Posted on 01/07/2018 7:12:49 PM PST by marshmallow
HONG KONG, January 2, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A priest in Hong Kong canceled a planned ‘LGBT’ Christmas Midnight Mass at the last minute after the diocese’ auxiliary bishop reminded him that homosexual acts are “sinful” and “serious violations of chastity.”
Auxiliary Bishop Rev. Joseph Ha, OFM, at the urging of Hong Kong Bishop Michael Yeung, investigated the planned event before speaking to the priest, according to a report in the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP).
Compassion HK LGBTQ Catholics Union, the group sponsoring the Mass, stated on Facebook that bishops in other countries permit LGBT Masses, so “Why is it that the two bishops of Hong Kong, are not willing to open mass for their followers on the basis of their sexuality?”
“The diocese will send priests to prisons to hold Mass for murderers, rapists and other criminals, and priests go to ‘red light districts’ to hold Mass for sex workers,” continued the Compassion HK LGBTQ Catholics Union Facebook posting. “Why do bishops only target homosexuals? Are homosexuals not fit to join in the annual celebrations on this peaceful and holy night of Jesus Christ’s birth?”
The LGBT group said that the bishops' actions were opposite those of Pope Francis with regard to homosexuality.
"This is not exactly what is taught by Pope Francis: 'If a man is gay, he seeks the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge'" the group wrote on its Facebook page.
But a diocesan statement cut through the claims of targeting and victimization and focused on the heart of the issue.
“Bishop Ha communicated with the relevant persons, and pointed out that the Catholic Church considers homosexual acts as serious violations of chastity,” said a diocesan spokesperson.
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“Oh yeah. I forgot.”
No LGBT fo yoo!
Looking for youngsters to recruit into their sick lifestyle.
BTTT for the Bishop!
Ha
I guess the Bishop wasn’t aware they are not teaching that homosexual activity is a sin in seminary schools anymore. /sarcasm (or perhaps not?)
Would that people realized that sin offends God and others in community and oneself even if the person does not know it’s a sin.
The prohibitions are for our own good also.
If the Bishop were doing his job, he'd remove the priest from his job.
Whoopsie.. I wonder what other things he conveniently forgets are sins.
Good move, but where are they when it comes to putting pressure on the democrats for the same offenses?
A priest..... forgot? Maybe they should start issuing surveys to their clergy to check how much of the Bible they’ve actually read?
“If the Bishop were doing his job, he’d remove the priest from his job.”
Indeed!
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