Posted on 07/28/2007 5:36:14 PM PDT by monomaniac
Fr. Frank Pavone rebukes other Christian pastors
Washington DC, Jul 28, 2007 / 08:13 am (CNA).- Fr. Frank Pavone, the head of the pro-life religious order, Priests for Life, has issued a stinging rebuke to some Christian pastors who have tried to silence pro-life protestors.
Fr. Pavone was particularly upset about an event that happened in Birmingham, Alabama.
"The Birmingham News carried a story on Thursday wherein some local pastors said that pro-life activists who held events on public sidewalks near their Churches 'did not have permission' to hold the events.
"Excuse me, pastors, but they don't need your permission.
"In America, the public sidewalks are a forum in which any citizen can communicate to any other citizen what is on his or her mind. The 'permission' has been granted by our Founding Fathers and it's called the First Amendment to the Constitution.
"This permission holds even when the public sidewalk happens to be in front of a Church. Every pastor in every denomination has a duty to understand this clearly and to respect the rights of every citizen to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly."
I LOVE Fr. Pavone, and I’m not even Catholic. Very smart man, and not afraid to speak his mind.
Pr. = Fr.
Fr. Frank Pavone, let me give you a little hand from the Holy Scripture in GOD’s own words in rebuking them and their followers.
Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Rom 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them.
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Rom 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Rom 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Rom 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Rom 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rom 1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Rom 1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Amen to that!! It is a shame that so many “churches” have undoubtedly cut this passage out of the Bible they use.
Covers a lot of HOT “Progressive” topics doesn’t it.
bttt
God Bless Father Pavone. He is a true hero for the unborn babies.
Absolutely. An awful shame too. I am forever thankful that I don’t have to live in the “progressive” areas of the country.
He would make a good Lutheran, for what it’s worth.
He would make a good Lutheran, for what it’s worth.”
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He would make a good Baptist too........
I’ve always wondered why there should be a need for an organization called “Priests for Life.” That would mean that there are priests that are not for life, and as ministers of the Catholic religion, how can they be priests and not be for life? If they are not, then they have no right to call themselves priests.
Because, above all, he’s actually a Christian.
Why do we need “Priests for Life?” Isn’t every priest “for life?”
Yes, and we just help them to say so. Precisely because being “for life” is integral to being a priest, this association helps them to be even more confident, equipped, and effective at doing what they were ordained to do: proclaim, celebrate, and serve the Gospel of Life! We network priests with one another and provide, by word and example, the encouragement they need to carry out the pro-life dimensions of their ministry in union with their local bishop. Priests for Life is not some kind of elite club of priests who are more pro-life than the rest. Rather, Priests for Life is a sign and stimulus to the rest of the Church to encourage everyone to rally to the defense of the most defenseless members of the human family, the unborn.
What is the mission of Priests for Life?
Our mission statement identifies four key goals of our activity:
a. unite, encourage, and provide ongoing training to priests and deacons who give a special emphasis to the "life issues", especially abortion and euthanasia, in their ministries;
b. instill a sense of urgency in all clergy to teach about these issues and to mobilize their people to help stop abortion and euthanasia;
c. assist clergy and laity to work together productively for the cause of life;
d. provide ongoing training and motivation to the entire pro-life movement.
Does any one know who the “some local pastors” are?
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