You might respectfully remind her that one of the 10 Commandments is: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” And you might respectfully ask her if her denomination allows bearing false witness, and if so, why.
1961: According to a Vatican document approved by Pope John XXIII on 1961-JAN-23: "Advancement to religious vows and ordination should be** barred to those who are afflicted with evil tendencies to homosexuality or pederasty**, since for them the common life and the priestly ministry would constitute serious dangers." 2 The document "was promulgated by the Vatican�s Sacred Congregation for Religious on February 2, 1961. The same document is published in its entirety, in English, in the Canon Law Digest, Volume V (Bruce Publishing Co, 1963), pages 452 to 486." 32002: In March, the chief spokesman for Pope John Paul II, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, told The New York Times that better psychological screening and upgraded training in church seminaries would do little to reduce the number of priests with a homosexual orientation. He appears to propose that homosexuals be refused ordination. He suggests that the church become "less welcoming" of gays...People with these inclinations just cannot be ordained. That does not imply a final judgment on people with homosexuality. But you cannot be in this field." 4
2003: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a document homosexuality was described as a "troubling moral and social phenomenon'' The congregation at the time was headed by German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.
2005: Starting in September Vatican inspectors visited all 229 American seminaries. Religion Link writes:She might be referring to Bishop Matthew Clark in Rochester, NY. He has also been pushing to make a lesbian nun in his parish the first woman priest.
why is he still a bishop then?
hey you live in new york can you contact someone in the Vatican about this or a Archbishop or somethin?
Prayed for you, even though there is some very good advice here.
He’s been the bishop there for 30 years and he is due for retirement I believe next year in 2012. Of course while many, if not the majority, of his pastoral decisions have led to problems, he also has tried his best to lead his flock under the really incredible pressures of being a bishop. It is entirely possible that he truly does not know the extent of the trouble, that he has not had good counsel, or that he does know and feels that with retirement coming everything will just ‘work out’; it’s possible that he has communicated with the Vatican (which doesn’t micromanage bishops nor should it) and that things are being set in place to stop the problems ultimately; we just don’t know and we should keep him and the diocese in our prayers.
I signed a Vatican petition that was being passed around by someone I know in that Parish before the Pope’s visit. There were thousands of names already when I signed it, don’t know what happened with that. I live several hours of a drive from Rochester, but I know there was heavy picketing during the gay and lesbian masses Bishop Clark hosted. He practically drove off his entire Parish. I’m told the masses there have only a hand full of people left, and they are mostly gays and lesbians who drive long distances to be there.
it sounds like you have a great kid
God bless him and also yea I’ve watched something on ewtn about the Archbishop and lol this may sound like a dumb question but what is a cathedral exactly and thats good you signed and petition and amazing that the parishes he serves in only have few membersIt was at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan. The Rector (Pastor) of St. Pat’s said the Mass. A cathedral is a church that has a chair or seat of the bishop, who governs a Diocese (a geographical area). In fact, the word cathedral comes from the word cathedra, which is the bishop’s chair. When the Pope visited, He was at St. Pat’s, and brought His own chair.it sounds like you have a great kid