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?