Knights under fire: Pols targeted for pro-gay-wed votes [Knights of Columbus]

Accusing the Knights of Columbus of “hypocrisy,” a group of hardline Catholics is pushing for the fraternal organization to toss out 16 “pro-Sodomite” Bay State lawmakers who backed gay marriage. The California-based Concerned Roman Catholics of America picketed the annual Knights of Columbus convention in Nashville this week and handed out fliers urging members to oust the pro-gay-marriage Massachusetts solons as well as pro-abortion pols. “We basically want to see the Knights of Columbus expel these men because they’re not honoring the Catholic Church or their vows as a Knight,” said CRCOA president Kenneth Fisher, who is also a Knight. But Knights of Columbus spokesman Patrick Korten said the group has no plans to boot the Massachusetts lawmakers. Of the flap, he said: “The Knights of Columbus is a strongly pro-life organization. If there are a few members who don’t share those views, that’s unfortunate, but irrelevant.” One of the pols on the group’s hit list, state Rep. Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop), said: “I certainly respect the right of those who disagree with my vote on same-sex marriage to do so and to advocate for their point of view. It is my hope that they would also respect my right and responsibility as an elected official to, after listening to all the facts and arguments, decide what I think is the best course of action on issues before the Legislature.” Another on the list, Rep. Garrett Bradley (D-Hingham), said of the Knights: “We don’t agree on every issue, and this one of them. I’m going to vote the way I think is right, regardless of what this group or another group might want me to do.” The CRCOA Web site has posted the names of those it describes as “pro-Sodomite, pro-abortion Knights of Columbus” on its site, including several Bay State pols. Among those listed are City Councilors Michael Flaherty and John Tobin and former Senate President Robert Travaglini. The group also lists the names of 72 pro-abortion Catholics in Congress, including Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry and Reps. Michael Capuano, William Delahunt, Richard Neal, Edward Markey and James McGovern. Boston-based CRCOA member John O’Gorman said the Knights should remove any politician whose views contrast with the group’s core Catholic teachings. “You can’t play for two teams,” he said. “We have to know which team you’re on.”

The California-based Concerned Roman Catholics of America picketed the annual Knights of Columbus convention in Nashville this week and handed out fliers urging members to oust the pro-gay-marriage Massachusetts solons as well as pro-abortion pols.

“We basically want to see the Knights of Columbus expel these men because they’re not honoring the Catholic Church or their vows as a Knight,” said CRCOA president Kenneth Fisher, who is also a Knight.

But Knights of Columbus spokesman Patrick Korten said the group has no plans to boot the Massachusetts lawmakers. Of the flap, he said: “The Knights of Columbus is a strongly pro-life organization. If there are a few members who don’t share those views, that’s unfortunate, but irrelevant.”

One of the pols on the group’s hit list, state Rep. Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop), said: “I certainly respect the right of those who disagree with my vote on same-sex marriage to do so and to advocate for their point of view. It is my hope that they would also respect my right and responsibility as an elected official to, after listening to all the facts and arguments, decide what I think is the best course of action on issues before the Legislature.”

Another on the list, Rep. Garrett Bradley (D-Hingham), said of the Knights: “We don’t agree on every issue, and this one of them. I’m going to vote the way I think is right, regardless of what this group or another group might want me to do.”

The CRCOA Web site has posted the names of those it describes as “pro-Sodomite, pro-abortion Knights of Columbus” on its site, including several Bay State pols.

Among those listed are City Councilors Michael Flaherty and John Tobin and former Senate President Robert Travaglini.

The group also lists the names of 72 pro-abortion Catholics in Congress, including Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry and Reps. Michael Capuano, William Delahunt, Richard Neal, Edward Markey and James McGovern.

Boston-based CRCOA member John O’Gorman said the Knights should remove any politician whose views contrast with the group’s core Catholic teachings.

“You can’t play for two teams,” he said. “We have to know which team you’re on.”

Absolutely right.

Uphold Catholic teaching or YOU ARE OUT OF THE K of C.

ESPECIALLY if you’re a POLITICIAN.

ESPECIALLY if you’re a POLITICIAN from SODOM AND BEGORRAH (aka the Commonwealth of Massachusetts).

It’s all very well for the Cardinal Secretary of State to be congratulating the Knights because “the Knights have always said YES”.

They might have said YES to every request from the Holy See for charitable donations, but it’s long past time that they said YES TO CATHOLIC MORAL TEACHING.

And I know he works for the Church’s version of the State Dept. but, Your Eminence, THESE ARE POLITICIANS. DUH! YOU CAN’T BE SUBTLE WITH THEM: COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT: “You say YES to ALL of Catholic teaching - or GET OUT OF THE KNIGHTS!”

What an embarrassing joke: feathers and swords and not two stones in the whole organization!

The Knights of Columbus overwhelmingly adopted a resolution in 2003 banning pro-homosexual, pro-abortion politicians from its membership, facilities and functions.

These perversion-of-marriage, pro-abortion Knights are violating their commitments as baptized Christians, as Catholics, and as Knights; and the leadership has their hands, paws and tail wrapped around their heads imitating the Three Famous Monkeys.

Knights, where’s your manhood? Knights, where’s your honor?

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