Bishops Actions Expose More Corruption

The Wanderer ^ | 6/27/02 | Michael S. Rose & Paul Likoudis

[Antoninus]

Forthcoming article from The Wanderer co-authored by Michael S. Rose, author of Goodbye, Good Men

[Antoninus]

Could one of you bump to the entire list, please? Thanks.

Siobhan, is there a level above "Banshee - code red?"

[Romulus]

bump

[Antoninus]

Bishop Bruskewitz for Cardinal Archbishop of (Pick one: Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles, etc.)

[Siobhan]

Forget Code Red

BANSHEE ON THE LOOSE!

[Antoninus]

It might be nice to send Bishop Bruskewitz a "thank you" note. He's one of the few truly good guys in this mess and I'm sure that an outpouring of support would further strengthen him to fight the good fight.

Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska
Chancery Office
3400 Sheridan Boulevard
P.O. Box 80328
Lincoln, NE 68501-3569

(402) 488-0921
Fax: (402) 488-3569

Couldn't find an email address. Anyone out there have one?

[AKA Elena]

I second the motion on Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz. His "mitre" is certainly pegged in the right zone and he surely does not hesitate to speak out! He needs a bigger (more authoritative) voice.

Thanks for the ping, Romulus!

[patent]

>>>>>Bishop Bruskewitz for Cardinal Archbishop of (Pick one: Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles, etc.)

Why limit it to just one? Those sees are all but vacant at the moment anyway.

patent

[Siobhan]

diolincoln@inebraska.com

Be sure to make the subject: "For Bishop Bruskewitz"

[Romulus]

An excellent suggestion, and thanks for posting the address. "Strengthening the brethren" is just one of the proposals on a menu of activist options that's being finalised this weekend. Stay tuned.

[ELS]

BTTT

[Sock]

just sent

Dear Bishop Bruskewitz:

I would personally like to thank you for being one of the few voices of Catholic orthodoxy in a nation overcome with secularism and political correctness. Instead of being strong leaders and examples for the faithful, regrettably, a number of America's bishops have subscribed to the values of a decadent culture and have permitted a malignancy to grow unchecked within the Mystical Body of Christ.

Once again, thank you for all your efforts and know that there are many other sincere Catholics like me praying for you and others like you who courageously stand united with Rome.

Yours in Christ,
xxxxx

[redhead]

"Lawler told the audience the American Church faced a "dual scandal": the sexual abuse of minors by a very small proportion of Catholic priests, and the cover-up of these crimes by a significant majority — two-thirds, according to some reports — of current bishops. Lawler also noted that the implementation of the policy lies with the bishops who are well known for their failure in this regard.

"...The really deep secret, then, of the last 40 years is the fear, timidity, and passivity of the American bishops. I believe it was Orwell who said that no one will ever know the crimes committed in our time through the fear of being thought conservative," he wrote.

"Everything the bishops did in Dallas showed how fearful they still are of being thought conservative. That is why they refused even to touch the one issue that John Paul II had told them is central: fidelity to the whole of Catholic teaching on married love and sexuality. That would have meant antagonizing the secular, liberal press. That would have meant preaching Catholic doctrine straight. The bishops didn’t want to touch that task. . . .Enough of Avignon. It’s time to take the Church back to Rome."

BEARS REPEATING. At last, somebody who states the obvious.

[ThomasMore]

Great thread! Thanks Antoninus!

[Antoninus]

Excellent letter. Here's mine:

Your Eminence,

This is just a quick email to say "thank you" from the bottom of my heart for having the courage to speak out about the true causes of the homosexual scandal that envelopes the Church in America. I am a graduate of 12 years of Catholic education (not including the four years I spent in an ostensibly Catholic east coast university), and must tell you that if all of your brother bishops had the strength and faith that you so clearly possess, this scandal would soon be behind us.

I could not agree with you more when you point out the linkage between this scandal and the rebellion against Church teaching on matters of doctrine and morals by many within the Catholic Church in America. I pray that Almighty God will grant your brother bishops the same clarity of insight and wisdom that he has so clearly bestowed upon you.

I pray that you will continued to be strengthened by Our Lord Jesus, through the intercession of Our Lady and St. Pio of Pietrelcina.

God Bless You!

Sincerely,

"Antoninus"

[ThomasMore]

During the conference, one bishop told The Wanderer that the main reason that the U.S. bishops don’t want to broach the subject of homosexuality is because "many of them don’t really see anything wrong with gay priests — active or not."

"They’re upset about the bad publicity the scandals receive," he added, "but a lot of them aren’t particularly distressed by the idea of actively gay priests."

In a media briefing on canon law, a reporter for the Village Voice who is a well-known gay rights activist, asked the bishops and their canon law advisers about the 1961 Vatican document barring homosexuals from Ordination to the priesthood. They were quick to distance themselves from the Vatican teaching. Their response: "Nothing in canon law bars homosexuals from being ordained priests."

The Deacon, St. Athanasius was right!  THE FLOOR OF HELL IS LITTERED WITH THE SKULLS OF BISHOPS.

The Catholic faith, and all of us who adhere to it faithfully, has been betrayed by modern day JUDASES. 

We need to fast and pray for deliverance.  And seeing the Bishops themselves have neglected to publicly wear sackcloth and ashes, the laity are going to have to sacrifice and offer up sufferings and repentance for the evils committed.

[ThomasMore]

Did you ever see an Irish BANSHEE. My wife is Irish. Believe me when I tell you, I would rather deal with ten demons than an Irish BANSHEE!! AIIEEEEE! ;^)

[Antoninus]

I've thought about going the checkbook route. If I lived in a liberal diocese, I would do it. As it stands, my Catholic dollars are currently going to the following places:

Diocese of Camden -- Our Bishop comes up clean on Roman Catholic Faithful's web site, and he has done much to promote our Latin Mass parish.

St. Charles Boromeo Seminary in Philadelphia -- One of the good ones, according to Michael Rose's Goodbye, Good Men.

St. Joseph's Prep School in Philadelphia -- My old high school. Not exactly the bastion of orthdoxy it once was, but one of the few area high schools that still teaches Latin and Greek. And homosexuality isn't exactly 'smiled upon' there...

The Wanderer -- see the article above.

New Oxford Review -- Certainly, they're on the same page as we are.

Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter -- No need to cut them out, certainly!

If any one of these institutions turns soft on me, the checks will stop coming. Note that I don't contribute to my alma mater, Boston College, for obvious reasons. Every now and then, I remind them of that when they come calling...

[Antoninus]

Fortunately, my wife's only 1/4 banshee ... It's enough ... Combine that with some hot-tempered Italian and some authoritarian German and you've got a real powder keg on your hands...