Posted on 06/04/2004 5:37:51 PM PDT by Bob Eimiller
Does it bother you that Presidential candidate John Kerry is receiving Holy Communion while he promotes the murder of millions of innocent children?
I'm sure it does!
The Catholic Bishops of America have the authority to intervene and end this scandal.
I am writing to invite you to be a part of a critical project that I and others across the country are working on.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is meeting in Englewood (near Denver), Colorado from June 14 through June 19 at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center. Approximately 250 Bishops are expected to attend.
At their conference in Englewood, we are presenting the Bishops with an open letter, "End the Kerry Scandal," imploring them to end the scandal of John Kerry receiving Holy Communion while he promotes the "choice" of slaughtering innocent human beings by abortion. Here are excerpts from the letter:
"A Prince in the Church recently wrote: 'Denying anyone Communion is a very grave matter. It should be reserved for extraordinary cases of public scandal.' We agree.
"Frankly, it strains the imagination to picture a more extraordinary case of public scandal. A wealthy, powerful politician is aiding in the murder of thousands of children; he is promoting the greatest genocide in the history of the human race; he is embracing homosexual marriage - something even pagan Greeks and pagan Romans did not stoop to. If this is not a case of extraordinary public scandal, then nothing is.
"Every time John Kerry receives Holy Communion it says that the Body and Blood of Christ are not that sacred, and that the murder of innocent children is not that evil: It says that Holy Communion is not that holy, and that child-killing is not that profane. Such a message is intolerable." [end of excerpts from letter]
We are pleading with every Catholic Bishop in America to publicly state two things to his diocese:
1.) That any politician or candidate (including John Kerry) who promotes the murder of innocent human beings by abortion is not permitted to take Holy Communion in his diocese.
2.) That a Catholic cannot in good conscience support any candidate for any office who supports the murder of innocent human beings by abortion.
I am going to be leading an around-the-clock vigil in front of the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center in Englewood (near Denver), Colorado from Monday morning, June 14 to Wednesday afternoon, June 16. We will be publicly calling upon the Bishops to end the scandal of Kerry's treachery and betrayal. You can participate as well…
Vigils in Your Community
On June 16, from noon to 1 p.m., we will be holding simultaneous vigils and press conferences across America at every possible Bishop's office we can. Our goal is fifty offices nationwide. (This is where you come in…)
Imagine the impact of fifty press conferences and vigils happening at the same time across the entire country. The media impact and ensuing debate could be profound!
I am writing to ask you to participate in one or more of the following ways:
1.--- Forward this email to every person you know who you think may want to be a part of this project.
2.--- Join me in Denver, Colorado if at all possible. I am asking you to spend the money and the time to stand with me on the sidewalk in front of the hotel in Colorado, so that the Bishops can see and feel your presence. (Details are at our web site.)
3.---Host a vigil and press conference at the diocesan office closest to you on June 16 at noon. As you will see at our website, we will walk you through every step for you to gather a crowd and get the media to cover your event. My only request is that you follow our instructions explicitly. (See web site for step by step instructions of what to do.)
4.---Give as generous a contribution as you can to help our efforts. To oversee and put together events such as these takes several thousand dollars; travel expenses, man hours, press costs, and more. (In case anyone is wondering, I will not take one penny of income from this project for my time and leadership. Every penny you give will go directly to the costs of the event.)
My friend, these are dark, desperate times, that call for great clarity and courage if we are going to withstand the tidal wave of evil that is washing over our nation.
What we are doing is not for the fainthearted, nor for the timid. These are times that try men's souls, and call on the deepest convictions in our beings.
If your heart beats with mine in this life and death struggle, then I beg you to fight along side of us in whatever way you can. Go to the website, ponder every word and action we propose, and then determine what you will do.
From the Front,
Randall Terry, Founder of Operation Rescue, President of Society for Truth and Justice
Coordinated Vigils and Press Conferences Asking Catholic Bishops to Deny Communion to John Kerry and other pro-abortion activists and politicians
(Some of the Bishop's offices and dioceses listed below are in agreement with this project; in those cities the event will be to support and thank that Bishop.)
Dates
All times are local City
Location
Contact
Contact Number
June 14 – 16, 2004
24-hour vigil Englewood, Colorado Vigil at Catholic Bishops' Conference Randall Terry (904) 819-9450
Wednesday,
June 16, 2004 12 noon through 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Archdiocese of Cincinnati
100 East 8th Street Jennifer Geroux (513) 293-6762
New York City In front of St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Ave & 50th Street Chris Slattery (212) 685-3320
Chicago Archdiocese of Chicago
155 E. Superior Jacksonville, Florida
Philadelphia In front of Arch Diocese of Philadelphia, 222 N 17th Street Helen MacMinn (610) 269-5807
Nashville, Tennessee Cathedral of the Incarnation 2015 West End Avenue Bridgeport, Connecticut St. Augustine Cathedral 359 Washington Avenue Father Bill Buckley (203) 336-5719
Baltimore, Maryland Archdiocese of Baltimore 320 Cathedral Street
Toledo, Ohio Mary of The Rosary Cathedral 2544 Parkwood Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina Sacred Heart Cathedral 219 E Edenton Street Hyattsville,
Maryland Archdiocese of Washington 5001 Eastern Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri Archbishop's Chancellery 4445 Lindell Blvd. Ruth Cosgrove (636) 922-2567
Boston Archdiocese of Boston 2121 Commonwealth Avenue Roy & Janet Fielding (978) 649-2545
Dates All times are local City Location Contact Contact Number
July 24 - 29, 2004 Boston Democratic National Convention Operation Witness Boston (904) 819-9450
August 30 - September 3, 2004 New York City Republican National Convention Operation Witness New York City (904) 819-9450
How was Kerry's church attendance when he was just doing his 'senate' thing?
Ted probably gave him the 'just show up' advice a long time ago; just wondering where and 'if', Kerry has been 'serving the Lord' so to speak; for his many years in Boston.
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Remember Karl Marx Commununist Manifesto Marxism /Leninism...the end justifies the means, even murder...lies? hell those are a liberal given...and religion is the opiate of the masses... Kerry will use even the Church to get the power he thirsts for.
If they don't win this battle they are toast. Just look at European church attendance.
Ol' Feckless has already made the switch. He just visits the Catholic Church in order to manipulate Catholic Democrat voters. and it works like magic ...
Or, those words were purposely chosen to keep Muslem from slaugtering Christians within their territory.
No doubt about it.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/04/bush.pope.text/index.html
Read this if you think there was any dressing down. This is the actual text of what the pope said.
Is Randall Terry a Catholic?
I don't know...does it matter?
I notice you signed up on May 11th... have you been formally scheduled to whine here by the DU?
He gained notoriety as a protestant, evangelical, radical, and admirable pro-lifer.
He is now telling Catholics how to administer their sacraments.
I happen to agree with him.
But the facts beg my question to you for two reasons:
1. If he has converted and is now Catholic, then I want to know.
2. If he has not converted, then I wonder why he is worried about Catholic sacramental life and discipline.
Tired of Kerry's phony claims to be a practicing Catholic?
Come join us at catholicsagainstkerry.com
We're doing something about it.
Sign up to be a state coordinator. We need people at the local level.
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