DVD defending traditional marriage sent to every priest in Britain and Ireland [Card. Burke, et al]

Catholic Herald ^ | 6/2/15

[markomalley]

Every priest and parish in Britain and Ireland is to receive a copy of a DVD defending traditional Catholic teaching on marriage, the family and human sexuality.

With contributions from Cardinal Raymond Burke, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury and Edmund Adamus, Westminster Director of Marriage and Family, the DVD has been launched as the Church prepares for the Synod on the Family in October.

The DVD comes from the British Confraternity of Catholic Clergy in collaboration with St Anthony Communications, which specialises in catechetical video presentations.

It covers such challenging topics as cohabitation, homosexuality, divorce and re-marriage, and features lay experts and married couples who speak in support of the Church’s teaching from their own experience.

“The DVD responds to the call of the Holy Father to support marriage and the family currently challenged and misunderstood. We offer this modern media tool of the New Evangelisation, as a service to the Church, for parish viewing, for marriage preparation and for general catechesis,’ said a spokesman for the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy.

He continued: “The content is just basic Catholic teaching which everyone has a right to hear. It is a clear, unambiguous and bold presentation, but always given with charity and without polemics. Now is not the time for hiding the true and beautiful vision of marriage and the family for the healing of our societies.”

A spokesman for St Anthony Communication said that the DVD sets out Catholic teaching in a simple and accessible way. “The DVD explains why we teach what we teach, to offset confusion caused by inadequate and diluted teaching in the past, and offer hope for the future,” he said.

[markomalley]

Glad such a clear DVD is being put together...but it is depressing that a need would be seen to distribute it to clergy rather than to laity.

[Pollster1]

It’s a shame this is being done after the fiasco in Ireland, instead of well before that vote was taken.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I wonder how I could send a couple buck to Burke and his passe?

[logic101.net]

The homosexuals will label it “hate”, they always do when someone disagrees with their agenda.

[Alex Murphy]

Glad such a clear DVD is being put together...but it is depressing that a need would be seen to distribute it to clergy rather than to laity.

One of the more interesting things that came out during the Dublin archdiocese's abuse scandal IMO was hearing that the archdiocese was so ignorant of the Vatican's twice-issued instructions that they drafted their own plan for handling child-abuse accusations.

That said, it doesn't surprise me that the clergy would require some internal re-education about any moral matter at this point.

[mavfin]

I’m not sure why anyone was surprised the Church lost the vote in Ireland...the Catholic church there thought it was above the people it was supposed to serve, even after several reminders.

[Jack Black]

Cow.
Barn Door.
Closed.

[Salvation]

40 Days of Prayer for Marriage: May 22 - June 30
Please Pray This Week for Traditional Marriage – The Supreme Court Is in Session

[ansel12]

Having been looking at this for years now.

I am starting to see the pattern of the Catholic leadership making some smoke and mirrors image of a culture fight, but in reality, preserving the Catholic vote for the left.

This is a perfect example, the people in Italy didn't interfere and stop the actual vote of this Catholic nation of Ireland, but now they will do their after vote show bit.

We see it in America as well, they could get Catholics to vote for life and marriage, and against the democrat party, but they never have, and don't, and never will.

Remember how they treat pro-abortion democrat politics in America? It takes an effort to teach Christianity, yet keep your people voting against it.