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Posted on 05/20/2007 4:41:35 AM PDT by don-o
Father John Malloy, the outspoken pastor of Saints Peter & Paul church in San Francisco, will be leaving the parish next month. Fr. Malloy has inspired Catholics across California with his candid criticism of pro-abortion politicians, theological dissidents and inaccurate reporting on life issues in the secular press.
After reading a Jan. 7 column in the San Francisco Chronicle about Nancy Pelosi’s calculated use of her faith to net an upward bump in national polls, Fr. Malloy responded with a letter to the editor published by the Chronicle on Jan. 9: “What a joke! If Nancy wants to reclaim her Catholicity, she had best start by reviewing Catholic teaching... She is not a Catholic in good standing with her church.”
(Excerpt) Read more at calcatholic.com ...
ping - Not a Mrs-Don-o article, but of interest.
I'm used to Boston's priests kow-towing to the Kennedys.
This Father Malloy should never...ever be confused with Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy at Notre Dame, who hasn’t been missed since he was replaced.
"Have you noticed the uproar from the eighteen Catholic members of the U.S. House of Representatives who publicly criticized Pope Benedict XVI’s condemnation of politicians who support abortion “rights”? The pro-abortion Democratic Party has been ruffled by increased attention to the gulf of difference between US pro-abortion Catholic lawmakers and their alleged faith. The Party relies on Catholic voters to support their current Congressional majority, which they captured in 2006, in part through overtures by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touting her “conservative Catholic” credentials despite her virulent opposition to the Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life.
“We are concerned with the pope’s recent statement warning Catholic elected officials that they risk excommunication and would not receive communion for their pro-choice views,” said the lawmakers, that included Rosa DeLauro (Conn.), Joe Baca (Calif.), Patrick Kennedy (R.I.) and Carolyn McCarthy (N.Y.).
Well should they be concerned, if they still wish to call themselves Catholic! They are not risking excommunication; they have already excommunicated themselves by supporting abortion and are not worthy to receive Communion, as the Pope explained in his recent interview.
The statement went on: “The fact is that religious sanction in the political arena directly conflicts with our fundamental beliefs about the role and responsibility of democratic representatives in a pluralistic America – it also clashes with freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution”
What nonsense! What about the fundamental belief in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which they are denying to the millions of the aborted? It is their role as lawmakers to uphold the rights of all, including the unborn.
In the May 14 statement, the Democratic congressmen said that the pope’s reiteration that Catholics who participate in the legislative promotion of abortion should consider themselves excommunicated “offend[s] the very nature of the American experiment and do[es] a great disservice to the centuries of good work the church has done,” reported The Hill. Again, nonsense! Supporting the unborn contributes to the value of life and supports the good work the Church has done. How can that be a disservice?
The Pope said pro-abortion politicians have “doubts about the value of life and the beauty of life and even doubt about the future.” “Selfishness and fear are at the root of pro-abortion legislation. We in the Church have a great struggle to defend life…life is a gift, not a threat.” (Peter J. Smith, LifeSite)
Earlier in February, 55 Catholic House democrats led by Rep. DeLauro and joined by Speaker Pelosi released a self-proclaimed “historic Catholic Statement of Principles”, which gave lip service to the Church’s teachings on life, but justified support for legal abortion under “the primacy of conscience.”
Conscience has no primacy, if it is not well informed, and if it is not aligned to the Magisterium of the Church. Ignorance often excuses from sin, but politicians would not likely admit to ignorance. The Pope has spoken.
–Fr. John Malloy, S.D.B.
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I totally agree with you. I’m up here in New England, and you don’t hear many of the clergy talking about this issue during their homily. What with many, many so called Catholic politicians & their constituents up here supporting, encouraging, advocating abortion, they need to be called to task on it, and be told in no uncertain terms, that they are excommunicated from the Church...they are attempting to justify their actions, and as Catholics, they cannot justify the killing of the ultimate gift from God.
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I'd like to see the Bishop find a ministry for him in the Most Holy Redeemer Church or whatever it's called, in the Castro, but pigs might fly first.
“Bishop Material” ALERT, your Holiness!
““Bishop Material” ALERT, your Holiness!”
From the picture in the article, it looks like he is a litle too old to be made a bishop, which is a shame.
It seems it’s either the old or the young priests that will speak up. At my University—a Catholic university—there are very few priests or religious that will stand up and vociferously defend life. To my knowledge, only one of the well-known (all students know him) priests will preach a sermon against abortion. The sad thing is he is very old...the years are catching up with him fast. I pray that when he is no longer able to preach, a young priest will take up his mantle.
Amen to that. And so what if he’s elderly, if he’s in good health, he obviously has the dedication, intellectual rigor, and energy. With the obvious few exceptions we all probably know by name, it seems the only true ‘Catholic’ priests in this country are over 80 or under 30.
I’ve been in NH for well over 20 years, not once has any of our parish priests EVER mentioned abortion in a sermon. Occasionally, a visiting missionary will mention it. Instead we get nuns bragging how a girl with 4 kids by 3 different men has time off because they are taking care of the babies.
Right now, our pastor prays every Sunday for an end to all wars and protection for all those fighting. He NEVER specifically mentions the US or allies in the military. Of course, he is a jesuit.
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