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Pope Francis' Vatican Sends “Blessing” to Publisher of Homosexual-Friendly Books for Children
Catholic Family News ^ | 8/28/15 | John Vennari

Posted on 08/28/2015 10:23:45 AM PDT by BlatherNaut

August 28: Pope Francis reportedly sent an encouraging letter to lesbian founder of publishing house for children’s books.

Today’s Il Giornale reports, “The Pope blesses gender ideology books. To the author he writes: “Go ahead.”

The report continues, “Pope Francis still amazes, writing a long letter to the author of the books that the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, wanted to ban from its schools. After the Synod on the family that threatens to split the church, the Pope again lines up in defense of the same-sex couples.”

Francesca Pardi, founder with her partner Maria Silvia Fiengo of the publishing house for childrens’ books, The Block letters, is the author of books such as Little Egg, Little Story of a family: Why you have two mothers? and "What is the secret of Dad?

Pardi received a positive letter from Francis’ Vatican signed by Msgr. Peter Wells of the Vatican Secretary of State, who on behalf of the Pope, urged her “go ahead on her pathway.” pardi Pardi celebrates her response from Pope Francis on her Facebook page, where she displays a photo of the Vatican envelope.

Il Giornale describes the Vatican letter as “A new episode in which Bergoglio seems to break the tradition of the Church and to side instead with the ‘modernity’.”

In June, Pardi had an entire catalogue of her books sent to the Pope, hoping he could read them.

Pardi wrote in her letter to Francis, “You won’t find, in these pages any faintest sign of the gender theory that these books are said to be the main instrument: where do we tell children that they can choose their own gender? where do we talk to them about sex?”

Yet Pardi and Fiengo follow the tactics of homosexual strategists Marshal K. Kirk and Erastes Pill who in their landmark 1987 article “The Overhauling of Straight America,” urged the necessity to “Talk About Gays and Gayness as Loudly and as Often as Possible.”

“The principle behind this advice is simple”, say Kirk and Pill, “almost any behavior begins to look normal if you are exposed to enough of it at close quarters and among your acquaintances. The acceptability of the new behavior will ultimately hinge on the number of one’s fellows doing it or accepting it.”

A person may be offended initially by the novelty of it all, but as Kirk and Pill point out “as long as Joe-Six-pack feels little pressure to perform likewise, and as long as the behavior in question presents little threat to his physical and financial security, he soon gets used to it and life goes on.” As time goes on, Joe-Six pack and his friends will become more tolerant of homosexuality as no more than an alternative, legitimate way of life.

This is the strategy of telling the story of homosexual families to small children, especially when these books are introduced in children’s schools. It means equalizing, in the educational period, the traditional family with the homosexual couples.

Homosexuals do not reproduce. They must recruit, and they seek to recruit and proselytize our children.

Francis’ Vatican appears ignorant of the moral confusion such books inflict on our little ones. While the books may not explicitly propose “gender theory,” they certainly indoctrinate children to accept homosexual families and the homosexual lifestyle.

Once again, the Vatican Press Office leapt into Francis-damage control.

“In no way does the letter from the Secretariate of State mean to endorse behavior and teachings not in line with the Gospel,” the Vatican press office said on Friday.

In the letter of response Monsignor Peter B. Wells wrote that "His Holiness is grateful for the delicate gesture and for the sentiments that I have suggested," and "calls for a more profitable activity in the service of the young generations and the spread of authentic human values and Christians', imparting the apostolic blessing."

Francis' Vatican seems blind to the contradiction of sending the author of homosexual books encouragement to "go ahead," along with an exhortation to spread authentic human and Christian values. Here again we see the modernist confusion: what is affirmed in one place is denied in another.

The press office claimed the letter to Francesca Pardi, in response to a letter from her to the Pope after Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro banned 'gay' books from the city's schools, was meant to remain private, something which “unfortunately did not happen.”

Il Giornale, however, notes that Pardi received a warm, encouraging letter from Francis’ Vatican. Yet the Mayor of Venice who banned these books, received no such letter of congratulations.

Mayor Brugnaro, Il Giornale notes, is “too much in line with Tradition.”


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events
KEYWORDS: children; epa; globalwarminghoax; homosexual; homosexualagenda; pope; popefrancis; romancatholicism; vatican
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To: Mount Athos
Christians pray for nazis and pedophiles too.

They don't send them encouraging letters giving them the green light to continue along their evil path, corrupting the minds and morals of children.

"But he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea." Matthew 18:6

21 posted on 08/28/2015 11:54:59 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: Huskrrrr
I feel the Pope is lukewarm towards sinners (as defined in the Bible).

You're not alone.

22 posted on 08/28/2015 11:56:06 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: BlatherNaut

And this is the “holy Father” that is going to come to America to lecture us next month (the US congress)? With the current pro-homo administration, I guess he feels the time is ripe for his agenda. Better get it done before America swings back conservative.

And not just the US congress, he’s going to lecture the whole world shortly following (the UN assembly).

The word is, he’s lectures are going to feature “sustainable development,” code for Agenda 21, one world government, in other words.


23 posted on 08/28/2015 11:58:25 AM PDT by sasportas
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To: BlatherNaut

“They don’t send them encouraging letters giving them the green light to continue along their evil path, corrupting the minds and morals of children.”

But everything you just wrote is a lie.

The letter didn’t give them a green light to continue along their evil path, nor did it give sanction to corrupting minds and morals of children.

In fact it gives no evaluation or praise of their prior behavior or written work at all.

It only expresses a hope that they will better serve humanity and Christianity in the future. As well as thanking them for the gift.


24 posted on 08/28/2015 12:01:17 PM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: Huskrrrr
Do we need a representative of God to point out sin?

No. God's Law is written on people's hearts and the Holy Spirit convicts them of sin and God's word tells us what sin is. All someone has to do is read it.

Just look at the two year old who knows right from wrong when they try to hide something that they are doing that is wrong, and they know it by nature.

25 posted on 08/28/2015 12:29:52 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: BlatherNaut

Don’t worry. I’m sure we’ll get a clarification. /s


26 posted on 08/28/2015 12:40:58 PM PDT by piusv
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To: BlatherNaut

Is this guy a dud or what?


27 posted on 08/28/2015 12:41:46 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Rusty0604

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Not to mention “Climate Change.”

He seems ready to be indwelt when Satan arrives here on Earth to begin the “70th week.”
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28 posted on 08/28/2015 12:47:10 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Mount Athos

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Face it, the man is a complete numbskull.
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29 posted on 08/28/2015 12:49:41 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

Oh yes, climate change, another redistribution of wealth scam.


30 posted on 08/28/2015 12:52:28 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: BlatherNaut

Wait, I thought he spoke out against gender ideology?


31 posted on 08/28/2015 12:57:34 PM PDT by piusv
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To: editor-surveyor

“Face it, the man is a complete numbskull.”

Not as dumb as people who see a few out of context words from a generic form letter response as a sign of the apocalypse


32 posted on 08/28/2015 1:02:33 PM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: BlatherNaut

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-pope-did-not-endorse-gay-penguin-book-51835/

From this link …..
On Aug. 28, Pardi said in a Facebook post that she had received “a private letter written by Msgr. (Peter) Brian Wells in the name of Pope Francis, on Vatican letterhead.”

She said that the letter was addressed to her and to her girlfriend, Silvia Maria Fiengo. She claimed that the Pope “had thanked her” for the “delicate gesture” and expressed wishes for “an always more fruitful activity in the service of young generations and the spread of genuine human and Christian values.”

Pardi added that the Pope gave her and Fiengo the Apostolic Blessing. Numerous media outlets covered the story by saying that the Pope was offering his support for Pardi and her book.

However, the Vatican says that the letter signed by Msgr. Peter Wells, assessor to the Secretariat of State, is not an indication of papal support.


33 posted on 08/28/2015 1:03:39 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: Mount Athos

He is useless.

He should not have even responded. That is a reasonable prerogative of anyone in a position of leadership.


34 posted on 08/28/2015 1:06:30 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: BlatherNaut

Francis I has two mommies?


35 posted on 08/28/2015 1:07:40 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Democrats and GOP-e: a difference of degree, not philosophy)
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To: Mount Athos

Oh Francis is not dumb.


36 posted on 08/28/2015 1:08:57 PM PDT by piusv
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To: al_c
However, the Vatican says that the letter signed by Msgr. Peter Wells, assessor to the Secretariat of State, is not an indication of papal support.

I await his condemnation then.

37 posted on 08/28/2015 1:10:42 PM PDT by piusv
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To: editor-surveyor
He should not have even responded. That is a reasonable prerogative of anyone in a position of leadership.

He didn't respond.

Did you not read far enough to realize the letter wasn't actually from the pope?

A staff member sent a generic form letter thank you for a gift. This story is basically a big zero
38 posted on 08/28/2015 1:24:42 PM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: Mount Athos
But everything you just wrote is a lie.

To the contrary:

Francesca Pardi, founder with her partner Maria Silvia Fiengo of the publishing house for childrens’ books, The Block letters, is the author of books such as Little Egg, Little Story of a family: Why you have two mothers? and "What is the secret of Dad?

Pardi received a positive letter from Francis’ Vatican signed by Msgr. Peter Wells of the Vatican Secretary of State, who on behalf of the Pope, urged her “go ahead on her pathway.”

Loud and proud purveyors of the perversion of children received a letter from the Vatican urging them to "go ahead on their pathway". Couldn't be more clear. Of course it is certainly to be expected that those who support their activities would attempt to excuse this inexcusable communique from the Vatican encouraging them "on their pathway".

39 posted on 08/28/2015 1:53:52 PM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: Mount Athos; BlatherNaut
It is not a generic form letter and it did give a green light. Remove your blinders.

Pardi received a positive letter from Francis’ Vatican signed by Msgr. Peter Wells of the Vatican Secretary of State, who on behalf of the Pope, urged her “go ahead on her pathway.”

Here's the current response from the Vatican (and it's not an apology nor an admission of error):

The press office claimed the letter to Francesca Pardi, in response to a letter from her to the Pope after Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro banned 'gay' books from the city's schools, was meant to remain private, something which “unfortunately did not happen.”

This Pope is an evil sneak.

40 posted on 08/28/2015 2:09:28 PM PDT by ebb tide
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