Assumption Parish - Basilica of St. Mary - Church of St.
Albert the Great - Church of St. Frances Cabrini - Church of
St. Joan of Arc - Church of St. Matthew - Church of St.
Philip - Church of St. Stanislaus - Church of St. Stephen -
Guardian Angels Church.
POPE CALLS BISHOPS TO
PUBLICLY REPRIMAND DISSENTERS FROM CHURCH'S MORAL TEACHING
Strongly Implies Dissent is at the Root of the
Scandals and Must be Bishops' First Priority
ROME, April 26, 2002 (LSN. ca) - At the conclusion of the
meeting between Pope John Paul II and the Cardinals of the
United States Wednesday, the pope called on the "Pastors of
the Church" to "publicly...reprimand individuals who spread
dissent." ...Number one on the pope's list of suggested
changes was "the Pastors of the Church need clearly to
promote the correct moral teaching of the Church and
publicly to reprimand individuals who spread dissent and
groups which advance ambiguous approaches to pastoral care."
READ ON... The following
information is from the web site called "The Catholic
Pastoral Committee of Sexual Minorities"(CPCSM). This group
is responsible for the insidious “safe staff training” in
most of our Catholic high schools.
"Becoming a Member of 'CPCSM' - Please join us in
'serving as the loyal dissent within' and in helping the
Church to become more just and hospitable. Some of the
benefits of membership include: receiving The Rainbow
Spirit, voting at our annual meetings, receiving media
alerts, having access to our prayer line, and knowing that
you are contributing to the invaluable and often
ground-breaking ministry of CPCSM."
"CPCSM Welcoming Parish Survey Results:"
"Twin Cities Area Catholic Parishes That Offer
Hospitality to GLBT Persons and Their Families.
The following parishes responded positively to a survey
from CPCSM that asked if their ministers would be welcoming
to GLBT persons and their families if they wished to worship
there and receive other ministry services from the parish
staff.
Assumption Parish, 51 West 7th St. St. Paul, MN 55102.
(651) 224-7536
Basilica of St. Mary, 88 North 17th St. Minneapolis, MN
55405. (612) 333-1381
Church of St. Albert the Great, 2836 33rd Ave. South.
Minneapolis, MN 55406. (612) 724-3643
Church of St. Frances Cabrini, 1500 SE Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55414. (612) 339-3023
Church of St. Joan of Arc, 4537 Third Ave. South.
Minneapolis, MN 55409. (612) 823-8205
Church of St. Matthew, 490 Hall Ave. St. Paul, MN 55107.
(651) 224-9793
Church of St. Philip, 2507 Bryant Ave. North.
Minneapolis, MN 55411. (612) 529-3125
Church of St. Stanislaus, 398 Superior St. St. Paul, MN
55102. (651) 292-0303
Church of St. Stephen, 2211 Clinton Ave. South.
Minneapolis, MN 55404. (612) 874-0311
Guardian Angels Church, 8260 Hudson Blvd. North. Oakdale,
MN 55128. (651) 738-2223
Does this, in your mind,
conflict with the following letter to pastors? Complete
letter follows.
December 21, 1998
Reverend and Dear Father,
Many priests recently received a fund-raising letter from
the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities.
Included in the letter was this statement: "The Archdiocese
of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is supportive of our efforts,
however, we receive no financial support from the
Archdiocese". The statement is accurate in regard to the
lack of financial support from the Archdiocese. The
statement says too much in indicating that the Archdiocese
is supportive of CPCSM's efforts and those of related
entities, such as the "Families and Friends of Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, and Transgender Persons in Catholic Schools".
Both Archbishop Flynn and Archbishop Roach have been
careful to avoid support of this organization. To the extent
that CPCSM and its related entities have attempted to combat
discrimination and violence against homosexual persons and
to advance their spiritual welfare, they are working very
much toward the same goals as our Church. Nevertheless, some
of their literature and the public statements of some of
their individual members indicate a further purpose for the
organization. To the extent that they advocate changes in
the moral and sacramental-theological traditions of our
Church, particularly in promoting recognition of same- sex
unions and the genital expression of affection between
persons of the same gender, they most certainly do not enjoy
the support of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and
Minneapolis.
It is our understanding that the organization is not
univocal in regard to this advocacy agenda. Nevertheless,
there is sufficient cause for concern in this regard that
both Archbishops have avoided supporting, endorsing, or
recognizing in any formal way the CPCSM.
Sincerely your in Christ,
Reverend Kevin McDonough, Vicar General, Moderator of the
Curia
Our prayers and sacrifice
are needed more than ever and we also must ACT in love!
Write more letters, send more emails, make more appointments
to talk to your pastors and bishops, remind them about the
Catholic group called "Courage" where people struggling with
same-sex attraction can find the Truth! see:
Catholic Church Teaching on Homosexuality
