Posted on 01/07/2015 6:19:34 AM PST by marshmallow
A group of Catholic students in Belgium remains in opposition to Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp. Spero reported on January 4 that the Flemish Catholic Students Association of Antwerp issued an open letter to Bishop Johan Bonny denouncing his statements on homosexual marriage. “Monsignor Bonny, as a successor of the apostles, wishes to alter the form in which the faith has revealed it (marriage). As a Catholic association headquartered in Antwerp, the Association of Flemish Catholic Students of Antwerp KVHV (Vlaams Katholiek Hoogstudentenverbod) raises its voice to say clearly: ‘No, Monsignor. What you are proposing is not Catholic.”
In an email response to Spero, Michael Hoffmann - a spokesman for the student group – said that his fellow students do not currently plan any demonstrations against the bishop. However, he said that a broader group known as ‘Pro-Familia’ can be expected to mount a public demonstration against the bishop. In addition, Hoffmann said that his group is taking other action, “We have written and translated a letter that we are sending to the Pope and the Archbishop (Leonard)”.
Hoffmann said that his group does have support, albeit so far very quietly, from numerous priests and bishops, saying “… we have received a bunch of positive e-mails and messages.” Hoffmann would not identify the clerics who support the group.
The Young Socialists of Antwerp have denounced what they called the "downright frightening views" held by the Flemish Catholic students. Their views qualify as "homophobia," said the Socialists who have since issued a complaint to the Belgian Centre for Equal Opportunity.
Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard of Brussels faced charges of discrimination against homosexuals after making statements clarifying Catholic doctrine about sexuality in 2007. In Télé Moustique, Leonard was quoted as saying "The same as Freud: it is an imperfectly developed stage.....
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Bravo?
Bishop Bonny is on his way OUT. What he says about same-sex unions is AGAINST Catholic teaching. ONE-man and ONE women, Excellence, is God’s choice, no one else’s.
Bonny is probably homosexual himself.
Yea Students! Must have been Confirmed!
The students have renigged on the right to call themselves Catholic. End of story. Now will the press ever tell anyone that? Absolutely not.
He’s not a Catholic if he believes in sodomite “marriage”. And you’re right, he’s probably got himself a boyfriend.
Got it wrong. Hadn’t had my morning cup of coffee. It’s hell getting old. The students are right, and the bishop needs to be fired so he can practice his sodomy with his “boyfriend”.
How do these Catholic clergy address the candidates for confirmation when they ask them to avow:
The Chief Commandments or Laws, of the Church
To assist at Mass on all Sundays and holy days of obligation.
To fast and abstain on the days appointed.
To confess our sins at least once a year.
To receive Holy Communion during the Easter time.
To contribute to the support of the Church.
To observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage.
I have no idea. It's been too long since my own Confirmation. Sorry.
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