Posted on 07/09/2004 5:01:55 AM PDT by xzins
LIFE ISSUES
John Kerry is being sued for heresy in Archdiocese of Boston.
Marc Balestrieri, a Canon lawyer and Associate Judge for the Los Angeles archdiocese tribunal, launched the suit June 14, 2004.
"Heresy is a public, ecclesiastical crime," Balestrieri told the Washington Times. "It affects entire communities. It is one of the greatest sins you can commit."
The ultimate result of a heresy charge, if entertained by the Boston archdiocese, would be excommunication from the Church. "My goal is his repentance, not excommunication," Balestrieri said. He is not suing for financial damages.
A Catholic layman can lawfully bring charges against a fellow layman, according to Rev. Arthur Espelage, executive coordinator for the Canon Law Society in Alexandria. "I have never heard of a case like this being processed before," he said.
If the Boston archdiocese rejects the charges, Balestrieri can appeal directly to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome. "I'd suspect there will be communication between the [Boston] Archdiocese and the Holy See on this," Rev. Espelage said.
"The Criminal Complaint alleges that U.S. Senator John F. Kerry, as a baptized Catholic, has committed a court-martial offense under Canon Law by professing the Right-to-Murder heresy, commonly known as the 'Right to Choose' doctrine," Balestrieri's web-site describes. De fide, the name given to the organization behind Balestrieri's action, "aims to stop the monumental scandal which has been ongoing for the past thirty-one years of baptized Catholic politicians claiming to be Christian while professing the life-threatening Right-to-Murder heresy."
Balestrieri added the additional charge that John Kerry's stance does harm to himself, because canon law entitles that Catholics possess "the faith unharmed."
"By spreading heresy, he is endangering not just mine but every Catholic's possession of the faith," Balestrieri said. "I am inviting all baptized Catholics who feel injured by Kerry to join the suit as third parties."
"People are saying you can be pro-choice and be a good Christian, that it is not contrary to the faith to support aborted murder," he said. "This is a life-threatening heresy."
Read the complaint here and/or join the Class-Action Lawsuit here.
There have been numerous articles about this posted, but still it needs to be shouted. JOhn Kerry is a public heretic. If it takes the laity to push it, fine.
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Unfortunately, John Kerry isn't the only "Catholic" heretic in the world.
Plenty of bishops and cardinals - all appointed by the current pope - are just as guilty of this charge.
Anyway, don't you know that in the new religion you're not supposed to use words like heretic - it's called "hate-speech".
"Heretics" are now "people of faith with a different world-view".
"Apostates" are now "enlightened, progressive prelates".
Anti-Catholic protestant sects are now "our separated brethren in Christ".
Muslims are "a great religion" "who together with us worship one, merciful God".
It's all part of the "new ecclesiology" "in the spirit of Vatican 2".
Where have you been for the past 40 years?
"Apostates" are now "enlightened, progressive prelates".
Anti-Catholic protestant sects are now "our separated brethren in Christ".
Muslims are "a great religion" "who together with us worship one, merciful God".
It's all part of the "new ecclesiology" "in the spirit of Vatican 2".
And Traditional Catholics who practice the faith of their forefathers are called "schismatics".
Since I am under 40 and living among people who are willfully ignorant on church matters, the answer should be obvious.
I realize John Kerry is not the only heretic around. However, he is the only Catholic running for president (and thus receiving the lion's share of publicity) at this time and the only one making an issue of religion.
I saw a John Kerry commercial just a few hours ago. One of the frames said of Kerry in regard to religion, "A Man of Faith."
Therefore, KERRY is making it an issue.
Here's hoping certain Freepers can get off with just a stiff warning.
>>>Here's hoping certain Freepers can get off with just a stiff warning.
Thanks. I did get off OK, they just slapped my wrist.
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>>>>Anyway, don't you know that in the new religion you're not supposed to use words like heretic - it's called "hate-speech".
What new religion are you talking about? Either we are still Catholics, practicing the same religion we always have, though perhaps in a manner you don't like, or the gates of hell have prevailed.
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>>>>And Traditional Catholics who practice the faith of their forefathers are called "schismatics".
Depends on which group you mean, actually. Some are more commonly referred to as "Orthodox", as in Greek or Russian Orthodox. Others are called the "Old Catholics." Some go by SSPX, SSPV, whatever.
You can call them schismatics, I guess.
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A big ol' yawn back at you.
You bore me.
>>>>You bore me.
That must be why you take the time to respond.
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Huh! And I had you slated for Grand Inquisitor! ;-)
"What new religion are you talking about?"
Modernism - which Pope St Pius X called "the synthesis of all heresies.
Modernists may call themselves Catholic, but in reality it's a different religion they practice.
Kerry is a quintessential modernist - and so is Cardinal Kasper (not to mention numerous other prelates promoted under the current pope).
You paint with a rather broad brush. You seem to run around - on this and other threads - trying to paint the entire Church as being one large collection of heretics and the like that practice some new religion that you object to. Were that true, the Church would have failed, but of course it isn't true.
You seem like a very bitter person, I pray you aren't like this in the real world.
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>>>>Huh! And I had you slated for Grand Inquisitor! ;-)
Well, now that I've been reformed!
She doesn't have to run around. All she has to do is turn to her right or left or look behind her and see "one large collection of heretics".
Why don't you pull your head of the sand and take a look around for yourself?
Remember, that vote to ignore Rome on the abortion issue passed 183-6 (97%).
>>>>Remember, that vote to ignore Rome on the abortion issue passed 183-6 (97%).
Which proves heresy? How so? Given that we were refering to heretics, I have to assume that is what you meant, but that's a ridiculous assertation.
By the way, I thought I bored you, why are you still responding? Didn't you mean it?
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