Date Fri, 20 Jun 2003
20:58:35 EDT
Subject un-catholic universities
The Cardinal Newman Society is a
wonderful group of orthodox academics who
maintain
complete listings of so called "catholic" universities and
colleges
noted for either a heterodox theology curriculum and faculty, or whose social
environment
is in violation of church moral
teachings, and who invite
un-catholic
speakers to visit the campus to receive undeserved honors. I urge
all
readers to check out their web site for lists of colleges which have truly
ceased
to be catholic. Dr. Peter Frey
Date Mon, 16 Jun 2003
20:48:08 -0400
Subject The Faithful Remnant
Brothers
and Sisters in Christ,
Like
you, my heart has been broken by the continuing and escalating crisis of
fidelity by the ordained and lay “leadership” that has brought the Catholic
Church rightfully to its knees. The church that has been given as a
gift to us and safeguarded through the Immaculate Heart of our Blessed Mother
is suffering. I am coming to believe that this entire painful experience
that we have all endured is a call for faithful Catholics to find the way to
communicate, pray and support one another, and listen to the Mother of God for
the way to her son.
The
time has come for the faithful remnant to begin to act.
Please
take the time to pray about this. If you find it in your heart that these
words are true, let us begin the great work that has been presented to us
Let
us give the Mother of God our Fiat
To
God be the Glory In His
presence Dennis
Date Wed, 11 Jun 2003
10:30:17 EDT
To Rockaway@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject usual bait and switch
The
very concept of "structural change in the church"
indicates
an agenda at odds with Magisterial
teaching on the role of the laity.
How many
times
do people with these un-Catholic ideas manage to misquote Vatican II? In
actual
fact, the Council affirmed the laity's role in bringing the gospel to
society
in the family, the professions and lay-run organizations. VOTF wants
a
green light to begin dismantling the structure of the Church in order to
advance
their own views, not the gospel of Christ. Dr. Peter Frey
Date Sat,11 Jun 2003
03:43:54 EDT
Subject The downside of Ecumenical Dialog
Ever since Vatican II, various Catholic groups have engaged in
ecumenical
contacts, dialogs and encounters with followers of non-Catholic
religions. While the initial intent seemed
to be the break down of
misconceptions
on both sides, the practice
result, at least to the the average pew-warming
Catholic,
has been a decrease in firm belief in Church teachings. The
confusion starts in the pulpit, where, instead of
proclaiming Catholic truth, one hears
that
our "separated bretheren" are on the same path to salvation as we
are.
Well,
if other Christians are not obliged to believe such and such a doctrine,
why
should we? The consequence
is not only a "cafeteria" approach to the
faith,
but the strong growth in moral relativism.
Dissident groups then see their opening and take advantage of the
confusion
in order to promote an un-Catholic agenda. If Catholics are confused
about
their faith, if one religion is as good as another, what's the point of obeying Church rules
Dr.
Peter Frey
Date Sat, 7 Jun 2003
03:43:54 EDT
Subject Re: Voice of the Faithful
I
have read your comments regarding Voice of the Faithful and agree with your
perception
of the group. They have just formed a chapter in Louisville, KY
where
they are operating out of "The Barn" at the Passionists
Monastary.
I can't believe that the Passionists here would allow this if they knew who
they were
hosting.
Our paper, The Voice, continues to run ads for them which is a bit
like
inviting the devil to dinner; the irony is that the last issue was a
negative
one about Link Up, which is one of Voice of the Faithful's links! It
appears
to me that Voice of the Faithful is simply using the sex abuse scandal
as
a vehicle to attract members to a much larger agenda of theirs.
Our priests here in Louisville are a
wonderful lot, but overworked. I'm on
our
Parish Council and would like to get some information together for our
pastor
and the council, and would then be happy to share it with our neighboring
parishes.
We work on a 100% stewardship which is dropping because of groups like
this,
and without this pledge, we cannot continue to offer free tuition to
our
schools, let alone aiding our twin parish.
I would greatly appreciate any
help you can give me before this gnat grows
into
a buzzard!
God
bless, Linda , Louisville, KY
Date Tue, 3 Jun 2003
20:43:38 EDT
Subject Bishop Daily
Dear
FaithfulVoice.com
June
9 will be the first meeting of VOTF in my parish because Bishop Daily has
lifted the ban. I am a member of St Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, N.Y.
Can
you offer any advise that might be useful on attending this meeting. Now
that the Bishop has foolishly allowed them access I feel it a matter of
conscience to attend in order to prevent their deeper roots setting into our
parish. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank
you, , D
Date Wed, 04 Jun 2003
11:32:45 -0400
Subject RE: Bishop Daily' VOTF meeting in Belle
Harbor
Dear
D
It
is indeed a deep wound that Bishop Daily has inflicted on the body of Christ in
allowing this group on church property. He has shown the heart of a
hireling in doing so and we can pray that God will be merciful when he stands
before Him. I suggest that you educate yourself on the true motives of
votf, the background of the national and local leadership and, most importantly,
the orthodoxy of your pastor/ pastoral staff. Do not be surprised
if you find the “leaders in faith” in your parish to be far from
true Catholicism.
We
have been opposing and exposing their heresy and schismatic positions for the
last year here on Long Island
In
His presence , Dennis Kozak
Date Wed, 4 Jun 2003
08:10:25 -0700 (PDT)
To maid@faithfulvoice.com
Subject Bishop McCormack: Bishop for the third
millennium
In
his book titled "Upon This Granite - Catholicism in New Hampshire
1647-1997," Rev. Wilfrid H. Paradis writes: "..Bishop McCormack
will serve only one year and one hundred days as Bishop of Manchester in the
twentieth century and the second millennium...he will essentially be a bishop
of the twenty-first century and the third millennium - a bishop of the future
history of Catholicism in New Hampshire." (p. 333).
If
Rev. Paradis is right, if Bishop McCormack represents "the future history
of Catholicism in New Hampshire," then that history will almost certainly
be bleak. For this bishop has not only failed to protect innocent
children from abusive clerics, but has openly tolerated dissent from
magisterial teaching.
I
believe it was the philosopher George Santayana who reminded us that those who
neglect history are doomed to repeat it. Let's pray that we may look
forward to a bright future in New Hampshire. A future where children are
safe and dissent is seen as the evil that it really is.
John
A , NH FaithfulVoice
Date Mon, 28 May 2003
15:20:42 -0700 (PDT)
Sir:
Please comment on the following. It is from Focus on the Family,
Colorado
Springs, CO -- Citizenlink daily email. I cannot find info on
this
on the internet.thanks,
Ann
Marie ,Lenexa, KS
Catholic
Dioceses to Use Explicit Curriculum
By
Steve Jordahl, correspondent
SUMMARY:
Several Catholic dioceses across America are
planning
to teach a sex-ed program designed by a group
that
used to advocate prostitution.
The
Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Boston is among the
first
to implement a sexually explicit curriculum designed
to
safeguard children from abuse. The problem is the
curriculum
-- "Talking About Touching" -- was written by
the
Committee for Children, a group that used to be called
COYOTE,
which stands for "Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics."
COYOTE
was founded by Margo St. James in 1973 to work for
the
repeal of prostitution laws.
The
program takes very young children through abuse
scenarios
using anatomical names for body parts. Carol
McKinley,
a parent in the Boston archdiocese, is appalled.
"The
ideas that we're giving 4- and 5-year-olds are that
you
have sexuality and this sexuality is a magnet to
perverts,"
McKinley said. "This is kindergarten!"
The
material has McKinley wondering why it's being used by
some
laypersons who teach Sunday School or catechism class
in
the Catholic Church -- required classes for Catholic
children.
"There's
nothing in the entire program that speaks about
what
is right, what is wrong, what is virtue, what is sin,
what
is Roman Catholic and what is not."
McKinley
and other objecting parents don't appear to have
much
choice. She said the Church is putting pressure on
her
to enroll her kids.
"If
you're not going to submit yourself to this program,
your
children may not be eligible for the Eucharist (Holy
Communion),
the sacraments of confession or marriage, or
anything
else," McKinley said.
The
Rev. Bob Carr, a Boston priest, said while pressure is
being
exerted on parents in some parishes, he will refuse,
if
ordered, to teach this curriculum in his parish.
"This
has been approved by Planned Parenthood, it's been
approved
by SIECUS because they both use it," Carr said. "
'By
their fruits you will know them.' "
By
the way, SIECUS is the Sex Information and Education
Council
of the U.S. -- an organization that promotes
abortion
and liberal sex education.
As
for the history behind the Committee for Children,
spokeswoman
Lois Matheson would rather not talk about
that.
"I
think that really distracts from the real issue here,"
Matheson
said. "I don't know how that's relevant."
There
are a lot of parents in Boston who could probably
provide
an answer.
Date Mon, 26 May 2003
15:20:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject The world's hatred
The
late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen once said that "The acceptance of the
fullness of Truth will have the unfortunate quality of making you hated by the
world. And Jesus told us that: "If you were of the world, the world
would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out
of the world, therefore the world hates you...If they persecuted me, they will
persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also." (John
15:18-20).
When
a soul gives itself completely to God, God will cause or permit others to
despise that soul and persecute it.
Those
of us who accept and defend the teaching of the Magisterium are often shunned
at our local parish. I have been called "sick" by members of my
own parish. Another member of this organization, a man who will be
entering seminary this Fall, tried to volunteer at his parish - the same parish
which never welcomed him - and was ignored repeatedly simply because he defends
Church teaching and follows Pope John Paul II. A young woman I know was
also ostracized because she accepts the teaching of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church.
Meanwhile,
those who accept and even promote dissent from Church teaching are celebrated
and praised.
But
this shouldn't surprise us. And why not? Because in His Sermon on
the Mount, Jesus taught us: "Blessed are you when men hate you, and when
they exclude you and revile you, and cast your name out as evil, on account of
the Son of Man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your
reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets....Woe to
you when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false
prophets." (Luke 6:22,26).
John
A ,Faithful Voice NH
Date Mon, 12 May 2003
14:39:02 -0400
Subject WHY??????????????
Since
you seem to be well versed in this travesty, please be so kind as to explain (to
an ignorant person such as i) why is the Chancery—Bishop Lennon
indirectly—allowing all these shenanigans?
Is
excommunication still used in the Church? Why can’t VOTF be justly
declared heretical and anathema? Why is the Hierarchy allowing this wound to
become gangrenous?
Thank
you, , J.F. Boston MA .US
Date Thu, 15 May 2003
21:17:07 EDT
Subject Catholic bashing
Again,
Catholics need to realize that the press is on a campaign of
vilification
and destruction. Anti-Catholicism, by which i mean
a
vitriolic
hatred for the Church, is the driving force behind the scandal
mongering. Dr. Peter Frey
Date Sat, 17 May 2003
00:45:06 -0600
Subject Rosary for unity in the Catholic Church
Thank you very much for your informative website on VOTF
and
exposing true dissent in the Catholic Church. I have
exposed
this group (VOTF) to our worship commission in my parish. There
is
a much needed understanding of Dissent and its
repercussions
in the Church to all Catholics. There is another group
called
Call to Action that I am very concerned about. Are
they
also a dissenting group? I know there are many books written on
dissent.
Can you recommend the latest publications?
Thank
you,
Jim
B. Green Bay, Wi. 54303
Date Sun, 18 May 2003
10:37:05 -0400 (EDT)
Subject Catholic Action League
C.J.
Doyle's statement is right on the mark! It's organizations like
the
Catholic Action League that encourage me to stand up for Christ's
Church! Thanks for posting it! Let's keep fighting through prayer and
action!
E.
C ,Erie,PA
Date: 8 May 08:52 (PDT)
Subject: Web
site is operational
Dear
Friends at FaithfulVoice:
My
web site is now operational.
Peace
of Christ,
Paul
{
Paul is the Keene ,NH.
Coordinator of FaithfulVoice.com ]
Date: 6 May 15:42 (PDT)
Subject: votf
In
an organization that is so strident in transparency and full disclosure, I am
curious as to why it is taking votf so long in updating its published financial
statements. The last posted statement is dated December 31, 2002.
Perhaps they do not want the public to see their financial condition or exactly
how they are spending the money that has been given to date. I think that
“the church that would make Jesus smile” needs to provide detailed
current financial statements.
Dennis
Date: 29 Apr 06:39 (PDT)
Subject: homosexuality
Hello
my dear Brothers and Sisters,
I
have included in this email a link to the Catholic Medical Association and its
paper on homosexuality. After reading it you might want to highlight it
on your site as it gives a clear and easily understandable explanation of the
problem and the solution. In my humble opinion every catholic parent should
be given this D. Kozak ,LI,NY.
http://www.cathmed.org/homosexuality_and_hope9-4-02.htm
Date: 28 Apr 07:22 (PDT)
To: <editor@faithfulvoice.com>
Subject: [none]
Please
put me on your email list to send me your regular email news letters.
Thanks.
Val, Schroon Lake, NY
Date: 30 Apr 15:50 (GMT)
Subject: rosary
I
am with you Todd
Date: 30 Apr 09:09 (PDT)
Subject: The
Responsibility of a Bishop
Dear
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Si
palam res est, repetitio injuria non est: "To say what everybody knows is
no injury." So here goes. It is the responsibility of a Bishop
to defend the truth as well as to restrain fanaticism. The Bishops are to
"vigilantly ward off errors that are threatening their flock" (Lumen
Gentium, No. 25) and to "act in conformity with their apostolic mission,
insisting that the right of the faithful to receive Catholic doctrine in its
purity and integrity must always be respected" (Veritatis Splendor, No.
113). It is a Bishop's duty to protect the faithful under his care from
the contagion of error. And if he neglects to do this, he is failing in
his role as pastor and has no love for souls. In short, he does not have
a sense of apostolic mission. Such a Bishop is not convinced (even if he
gives lip service to the contrary) that Christ lives. He is
irresponsible.
Bishop
John B. McCormack has told me that he is "reluctant to leap to any
conclusion" regarding the dissident organization calling itself
"Voice of the Faithful." To date, this lukewarm Bishop has
failed to do the right thing and ban the promotion of dissent from magisterial
teaching in his diocese. It apparently does not concern Bishop McCormack
that people like Mary Ann Sorrentino, an excommunicated pro-abortionist, are
pushing the organization.
Could
it be that Bishop McCormack is simply striving to be
"objective"? Or is it more likely that His Excellency is
hesitant to reprove an organization which is so obviously dissident because he
is afraid and places more importance on pleasing men than on defending
truth? If such is the case, His Excellency would do well to remember the
words of that Apostle for whom I was named: "For do I now persuade men, or
God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not
be the servant of Christ." (Gal 1:10).
On
the day of judgment, we shall all have to give an account of every idle
word. In the same manner, on that same day of judgment we shall have to
answer for every culpable silence. And if this is true for every
Christian (and it most assuredly is) how much more will Bishops, who are
successors to the Apostles, have to answer for. For Our Lord has said it:
"And unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required: and to
whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more." (Lk
12:48).
Paul
Anthony Melanson
Date: 25 Apr 16:43 (PDT)
Subject: Fr.
joseph Fessio article
Just
wanted to take a moment and thank you for the posting of this
qrticle
. It certainly puts the intentions
of Vatican II into proper perspective
and
bring slight to so much liturgical darkness. I don't mean for that to sound
flippant,
as I try to hold deeply to the awe & mystery of the liturgy, even in
the
midst of the "fellowship" equation.
I
certainly thank you once again. M C ,Valle Crucis, NC
Date: 25 Apr 16:47 (EDT)
Subject: My
rosary
I
promise to pray one Rosary for your group, for the Church, and as a sign of my
fidelity to the Church.
Thank
you for this website and thank you for your Faithful Voice. It is,
especially in Boston at this time, a voice crying out in the wilderness.
Be assured of my prayers.
In
Christ Victorious ,Seminarian, Archdiocese of Boston
Date: 19 Apr 22:47 (PDT)
Subject: My
rosary
My
daily rosary will now add another petition, one for the strength and growth of
Faithful Voice.
A.D.M.G.
, William , Las Vegas, NV
In
God We Trust!"
Date: 18 Apr 23:40 (PDT)
To: <Editor@FaithfulVoice.com>
Subject: THANK
YOU LORD!!!
I
am so glad your organization exists. It brings a tear to my eye. I was starting
to wonder if anyone understands the love of Jesus and the glory of our true
Roman Catholic Faith. I want to join your group immediately! Happy Easter, Greg , MA.
Date: 16 Apr 16:57 (PDT)
To: Comments@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: callahan
article
------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is so full of 60s distorted sexual liberation as to
be almost
ludicrous. The distortions about human
sexuality as she presents it is so
far
removed from Catholic tradition and the constant teaching of the church.
Every papal encyclical on marriage has
maintained that sexuality is a gift
of
God, when ordered to its proper end, spousal love and procreation. To
suggest
that "outdated Papal teachings" have any bearing on the sex abuse
crisis
on the church is beyond belief.
Callahan should know that the
majority
of cases involved homosexuality
and the church has always labeled as
sin
any genital act outside the confines of marriage. These are teachings
received
directly from Christ, but apparently Callahan doesn’t seem to grasp
that. And this is a professor at a
"Catholic University?"
No wonder our
students
have no moral framework to order their lives. She should be
dismissed. Peter Frey Ph.D.
Date: 17 Apr 20:53 (PDT)
Subject: Response to Ms. Callahan's Article
Contraception
is part of the problem, not part of the solution to the
sexual
abuse scandal in the Church!! It
is more than too bad that
Ms.
Callahan, in her most influential position at St. John's
University,
has remained in "invincible ingnorance" in regards to the
truth
of the Church's teaching on marriage and family! I hope she
educates
herself by reading about the marriage building effects of
Natural
Family Planning.
Also, she should look at the
Family Policy
Publication
cited in my letter re "observations on the sexual abuse
scandal"
sent to you in January of this year. Other articles in the
same
publication, some written by Christians outside the Catholic
tradition,
discuss the negative impact and ill effects of
contraception.
The article cited in my letter, "The Deconstruction of
Perversion" is enough to give pause to anyone jumping on the
contraception
bandwagon, especially in light of the recent scandal.
It
is hoped that those who look for truth would take another look and
not
allow "invincible ignorance" to be a stumbling block in their
search
for authentic discussion and solutions.
Mary Dillon
Date: 14 Apr 19:16 (PDT)
Subject: Sidney Callahan's article in National Catholic Reporter
I
find myself sickened by this article. Jesus did not relax the laws of God. He
brought them to new levels. For one to have lust in his heart was a sin. I have
been reading Pope John Paul's Theology of the Body and find him to be right on
with the teachings of Christ. Sex in the proper perspective, between a husband
and wife can be the most beautiful expression of Love. It begins to fall apart
when self satisfaction takes over as in contraception. It is when we cave in to
our own desires that we fall into the snare of Satan! May our Father in heaven have mercy on us all.
God
bless you for keeping up with FaithfulVoice. We need to be heard.
Helen
n
Date: 14 Apr 18:56 (EDT)
Subject: Prof.
Callahan
Regarding Prof. Callahan's
comment: "distorted sexual teaching
focused
on reproduction"...has she even READ Humanae Vitae??? This is a
PROFESSOR of theology??? Unbelievable!
Date: 11 Apr 13:14 (PDT)
To: Editor@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: Fwd: Keene Sentinel Boycott
Love
your site. I have decided to stop buying the Keene Sentinel. I have
noticed that anti-catholic letters to the editor and anti-catholic articles
fill its pages but there is seldom, if ever, a letter to the editor or article
which is faithful to the church's teaching.
I will also offer my rosary for
your success. God bless you all!!!
John A , Keene,NH
Date: Tue Apr 8 16:36:23 2003 (EDT)
Subject: Rosary
I
will most definitely pray the rosary as a sign of my fidelity to the
Holy
Catholic Church. I say my rosary
pretty regularly (am presently in
my
4thweek of a Rosary Novena as well). Our prayer group which meets
weekly
ends with the Rosary and we say
the rosary every day before
Mass.
Many of these will be offered up for our Holy Catholic Church and
for
Pope John II and our fidelity to him and the magasterium.
So
glad to see there is a response to the Voice of the Faithful, which I
do
not agree with. Gods Blessings on
your work.
Linda
Date: Tue Apr 8 11:10:19 2003 (PDT)
Subject: No
Subject
Carol's
letter prepared for the meeting of Catholic Charities to decide about accepting
VOTF 's $35,000 is excellent. I only hope that Dr. Joseph Doolin and his
members of the board realize that there are far more Catholic lay people who
agree with Carol's position than there are members of VOTF in the Boston
Archdiocese. Because the Boston Globe claims that VOTF represents the majority
of lay catholics does not make it the truth. In fact the Globe should have won
a Journalistic Prize for telling the tallest tale on that score! If the efforts
of the Globe were put into researching and reporting the dissenting beliefs in
opposition to the teachings of the Catholic Church that have been expressed in
talks and in written papers, by the leaders of VOTF. they would have more
documented proof than they ever collected regarding the dissenting beliefs of
sex-abuser Fr. Paul Shanley. And heavens knows, they could have collected even
more of Fr. Shanley's dissenting views if they ever interrogated Fr. Robert
Bullock and other priests who were close friends of Fr. Shanley who
concealed Fr. Shanley's views from view for the twenty years before Cardinal
Law appeared on the Boston scene! Such selective researching as was
conducted by the Globe totally skewed the real picture! If the truth had
been told they would never be trying to pass off VOTF and the Priests'
Forum as representative of the members of the Boston Archdiocese.
Unfortunately the Globe concealed much of the truth!—Alice
Date: Sat Mar 29 12:15:30 2003 (PST)
Subject: Rosary
Campaign
I
will pray one Rosary A DAY as a sign of your fidelity to the Roman Catholic
Church .
D.E.
Date: Thu Mar 27 17:23:00 2003 (PST)
Subject: re
Joan Chittister
In
reading Joan's piece, I was struck by how even VOTF's natural allies must
wonder
at the cowardice of this self-appointed group of "reformers". In
these
times when many of our young men and women are risking their lives for
what
they believe in, and martyrs are being made around the world as
ordinary
folks stand up for our faith under the shadow of death, these
lowlife
clowns continue to be coy about what "Change the Church" really
means. Have they no shame?
John
Hearn
Date: Wed Mar 26 07:36:22 2003 (PST)
Subject: The
Keene Sentinel's censorship of Roman Catholics
Greetings
in Christ!
The
Keene Sentinel is indeed rejecting letters to the editor which reflect solid
Catholic teaching. Just last year the newspaper was publishing letters
from Catholics who embrace the teachings of Holy Mother Church. But such
is no longer the case.
This
may be due to the fact that the newspaper published an exchange of letters to
the editor last year between advocates of the dissident group "Voice of
the Faithful" and Catholics who follow Pope John Paul II and the
Magisterial teaching of the Church as reflected in the Catechism of the
Catholic Church.
The
advocates of "Voice of the Faithful" lost the intellectual debate and
leaders of this counterfeit-Catholic organization decided not to hold meetings
here in Keene. Perhaps the anti-Church liberals who produce The Keene
Sentinel are now embittered that the forces of dissent lost this battle and are
simply determined to silence any and all expression of true Catholic teaching.
My
last two letters to the editor have been censored. The last one was a
response to a confused individual who labeled all pro-lifers as
"self-appointed dictators of pro-life," and as
"fanatics." Not only was my response not published, but I
received no answer to a query as to why it was not published.
Roger
is right. Faithful Catholics who live in the Monadnock area should
respond to this anti-Catholic bias and arrogance by boycotting The Keene
Sentinel.
Paul Anthony M
Date: Fri Mar 14 10:44:06 2003 (PST)
Subject: ONE
ROSARY ?
YES. MARTIN, Canada
Date: Mon Mar 10 03:07:01 2003 (PST)
To: NewJersey@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: N.J.
Dear
Faithful,
How can I join you? Sadly some of my dear friends are members of the misguided
Voice of the Faithful. From conversations with them I fear that the target is
Apostolic Succession. I really think that OUR target should be instructing the
ignorant in each parish . Right after I send this to you I will, please God,
e-mail my own parish on this matter. May Our Blessed Lord and His beautiful
virgin mother protect you from harm and assist in building membership in your
very worth while organization. Respectfully,Dorothy K. N.J.
Date: Thu Mar 6 06:05:54 2003 (PST)
Subject: Faithful
Voice
Thank
you for your reply. I am aware of
homosexuals in the
priesthood,
and if I hadn't heard of it first from Roman Catholic
Faithful,
I would have figured it out for myself.
My daughter's
priest
was arrested for soliciting teen age boys, and he is now living
openly
with his gay boyfriend. There
isn't a parish here in Walworth
County,
WI that hasn't had a priest arrested over the past several
years. That doesn't surprise me, since the
Bishop was busy sending
love
letters to his gay boyfriend! I
now attend mass in the Rockford
Diocese,
of which Bishop Doran is the head.
It is just so depressing
to
have to wonder which priest is living up to his vows.
I
wrote to the new bishop of Milwaukee, Bishop Dolan, asking what
they
intended to do about the homosexual priests, but I haven't
had
a reply yet.
Do
you have a newsletter to which I could subscribe?
Incidentally,
did you have "Faithful Voice" before "Voice of the
Faithful"
came up with their name?
M.M
Date: Sun Mar 9 13:08:27 2003 (PST)
To: Editor@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: website
You
people are really wicked.
Such
dribble.
And
you consider yourself Christians?
So
scarcastic. How weak that is.
Hiding
behind "The
Rosary". How deceitful.
Father
Gomes I admire as well as the other priests that had the courage to
send
the letter to remove Cardinal Law, I would have asked for at least four
more
now Bishops to go also!
You
should be helping put the church back together not criticizing well
intentioned
Catholics.
You
fit the description of narrowed minded bigots and make me ashamed to be a
Catholic.
MHS
Date: Wed Mar 12 17:29:35 2003 (PST)
Subject: reply
to MHS
In
response to MHS,
Your
letter is typical of "Catholic" dissenters in two ways:
1. You
make a lot of accusations and do a lot of name calling
without
backing any of your statements up, and
2. You
are easily scandalized - "[you] make me ashamed to be a
catholic." Just to clue you in, to be ashamed of
the Church is to be
ashamed
of Christ as the Church is his
body; I really don't think want to
carry
this attitude to your grave.
A
human brain is a terrible thing to waist, so please start using yours.
John
Hearn
Date: Sat Mar 8 13:10:42 2003 (PST)
To: Maid@faithfulvoice.com
Subject: How
sad
------------------------------------------------------------------------
As
a devout Catholic for all of my 45 years (and Alter Boy while growing up)
and
coming from a strong Catholic family including an aunt who remains an
active
Nun in Boston after 50 years of serving the Church, I am sickened by
the
positions taken by your group. After seeing all of the abuse, cover-up,
non-responsibility,
and criminal behavior exhibited by many of our Church
leaders
it is disgraceful that you should be harboring such blind support of
the
very causes of these criminal acts....and criticizing those who speak
out
and care so much about correcting the long standing acts of the past
years.
How shameful. I see a pathetic Carol McKinley attacking the victim
advocates
and I see a group formed out of a reactionary thought process so
that
things can go back to their past, criminal, sickening ways. How sad I
am
for you. I pray for your souls.
From: Brian Gallagher
Date: Sun Mar 2 11:23:28 2003 (PST)
Subject: Rosary
pledge
Yes,
we will say the Rosary for The Roman Catholic Church ,The Holy Father and The
Magisterium. One
of our parish priests (who testified about the sex scandal in the Rockville center
Diocese) said in a recent Homily-- In any Marian apparition, if the person who
saw the Blessed Mother was met with doubt by the local Bishop, Mary's
instruction was to pray for the Bishop, not to oppose him. VOTF, he
said, is not following the Blessed Mother's instructions.
Charles
& Kathleen ,Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Date: Sat Mar 8 18:34:16 2003 (PST)
The parish priest we mentioned in
the first message gave your email
address
in his Homily. Said you were OK, and VOTF was not. That's how we
found
you. When he said Fr. Groeschel was on your website, we knew Father
would
not be in with a bunch of Schismatics.
Charles
Date: Sat Mar 1 07:19:18 2003 (PST)
Subject: THANK
YOU
THANK
YOU FOR BEING THERE.
IN
THIS CURRENT SITUATION I FIND MYSELF NEEDING GOOD SPIRITUAL DIRECTION.
I'M
LOOKING FOR THE GOOD GUYS AND I BELIEVE I FOUND THEM.
GOD BLESS YOU . JOHN T. K
Date: Sun Feb 23 13:05:47 2003 (PST)
To: Warren@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: task
force on sexual misconduct
"Woe
to those who call evil good and good evil." The Church must see that
the
root of the problem of sexual misconduct is homosexuality, and stop
contaminating
the youth with such misleading documents as "always our
children" Dr. Peter Frey
Date: Thu Feb 13 04:00:46 2003 (PST)
Subject: diocesan
officials
The
absence of clear and forceful stands by diocesan officials is yet another
reason
for the confusion and lack of faith among Catholics. Pete
Date: Thu Feb 13 04:04:14 2003 (PST)
Subject: catholic
politicians
Pastoral
warnings, such as given by Bishop Weigand will only be effective
when
backed with formal excommunication and denial of the sacraments to those
recalcitrant
public figures who remain adamant in their defiance of church
teaching,
such as Gov Davis. Pete, PA
Date: Thu Feb 13 07:48:51 2003 (PST)
Subject: Community
Our small community of Sisters will each pray a Rosary as a sign of our fidelity to the Holy Roman Catholic Church. Mother Mary Patrick, AMM, M.I.
Date: Fri Feb 14 07:50:06 2003 (PST)
Subject: VOTF
at it again
Looks
like VOTF Long Island members continued their usual "venting of
anger"
sessions,
some calling for the removal of the local bishop. Included of
course
is the usual complaint about a "lack of a meaningful voice" in church
affairs. Peter , L.I. N.Y.
Date: Thu Feb 20 21:47:30 2003 (PST)
Subject: comments
Hi folks, beautiful piece of work you've done. Carol
Date: Wed Feb 12 17:22:49 2003 (PST)
To: RosaryCampaign@Faithfulvoice.com
Subject: FaithfulVoice.com
It's
easy to deceive, but much harder to convince the truth.
Thank you for your steadfastness. I'll be following you. Lee W.
Date: Thu Feb 6 19:56:33 2003 (PST)
To: rosarycampaign@faithfulvoice.com
Subject Best wishes ! Grow in Faith. Love The
Church.
Date: Tue Feb 4 01:29:36 2003
Subject:
I am with you
Found
you while surfing. Please visit my infant website (a call to pray and
pray)
and give your support:
Joanes , Malyasia
Date: Mon Feb 3 11:11:34 2003
Subject: Re:
HOLY FAIMILY PARISH, AMESBURY MA - VOTF Meeting (unauthorized...?)
This is incredible! I read Mary Jo
Bane's "Autobiography" in Commonweal. She acknowledges that she took
the same position on abortion financing that Gov. Cuomo took when she worked
under him in N.Y.. Will any bishop confront her on this? Hiding behind
"structure" so that she and other VOTF leaders don't have to
acknowledge their former public positions on abortion, marriage, contraception,
etc. , and getting away with it is a scandal!!
Why doesn't Bp. Lennon confront
them with their dissident positions on Church teachings?
We, as parishioners, are being totally deceived! Thanks for the information!! ----Alice
Date: Thu Jan 23 16:39:23 2003
Subject: RE:
never too busy
I'm
in central Oregon, in Prineville, about 30 miles from Bend. I haven't
heard
of any VOTF activity in the area, but we're pretty rural, with
everything
that goes with that!
I'll let you know if I hear anything about it. Kathy , Oregon
Date: Wed Jan 29 14:05:32 2003
Subject: VOF/Cueninites
Feb 9
As a response to a schism-in-progress,
how about a counter-schism as 21st
Century
Counter-Reformation?
"James Carrroll, Walter, et al,we
don't recognize you as Catholics and
refuse
to "dialogue" or take direction from you, only from the Church of
Rome
and its representatives, to whose spiritual direction we freely adhere.
Do
we want to be a part of your Church? No. We want to be part of our
Church,
the Church of Rome, of JPII. We do so obedient to the call of St.
Paul:
separate yourselves and go out from among them and touch not the
unclean
thing."
Why not petition the Bishop for an
diocesan prelature for orthodox people
who
simply want to pray and commune in peace, and not have VOF politicking
in
their face all the time? Set up parishes or communities analogous to the
Old
Testament "cities of refuge". In parralel, allow the Cuenanite
parishes
to
evolve their way out of the Church and out of our communal hair.
Required reading for counter-schismatics:
The letters of Paul (except
Romans),
and of Peter and Jude. It all happened before.
Fenwik
, Boston
Date: Thu Jan 30 16:31:12 2003
Subject: Rosary
Will be said
Dear
Gentlemen,
I
am enjoying the web-site very much. I promise a Rosary
daily
for your efforts. I am a Brother of the Congregation
of
Our Lady of LaSalette, here in Altamont, New York.
I
will encourage others to pray the Rosary for your intentions.
Thanks
for exposing the truth.
Sincerely
In Our Lady,
Bro.
Anthony , N.Y.
Date: Tue Jan 28 10:17:00 2003
Subject: dissident
groups
What is actually needed is a firm
statement, backed with enforcement
powers,
which clearly prohibits the advancement of un-Catholic teachings
in
schools, universities and seminaries. Only then will the Catholic
laity
be assured of orthodox doctrine.
It's long past time for Bishops
to
assert their Christ-given authority.
Prayer, penance and the sacraments are
the answer, not more dissent and
heresy.
Dissent must be removed from all catholic institutions.
Dr.
Peter , PA.
Date: Tue Jan 28 12:22:39 2003
Subject: your
article
Mary M, Dillon
Great article! It should be
mandatory reading for priests and laity alike. The recent scandal is
nothing more than a manifestation of the harvest of the seeds sewn over the
last thirty to forty years of ignoring and/or dissenting from the Church's
teaching on the sanctity of marriage, artificial contraception, abortion and
other issues of faith and morals. When is the last time our parish
priests used the pulpit to repeat and promote the true teachings of the Church
on artificial contraception, abortion and other issues of faith and
morals? Have members of the laity spoken out in support of the Church's
teaching on these issues when the Church's position was attacked by fellow
Catholics, the media or others? How can members of the laity who ignore
and/or dissent from Church teachings on issues of faith and morals be so
surprised or disappointed that their priests have broken their vows? Rather
than satisfying their uninformed or poorly-formed consciences and subscribing
to their individual "cafeteria plans", Catholics need to come back to
the true teachings of the Church on issues of faith and morals. You
are so right -- an examination of conscience is in order for all. Keep up
the good work!
Mike
Date: Tue Jan 21 13:43:42 2003
To: Maid@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: A
possibility wrought with dire implications!
On October 1, 1986, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith published an instruction entitled, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic
Church on Pastoral Service for Homosexual Persons, signed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
and approved by Pope John Paul II.
In this Instruction, Cardinal Ratzinger
writes, "It is necessary to point out that the particular inclination of a
homosexual person, though not a sin in itself, nevertheless constitutes a more
or less strong tendency to an intrinsically evil behavior from the moral
standpoint. For this reason, the very inclination should be considered as
objectively disordered." (No. 3).
This would appear to be especially
significant since Canon 1040 of the Code of Canon Law states that:
"Persons who are affected by a perpetual impediment, which is called an
irregularity, or a simple impediment, are prevented from receiving
orders." Now, irregularities arise either from defect (ex defectu)
or from crime (ex delicto). It seems clear to me that a homosexual
inclination, which Cardinal Ratzinger has referred to as "objectively
disordered," constitutes an irregularity ex defectu.
In fact, when asked by a Bishop if it
is licit to confer priestly ordination to men with manifest homosexual
tendencies, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments replied with
a letter signed by Jorge Cardinal Medina Estevez which stated that,
"Ordination to the diaconate and the priesthood of homosexual men or men
with homosexual tendencies is absolutely inadvisable and imprudent and, from
the pastoral point of view, very risky. A homosexual person, or one with
a homosexual tendency is not, therefore, fit to receive the sacrament of Holy
Orders."
And yet, Bishop John B. McCormack (in
an Associated Press article published on November 18, 2002) said that
"gay" men (Bishop McCormack is always PC) should not necessarily be
precluded from the priesthood.
Therefore, Bishop McCormack (who
continues to be dissent-friendly in his support of VOTF) is contradicting the
will of Christ in this matter. Faithful Catholics should respond to this
arrogance by withholding their donations to the Diocese of Manchester and
should instead forward these monies to an orthodox diocese or religious community
- one in communion with Rome.
Paul
M . N.H.
Date: Wed Jan 15 16:13:14 2003
To: Editor@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: blame
the laity?
No,
the laity is not at fault for any abuses or failings in the church. The
laity
has borne the brunt of liturgical changes, revolution and sewing of
doubts
about the faith promoted by dissident priests, radical nuns and liberal
bishops. It isn’t the laity that
brought about Vatican II, doubts about
church
authority or questionable liturgies.
I for one take zero
responsibility
for what has happened in the Church. DOC , PA.
Date: Thu Jan 16 18:15:13 2003
This
is a message I just sent to Voice of the Faithful!
-----
Original Message -----
From:
Tom
Hamill
To:
prayerfulvoice@voiceofthefaithful.org
Subject:
prayerful advice
I
happened to inadvertently bump into an aquintance who was a practicing
Catholic and a member of the Holy Name Society today. He informed me he joined
Voice of the Faithful, gotten married , and moved to my home town. I commented
on the fact he was a member of such and such a parish now and he said no, he
was now a member of the Episcopalian church. He then started to give a lecture
on what was wrong with the Catholic church and how the Voice of the Faithful
was so correct and were on the path of straightening out the errors of the
church. He even pointed out to me what people like me painted what the church
should be. Amazing! He could even read my mind before he had heard what I had
to say about the crisis of the church. I won't go ointo detail the ridiculous
things that he had to say. He was a man who, obviously had no understanding of
Catholic doctrine or the teachings of the one, holy, apostolic church, founded
by Jesus Christ and his apostles, led by the Holy Spirit, through the Vicar of
Christ in the Vatican. Here is a man that Voice of the Faithful has placed
in a position that is endangering his immortal soul. The poor man doesn't
realize the errors of his ways because of Voice of the Faithful. MAY GOD HAVE
MERCY ON EVERYONE WHO DISSENT FROM THE TEACHING OF THE CHURCH FOUNDED BY JESUS
CHRIST!!!! Respectfully: Tom Hamill
Response
by VOTF to the above letter :
From: leadership-owner@mail.votf.org
Date: Sat Jan 18 11:41:07 2003
To: Editor7@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: Article
rejected, un-authorized poster of Editor7@FaithfulVoice.com
Date: Wed Jan 15 04:37:01 2003
Subject: Jim
Mueller's Vision: Keep the Faith, Change the Church...I don't think so...
Jim Mueller, with his WORLDLY genius in
full gear, knows that if he is crystal clear and spells out the specifics of
his agenda he will NOT attract the numbers he's determined to lure into Votf.
Any genuine proponent espousing a
particular agenda IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AREAS as he defines them; then,
CLEARLY AND CONCISELY PROPOSES A SOLUTION. He doesn't skate around KEY
ISSUES UNLESS, HE HAS A HIDDEN AGENDA.....Usurp the power of the people,
blinded by the prevailing darkness, then morph into the American Catholic
Church with all its deviants.
Genius, that Mueller is in worldly
affairs, he doesn't quite make the grade in
Scripture
101...to quote Jesus Christ-Mathew 16:18......
"You
are Peter, (rock), and upon this rock, I will build my church and the gates of
Hell shall not prevail against her".
Striving so diligently to win the
battle only to lose the war is fools folly...
Ann,
LI,NY.
Date: Thu Jan 9 20:04:08 2003
To: <message@faithfulvoice.com>
Subject: Message
Board / VOTF
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I
noticed you had a line in your last article on your website about
forwarding
refused messages from the old VOTF board to you. Wanted to point
out
I have a bulletin board that is for this topic
http://www.thechurchmilitant.org/forum/
Thanks
and God bless , ,j
Date: Fri Jan 10 18:09:33 2003
Subject: Bishop
Bruskewitz
I
can only hope and pray that someday His Excellency, Bishop Fabian
Bruskewitz
is made a cardinal. We need more clergy in important positions
within
the hierarchy who are like this bishop, like the late Fulton J. Sheen,
and,
of course, like our living saint, Pope John Paul II.
Joanne
, New York
Date: Wed Jan 8 14:17:41 2003
To: RosaryCampaign@Faithfulvoice.com
Subject: Yes,
I will pray
……..the
Rosary and THANK you so much for your work to preserve the Bride of
Christ
as she goes under the attack that was predicted by Our Lady thru
Fr.
Gobbi in 1987. Specifically,
the reference on Dec 8th, 1987 in his
book,
"To the Priests" is chilling. If noted in NEWSWEEK, the
activities
in Boston on Dec. 8th, 2002.. it is evident the 15 years
prior,
Our Lady warned us that this would happen to the remnant church...
her
little flock.
I
AM SO relieved to find your website.
I would love to find ways to
support
this vital work here in Phoenix, AZ.
Let
me know if i'm missing something.. I am willing and eager!
Laurie
Date: Fri Dec 27 05:26:33 2002
To: MAID@FAITHFULVOICE.com
Subject: Significance
of our Times
Faithfulvoice
has been a beacon of light for the loyal servants of the Holy
"Roman" Catholic Faith" which is being attacked by the powers of
darkness.
I,
personally, am most grateful to the many contributors who most clearly have
exposed votf's hidden agenda; enlightening us regarding the background of
votf's dissident founding fathers, their DISSIDENT
THEOLOGIANS (who they like to quote), as well as the many dissident
organizations which supports this organization.
Your website is a Godsend, a source of comfort, to those of
us who are distressed by the evil of the day.....( as we are bombarded by the
very vocal dissident voices through the media)...an answer to a prayer
Be
assured of my prayers......God Bless you abundantly, your sister in Christ..Ann
Date: Sat Dec 28 12:42:59 2002
To: MAID@FAITHFULVOICE.com
Subject: The
Glory of God
It
has been a gift from God to have been a small part of this great work that God
has raised us up to do. All of the name calling and malicious
back-stabbing honors me for the sake of His name. Soon, very soon, the manner and degree
in which the smoke of satan has gripped the hearts of the leadership of votf
will be exposed locally and will roll up to the national (by their own
acclamation) group. I pray they will spend time before the saving Cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ and beg His forgiveness.
In
His presence
Dennis
, Long Island , N.Y.
Date: Fri Dec 27 18:57:59 2002
To: Maid@FaithfulVoice.com
Good
article and you are to be commended!
John
. No. Andover ,Ma.
Date: Sat Jan 4 21:41:56 2003
Subject: Re:
your article is on the site
Dear
Janitor,
Thank
you. Your work looks great and I'm happy to knowI helped.
As
I looked for your site, though, I couldn't help but notice how
it
stands out on its lonesome amidst all the multitudes of VOTF
information.
This encourages me, actually... the true beacon on
the
rough seas. Others will notice, too. How is the FV momentum going? Can I
do
something more to help inform more people
about
FV? How can I support our priests of integrity?
Carol
Date: Fri Jan 3 09:54:20 2003
To: "'Maid@FaithfulVoice.com'
Subject: Thank
You!
Dear
Maid,
I wish to thank you and all the FV
crowd for your faithful witness in the
midst
of all the trials and sufferings of this past year. Out here in LA
where
I live, the "Situation" faded from the headlines after a few months,
but
for you this mess must have been a constant torment as the enemies of
Our
Lord's Church tried to hijack the Boston Archdiocese. But as Aslan
arose
roaring from the broken Stone Table at the rising of the sun after the
vain
"triumph" of the witch the night before, our Church rise renewed,
restored,
and cleansed of many evils. You
and your group have been great
warriors
and witnesses in this battle - a model for the true role of the
laity
in defending and spreading the Gospel.
You were often mocked by the
VOTF'ers
for being few compared to them, but as David knew as he faced
Goliath
after the Philistines mocked the God of Israel, when you fight God's
fight,
numbers and size count for little.
The frustrated dissidents know in their
hearts that they have lost and are
now
venting their impotent furry at those like Carol who exposed their lies
and
propaganda. They are baffled that,
with all of their money, brains, and
numbers
they couldn't overcome the Bride of Christ. Disbelieving in the
supernatural,
many of them were blind and clueless at to just who their real
allies
and opponents were, and they are left to strike out at the small
visible
army that somehow stymied them while their faithless eyes cannot
perceive
the legions of angels that sent their dark allies scampering back
to
hell.
You and all of the true Faithful remain
in my prayers, and I wish you all a
truly
happy new year.
John
, Ca.
Date: Fri Jan 3 10:26:54 2003 (EST)
Subject: Your
Visit To Returning Home
Dear
Folks at FathfulVoice,
As
a Prayer Volunteer with Rick's Returning Home Apostolate, I, along
with
the entire Prayer Team, will pray for your spiritual and temporal
well-being at mass . May you always be aware of God's Love and Blessings.
Margaret
----- Returning Home Prayer and
Encouragement Coordinator
The
Lord is my Shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Date: Fri Jan 3 04:00:45 2003
Subject: Your
Visit To Returning Home
To
the Faithful Voice folks:
I
read your post in the Returning Home Guest Book. As a member of the Returning
Home prayer team, be assured that I will remember you and your intentions
during my daily rosary and during Holy Mass.
Ed
, Returning Home Prayer Team Member
Date: Thu Jan 2 13:19:53 2003
To: RosaryCampaign@Faithfulvoice.com
Subject: ROSARY
CAMPAIGN
I
WILL JOIN YOUR EFFORT.
I
RECOMMEND GOERGE WEIGLE'S BOOK " THE COURAGE TO BE CATHOLIC"
BME
Date: Wed Jan 1 11:35:45 2003
Subject:
Not by revolution, but by prayer
Rick:
Read your letter rebuking Votf on New Years Morning...it made my day!!! Your
analysis is right on target, and I thank God that you were
graced
to recognize that Votf's only agenda is to deconstruct our Holy Roman Catholic
Faith and replace it with one that suits their Deviant Ways. May you be blessed
abundantly in the New Year....
Ann,
LI, NY
Date: Mon Dec 30 20:20:56 2002
Hi,
saw your name in Eileen McNamara's Boston Globe column recently. Usually find this particular writer
very biased but was glad their was another group beside Voice of the Faithful.
Will
follow your site carefully and pray for you. We need all the help we can get.
God
Bless You All.
Doreen
, Arlington , Massachusetts ......
It's been a tough year.
Date: Sun Dec 22 11:00:28 2002
Subject: WE
BELIEVE.
I
WAS GLAD TO RECIEVE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS FROM A FRIEND AT OUR CHURCH AND WILL BE
HAPPY TO JOIN IN WITH EVERYONE IN SAYING THE ROSARY AND KEEP YOU ALL IN MY
PRAYERS.
I
WOULD LIKE TO BE PUT ON YOUR MAILING LIST, THANK-YOU.
"PETE" PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA
Date: Tue Dec 17 22:48:13 2002
Subject: best
wishes
Peace
and faith
Date: Fri Dec 20 13:53:53 2002
Subject: I
know someone who still stands by VOTF...
Dear
Faithful Voice,
I need your help with someone who continues to believe that VOTF is a sincere
and *faithful* Catholic organization. Despite giving him the link to your
website, he doesn't seem to be too impressed by your claims. And now he
believes your group, myself and others are insane and just want to pick a
pickle with decent and honest Catholic christians. You are more than welcome to
visit our Catholic website forum (www.yourcatholic.com/forum) to give undeniable
evidence as to VOTF's dissident agenda. He will think we are all in heresy
until he gets it. Please post your response in the 'Forum of Catholic Issues of
Concern' section of the website.
Hope to see you there SOON...
Dan
J
Date: Sat Dec 21 18:03:38 2002
Subject: count
me in
To Jesus, through Mary. . . stand fast+
Janice
Date: Sun Dec 22 08:38:18 2002
I will pray a Rosary for your intentions. I could tell that
you are faithful , because you have an article by John Mallon. He fought
a good fight in OKC. Theresa
, May the Lord bless and keep you.
Date: Mon Dec 9 22:17:59 2002
Subject: Leon
Panetta
I personally wrote to Bishop Wilton
Gregory regarding pro-abortion
Leon
Panetta's presence on this board.
The letter that I received
was
that Panetta was a "faithful" Catholic, according to Gregory.
Jill
S
Date: Wed Dec 11 22:15:32 2002
Subject: Going
all the way with John Paul II.
If the VOTF/Cueninite reformists absolutely refuse to
come back in line with the Magisterium. Then let them walk the road of the Mary
Rammermans and Martin Luthers before them, if they honestly believe they are so
self-righteous in second guessing the Holy Father. But I just assume they
didn't.
Since I and MANY others throughout the
past 2000 years, believe the Catholic Church to be the one true and
indefectable Church of Jesus Christ. Whom the Lord founded upon the rock of
Peter, which the gates of Hell will NEVER prevail against(Matthew 16: 18-19).
Your doing GREAT, keep up the good fight!!! As I will here,
and going all the way with John Paul II.
God
Bless and Mary keep you always.
+Dan+
Date: Wed Dec 11 16:15:39 2002
Subject: Blessed
Be God. Blessed Be His Holy Name.
My
thoughts and prayers are with you.
I am from Newton and have long attended
local VOTF meetings where I am called a 'troublemaker' and an 'instigator' and
for 'disrupting meetings' while reminding attendees of reason, the power of
prayer, and forgiveness.
I've been heckled and booed.
I am so happy to find this site. I no longer feel alone in my campaign
against
the spiritual corruption of the VOTF.
I hope to contribute my prayers, time
and efforts.
T.
from Newtonville MA
Date: Tue Nov 19 14:07:08 2002
I
pledge to pray one rosary to show my fidelity to the Roman Catholic Church, the
Holy Father, and the Magisterium. Mark
Date: Sun Nov 24 15:59:57 2002
I
will say a Rosary a day for the Catholic Church in this time of crisis. I
will
also say a rosary for the Faithful Voice that it can stand up for the
Catholic
Church in this trial,especially since the Voice of the Faithful is
doing
a great amount of harm to the Catholic Church by attempting to change the
structure of the Catholic Church. I don't like to join groups but I will
definitely say these rosaries for these reasons. John
Date: Thu Nov 28 22:22:33 2002
I will pray a rosary at least 3 times a week
specifically for the intentions of Faithful Voice. For to be
truly faithful includes the Rosary which is the
powerful prayer Our Blessed Mother gave us for these diabolical
times. Gerry
Date: Fri Nov 29 19:55:35 2002
Dear
Faithfulvoice, Yes indeed I will
pray the Rosary for Our Blessed
Mother's
help in saving our fellow Catholics from being fooled by VOTF.
I
agree completely that we must remain faithful to the Magisterium and
totally
trust our beloved Pope. People are so confused and angry. We
must pray and be patient.
God bless you for all of your great work.
Stephen , Middleburg, Va.
Date: Sat Nov 30 11:21:01 2002
I
WILL PRAY THE ROSARY FOR THE CHURCH ,THE HOLY FATHER AND THE TRUE WORD OF
JESUS.
FOR
THE LOVE OF OUR ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
CHUCK
D.
Date: Sat Nov 30 11:22:01 2002
Subject: I
am with you
May
God Bless Your efforts!
Just
to let you know I attend Daily Mass and pray the rosary
every
day, all four mysteries, almost daily with the mystery of the day before the
Blessed Sacrament after Mass with our rosary group except on Wednesdays when I
am with others praying the rosary in front of an abortion mill.
Any
help I can be just drop me a line.
Peace,
John
Date: Sun Dec 1 15:39:42 2002
I
will certainly pray more than 1 Rosary. If you have a mailing list please
put me on it. I am a new convert and very shocked with what I see
from the "inside" now that my spiritual life is linked with the
Church.
Nancy
, Dundee, Florida
Date: Mon Nov 25 08:18:45 2002
Subject: BRAVO!!!!
God Love you and please, the grace to
aways remain with Him.
This is a beautiful analysis of the goals of votf.
They are the voice of dissent and the
voice of spiritual malpractice. The leadlers of this group will be and are
responsible for souls losing their discipleship.
Yes, they do want power indeed which is
leading them into schism, if in acutallity they are not already in schism as is
the so-called American Church.
Date: Tue Nov 19 08:21:11 2002
I
live in Dayton, which is under the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. A few weeks ago, there was an article in
the Dayton Daily News about a teacher and coach at Alter High School in
Kettering who is leaving his job to start a Voice of the Faithful chapter in
Dayton. He claimed this was in
reaction to a story about a local priest who allegedly befriended high school
students and gave them gifts.
A pastor of a local parish passed
along third party hearsay about this priest in the newspaper over two months
ago, and there has still been nothing reported that this priest ever did
anything wrong. The Daily
News
printed two letters to the editor voicing their concerns about this
priest
being essential tried in the media on hearsay.
I heard about your organization through
Traditional Catholic News.
Please
continue your good work.
Chris
, OH.
Date: Mon Nov 18 17:59:11 2002
Hello!
So nice to get your reply! Especially
with the quote from our own Samuel Clemmens!
I have not seen ANY activity in our
area from VOTF at all. Thank our dear Lord. I do however know that many here
have the internet, and frequent Catholic sites & belong to Catholic lists.
I expect many have been taken in by their initial emails. I was too, at first.
It didn't take long for me to realize what they were all about, but most
Catholics now-a-days are not well enough informed to recognize the names, etc.
I
have only heard back from 2-3 of the 20 or so I sent your URL to, but I will be
telling many about you.
I
am still perusing your site, and have found a coupe of letters I have forwarded
to others.
JMJ
, Joy P, Hannibal, MO
"Not
to oppose error is to approve it; and not to defend truth is to
suppress
it." –Pope St. Felix III
Date: Sun Nov 17 18:34:47 2002
Subject: Just
a quick look at your site---looks good.
Hi,
I
make rosaries and am happy to pray for TRUTH and loyalty to the Holy Father and
Magisterial Teaching.
Will
forward your site to many more folks.
God
bless!
Bernadette
S, Obl.S.B. Tacoma , Wa.
Date: Sun Nov 17 08:31:16 2002
Subject: WITH
YOU
I
am with you! And sending your URL to as many Catholics I have on my email
list. Including my pastor.
JMJ
Joy
P, Hannibal, MO
Date: Fri Nov 15 12:51:52 2002
Subject: Campaign
Dear
Faithful Voice,
Thank
you for your work, and thank you for telling the truth about Voice Of
The
Faithful.
In
Christ and Mary, Christopher K
Date: Tue Nov 12 23:28:52 2002 (EST)
Subject: Prayer
I gladly join you in prayer
for the purification of the Church!
May
God
bless you abundantly with His Grace!
I
will also keep those whose
are
dissenters in prayer for their conversion.
Sincerely,
Ells , Erie,PA
Date: Tue Nov 12 00:26:10 2002
Subject: with
you in prayer
just
found your website… THANK YOU…..
WILL
JOIN with you in prayer…
will
invite others in parish rosary group also…
Rachel , Shawnee, OK
Date: Mon Nov 11
08:31:06 2002
Subject: Hello,
I am from NJ
Hello
My name is Joe and I am from NJ. As I
am
sure
you know the Bishop here in the Paramus diocese
as
allowed VOTF to form. A few friends and I have gone
to
a couple of their meetings and to say the
least...it
was very sad.
This group is leading a lot of people to Hell.
Votf is meeting again on Nov 20th in St.
Mary's church in Pompton Lakes NJ. We are getting some people together to go to
this meeting. ( we met
several
people at the last meeting in Morristown and they are going as well) We are
mostly in our 30's and are looking to form a group to address these problems.
Do you have any advice?
Do you know of any one else in NJ that we can connect
with?
Maybe
we can form a chapter here in NJ of Faithful Voice.
Please
let me know. Thank you Joe
Date: Sat Nov 2 00:59:20 2002
Subject: Rosary
Campaign
YES
I AM WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES I WILL PRAY THE ROSARY TO DEFEAT
ALL ENEMIES OF THE ONE TRUE CHURCH UNDER OUR BELOVED POPE JOHN PAUL II.
Bernice
Date: Fri Nov 1 20:38:26 2002
Subject: More
groups?
Dear
Editor,
I
believe that your organization is just what the Church needs in this time of
spiritual darkness.You are exposing the real agenda of dissident VOTF- hooray for you!
I
am from Long Island(Rockville Center Diocese),teach (orthodox) theology at
St.Jean-Baptiste HS(it's a miracle I've made it 5 years with dissident nun's
running the place),am a former Brooklyn ADA, 35 year old husband and father of
three.I WOULD LOVE TO START A CHAPTER OF YOUR GROUP IN THIS AREA.
Please
let me know if you would be amenable to this idea.
In
any case,I'll be saying a rosary for the success of your campaign and a return
to TRUTH in the Church.
God
bless,
James
, Hempstead,NY 11550
Date: Fri Nov 1 08:51:23 2002
From: "Defenders of the Magisterium"
<defenders@dotm.org>
Subject: Welcome
I am so pleased to hear an organization
such as yours has been formed to counter VOTF.
We are aware of the CTA and
CORPUS ties here in San Antonio because we know for a fact the CTA
chapter here has been very concerned why it hasn't grown and they have
talked about morphing into VOTF.
They were able to hold their last two
meetings on church property until it was leaked what they were doing
and the parishioners then went to work complaining to the priest.
CTA has for now been ousted from meeting at a parish which
means at least for now VOTF has been put off for a while. I suspect that
if they can find a parish that will allow them to meet, VOTF will find it hard
to get started here. Our Archbishop purposely stays removed from these
matters and will not come out against the very people he allows to have
influence in his chancery.
We have our own website, www.dotm.org and you are certainly
welcome to check us out. We will definitely check back to your web page.
If you are interested in learning about
other similar organizations faithful to church teaching let me know as there
are such organizations all over the U.S.
God
Bless, Editor , Defenders of the Magisterium
San
Antonio, Texas
Date: Fri Nov 1 17:02:51 2002
Subject: I'm
with you!
I just wanted to say that I am with you
100%! I am a 30 year old graduate
student in philosophy, and have attended school here in Boston for the past 2
years. Last spring I attended the
VOTF convention because I wanted to see first hand what they were all
about. I was very suspicious up
until that time because their "statements/mission" were too vague and
ambiguous to be of any good (so I knew they had to have some hidden agenda
guiding them.)
When I got there, I was in total shock,
and what I saw absolutely sickened me.
I attended a small group discussion on the democratization of the
church, and when I challenged the speaker on what was blatant disregard for
church doctrine, I was subjected to complete ridicule. He also had mentioned that "A Call
to Action" was a wonderful group that fizzled out because it wasn't able
to get in and change the constitutions of the various parishes. When I asked him why he was referring
to a dissident Catholic group whose leaders had been excommunicated, he brushed
me off.
Anyway, I was sickened for weeks later
because I saw (and several had spoken to me later because they were worried
about MY soul) so many people who didn't really know their faith, but still
wanted to be faithful, being misled and drawn away. So I am ecstatic to see that a group has formed in
response.
To see and know that there are
Catholics out there who still care enough
about
their faith to fight these dissidents gives me so much hope! I will
be
saying more than one rosary for you! And
if there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Janelle
Date: Wed Oct 30 23:20:39 2002
Subject: Prayers
and best wishes
Good
people:
I can always use a good reason to commit to saying more
prayers, so count me
in
on your rosary campaign.
I am thankful for your
grass-roots efforts to demonstrate to the world that
the
faithful Catholics do not want a Church made in the image of the House
of
Representatives. If we would start
working to transform our culture and
help
those in need instead of this fruitless internalized naval-gazing that
your
VOTF counterparts indulge in, in the most self-righteous fashion, then
great
things might be accomplished.
I wish you great success in your
work. Are you soliciting donations
to help defray costs? Have you
gotten charitable status? If so, I
will send a
check
and feel good doing it.
God
bless you and your efforts.
Martin
Date: Sun Oct 27 15:19:26 2002 (PST)
Subject: You
exist
I just read the article on boston.com
about your group and tried
"faithfulvoice.com"
and got a hit. Thank God that your organization exists, or I would have had to
create it.
As a very recent convert to
Catholicism, I am dismayed MORE by the obvious Trojan horse mechanizations of
the VOTF folks than I am at the Church itself (and I am VERY dismayed at the
Church's behavior too).
I was asked by my pastor to go to
Boston during Convocation 2001 and speak with the Cardinal. I went in loaded
for bear, but by the time that I got up to speak, so many birkenstock-wearing
Easter-Catholics had weighed in on their various pet causes that I actually felt
sorry for the Cardinal. Instead of berating him like everybody else, I said
that I had already left ONE Protestant church, don't make me leave another.
Again,
thanks for existing. Andrew
Date: Sun Oct 27 16:09:25 2002 (EST)
Subject: hooray!!
Dear
Faithful Voice,
I'm so excited to learn about your
group and to see that the truth about
VOTF
is finally being exposed. I
converted to Catholicism 4 years ago and
I
love the Church and the Holy Father.
It's terrible to watch this
current
attack on the Church and everything it stands for in the world.
But I'm heartened by your work and by
the fact that many YOUNG
Catholics,
my age (late 20s) and younger, are much more orthodox
than
their parents ever were. They are
seem to be better equipped to seek
out
and recognize truth. I believe
this generation will bring about
renewal
in the Church and in the world.
God bless you in your work. I will pray
the rosary with you.
Amy
Date: Sun Oct 27 16:09:25 2002 (EST)
Subject: Thank
God!
You wonderful people!
I will say a Rosary for the HOLY ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH as you wish.
VOTF smells of abortion, homosexual
marriage and homosexual adoption
etc.
Church Renewal as St Francis, St
Terersa of Avila, and St Columbine
-
YES!
No
VOTF Satanic rebellion
No
VOTF Reform as in the Protestant Deformation!
Renewal of faith and fidelity and
holiness!
Not
Reform to kick the Chair out from under our Pope and Bishops!
God Bless You!
Thank
you! Bob
1.
Question to FaithfulVoice
from a PhD. in Vermont ,who states that he has worked with
the abused for 40 years;
Where do you stand on :
Dear Doctor,
Thank you for your letter.
We would like to note that the various articles posted on this site
carry the names of their respective authors, and the
sponsors of this initiative have their contact information on the website, have been written up in newspaper
articles and have been on various radio programs.
We also note that one of the intended effects
of the policy of handling in a hidden manner the sex abuse cases, has been to
keep this problem from the attention of the proper Church authorities in Rome.
This lack of accountability to Church authorities has had the active collusion
of many in the American Church, both clerical and lay, who over the past few
decades have introduced a deliberate policy of attempting as much as possible
to exclude Church authorities in Rome from their rightful role of overseeing
the health, integrity and holiness of the universal Church. This
deliberate policy has even arrived at promoting a hostile and negative attitude
toward Church authority in Rome. Hopefully now that the gravity of the
problem has arrived in Rome, this will be corrected.
It is not true, as the media and other
agenda driven special interest groups have attempted to portray, that Rome is
lax or unconcerned about these grave offenses. Canon law
specifically dictates the removal of all clerical rights and benefits in
"the case of grave moral misconduct". Criminal procedures belong to
the State and they will take their due course, but questions regarding the
status of Sacred Orders belong to Rome, and they are not going to delude anyone
into thinking otherwise. We also note that the case of seminarians or
priests holding aberrant views on sexual morality at variance with the Church's
moral teaching based on the Bible is not something that Church authorities in
Rome would allow once they become aware of it. Once again many clergy and lay
people here in America in the last few decades have willingly colluded in new
heterodox sexual morality.
As far as the money aspect, VOTF is attempting
to raise millions of dollars to set up a new self-appointed bureaucracy that
would merely be duplicating the already existing offices in Rome that belong to
all Catholics.
Sexual abuse, whether by clergy, teachers,
doctors, coaches or psychiatrists should be dealt with very seriously.
Sexual crimes are rampant in America - just the cases already in the
courts run in the hundreds of thousands with actual cases numbering a million
or more - we hope that you also agree that much has to be done in the society
as a whole to reduce the root causes of this problem. Sexual abuse, is
always a devastating thing, and we presume that you are also concerned about
the harmful consequences and possible suicides in all these cases with which
our society is plagued. Recently a number of these cases have resulted in
actual murder of the raped victims. So this problem has arrived at an
unprecedented level of gravity in our society. A new direction away from
the pan-sexism of our contemporary culture is needed now more than ever. This
dramatic rise of sexual violence in our society is linked, as studies have
shown, to the rise of pornography.
As you can gather from the collection of
articles, there are many fine Catholics who have never abused anyone, and they
do not wish to see their Holy Faith, handed down by the Apostles, tampered with
by a local committee, under the pretext of stopping sexual abuse.
Respectfully,
2. Information
also Who We at
FaithfulVoice.com are?
WE are the people
who have consecrated our hearts , our souls ,and our mind to the Mother of God.
It matters not who
“We” are !
We are one body in
Christ and that’s all that truly matters.
Those who have committed
themselves to The Rosary Campaign understand this.
We are Her little army who have come to do
battle.
We
shall march onward into battle until the day
The
triumph of The Immaculate Heart shines into
Every
human heart.
32
22message 16 of
29 3
3.
Comment
from Editor of FaithfulVoice.com
The
following letter was refused by The Eagle Tribune
Why
?
You
decide .
To: Letters to the
Editor - Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Sent: Wednesday, August 14,
2002 11:25 AM
Subject: Voice of the Faithful -
St. Michael's
To
the editor:
Last night [ Sep. 13,2002] I attended the Voice of the Faithful meeting at St.
Michael's in North Andover. I believe that the original catalyst for the
formation of this group was the result of outrage by the people in this
Archdiocese. This outrage came from the awareness of children who had been
sexually abused by their trusted parish priests. Rightfully so, Voice of the
Faithful accuses the Cardinal and Archdiocese of betrayal by their silence and
cover-up of these awful sexual abuse crimes. But, as the meeting progressed I
began to wonder if this group could also be accused of betraying those very
same victims by their own silence and possibly their own cover-up. I did not
hear any members of VOTF publicly acknowledge the kind of sexual abuse
(heterosexual or homosexual) perpetrated on these victims. Heterosexual or
homosexual abuse on a child could be a source of much confusion to their sexual
identity later in life. As the continual stories of sexual abuse by priests
unfolded in the Boston Globe, something became very obvious:
For the most part, the
sexual abuse was perpetrated against young males.
*ALL the perpetrators were adult males….
THE SAME-SEX….homosexuality!!!.
Why the silence… (again)? Is there a cover-up… (again)? Listed on the Voice of the Faithful's web page is the "support those who have been abused" as their first goal. I believe that no one will be able to either support or heal these sexually abused victims until we first recognize and acknowledge the source of their wound.
Comments to maid@faithfulvoice.com
Date: Tue
Oct 1 14:03:05 2002 (PDT)
Subject: Thank you
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Speaking
as a seminarian I wish to thank you for your
good
work. Keep it up. We have the truth on our side
and
that is all that matters. Thanks
again.
Brighton,
MA
Comments to maid@faithfulvoice.com
Date: Wed
Oct 2 03:29:10 2002
Subject: Thank God
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank
God for this Faithful Voice. I have been doing a one man campaign
via the internet in opposing VOTF. Please, if you have an e-mail list put
me on it and also send any information on local meetings of Faithful Voice.
I live in Brockton MA.
God
bless,
Paul
T. Brockton,Ma
Comments to maid@faithfulvoice.com
Date: Tue
Oct 1 21:55:01 2002
Subject: [none]
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Hello,
Strictly speaking, I guess we are not
Catholics. We consider ourselves
to be orthodox, “generic” Christians. For what it is worth to you folks, I wanted to let you know
that my wife and I are behind you in our hopes and prayers. We are appalled by the attack against
the Catholic Church that followed the recent problems with a few priests.
Evil is very opportunistic, and it is
clear to us that this absurd ground-swell
effort
to force bottom-up changes in the Catholic Church is the work of those who have
always hated the Catholic Church and what it stands for - which includes
fundamental, or, as C.S. Lewis put it, “Mere” Christianity. The recent occasions of misdeeds by a
few priests only served to give the enemies of the Catholic Church a foothold.
All true Christians everywhere,
regardless of whatever other differences they may have with Catholicism, need
to wake up to what is really going on and recognize this Hell-inspired attack
for what it is - an effort to spiritually corrupt under the unholy authority of
the "church of political correctness."
God Bless you, The Catholic Church and
true Christians wherever they may still be found.
Thank
you.
Peter
,Billerica, MA
Comments to maid@faithfulvoice.com
Date: Mon
Oct 14 11:26:20 2002
Subject: Count me in...
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To the powers that be, I am a faithful
parishioner at Holy Cross Cathedral in the South End. I live here in the
South End and the Cathedral is my parish. No matter how many protesters
there are, it is still my parish. Please count me in on your request for
the Rosary. May our Lady, Queen of Peace, bring just that to the
Archdiocese of Boston, to all our hearts, especially to those that have lost
their way
Bill ,Cathedral of the Holy Cross Parish
Date: Wed
Oct 2 16:50:10 2002
Subject: Rosary Campaign
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello,
I am very excited about your website
and feel exactly the same way aboutVOTF. I try every day to say a Rosary for
our Church.
I will follow with more comments when
time permits...I am so very glad to
have
people who really understand what is going on with VOTF and their
hidden
agenda. Their motives are evil, Satan is trying to divide and conquer
the
Catholic Church....He is very much alive in the angry outcries of VOTF.
I am a survivor of sexual
advances/abuse made by a priest when I was 14
years
old. I try everyday to do what Jesus would and forgive. Jesus came forthe
sinners, not the righteous. We should pray for and support Cardinal Law,the
priests who have committed these acts, as well as "priest of
integrity".Loving and forgiving each other is what Jesus taught...what are
these people(VOTF)thinking? We cannot pick and choose WHO to forgive!
I have a lot more to say on this. Is
there somewhere that your group meets?
If
so, please advise me.
Thanks again for your wonderful
efforts!!!
May
God Bless You,
Mary
Date: Tue
Oct 1 20:17:07 2002
Subject: I Am With You!
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Faithful
Voice,
As
a faithful Catholic, I fully support Faithful Voice, and I will pray with you
and for you. God bless you!
Thomas
Date: Mon
Sep 23 22:46:23 2002
Subject: rosary
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I
already say the rosary and my intentions are the same as yours. May Almighty
God here our prayers through His Mother . He never refuses His Mother anything,
and the Rosary is her weapon and ours.
Thru the Twin Hearts
Date: Wed
Oct 16 23:11:06 2002
Subject: HELP
------------------------------------------------------------------------
We
Believe and will pray with you. Please pray for our son David we just
found out today he has to have a brain scan and MORE SUEGERY for CANCER on
his ears. The brain scan is to see if the CANCER has spread to his
glands. PLEASE send this on to all in your group, SOON, ask
them to ask almighty God to answer our prayers.
Thank
you, Dotty & Joe
18
OCT 02
Greetings
Carol McKinley (I think this is the name I'm addressing)!!!
I got the link to the Faithful Voice site and the name Carol McKinley from
Steve Hand's TCR website.
I jumped on VOTF early on and came to the same conclusions your website
proposes. I had several email conversations with one of their main men
whose name I don't want to spend time looking up again. Paul Baier, as I
recall now.
What he said, and what VOTF continues to say is one thing, whereas what that
website says, as yours points out thoroughly, contradicts itself. What
they say and what their site and PR claim are two different conflicting
things.
This is a form of propaganda known as the "big lie"; I am finding this
tactic more often in day to day events.
It is also known as hypocricy, and of the most vile sort, condemned in the
Gospel by Jesus Christ Himself in the strongest terms.
This method of deception in itself marks the origin of VOTF in terms of ideology,
not to mention its apparent anti-religion. Their leadership seems to have
no shame in its hypocricy, a hypocricy which is blatant.
John
18
OCT 02
Now that I have found your
website, I'm gratified to see that someone is sticking up for fidelity. That is
how we will get through this crisis- and we WILL get through it.
Best
wishes and keep it up-
Scott
18
OCT 02
Today,
it has been announced that the Vatican has not approved the
sex-abuse
policy of the American Bishops.
There will more than likely be alot of media coverage of this
decision. In my opinion, the Pope
has made acorrect decision. As the
Vatican has clearly stated, the Dallas policy is
faulty
because of two major reasons: 1) sex-abuse has not been defined; and 2) there
is no due-process for priests who suffer false accusations (and there are many
throughout the country). The
bottom line is that good and loyal priests have been thrown to the wolves.
The Dallas policy does nothing to
fix the root of the problem: militant homosexuality in many seminaries.
Nothing
will change until that happens.
James
, TX