Gay priests of Diocese A-J in revolt; demand Bishop conceal molesters, sue Catholic activists

Written press release mailed to diocesan bishop, priests, media outlets of Diocese of Altoona-Johnst | 5/15/03 | Priests Federation of Altoona-Johnstown

[Polycarp]

Whereas our bishop placates those who attack our diocese and its priests, we demand that our bishop turn the attention of his legal representation towards stopping the hateful and homophobic actions of George Foster, Brian Barcaro, Dr. Brian Kopp, et. al., who are set upon destroying the reputations of homosexuals priests and this diocese.

I'm flattered...

The battle in my diocese is taking a nasty turn, obviously. Please pray for our diocese and its purification.

Thank you all,

Dr. Brian Kopp (Polycarp)

[steplock]

What?!?! They didn't sign this? How do we know it is a valid piece of garbage then?

WHO supposedly sent this....Inquiring minds want to know!

Parents of boys DEMAND to know!

[Paleo Conservative]

These priests should be burned at the stake.

[RonF]

What's this about the retirement issues, though?

[conservonator]

You have my prayers, what a mess.

[netmilsmom]

God bless you.
What is our church coming to? or rather these leaders?

[zerosix]

Interestingly, these perverts demand to be paid by the same monies paid to the Catholic Church by the families of the abused.

What is being demanded is being raped and the rapist demanding that you support him for life and keeping silent to the authorities so the rapist avoids publicity and more importantly, jail time.

I'm not Catholic but if I were I'd seriously consider ever giving another penny to the Church.

[netmilsmom]

Whereas our bishop ignores the actions of certain priests who consistently act against the unity of this diocese, we demand our bishop suspend Fr. James Foster and Fr. John Nesbella immediately, for repeated and constant acts which threaten the unity of our community of faith.

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What did they do?

[The Old Hoosier]

Woo, Hoo!!! Way to go, bro!

[mabelkitty]

I pray for all Catholics everywhere. This continues to be a sense of anguish and pain.

I left the Baptist Church for others problems, and now I am an independent fundamentalist Christian. I've never been happier.

[justanotherfreeper]

God bless you and I'll be praying for you -- and for the souls of these, very literally, damned priests. Have they absolutely no fear of God whatsoever? If even one of them repents and avoids hell you will be an incredible blessing to these lost souls, no matter how much they fight you.

[Polycarp]

What did they do?

They preach against homosexuality and write letters to the editor confirming the Catholic teaching on homosexuality, and they don't apologize for it.

[rontorr]

HOMOSEXUAL PRIESTS!!!!!
These kinds of people don't even belong there, even in promiscuos Thailand, Buddhist monks that get caught are defrocked, and in the Christian churches, the people turn their backs on them and go somewhere else, I was a missionary there for 8 years in the Golden Triangle area, and saw many churches fail due to misconduct of the pastors

[Polycarp]

WHO supposedly sent this....Inquiring minds want to know!

Believe me, finding out WHO sent this is my number one priority right now.

I have a list of half of the priests who attended the meeting where this agenda was floated.

They have no idea that there was a mole in their midst.

We're just trying to determine which one is the kingpin.

They're gonna crap when we pop the lid on their "secret" group.

[rontorr]

My prayers are out to you, brother. I wish all churches had people working to uncover all of the evils that are at work to destroy "the Body of Christ"(the church members and Clergy), not so much that they be condemned, but to be added to prayer lists, it is an attack to divide and destroy by the "enemy" of all Christians. Gob bless you, and BLOW the lid off, and let the diarrhea flow.

[RAT Patrol]

Whereas our bishop threatens and harasses homosexual priests into fearing for their office, we demand that our bishop cease and desist any and all harassment of homosexual clergy and instead work to protect the reputation and well being of clergy of all sexual orientations.

This is what you get when you try to compromise with sin. If you define yourself as homosexual in orientation, you are not fit to be a Priest any more than if you define yourself as an atheist in orientation. Sometimes, desire itself is the sin; and sometimes, two concepts are just mutually exclusive. Deal with the unnatural desire issues FIRST, then apply to be the shepherd of others.

[netmilsmom]

I don't get it. They have a secret group but have CC'd all these news outlets? Or did you do that?
What's up with that?

I'm praying hard that all of this is resolved for you.

[AmericaUnited]

Is this letter from the Onion?

[SoothingDave]

Go get 'em, Brian. How long before Adamec oversteps and has you guys ex-communicated, like the "Honolulu Five"?

SD