Posted on 06/03/2015 1:31:04 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Catholic and Protestant pastors are still reacting with horror to Ireland’s recent vote in favor of same sex marriage.
Fr. George W. Rutler of the Church of Saint Michael on West 34th Street in Manhattan released a strongly worded letter at the weekend claiming that Irish voters have effectively defied their patron St. Patrick and welcomed druidism back to Ireland.
“The landslide vote in Eire for legalizing the fictitious form of marriage between persons of the same sex, in contradiction of all laws natural and divine, unearths the pulsating Druidism that Saint Patrick and his fellow saints defied,” Rutler wrote in exasperation.
The fault for the landslide Yes vote in favor of same-sex marriage in Ireland belongs to the young and left wingers, Rutler says: “While most of Europe suffers from the deadly sin of indifference, or sloth, Ireland is in adolescent rebellion, virulent and irrational. This was exploited by political interests hostile to Christian civilization, and their propaganda combined legitimate accusations against ecclesial failings with a left-wing, secularist agenda.” …
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Good for Fr. Rutler. It needed to be said. And yes, the Pope was derelict in his duty to remain silent during the weeks and months leading up to the vote.
And to the people who say ‘it wouldn’t have made a differnce’ in Ireland, they don’t appreciate the power of the pulpit and the value of responsible Church leadership.
Wow..read the comments,viscous angry gaystopo
NOW the local clergy in Ireland speaks up about the travesty that has swept the nation. Taking a popular opinion of the moment and carving it into the law of the land has always been a risky thing, think Prohibition in the US in the period 1919-1933. It was once a “popular” thing to end the availability of alcohol to the masses, but it became an even more popular thing to flout that restriction.
The Irish have always been a contrary sort of folk, and this is just another manner in which they have thumbed their noses at “authority”. In the aftermath of the euphoria of achieving the “victory”, there may (or maybe not) occur a sweeping remorse, and the balance is restored.
The Irish are just returning to their pre-Christian roots. It’s a worldwide trend.
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