Archbp. Cordilone recites the Exorcism where a statue of St. Junipero Serra was torn down. OORAH!

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Very cool that you were there.

What happened to the statue that got pulled down? I imagine it’s city property, did they put it in storage?
 
I would be tempted to climb the pillar, stand as the statue did, and begin a rosary.
Dominus vobiscum
 
According a park ranger who spoke to our pastor, the park is in possession of all the statues pulled down that night, including Serra’s. The mayor is “evaluating” all city artwork and will determine if and when the statues are put back up.

Incidentally, this park ranger told our pastor this on Father’s Day, the weekend before this, when our pastor lead us in prayer at the site in gratitude for the “Father of California.”

https://www.facebook.com/701966276566553/posts/3041567995939691
 
Well that and as he’s being viewed in a more complete view. He may be a Catholic saint, but as a historical figure his actions were a mixed bag at best.
 
Virtually all historical figures were mixed bags.

However, we don’t go pray and do exorcisms when someone knocks down a statue of some general.
 
An act of grave sin, especially when done en masse and when it is as grave as blasphemy, which St. Thomas Aquinas notes is worse than murder (for murder is uncharitable to another, and ‘indirectly’ so to speak offends God; blasphemy is a direct offense against God), is, as His Excellency stated, “an act of the evil one.” Further, such an action would, to the extent of my knowledge, act as an open invitation for Satan and his demons to be present.
The exorcism was to counter the effects of this.
Hope this explanation helps! There is probably a lot more detail, but this is the extent of my knowledge.
 
The city is now retaliating against us:


This was “Pride Sunday” last weekend in the infamous Castro District:


A-OK. Totally fine. But fewer than 100 masked Catholics meeting at a park to pray? That’s met with cease and desist letters and threats of restraining orders by the city attorney.

We need your prayers please. This whole demonic town needs them.
 
AlbertDerGrosse said:
But fewer than 100 masked Catholics meeting at a park to pray? That’s met with cease and desist letters and threats of restraining orders by the city attorney.
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I’m confused. It seems like from the article, the problem is indoor gatherings, and outdoor is okay?

How are 100 Catholics in a park outdoors a problem?
 
The city attorney is citing not only our indoor Masses of fewer than 100 masked individuals separated by six feet of space from those not of their household, which were given the green light by the Mayor after 15 June (and subsequently reneged on by the health supervisor only within the last week) but is also citing our outdoor religious activities including but not limited to the Corpus Christi procession my parish had, the communal Rosary we had on Father’s Day, and the communal Rosary and exorcism of the site of desecration by the Archbishop last Saturday. I was present at each of these three events and can say unequivocally that there were fewer than 50 people at each. During the two park rallies the vast majority of people were wearing masks and we spaced out from each other. During the Corpus Christi procession every single participant was masked except the canopy holders, priest, and servers at the very front of the procession.

The city has arbitrarily capped “outdoor events” at 12 individuals and I’m telling you as a resident of SF this hasn’t been enforced at all, least of all at the 5,000 to 30,000 person BLM marches that have been organized across the city over the last month nor at the, howbeit impromptu, mass gathering of people celebrating Gay Pride last Sunday in the Castro. As far as I’ve seen in our papers none of these events have so much as received any kind of mild condemnation from anyone in city government. The city attorney has decided to forcefully come after us with actual legal action, and only us, and he did so just two days after this public exorcism.
 
Well, I would think given the precedents in NYC, the Archdiocesan attorney will make short work of this stupidity, especially in view of Pride gathering etc. Plus there are no doubt enough Catholics left in your area for this to be politically a dud. Nevertheless, I shall pray, as it’s only with God’s help that we accomplish legal victories.
 
I’m wondering why he read the rite in Latin.

He was assisted by 2 priests who both celebrate the EF. Is the Archbishop showing a larger commitment to the EF.

I don’t like that they had an American flag there but that’s another matter.
 
adamhovey1988 said:
By that logic, we shouldn’t have statues of MLK in public parks because he was a Baptist clergyman.
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Hi Adam. I agree with you on many of your posts, but not this one. I think it is apples and oranges. MLK was a great guy, but he was not a Catholic Saint. A municipality who does not appreciate a Catholic Saint representation in their midst, and refuses to protect or restore it, should lose it.
To honor that Saint and our God who chose to raise him to prominence for our benefit, it should be moved to a place where it will be appreciated and protected.
 
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Good. Maybe Fr Serra’s statue needs to move over to Church property.
We shouldn’t be casting “pearls before swine” putting our saints in the public park to be abused.
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In addition to being a canonized saint, Fr. Serra is a historical figure. His statue still stands on the grounds of the California state capital, as an acknowledgement of his undeniable contributions to to the history of this state.

https://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/the-museum/junipero-serra

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The same grounds also hold a statue commemorating the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy.
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Both statues are appropriate and neither belongs to the Church. They belong to the people of the state of California. Long may they stand alongside many others, to help Californians learn about the history of this state.
 
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This might be naive but the optimist in me wants to believe that attacks like this end up helping the Church.

I think the more passive social pressure to be apathetic and non-religious is a lot more dangerous.
 
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babochka said:
Long may they stand alongside many others, to help Californians learn about the history of this state.
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Fr. Serra’s statue on the grounds of the state capitol was toppled last night, on the 4th of July. 😒
 
@TK421 can you flesh out a bit about how this would help the church?

I am still not too knowledgable about taking a stand and what to do if threatened with physical harm, as a Catholic?

Is defending this statue worth it, or is what is inside of our hearts more important?

I am coming from the concept of creating a place in out hearts worthy of Him dwelling there and letting some things go, as we are powerless over them, and turning it over to God in prayer.

Forgive me for being perhaps ignorant and naive as I’m a new Catholic.

I don’t want an arrest record, so is this statue worth protecting from vandals?

it’s just a statue, and we are not going to take anything with us when we die.

Will not God ask of us, “Do I know you?”

Should we not be cultivating that relationship instead of worrying about these statues?

(ducking any flying tomatoes) 😳
 
@mary15

I guess what I believe/hope is that attacks on statues of saints that make it on the news like this end up stirring some people to action and either bringing them back to the Church or re-igniting their love for the Church. The Enemy has to work hard to keep its evil hidden because when it becomes too exposed and reveals too much of itself, then people can more easily see it for what it is and run away from it.

Hopefully that makes sense. I think God has the power to turn attacks like this into something good.
 
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This is just my 2 cents, but as a native of CA, my guess is that St. Junipero Serra was like a founding father in CA. His history is a BIG part of CA history, & the presence of his statue indicates that…but apparently some vehemently digress…?

Shameful though what they’d done. I grew up going to school across the street from Mission Dolores, & I have fond memories of going to school there & attending mass there with my classmates…Hearing that people had done this was painful…Just disheartening…
 
@TK421 He can use all things for His good, even evil things. 🙏

I pray that it will reignite people to come back home or to discover what the truth is that pierces the darkness.

The action you are speaking of…is this love? Because love is a verb in this instance.
 
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