Posted on 05/18/2014 10:16:42 AM PDT by marshmallow
Would Pope Francis sign the new Catholic teacher contract?
That's the question posed on billboards across Cincinnati by The Greater Cincinnati Voice of the Faithful.
People across Cleveland should be asking the same question: Would Pope Francis sign the new Catholic teacher contract?
Bishop Richard Lennon and the Diocese of Cleveland want teachers at Catholic elementary schools to sign a morality clause that bans "public support of positions contrary to Roman Catholic teaching including, but not limited to, publicly supporting abortions, euthanasia, assisted suicide, embryonic stem cell research, in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, surrogate parenthood, direct sterilization or so-called homosexual or same-sex marriage or unions."
It also bans teachers from sex outside of marriage, same-sex sexual activity, living together outside of marriage, drug use and watching porn, according to The Plain Dealer's Patrick O'Donnell, who also noted that area Catholic high schools are not affected by the new contract.
Just when the new pope made the church more welcoming, the church found another way to turn more Catholics away.
My church needs a heart transplant. I thought it got one with the new pope. Now I'm not so sure.
(Excerpt) Read more at cleveland.com ...
The Church is not a social club. People who don't believe in Church doctrine don't belong in the Church.
“who am i to judge” - the gift that keeps on giving.
Why not write him a letter and ask? Maybe he'll give you a phone call.
Do you remember the context of this "who am I to judge" quote? Pope Francis had been was asked about a particular priest, Msgr. Ricca, and about a “gay lobby” of people who work in the Vatican. Pope Francis made this distinction:
" When I meet a gay person, I have to distinguish between their being gay and being part of a lobby. If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them? They shouldn’t be marginalized. The tendency is not the problem … they’re our brothers."
If they have a "tendency" to same-sex attraction, they are like everybody else who has a "tendency" to be tempted to particular sins. The important thing is that they “accept the Lord”, and “have goodwill”-- that their conduct is guided by their will to live a good Christian life which for a priest involves continency and chastity. In that case, says the Pope, I can’t point a finger at them and say this repentant person must be rejected.
That phrase “Who am I to judge?”, is being hijacked by the ignorant and the malicious alike. Jesus said much the same thing when He protected the women taken in adultery from being stoned to death (John 8:1-11). He said, “Neither will I condemn thee. Go now, and sin no more.”
Hi Mrs. Don-O,
I know very well the context of the statement. Regrettably the MSM and the enemies of the church latch onto any opening they can find to advance their agenda. The Holy Father needs to be aware of this and choose his words judiciously.
In every case I have seen like the one in this article, the “who am i to judge” quote is used to justify heterodox behavior. Whether or not that was the Holy Father’s intention, that is how it is being perceived and used.
And their has been no strong correction to this interpretation from the Holy Father. Fair or not “silence implies consent” is applicable here.
Many, many people manage to check the boxes of that entire list and not even be Catholic. Too bad for the writer to be so upset at the ultimate meaning of the religion she thinks she professes. The church doesn’t give you “rights”: the church leads you to grace.
I think snarking "Who am I to judge?" omits an owed accuracy, and sides with the Enemy.
The Diocese of Cleveland doesn't say that. It says:
"...publicly supporting...so-called homosexual or same-sex marriage or unions."
There's a big difference.
Matthew 5:33”Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.’ 34”But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING.…36And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
Does signing this morality contract equate up to a vow/oath?
The fact that those who struggle with a sinful behavior are not to be judged doesn’t mean we judge the behavior.
The author does her fair share of judging herself... She might want to put the stones down.
Bu dum ching!
The Church (the only one that doesn’t need an adjective) doesn’t drive people away...people drive themselves away.
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Exactly: we hate the sin; love the sinner.
And for the 1 out of 10,000 homosexuals who meet this stipulation I say "Right on, Francis".
Of course she should "oppose his very identity as a gay man" and not only in a pretend manner regardless of what the contract stipulates. Just as we oppose individuals acting out other criminal persuasions such as child molesting, serial murder and the rest.
Why does Francis have such great difficulty clearly articulating the "sin no more" part?
“The church doesn’t give you “rights”: the church leads you to grace.”
Thanks. That was a most wise comment.
How can you say this, as if you knew? It is something you could not possibly know. How broadly we fling our confident blind judgments!
What if I were to say, "And for the 1 out of 10,000 FReepers who meet this stipulation I say "Right on, Francis"?
How can you say this, as if you knew? It is something you could not possibly know. How broadly we fling our confident blind judgments!
What if I were to say, "And for the 1 out of 10,000 FReepers who meet this stipulation I say "Right on, Francis"?
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