DIOCESAN TASK FORCE 0N SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICY
St.
James Church, Portsmouth, NH,
Warren@FaithfulVoice.com
In
1961 Pope John XXIII reissued a 1930's ban on ordination of homosexuals. Had our bishops respected
this directive we wouldn't be here. We
wouldn't have priests molesting young men, nor would the paying faithful be
facing million dollar settlements.
Most serious is the loss of so many souls. The victims and their
families leave the Church, the Catholic Church outside of which no one can be
saved from Hell.
Our diocese has been promoting the
homosexual agenda :
1.)
gay right laws
2.)
acceptance of gay life style especially aimed at school children and
3.)
anti-gay hate laws.
In
1993, during the public hearing on a gay rights ordinance here in Portsmouth,
Fr. Leo Gagnon read a supporting statement signed by all the Catholic priests
and released by then Msgr. Christian, a copy of which I have here. The press
reported "Christian ministers, and ardent Bible thumpers also condemned
the gay lifestyle. But in a
surprise show of solidarity for the struggle of the gay community, six
representatives from the Catholic church logged their support for the Equal Rights
Ordinance."
The
diocesan statement is not what the Church teaches. None of these priests testified during hearings on condom
distribution at Portsmouth High.
In
1997 the Manchester Diocese wrote and promoted, with letters to the
legislators, gay rights legislation which passed as written. I again testified that the bill was
contrary to the Vatican advisory which I have here. "Sexual orientation
does not constitute a quality comparable to race, ethnic background, etc., in
respect to nondiscrimination.
Unlike these, homosexual orientation is an objective disorder and evokes
moral concern. There are areas in which it is not unjust discrimination to take
sexual orientation into account, for example, in the consignment of children to
adoption or foster care, in employment of teachers or coaches, and in military
recruitment." and I would add, the priesthood. The advisory goes on to say that just discrimination is "not only sometimes licit but
obligatory." The diocese has
never written to all legislators in support of right to life bills to save some
unborn and unbaptized babies from Hell.
In 1998 Father John Portier, St.
Joseph's Dover and recently suspended for alleged molestation, and the Diocesan
Ecumenical Aids Task Force presented a pro-gay life style program aimed at
school children. I have their
Homosexuality and Church Teaching packet here. It is filled with work
Skits
for the children's programs including the statement "Being gay or lesbian is simply another means of
expressing love." Mrs.
Gilbert said of the program "I can only characterize the Dwyer
presentation as an unabashed and unmistakable propaganda program for radical
homosexual advocacy."
Jane Dwyer, diocesan spokesman, said homosexual sex acts are not
immoral. No response to my letter
reporting this to Bishop Christian.
Bishop
McCormack assigned Fr. Cote to St. Patrick's in Jaffrey. Some Protestants picketed the church
saying Catholics should be ashamed to have a homosexual as Pastor. Catholic counter-picketers heckled them
as haters. Apparently
the Catholics didn't like Protestants acting as Catholics. Fr. Arsenault said "This group is
shamefully hateful and their presence here is a challenge to our
faith." I don't know what
faith he means but it certainly is not our Catholic faith, the true faith without
which it is impossible to please God or save your soul from Hell. Next will be laws declaring scripture
verses on sodomy to be hate crimes as are presently proposed in Canada.
Just
this week Bishop McCormack was reported as saying "Homosexual
orientation is not a hindrance to a man becoming a priest." Considering the present subculture of
homosexuals in the priesthood and their outrageous molestation of teenage boys,
his statement is enough for you to recommend his resignation. If he doesn't resign we can pray for
him.
I suggest psalm 108.8 "his bishopric let
another have".
Date: Sun Feb 23 13:05:47 2003 (PST)
To: Warren@FaithfulVoice.com
Subject: task
force on sexual misconduct
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"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