Posted on 06/14/2002 11:03:34 AM PDT by nickcarraway
ping
And the Geoghan scandal broke, I think, in January. I wonder, though, if indeed "[i]t did not seem worthy of print." Maybe the Globe was saving it up deliberately for a time auspicious to its purposes.
This article is invaluable.
Who benefits?
Damn, they don't want the REAL problems that created this out of the box, do they?
It is an eye-opener. I never realized exactly what is at stake ... but the Keys of St. Peter. Wow.
We need to pray and be diligent.
I knew the modernists have been trying to destroy the Church from within, but I didn't know one of the flakes actually sought out Alinsky. Great find, thanks!
Others were weak and allowed the National Conference of Catholic Bishops to push them into acquiescence. Soon, the internal committees of the NCCB were composed of homosexuals and modernists, feminists and even New Age devotees. They have a death grip on the levers of power within the Conference. An example is the pastoral letter from the U.S. bishops on homosexuality, Always Our Children. This flawed "gay positive" document was drafted by a committee – not by the bishops – and issued before the majority of U.S. bishops had even read the document. They did not vote on its contents (so much for "consensus"). The Vatican finally forced a revision of this squishy "pastoral" instruction. Even now, in Dallas, a similar committee set the agenda for the deliberations.An important point. Always Our Children is a seminal document that is cited time and again by "gay friendly" Catholics in support of "tolerance" towards practicing homosexuals and acceptance of "gay ministries" that minister to them. Examples include:
1. Dignity:
Robert Mialovich, then President of Dignity/USA stated:2. National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay MinistriesOur hope is that all bishops, pastors and parents will take it to heart and that we will see improved ministry to our community. Since its founding in 1969, Dignity/USA has been working for improved pastoral attention to the real lives of gay men and women. The bishops' letter recognizes some of these needs and our task will be to hold them to their words.
Using Always Our Children3. New Ways Ministries:Rev. Raymond C. Kellerman, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, will explore this pastoral letter, offering information about church documents and how they come to be written, and provide a study/discussion guide. In addition to his work with gay and lesbian people, Fr. Kellerman is a pastor, is involved with outreach to the Hispanic Community, and is a member of Isaiah Ministries, a team of preachers.
Writings4. Gay and Lesbian Family Ministry (Cleveland):National Conference of Catholic Bishops October, 1997, statement on gays and lesbians entitled "Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers."
The U.S. Catholic Bishops have outstretched a hand of support to parents of gay and lesbian persons through their pastoral message of "Always Our Children". The diocese has responded to this message by providing a number of parent support groups with the help of several parish communities in the diocese. If you are a parent, sibling or friend of a gay or lesbian person struggling to understand, accept and learn more about the reality of your family member one of the support groups listed below will be helpful.I have written to Mary Jo Anderson to get further details about the changes made as per the Vatican's instructions, and will post them if I receive an answer.
I figured that they are afraid because some of these homos have the goods on them, and have threatened to out them.
I just discovered for any TEXAS Catholics out there, that TXCN has been covering the conference live, too. Wish I'd known that earlier.
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