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If 23 priests from the Archdiocese of Chicago and 35 priests from the Diocese of Rochester, NY had the nerve to pen a letter to Pope John Paul II admonishing him for ‘insensitive’ language used in the The Doctrine of the Faith Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons, then how much more rebellion should we expect to witness from US Priests if and when the doctrine barring homosexuals from the priesthood is made public?

This should be a real concern to all Catholics.

Could this mean desertion of many men from the priesthood here in the US?

Are we prepared to face having only a few priests per diocese throughout the country?

 
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If 23 priests from the Archdiocese of Chicago and 35 priests from the Diocese of Rochester, NY had the nerve to pen a letter to Pope John Paul II admonishing him for ‘insensitive’ language used in the The Doctrine of the Faith Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons, then how much more rebellion should we expect to witness from US Priests if and when the doctrine barring homosexuals from the priesthood is made public?

How dare they attack the Holy Father. If they don’t want to obey then they should just leave and become Episcopalians.

Could this mean desertion of many men from the priesthood here in the US? Are we prepared to face having only a few priests per diocese throughout the country?

It’s not the quantity of priests - it’s the quality. I’d much rather have fewer priests who have a real desire to remain chaste and serve God than a bunch of gay priests that are just trying to escape a gay lifestyle.
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If they are acting out sexually and have embraced the gay lifestyle, they have already abandoned their priesthood, and exhibit total lack of comprehension of the nature of that priesthood, and rejection of the inestimable gift received at their ordination. In the case of each individual priest, that is a matter for his bishop to decide and act upon for the welfare of priest’s immortal soul, and for the welfare of the souls entrusted to the bishop’s care.
 
font=Times New Roman]This should be a real concern to all Catholics.
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I’m not worried in the least.
Could this mean desertion of many men from the priesthood here in the US?
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That might not be a bad thing.
font=Times New Roman]Are we prepared to face having only a few priests per diocese throughout the country?
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If that’s the way it has to be, so be it.
 
Are you really surprised this is coming from the diocese of Rochester? This is the same place that is sponsoring Charles Curran to give a talk.:banghead:
Please pray for these diocese members.
 
I looked at the Rochester priests who signed this letter. I know at least 7 of them who are incredibly liberal. 😦 We need prayers.
 
One note to mention, this is from 2004 and is not about the current investigation in the seminaries.
 
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Are we prepared to face having only a few priests per diocese throughout the country?
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This is already turning into a reality. In the county in which I was raised, the diocese wants to close 8 churches and have everyone attend one church… because of the priest shortage.
 
Shannin:

I must have really been slipping… It’s my job to invite the heretics and apostates to join ECUSA (the Episcopal Church)!..

 
We need to clean out the dissenters from the ranks of our priests. If we end up making whole dioceses missionary territory once again, the God’s will be done! We need to stop compromising on our beliefs NOW. Time to clean house and get back on the straight and narrow!

The good news, from what I can gather, is that many of the young priests being ordained now are really orthodox. I talked to one young man who really gave me a lot of hope. I asked him how he ended up being so orthodox having gone to an American seminary. He said that he knew the faith very well before he went to the seminary. He also said that they taught some heresy, etc., but he just did what he had to to get through the classes and did his own study. We were at a breakfast for a rosary group on a Saturday that he attended. We asked him if we could buy him breakfast and he said, no, thanks. He would just have a glass of orange juice. We asked him why and he said he fasted two days a week and this was one of those two days. Someone asked him, “Father, how long have you fasted two days a week like this?” This young priest said, “Since I was seven.” WOW! THIS is what we need in our priesthood!!! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, though. God always raises great holy men in times when the Church declines like this. Keep praying, though! The battle is just beginning! God bless!
 
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