Posted on 08/20/2009 7:45:09 PM PDT by narses
The new executive director of Call to Action is Jim FitzGerald, formerly of Planned Parenthood. Here are some selected excerpts about him from an article in the National Catholic Reporter:
“What’s missing in our church is the freedom to talk without fear about issues like abortion or gay marriage or stem cell research.
“That’s what I love about Call to Action: Everyone’s at the table,” he says, quoting the theme for Call to Action’s November conference. “It’s easy to be in conversation with people who think like you. But if we only do that, we miss out on something that could be very positive for Catholicism.”
…Call to Action staff and board members say they hope FitzGerald’s history and views will help spark respectful conversation within the organization — as is starting to happen around the country — on the issue of abortion.
“If people of goodwill are willing to listen, it will help us all understand that there is no simple answer to this issue,” said Call to Action board member Tom Honoré, who served on the search committee for the position.
Honoré said FitzGerald “respects life as much as any of us,” though the new director’s views are solidly pro-choice.
FitzGerald eschews labels, but thinks abortion should be legal and doesn’t believe life begins at conception. “This issue is extremely complex,” he said. “I honor the person who follows their conscience on it.”
He (FitzGerald) doesn’t see any problem with being Catholic and working for Planned Parenthood.
“No organization — Catholic or otherwise — has done more to prevent abortion than Planned Parenthood,” he (FitzGerald) said, citing its comprehensive sex education services as well as access to affordable birth control.
I wonder how long it will be before Mr. FitzGerald is invited to Rochester to speak at St. Bernard’s? They better hurry-the window of opportunity closes in less than 3 years.
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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment
Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
Yes, there is: Thou shalt NOT kill.
The last I checked, those subjects were discussed at great length by people in the Roman Catholic faith. It is the “old line” protestants, along with the “feel good don’t rock any boats” middle-class churches, that don’t discuss these issues. Certainly I would not expect to hear anything about these issues in a sermon.
“Yes, there is: Thou shalt NOT kill.”
Actually, I think the proper translation is, “Thou shalt not commit murder.” Lots of killing went on after these laws were giving.
Thou shalt not unjustifiably end the life of innocents.
“Thou shalt not unjustifiably end the life of innocents.”
Interesting... intriguing... where did that translation come from?
Should have been “lives” to keep the number consistent but that is how I have always interpreted the commandment.
“doesn’t believe life begins at conception Well where does it start?”
It begins when the last kid moves out and the dog dies.
“In our case the dog is still living.”
Worse yet, we picked up a second dog as a rescue thing. And then my daughter dumped off her cats (”grand cats?”) when she got stationed in Japan (USAF).
Then the last kid moved back in...
That’s pretty funny even though this thread is depressing. Our old kitty is still with us (the kids have left) and my neighbor harasses me daily to bring him in the house. :) I’m sorry, but people live indoors, animals do not. At least not here.
“I’m sorry, but people live indoors, animals do not.”
If I check into a 4-star hotel, and eat at top-rated restaraunts, I’m not spoiled as much as the animals in, and outside, of our house.
Damned raccoons are doing well too.
Obama can’t comment. It’s above his pay grade.
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The most visible dissenting group which is a movement of laity and religious seeking to reform the "sinful structure" of the "patriarchal" Church. One could call them the "mother of all dissenting groups" - feminist pun intended. CTA is infamous since its 1994 conference coverage on the CBS news program 60 Minutes. CTA promotes dissent against Church teachings on a broad front, including women's ordination, homosexuality, creation spirituality, married priesthood, and liturgical reforms, while incorporating new age and Wiccan spirituality. Bishop Bruskewitz excommunicated those that belong to this group in his Diocese. Many members belong to local groups called "small faith communities." Renew 2000 also promotes small faith communities. Membership draws heavily from former clergy, feminist nuns, and homosexuals. Members staff COR. CTA serves on the national task force for the We Are Church referendum. Get a more complete understanding of their position from their own information. For a list of their speakers at the 2004 conference, click here. |
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Bruce Sabalaskey |
Learn for yourself the truth regarding a Call to Action's orientation from their own information. |
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Mary Jo Anderson |
For an Orthodox Catholic taking a firsthand look at this subculture that threatens to form an "American Catholic Church," the open, aggressive rebellion unleashed in session after session is sobering. (off-site) |
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Stephanie Block |
If internal heresy were likened to a disease, how might one imagine its progressive assault against the Body of Christ? The errors embed themselves within the members of diocesan staff and in parish leadership, from that point they spread through polluted catechesis, workshops, and homilies. ... The Call to Action (CTA) movement is just such a syndrome of internal heresies. (off-site) |
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Wanderer Forum Foundation |
Compares CTA thoughts to Catholic teaching. (off-site) |
Until the bishops get around to denying him the Eucharist, he's all yours.
When people say that want to talk about these issues, what they really mean is that they don’t like the fact that the Bible and the Church have already spoken on these issues. They want to talk about about them, but they don’t want to hear the answers. They are merely talking to themselves.
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