Bodyguards, not altar boys, flank pro-marriage cleric

WorldNet Daily ^ | Posted: May 6, 2007 | WorldNet Daily

[jacknhoo]

Bodyguards, not altar boys, flank pro-marriage cleric Archbishop receives death threats, bullet in mail from 'Red Brigade' for opposing same-sex unions

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: May 6, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com

Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco no longer celebrates Mass in the cathedral of Genoa, Italy, with assistance from altar boys or deacons – not since the death threats began after he spoke out against government plans to legalize same-sex unions.

Bagnasco, recently appointed head of Italy's Conference of Bishops, stirred controversy last month when the group issued a statement directed at Catholic lawmakers, reminding them of their moral obligation to oppose the move toward mainstreaming homosexuality.

In the statement, Bagnasco made a "slippery-slope" case for what could go wrong in Italian society if the Church's moral position was not upheld.

"Why say ‘No’ to forms of legally recognized cohabitation which create alternatives to the family? Why say ‘No’ to incest? Why say ‘No’ to the pedophile party in Holland?” he asked.

Following the comments, threatening messages – "Shame on you, Bagnasco" and "Death to Bagnasco" – signed with the five-pointed star of the Red Brigades terror group were painted on the walls in the city, including those of the cathedral.

The Red Brigades, very active in the 1970s, have assassinated several senior Italian public figures in recent years. Fifteen alleged members of the communist organization's members were arrested and jailed three months ago, reported the Glasgow Sunday Herald.

Recently, a mailing to the archbishop included a bullet and the cleric's picture with a swastika scrawled on it.

While police do not presently believe the bullet's sender is affiliated with any terrorist group, they've taken no chances.

Ironically, in the battle that is pitting religious and secular views of morality against each other, taxpayer-funded policeman are now standing in for altar boys during Catholicism's most sacred ritual.

[jacknhoo]

The Communist Party supports the family only if it can be made to efficiently inculcate good Socialist principles in its children. The following passage regarding life after the longed-for Revolution in the United States is taken from the American Revolutionary Communist Party's New Programme; "The right to abortion will be guaranteed ... As far as the policy toward the family, it will be recognized for what it is: Not some holy or sacred institution to be preserved for all time ... not only will the family be a secondary form for determining children's upbringing, but its influence in promoting conservatism among its members, especially the women and children, will be actively combatted. While the parents will still have significant responsibility for their children, this does not mean they are "theirs," and there will be struggle to prevent parents from imposing old values, and conservative, non-revolutionary thinking generally on the children."

Revolutionary Communist Party's New Programme. "The Proletariat, Upon Seizing Power, Will Immediately Take Up the Transformation of Society,"

[jacknhoo]

I searched for this article before posting it, but I see it was already posted even though the search did not turn it up. Probably, it was being posted as I was posting it.

[wagglebee]

What ever happened to their vaunted appreciation for "diversity"?

They may say they like "diversity," but what they really MEAN is "deviancy" (they simply realize that they can't admit that).

[NYer]

Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco

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[livius]

That’s okay, I don’t think a lot of people saw it the first time around. I was in Italy in February (when the law first came to the Legislature), and the gays were already threatening various repulsive things and the Red Brigades announced that they would be “supporting” the gays. They are working very hard to silence the Church there.

[AnAmericanMother]

I wouldn't think there'd be any problem finding a couple of policemen who were altar boys in their youth!

In our parish, we are covered up with Irish policemen who direct traffic, provide escorts, etc. etc. (one of them has the most gorgeous Belgian Malinois I've ever seen!) I'm sure all of them remember how to serve Mass! Except the Malinois, but I'm sure he would sit reverently at attention, off to one side, with an eye out for anarchists, radical gay activists, and other baddies.

[Campion]

Their "tolerance" and "diversity" is a lot like the communists' "freedom". It's for them only, and for them to use against everyone else.

There's actually a passage somewhere from either Gramsci or Marcuse where he says openly that talk of "tolerance" is a ruse that is used to intimidate and marginalize the right. There is no intention of "tolerance" for right-wing viewpoints or people who hold them; quite the opposite.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Intolerance, violence, intimidation are the tactics used by the left.

[little jeremiah]

Thanks, will be a-pinging later this evening or tomorrow.