Posted on 08/06/2020 12:43:08 PM PDT by keat
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Secular elite are blasting a California priest for his traditional presentation of the Catholic faith.
San Francisco mayor London Breed and Bay Area media are excoriating Fr. Joseph Illo, pastor of Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco, for encouraging his parishioners to attend Holy Mass — safely — during the California shutdown. Late last week, media source SFist accused Fr. Illo of making "a number of outrageously irresponsible statements that sound like they came from Fox News."
One statement SFist found "outrageously irresponsible" was the priest's empirical observation that among the "thousands of people" he knows, only three have tested positive for COVID-19, and all three are doing fine.
SFist source also found problematic Illo's comment that "The only reason to be a Catholic is to become a saint." Reporter Jay Barmann boasted, "I'm sure many contemporary Catholics would disagree with" the priest's comment. Illo's supporters, however, have noted that many saints through the ages agree with his statement, including Pope St. John Paul II, St. John Vianney, St. John of Damascus, Pope St. Clement I, to name just a few. "We are all called to be saints," says Pope Francis.
Praise for Orthodox Priest While the San Francisco Chronicle claimed the priest "slammed" parishioners — for putting "safety over sacraments," Star of the Sea parishioners who spoke with Church Militant came to Fr. Illo's defense, describing him as "our wonderful pastor" who "has been fighting for Tradition and true faith."
(Excerpt) Read more at churchmilitant.com ...
Is his Bishop supporting him?
Not likely.
Oh, I’d say not. The Catholic bishops have been docile little lambs the whole time
The CCPV is not the reason; it is the excuse. The Communists want to shut down Christianity and this phony emergency has given them the excuse.
Archbishop Cordileone has always supported him.
Illo, one of the last eight to fight the good fight in America’s Sodom.
Yep
The mayor thinks he is more powerful than God ... John Roberts has ruled so.
I wonder if I’d have that kind of courage in a situation like that.I certainly hope so.I certainly hope that I’d be willing to go to prison in defiance of such an immoral (and illegal) order.
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