Posted on 05/15/2005 1:10:53 PM PDT by NYer
CHICAGO, May 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Peter LaBarbera, executive director of Illinois Family Institute, released the following statement today in response to the latest protest by the homosexual group "Rainbow Sash" in Catholic churches on Pentecost Sunday (May 15):
"Illinois Family Institute encourages Catholics throughout Illinois to ignore the homosexual activist group 'Rainbow Sash,' which stoops to a new low by using the Sunday Mass as a platform for advancing a sinful lifestyle. We applaud Cardinal Francis George of Chicago for properly rejecting Rainbow Sash demands-- and for not welcoming them as have some Catholic leaders, including Cardinal Roger Mahoney of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
"Rainbow Sash seeks to overturn ancient Catholic teachings by celebrating homosexual unions and even 'gay marriage.' Catholic doctrine is clear: people struggling with homosexuality are to be treated with compassion and respect, yet homosexual acts are 'intrinsically disordered,' constitute 'grave depravity,' and "under no circumstances can they be approved.'
"Rainbow Sash is a reminder that the greatest corruption to religion in modern America comes from the Left, not the Right. Rather than humbly seeking to conform to God's image, social leftists are determined to conform Him to theirs. While the prophets of old preached holy truths to a stubborn people, left- wing groups like Rainbow Sash and Equality Illinois lecture the Church and Christians in general for adhering--that is, being faithful, like Cardinal George--to traditional Biblical truths. They are the emissaries of a self-centered spirituality grounded in their own feelings and desires, not the loving dictates of a holy God.
"Moreover, the arrogant protests of Rainbow Sash--disrupting church services to display their homosexuality-affirming colors-- are yet another reminder of the fruits of 'gay' activism. Everywhere Americans turn these days, they are confronted by-- yes, obnoxious--homosexual activism. When they turn on the evening news, they see two men kissing as the commentators discuss 'gay marriage.' When they send their kids to school, they are shocked to learn that the lesson today was about why having two mommies is no worse than having a mom and a dad. Thanks to our city leaders, next summer in Chicago, we'll all be subjected to the spectacle of the "Gay Games."
And now, even in the sanctuary of church, Americans are not free from 'gay' agitation. Perhaps the desperate, ubiquitous demands for approval of their unnatural behavior are a sign that deep down, people practicing homosexuality know they are not living right. Now is the time for them to heed the muffled call of their Christ-informed conscience rather than the confused cry of angry 'gay' crusaders whose ultimate argument is with God Himself."
You know, it's almost a guarantee, it seems, that every nun that shows up in print is a heretic or just plain disobedient to Rome. Pious nuns don't have time for self-promotion.
Oh yes. St. Margaret Mary in Naperville, IL. The church with kneelers where no one kneels for the consecration.
Also, freepmail incoming...
Received and replied.
Catholic liturgy???
http://www.catholiclesbians.org/pastoral/howtoprepare2.html
For this they should be kicked out.
I agree. I followed that link and nearly puked.
They are charming books . . . certainly Guareschi gives the Italian Communists a hard time, but he's also fair (e.g. the tomato incident and the People's Palace).
What are the Socialists upset about?
Why don't they go visit Bishop Robinson in New Hampshire, I'm sure they would be welocomed with "open zippers."
is it a liberal parish?
ping to self for later pingout.
"What are the Socialists upset about?"
Me, mostly.
"is it a liberal parish?"(Ref. St. Patrick's Fayetteville, NC)
We were there from 98-01, they had a very lib priest at the time. And in the parish directory, (family portrait section) there was a lesbian couple with their daughter....
Homosexual Agenda Ping. Rainbows are the wrong symbol for homosexuality. Should be a nice brown sash. Rainbows are pure and beautiful and other-worldly, the exact opposite of homosexual acts.
Lot happening, a lot of articles getting pinged out. Can’t comment…do it yourself time!
Backed up articles coming down the chute.
Let me know if you want on/off this pinglist.
Yep, it's a liberal parish all right.
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