Rochester, NY Catholic adoption agency offers gay adoptions

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I just sent an email to the office of Bishop Matthew Clark. His secretary had me mail it to her. She said that she would print it out and give it to him. The following post will include the letter I sent. Please note that I spoke from my heart and not as a polished and experienced writer.
 
Dear Most Reverend Bishop Clark,

Some time this summer my ** year old daughter returned home pregnant and single. My husband ******** and I naturally took her back in but advised her to call Catholic Family Center of Rochester for advice and support. At that time she was not yet certain she would put her child up for adoption or try to raise her child on her own. When the social worker/woman arrived at our home the entire family sat together in the living room and discussed a number of things including adoption. ā€¦I admit that curiosity got the better of me and I asked many more questions than really seemed necessary at the time. I guess I might have been trying to give my daughter a full picture of what adoption would mean. One of those questions revealed that this ā€˜Catholicā€™ agency offers adoptions to homosexual parents. When I double questioned her she said ā€œYes ā€“ isnā€™t that great???ā€ - like I was supposed to be excited with her. Anyway ā€“ ******** and I kept a straight face and moved on with the conversation. This hired worker for the Catholic Family Center of Rochester was obviously oblivious to Catholic teachings either that or she was excited about a new take on Catholicism. Anyway I havenā€™t really heard of any new instructions on marriage and childcare from God lately. It is apparent that many here and around the world are trying to refashion Godā€™s plan to fit their own fleshy desires.

The real pity here is that this Catholic agency calls itself Catholicā€¦ā€¦and the general Catholic population in this diocese would never know the truth unless they had a pregnant daughter and was dealing directly with this particular agency. My heart also goes out to the young woman who encounter this Catholic agency who are desperate, maybe frightened and naĆÆve and to the poor innocent babies who might be sent off to homosexual couples.

Frankly - I would in a heart beat write a signed letter to the editor of the D&C on this matter but I have a daughter and her baby to protect. I am not afraid of persecution for the protection of my Church and innocent babies and vulnerable mothers. I need you to step out on the firing line to correct this situation.

Please understand that there are other Catholic lay and religious people who are now aware of this situation and are watching and praying and will be testing to be sure something is done to correct the problem.

I would also like to take this opportunity to express my deep sadness over the fact that lay people and women religious continue to give ā€˜talksā€™ during the time for the homily during Mass. All this while the sacramental priests sits in a chair and listens. Iā€™m aware this seems to be evident in only a few dioceses including Rochester. I am certain that some day this will all come to end. - Maybe not in my lifetime ā€“ perhaps my grandchildrenā€™s lifetime.

Godā€™s Will be done.

Trying to obey Godā€™s plan for me - especially for innocent others,

PAX,
 
Beautiful! We need more like you with the courage to stand up.

Thank you.
 
I think thatā€™s great. Young children get to have loving parents they deserve rather than having to grow up in an orphanageā€¦ do they even call them orphanages anymore? :o

Donā€™t think that being raised by a same-sex couple influences the childā€™s sexual orientation. Thatā€™s a very rare result, believe it or not.

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood
 
Blade_and_Blood said:
I think thatā€™s great. Young children get to have loving parents they deserve rather than having to grow up in an orphanageā€¦ do they even call them orphanages anymore? :o

Donā€™t think that being raised by a same-sex couple influences the childā€™s sexual orientation. Thatā€™s a very rare result, believe it or not.
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The people who greatly create funds for the social worker outreach program for unwed mothers is from the people interested in adopting. That means that for every couple who wants to be put on the list as a hopeful selection for a baby is paying $$$. Unwed mothers then in turn look at the bios and select a couple from the list for their baby. I was told that in some rare cases the mothers do not care who gets their baby. They leave the task of selecting parents up to agency.

The point here is that this is a Catholic agency allowing homosexual couples to buy into the possibility of being adoptive parents and this is all wrong. There is nothing great about a baby being forced from birth to be raised in a homosexual atmosphere.
Donā€™t worry about these babies going to an orphanage. I was told that the list of waiting parentings is much longer than there will ever be babies to fulfill the needs. Even without homosexual couples there would not be enough babies for childless couples desiring a baby.

An agency that calls itself Catholic should not be allowing homosexual couples to buy into being on the list of prospective adoptive parents.

I was also told that this ā€˜Catholicā€™ agency taps into other hopeful parent lists from agencies around the country if an unwed mother does not care for anyone on the list. These other lists are not necessarily Catholic lists.
 
If you have been following this thread then you will know that some time ago I wrote a letter to Bishop Matthew Clark. Since then I have not received a reply.

I called the Rochester Catholic Family Center adoption number today and asked if my partner (phantom Mary Beth Smith) and I could adopt a child. The receptionist said that we could. I told her we were gay. She said that it did not matter. She tried getting my address to mail a brochure and a date for an informational meeting. cfcrochester.org/pg/adoption

What could possible be going on in Bishop Matthew Clarks head and heart? Doesnā€™t he know he is creating the seed bed for trouble down the road? What happened to his love and protection for the Church?

There are Christians in California and elsewhere fighting gay issues and Bishop Matthew Clark is allowing evil to pass easily through the doors.
 
If I were a kid, I would rather have a single parent or a set of gay parents ( I hate that distortion of the word gay.) then no parent at all. We look at it from our big people position with all its possible moral implications, but I am sure that a child would see things differently. šŸ™‚
 
rwoehmke said:
If I were a kid, I would rather have a single parent or a set of gay parents ( I hate that distortion of the word gay.) then no parent at all. We look at it from our big people position with all its possible moral implications, but I am sure that a child would see things differently
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There are long lists of couples ( husbands and wives ) who are waiting to adopt children - particularly babies. There is no shortage of parents waiting to adopt. The problem with this situation is that the agency in question calls itself Catholic yet allows openly homosexual couples to be on the list of parents waiting to adopt a child. And yes - sadly there must be some clueless, innocent children being snapped up by openly homosexual couples.
 
Story time: One of my fellow teachers is a young women, fresh out of college, raised by two lesbians. Sheā€™s the most confused, lost, verbally belligerent, anti-American, anti-Christian person Iā€™ve ever met. In addition to being hard to be around in the lounge, she breaks down and cries nearly every day because of the degree to which the kids stress her out. I feel sorry for her, but also dislike her views, which she forces on those around her.
 
KingAlfred said:
Story time: I feel sorry for her, but also dislike her views, which she forces on those around her.
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Catholics are being held hostage and damaged by evil here and elsewhere by the very people that should be shepherds of protection. There is more I have to share but am unable to at this time. I am protecting 4 innocent lives. God-Willing, in approximately 7 months Iā€™ll be sharing much more on this forum of fellow Catholics that are true and faithful to the Church.
 
Neat62 - your contribution is further evidence of a division within the Church. Couple this very obvious conflict of interest with the Catholic Church sex scandal of recent years and youā€™ll see why an agency like Catholic Charities has caved under the pressure of popular demand for marriage recognition for homosexuals. It seems that the sex scandal wasnā€™t enough to filter disobedient shepherds within the Church. I guess weā€™ll have to watch as they make their last stand.
Last stand is a loose military term used to describe a body of troops holding a defensive position in the face of overwhelming odds. The defensive force usually takes very heavy casualties or is completely destroyed, while also inflicting high casualties on the opponent.
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The situation can arise in one of two ways.
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Also - as far as I know gay adoption is not mandatory for all adoption agencies in NY. So what gives here?
 
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I guess weā€™ll have to watch as they make their last stand.
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Itā€™s sad to have to say that, but it is needlessly true. We actually donā€™t have to watch this, but we are too spinelss to fight for what is right.
 
If this is true then it is quite disgusting! A Catholic adoption agency should never be adopting out to homosexual ā€œparentsā€. I hope the bishop of that diocese can do something about it!
 
neat62 said:
We actually donā€™t have to watch this, but we are too spineless to fight for what is right.
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May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus, that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6

Father Joseph Koterski, S.J. writes in his reflection in Praying With St. Paul by Magificat Page 93
Those who dissent from the teachings of the Church weaken the Body of Christ, and they do so not merely by the error into which their wayward views may lead them personally. Their dissent can lead others astray and hurt the community, especially by the discouragement that comes from disunity. It can easily sap our strength. While the Church is resilient in defending personal conscience and in teaching that God requires us always to follow our conscience, she is equally forceful in insisting that our consciences must be properly formedā€¦ā€¦ā€¦
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Paul prays for a unity that is genuinely rooted in Christ and that will glorify God the Fatherā€¦ā€¦.
The unity for which he prays will not be the unity of the lowest common denominator, but the unity that comes from conforming our minds and hearts to Christā€¦ā€¦
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Blessed Lord, stir up your grace in us to think with Christ and the Church, to submit our thoughts to your light and not to cherish private convictions that are opposed to your truth. By our unity in your truth may we praise you.
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Beautiful said:
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus, that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6

Father Joseph Koterski, S.J. writes in his reflection in Praying With St. Paul by Magificat Page 93
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What is it you think I am advocating here? Donā€™t waste your prayers on me, give them to the millions of dismembered babies and the millions more who have yet to endure that evil.
 
Saint Paul calls for a unity that gives praise to God. I share your concern for all helpless babies being aborted everyday around the world. Total disregard for our most vulnerable is even apparent in the way they being adopted by gay couples ā€“ particularly Catholic adoption agencies. This disregard for our youngest might disappear if those leading our Church were obedient and in unison. Education can play a key role.

Last evening I sat and talked through a Christmas office party. The woman I sat next to was a Sister of Mercy the decade between the 1960 and 1970. She said she buckled under the pressure of not understanding artificial birth control and left her religious calling. Today it seemed that she had a little more wisdom and knowledge under her belt.
Perhaps we can assume that whenever Catholics arenā€™t obedient to the Church they simply do not understand the ramifications of their actions. Nor do they understand the great, great value of simple obedience to the Church when lack of understanding exists.
 
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