Knights of Columbus Has Dropped Out of Boston Saint Patrick's Day Parade

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Here is their letter from their web page.

massachusettsstatekofc.org
Outrage in Massachusetts, across USA, and even Europe!
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Today we saw the triumph of resolute religious believers over the homosexual lobby.
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All this week the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus (K of C), a prominent Catholic mens’ organization, repeatedly vowed that they would “absolutely, definitely” march in the newly “gay-inclusive” Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday. But the group finally bowed to the intense pressure from traditional Catholics. At 3:32 pm on Friday afternoon they sent out an email announcing they were dropping out of the parade.
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drrichswier.com/2015/03/14/victory-knights-of-columbus-drop-out-of-pro-gay-boston-st-patricks-parade-after-outrage-from-traditional-catholics/

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I have to wonder if Catholic organizations pulling out of parades and other events will ultimately result in a kind of self imposed exile from the public scene.

The KofC could have marched in this parade proclaiming ‘we exist’, even if the group right behind them were someone that they disagreed with. Now, only that other group will have a public presence. This year a few people might wonder where they went to. A few years from now, at least at this parade, they will be forgotten and irrelevant.

Is that really in the interests of Catholics who want to spread the Gospel?
 
cycleman said:
I have to wonder if Catholic organizations pulling out of parades and other events will ultimately result in a kind of self imposed exile from the public scene.

The KofC could have marched in this parade proclaiming ‘we exist’, even if the group right behind them were someone that they disagreed with. Now, only that other group will have a public presence. This year a few people might wonder where they went to. A few years from now, at least at this parade, they will be forgotten and irrelevant.

Is that really in the interests of Catholics who want to spread the Gospel?
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Being inclusive to the world had been tried for the last few generations, and has been a disaster.

There’s enough confusion about what Catholics believe in regards to Homosexuality, Divorce, etc. It’s best not to confuse an already confused flock more.

Every Church I have been to has had the KofC visibly advertised. I doubt a non-church going Catholic would be interested in the KofC, The only outcome of being in this farce of a parade is having their principles compromised.
 
SWolf said:
Catholics should make their own St. Patty’s day parade and have Dolan be Grand Marshal for that one.
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I agree. I am glad they pulled out. Is Dolan still going to be the grand marshall of one of the St. Patrick’s Day parades or did he also change his mind?
 
cycleman said:
I have to wonder if Catholic organizations pulling out of parades and other events will ultimately result in a kind of self imposed exile from the public scene.

The KofC could have marched in this parade proclaiming ‘we exist’, even if the group right behind them were someone that they disagreed with. Now, only that other group will have a public presence. This year a few people might wonder where they went to. A few years from now, at least at this parade, they will be forgotten and irrelevant.

Is that really in the interests of Catholics who want to spread the Gospel?
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There is nothing stopping Knights, and others, from passing out prolife literature and holding prolife signs on the sidewalk during the parade.

Suppose it was 1950 in the South, and a major parade included White Supremacist groups. Should Catholic groups march in the parade, or work the sidewalks?
 
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Suppose it was 1950 in the South, and a major parade included White Supremacist groups. Should Catholic groups march in the parade, or work the sidewalks?
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Why does your example have to be the South? I find that ironic since the article is about Boston and Boston schools had to be forcibly desegregated. The action was met with violence and marches. So the example could have been if the KoC marching in a Boston march against desegregation.
 
Quote from KoC article in OP:

“Because the parade has become political and divisive, and because of the misrepresentation of our motive for participating, we will not be marching in this year’s parade. Instead we invite Catholics to join us in prayer to celebrate St. Patrick during the hours of the parade.”​

I hope that the Knights will reflect upon the life of St. Patrick, and what he stood for. St. Patrick worked tirelessly to convert the Irish pagans, to ransom captives (slaves) of the pagans, and to start churches. He risked his life in these efforts. St. Patrick did not promote or support homosexuality, or same-sex unions. Rather, he cared about the salvation of souls, and as such, taught the Truths of the Catholic faith whenever and whenever he could do so.
 
exnihilo said:
Why does your example have to be the South? I find that ironic since the article is about Boston and Boston schools had to be forcibly desegregated. The action was met with violence and marches. So the example could have been if the KoC marching in a Boston march against desegregation.
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Thanks for speaking up!. I live in the deep South too.

I actually think this is a hollow victory. The fact that the K of C had to be shamed into withdrawing is embarrassing.
 
I, a lifelong Bostonian wish there were no parade nor St. Patrick’s Day celebration at all.
The day should be celebrated with a Mass and prayers only. I am tired of people using this as an excuse to get drunk. I am tired of seeing bumper stickers with the saying “God made the Irish Number 1”. To me that is racism.
 
jaimeleglise said:
I, a lifelong Bostonian wish there were no parade nor St. Patrick’s Day celebration at all.
The day should be celebrated with a Mass and prayers only. I am tired of people using this as an excuse to get drunk. I am tired of seeing bumper stickers with the saying “God made the Irish Number 1”. To me that is racism.
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How is that racism?

President Obama has Irish ancestry.

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jaimeleglise said:
I, a lifelong Bostonian wish there were no parade nor St. Patrick’s Day celebration at all.
The day should be celebrated with a Mass and prayers only. I am tired of people using this as an excuse to get drunk. I am tired of seeing bumper stickers with the saying “God made the Irish Number 1”. To me that is racism.
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“Irish” isn’t a race.
 
When you think your nationality is better than others, it is racism.
 
Frankly I’m surprised Boston hasn’t been sued by an anti-religious organization for having a Saint Patrick’s Day parade.
 
Well good for them. These parades have already been secularized and it’s time Catholic organizations stop marching in them. For far too long the day has turned into one big drunken mess anyway and they have outlived their usefulness as far as I am concerned.
 
jaimeleglise said:
When you think your nationality is better than others, it is racism.
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Why don’t you just see the intended humor in the bumper sticker? I’m Italian, and “God made the Irish #1” doesn’t bother me in the least because I know He really “made the Italians #1”. In fact, I enjoy celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. On the other hand, you can find racism under a rock if you extrapolate a whole new logic, like polylogism, for example. :mad:
 
gracepoole said:
Or just plain old bigotry. But not racism – definitions of words matter.

Not that I get ticked with people who think being Irish is the best or being Italian is the best or… So much more to be concerned with these days.
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Some people must lead miserable lives and are trying to make us miserable as well by taking away our humor.
 
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