Posted on 10/16/2008 12:46:17 PM PDT by Publius804
Texas Bishops Face Protests from Pro-Abortion Catholics
by Deal W. Hudson
10/16/08
When is the last time a bishop's statement on abortion resulted in several days of protest from pro-abortion Catholics? The joint statement issued last Friday by Bishop Kevin Vann of Fort Worth and Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas has done just that. No doubt the forceful clarity of the bishops' message elicited the outcry.
The protests began on Sunday when the statement was read from the pulpit by Rev. Tony Ruiz, pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in downtown Dallas. Some two-dozen parishioners walked out and went to the local media to lodge their complaints about "political endorsements."
The next day, the Dallas Morning News carried the story on the front page of its Metro section. "The silver lining was that the article contained a link to the bishops' statement," said Karen Garnett, executive director of the Catholic Pro-Life Committee, Respect Life Ministry of the Diocese of Dallas.
Garnett told me that the subsequent protest on Wednesday afternoon in front of the diocesan chancery attracted the same number of people who had walked out of the Mass at Holy Trinity. Bishop Farrell, who was out of town on Wednesday, has offered to meet with the protesters.
"Too many parishes do seminars on 'Faithful Citizenship' that don't put the life issues first. We've been dealing with that problem for 35 years," added Garnett.
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Pro-Abortion Catholics?......there is no such thing............
Excommunicate them
I’ve always thought we should do away with the word “abortion” and put in “baby killing”.....clears it up a little...and I agree...
How could there ever be a pro-baby killing Catholic?
"Pro-Abortion Catholics"
Regular Moron Alert:
insidecatholic.com ^ | 10/16/08 | Deal W. Hudson
pro-abortion fake catholics
Why is he a regular moron?
You beat me to it.
If you’re pro-abortion, and claim to be Roman Catholic, you’re nuts.
Light and darkness cannot occupy the same space at the same time.
Ooooo, I like “baby killing” instead of choice.
Has a ring of truth, doesn’t it?
Sadly, as a practicing Catholic, I can tell you that they are legion.
It will make it easier for the Extrorindary Ministers of Holy Communion to spot those they should refuse.
“protest from pro-abortion Catholics”
Uuuuuhhhhhhmmmmm, yeah! Doesn’t that make the Protestants...
Good. Let those who serve abortion rather than God out themselves in the most public way possible.
It’s a baby, not a choice.
It’s a baby, not a unviable tissue mass.
It’s a baby, not an inconvenience.
It’s a baby, not a threat to the mental health of the mother.
It’s a baby, not a fetus.
It’s a baby, a gift from God. And He doesn’t like his gifts being thrown away..............If you gave someone a precious gift, and they took it and threw it in the trash while you watched, you’d be angry wouldn’t you? It is not good to fall into the hands of an angry God.................
In the Catholic Church, the Church does not excommunicate you; you excommunicate yourself. But unfortunately, these “Catholics” do not have the integrity to walk away if they reject the tenets of the Church. They act as if the Church should operate like a democracy. And the individual Catholic should decide. Also, unfortunately, our clergy is not forceful about addressing these issues in the pulpit.
“protest from pro-abortion Catholics”
Uuuuuhhhhhhmmmmm, yeah! Doesn’t that make THEM Protestants...
Yep...I’m with you on this....if we as a culture...can’t get this issue right...very few others even matter.
If He doesn’t like His gifts being thrown away, it’s odd the natural abortion rate so far outstrips the artificial one...
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