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Bishop of Diocese of St. Petersburg Transfers Terri's Pastor Day After Her Mass
Posted on 01/23/2006 2:43:23 PM PST by madprof98
SAFETY HARBOUR, Florida, January 23, 2006 (LifeSiteNew.com) – Michael Schiavo, who had his disabled wife Terri killed last March by refusing her food and water, was re-married last Saturday in the Roman Catholic Church of Espiritu Santo in Florida.
Schiavo married Jodi Centonze. He had two children with her during the years he worked towards achieving Terri’s death.
Terri Schiavo was killed in March 2005, in spite of her family’s strenuous fight to prevent the removal of her feeding tube and water. Terri was left severely brain damaged after collapsing at age 26. Although medical authorities said she was in an irreversible “vegetative” state, her family maintained that she was able to interact with them, and they sought to have authority for her care transferred to them.
On Saturday, Terri Schiavo’s sister Suzanne Vitadamo spoke out against the Catholic bishops of Florida, saying Terri may not have been killed if the bishops would have supported the fight to protect her life.
Speaking at a “Stand Up for Life” rally in South Carolina, Ms. Vitadamo said if the Florida bishops had stepped forward and denounced what was taking place "there would have been such an enormous outcry of support from parishioners in our diocese and from Catholics around the world that my sister could very well be alive today."
Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Florida, outraged Catholics when he offered his only statement during the 13 days it took Terri to die from dehydration, encouraging her family to reconcile with Michael Schiavo in the name of “peace.”
The Catholic Church of Espiritu Santo, where Michael Schiavo’s second marriage took place, is in Bishop Lynch’s diocese of St. Petersburg.
While the Florida Bishops dismally failed to intervene and speak out in defense of Terri and of the value of all human life, the Vatican issued repeated condemnations of the decision to cause her death.
In four different appeals, Vatican officials sought protection for her life and spoke out against the inhumanity of withholding food and water.
“Without the tube which is providing life-giving hydration and nutrition, Terri Schiavo will die. But it is not that simple. She will die a horrible and cruel death,” wrote Cardinal Renato Martino. “She will not simply die; she will have death inflicted upon her over a number of terrible days, even weeks. How can anyone who claims to speak of the promotion and protection of human rights - of human life - remain silent?”
Suzanne Vitadamo warned listeners at the rally about the implications of Terri’s death for all vulnerable people.
"Our society has shifted to a quality of life mentality and has lost sight of the value (and) sacredness of all human life," Vitadamo said. "We now as a nation are deciding when it is OK or not OK to kill those suffering from disabilities."
I hope she has a video will, with multiple copies distributed to every relative she's got.
Do you suppose Jodi is smart enough to wonder what will happen to her if her "husband" gets tired of her?
Someone who is a practicing Catholic please explain how a married man cohabitating with a single woman and having children by her gets his marriage consecrated by the Catholic Church.
Michael is free to marry, but did Jodi get an annulment?
As a practicing Catholic this is a horrible abuse.
Not all Florida Bishops failed to condemn Michael's actions. But the inaction of Bishop Lynch is inexcusable. Plus I can see no justification for allowing a church marriage for this man. Unless he confessed I would have to assume he is in a state of mortal sin. I did not think you could have a church wedding if you were in such a state.
GOOD QUESTION,PLEASE SEND ME A ANSWER IF YOU GET ON.
GODBLESS!
Who's to say that he didn't confess? Remember, Catholics confess in private.
It's a simple answer: Widowers are free to remarry.
Can't explain it. The onus is on Jodi because presumably, she's the Catholic. Michael is a Lutheran, I think.
I wonder if they said that part, "If there is anyone here who knows a reason why, these two..."?
I continue to harbor a sneaking suspicion that Scientologists played a role in this whole thing. The primary venue was Clearwater, Florida, which is heavily infested by Scientology.
Technically the confession and penance aren't even necessary to be married so long as he isn't already married.
The Catholic Church in St Petes is probably dominated by Scientologists.
He's not a Catholic.
In many cases, a man who marries the mother of his born or unborn child is not considered to be choosing freely either, especially if he is under overwhelming pressure to "do the right thing."
What I'm saying is that either of these parties could be considered to have a case for an annulment of the marriage, either now or later.
Let's hope Mr. Schiavo doesn't try to nullify the marriage through the method he employed in the recent past.
Lynch is very corrupt. He was involved in both a gay sexual harrassment scandal and a financial scandal. Why that man has even been left in charge of a diocese is beyond me.
Bishop Robert Lynch: Church paid $100,000 to Bishop Lynch's aide Lynch faces scrutiny himself this time
Bishop of Diocese of St. Petersburg Transfers Terri's Pastor Day After Her Mass
I am embarassed to be a Catholic today.
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