using "pro-choice" medical terminology. Ascension Presents should boycott TH-cam.
Thank you so, so much Father Mark Mary. God bless you. Viva Cristo Rey. Jesus Christ King of the universe. I used to be a big fan of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, etc but not anymore.... I have not been anymore for a few years now.
Honestly, as an artist myself, I'm not sure that I could step away from some of my favorite artists, if I discovered they support causes I can't get behind. Maybe buy their media on the second market to avoid paying them directly. When I look at some of the badly made media by Catholic and/or Christian creators (case in point this family movie by Paulist Media that was so poorly produced - bad acting, wonky script, terrible camera work and an art design that was supposed to depict the 1930s but barely looked vintage - it made me walk out and lean my head against a wall crying), it's really hard. I want to support creators who truly love God, but I can't support badly produced media, either. If they found a way to raise their creative standards, I could.
I don’t follow, admire or love any celebrity who goes against what I believe in. I don’t understand how anyone with children can admire someone like Taylor Swift ..the way she dresses and acts on stage is so immoral to me. These women who dress this way like Carrie Underwood..who supposedly is a Christian..seem so hypocritical to me. I pray for these young people need our prayers to help them see the true way to live in our Lord’s glory and light. 🙏❤️🙏
Not a Taylor Swift fan but sometime after I watched this video when it just came out I reflected on the music I listen to. This resulted in me refraining from listening to the French singer Françoise Hardy as she had been advocating for the legalization of euthanasia in France in her final years. She just passed two days ago and I hope God has forgiven her.
Some singers should just concentrate with their crafts, avoid politicizing and getting involved outside their expertise. Like this famous girl singer, she can´t even sing. Just playing cute and diverting fans´ intelligent assessment into material things. Wake up guys. Don´t waste your money on an artist who can´t deliver.
Important video! Thank you father 😊
Thank you for speaking the truth Father, may Our Lady help us obtain a conversion for Taylor, Joe and others 🙏🏻
Abortion is literally the removal of a dead embryo or fetus (yes im aware of unsafe abortion and im not for that), the way that anti-abortion people speak about abortion make it seem like abortion kills a newborn child which is NOT the case at all, induced abortion is literally the safest medical procedures, and last time i checked priests and nuns are not doctors or nurses which is why as a catholic myself, I'll never understand why abortion is so frowned upon because do you want a dead fetus in your womb because i dont think anyone does and i think thats dangerous, and I don't understand why its illegal in some states
This is why I stopped supporting many celebs & companies... I love them but "vote with your money" is something I heard about. I know I cannot support them in what they choose to do or where they use their money. 😔
Should we all stop supporting a very well organisation that has been shown to (through its actions and lack of them ) promote child sexual abuse?
The women who documented Taylors netflix doc ALSO made a doc of why 3rd trimester abortion needs to be an option and why it is... Taylor is long gone in her thinking...she needs prayer.... advocating in this perhaps subtle way by picking this women as her director is dark.....3rd trimester is INSANE insane
It’s as insane as 1st and 2nd trimester. They are all going the same place 🔥🔥👹🔥🔥
Third trimester abortions are only performed in cases of medical necessity ie; to save the life of the mother. 9 times out of 10 these are performed in cases where it’s a wanted pregnancy and carrying to term will kill her. Nobody is getting elective third trimester abortions.
Yes. We need to pray a lot! We are all sinners and we all need God's mercy.
@@jeffkeenan5059No, you are condemning her, and thats not what a Catholic should do, because with that you are saying that sin is more powerfull than God's mercy. God can change any heart if he wants, but he is waiting, he is the only one that knows when is the good time for her conversion.
Yep! 100% !! Truth is inevitable ❤🙏🏻 thank you for this
This is one of the major reasons I'm glad I listen to instrumental music from composers who are often much better people than the average celebrity
As a father of children who are huge fans of hers, I can use her stance on this issue as a conversation point and a teaching point that while people may do good deeds, they’re still flawed and may support things that are evil Plus we can always pray for her and other people. No one’s beyond redemption and forgiveness or the mercy of God.
That “ aren’t good “ ? How are EVIL 👹
I’m really disappointed to learn about Tesla…
Beautifully said Fr. Thank you for your insights
What y’all really need to focus on is getting that “blessing” of a pope out of his position.
What a load of nonsense. I don’t even know a song they sing.
Thank you for opening my eyes to this. I didn’t think much of this as my daughters have reallly loved her but so appreciate this video to help course correct us toward God and God alone.
Taylor is my age, and she is representative of my generation. Very selfish, self-centered. She’s not a good person. After what happened with her masters I’m convinced she’s not a good person. She needs the fear of Jesus in her, and she owes Scooter Braun an apology for publicly humiliating him and then never reprimanding her fans for threatening the lives of his wife and kids. She should’ve at least said something to her fans. “Hey guys, don’t do that.” It really wasn’t that hard. But she knew what she was doing when she invoked people’s ire. Would I want my kids following her? Absolutely not. I don’t even follow her since 2019.
Maybe after Taylor becomes a mom and hold the miracle of life in her hands maybe she she will change her views on abortion. ????? maybe ????
She will never bear a child.
There are several ways to listen to music for free without financially supporting an artist you disagree with
Not the point of the discussion it conversion from intrinsic evil and supporting the person by not being caught up in the common mentality of what they stand for which is there is no consequence to what Taylor does. We know as catholics that are practicing there is always consequence to picking up the cross of life and following Him.
Exactly, listening to musics doesn’t mean you support the artists opinions
Thank you for speaking on this ❤
This makes so much sense. God bless you!
When your favorite celebrity supports Vietcong (Jane Fonda) or Hamas (Michelle Obama) you should also pray that God opens their mind to see the truth
The reason why i really stop listening to secular music. They are living in the flesh away from God..
You and many others are missing the point…the medical knowledge and process is here…outlawing abortion is not going to solve the issue…in my opinion the only solution is to inform women and to create more accountability for the men who fathered these children…inform women and provide support ongoing and everlasting…these are (many) women who the man has long gone, who is facing a lifelong commitment which they are not prepared for financially, emotionally, upending their life plans it is a major monumental about face in their lives …not in the lives of the men (many many long gone). Should the effort in tandem be to promote chastity in a meaning way, hold men as culpable as they surely are (but in reality women pay the price)…proactively hold men to standards as the “leaders” they it seems bear increased responsibility. I am against abortion but current method of making it more difficult is not the easy answer. There is not an easy answer. My thoughts only. Peace.
Exactly, the rational, informed based opinion. Freedom is the ability to choose rightly. Actively making the right choice harder or deadly is actively choosing evil.
We are humans very prone to make mistakes and tempted. Aborting a child because we made a mistake is still wrong.
@@4runner4ever83 No one said we aren't. But to ignore the causes or make them worse is increasing the problem not solving it.
Thanks for doing this 🙏
I do have a small question though, maybe more of a technicality: Should I stop listening to the songs of hers that I already bought years ago? I have a couple downloaded that I’ve had for quite a while, and I don’t follow or support her anymore, so I figured there was no harm to using something I already had…
Anyone have thoughts on this?
I guess it would be the same as watching an old Disney movie on DVD: it's fine.
keep listening to her, it won't make her change her views because you stop listening to her
I'd probably just avoid any songs that seem to mention abortion, but I don't think she has any song that does directly. With how messed up hollywood is, you'd probably need to stop watching almost all of them due to their immoral political views. I just avoid all the dark stuff that I know has paganist/satanist imagery and lyrics. Going further than that is just too much for me.
I would suggest not listening to her music anymore or watch any disney movie or buy products of any sort. Help those who need it most.
No, they’re yours. I have songs of hers from years ago also. But honestly after she came out and said she supported LGBTQ and had her fans harass and threaten scooter Braun online, I stopped supporting her. I absolutely refuse to buy any of the Taylor’s versions of her old albums. Absolutely refuse to. She does good things here and there sometimes, but she’s done a lot of things too that are wrong, and I can’t ignore it.
Thank you!
"Before becoming the best to an endeavor or passion, be the best human being as possible first."
This comes from a past Facebook post couple of years ago, and somehow it reverberates.
The problem of getting mesmerized with celebrities is getting blinded or naive that everything they do or support are right. Fr. Mark-Mary said it right: It is messy and complicated.
But then, we can fix what we have control:
That is, tweaking or totally "fast" fascination and admiration towards pop figures who are contrary to our Catholic beliefs and teachings.
😂 ah cool I never like her. So even more not too like 🙏
Ive been boycotting Target for similar reasons, its become a very woke and terrible company to support. Starbucks also.
Great video!
Thank you Father. I wasn’t so aware of those things and was going to treat myself to the Taylor Swift tour at the movie theater - however I just came off a retreat thru the Pope John Paul II center and I have been trying to pay extra attention to the Holy Spirit. I believe I saw this post for a reason and I will follow your suggestions. (My dream car was a Tesla but I don’t have the means - and, I’ll let go of that also). Life is stressful and I have been focused on that - I appreciate all you have said and I will be doing as you asked. Thank you for the guidance Fr. God Bless You! 🕊️
What about what's going on with the hallow app then. Didn't they just higher on a major abortion supporter to do their C.S. Lewis meditations? We should Pray for Liam Neeson too.
Totally agree with you tho. I pray for a lot of people to convert including Elon Musk, and Joe Rogan, and Taylor Swift.
It is quite possible for Miss Taylor to have a conversion before sunrise,.never give up on anyone..
Strong Catholics never gripe or moan
Christ Love
She also has said and showed she's still witch. I'm praying for you
Praying for her
She’s not promoting abortion, she is promoting what everyone should be promoting, safe pregnancy! Something murderous Republicans refuse to fight for. Theyd much rather enjoy a blood bath than to do whats right.
Thank you for speach 😀
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God bless you!🙋🏻♂️
Thank you Fr. Mark Mary! We have proven that boycotts make an impact! Our prayers can do even more! Thank you for speaking out about this! Thank you for being a good shepherd!
I’m not much of a swiftie but this video confuses me by having to label and single out a sinner?? I know the video itself talks more about the effects and harms of abortion but tying in the actual name of Taylor Swift feels similar to judging her and presenting her in front of others to stone. Now I know it’s not the intention of the video but just because someone is famous doesn’t make them any less human and no one would make a titled video of someone who is a regular lay person just out of mere respect and privacy. I feel like you could have presented this video without having to single someone out. I get you have the best intentions but my heart is empathetic to those who will feel attacked and felt like they’re evil for what they do. It’s one thing to say something is wrong, but another to attach someone’s name to it because we’re all sinners and we all have the right to not gossip and talk about others sins. We all go to confession in private for a reason. Idk my heart just hurt seeing the topic spread like this bc it feels like such a clickbait or to use something viral.
Thank you very much for talking about this. I believe that God is trying to show me this very message of true love this season. When you really love someone it consist of will their good & sometimes willing their good isn’t allowing them to do whatever they want. Sometimes we need to give them tough LOVE not harsh love but a love that lets them know their actions has consequences. How will they ever learn & if we love them we definitely want them going down the right path & not the wrong one. So let’s pray for this courage to correct others with love like Christ does with us. Thanks for sharing this message Fr. Mark! 🙏🏾❤️
Agree, Amen!
Such a good talk Fr. Mark Mary! From my observations TS is always unhappy after a breakup. Yes, it provides song (sad) material for her but this should be a message to all that define their happiness by whether they have a romantic relationship.
Is this sacrificing forever or for a set amount of time? I want to participate by not playing a game but I do want to play it still. I’m not wanting to be selfish or not care for the salvation of souls, but would I basically not be able to play my game ever again? I can’t control what the company, and every company that I buy a game from puts their money. Pretty much every game company and studio supports pride and I want to not buy the game to help make a stand, but I also want to play games. I could use clarification and prayers because I’m convicted and sooooooooooo confused.