Posted on 05/11/2007 10:04:10 AM PDT by concernedAmerican1
“He who allows himself to be ruled or guided by the lower and animal part of his nature, deserves to be called a beast rather than a man.” -- Saint Vincent de Paul
As the largest Catholic university in America with over 23,000 students, DePaul University plans to host a pro-homosexual conference on October 19-20, titled: “Out There: The Second National Conference of Scholars and Student Affairs Personnel Involved in LGBTQ Issues on Catholic Campuses.”
Students and parents are praying, protesting and calling for its cancellation.
The first “Out There” conference was held in California at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit institution. It drew pro-homosexual activists from Georgetown, Fordham, Loyola Marymount, Gonzaga, DePaul, Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, La Salle, and others. Attendees included feminist professor Linda Garber, author of Tilting the Tower: Lesbians Teaching Queer Subjects, the Rev. Thomas Brennan, a self-proclaimed homosexual priest and professor at Saint Joseph’s University, and Mark D. Jordan, author of The Silence of Sodom: Homosexuality in Modern Catholicism.
Talks at the first annual “Out There” conference included: “Coming Out Issues in a Catholic College Setting,”1 “Curriculum and Same-Sex Marriage in a Jesuit University,” and “Can I Be Gay and Catholic? Encouraging Theological Engagement and Reflection on LGBTQ Issues.”2
Is DePaul Catholic in Name Only?
DePaul University needs your prayers. In addition to the planned “Out There” conference, the university recognizes two pro-homosexual student groups, Outlaws3 and Spectrum4. Activities held on campus reveal a consistent trend to uproot Catholic morality and natural law. For example:
January, 2006: Despite the opposition of Catholic students, a “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Studies” minor is created.5 February, 2006: The feminist play The V-Monologues is performed, a production that includes graphic descriptions of lesbian lewdness and debauchery.6 Some students even mocked St. Vincent de Paul with a sign that read: “Even Vinny DePaul was a feminist…” October, 2006: Spectrum holds a “Coming Out Day,” where pro-homosexual students stage a public same-sex “Kiss-in” at the Student Center. The event tried to convince onlookers that same-sex kissing is “normal.”7 April, 2007: Spectrum hosts its third annual “Spectrum Week.” According to the student newspaper The DePaulia, university president Fr. Dennis H. Holtschneider speaks at the event in support of “queer” programs. Following the priest’s talk, a radical homosexual activist and notorious prostitute also speaks. Students are encouraged to dress in androgynous fashions.8 Spring, 2007: College of Law professor, Donald Hermann, organizes a seminar that promotes the legalization of same-sex “marriage.”9 Pray and Peacefully Protest…
DePaul University’s Catholic identity is being uprooted. A wakeup call is needed. The time to speak up is now. TFP Student Action is calling on thousands across the country to join its urgent protest by contacting DePaul University. If nothing is said now, what will happen to Catholic higher education?
Concerned students and parents must stand up and defend traditional Catholic morality.
“Catholic college students are sick of our hyper-sexualized culture. The homosexual agenda is jammed down their throats on the news, on the Internet, in the classroom – now even on Catholic campuses,” said TFP Student Action Director John Ritchie. “But thank God, more and more students are waking up. They realize that a culture without morals leads to anarchy.”
“Catholic universities should be centers of virtue and purity, not sin and scandal. The Catholic Church teaches that homosexual vice is a grave sin, not something to celebrate or be comfortable with,” Ritchie added.
Sign your instant e-protest to Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul University. Call for the cancellation of the pro-homosexual “Out There” conference scheduled in October. Be polite and respectful, but firm. The salvation of souls, especially of our youth, are at stake.
Respectfully call or write to:
Fr. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. DePaul University President 1 East Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604-2287 Phone: 312-362-8890 Fax: 312-362-6822 E-mail: dholtsch@depaul.edu E-mail: president@depaul.edu
Francis Cardinal George Archdiocese of Chicago 155 E. Superior Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 Phone: 312-751-8230 Press 4 Fax: 312-751-5307
Footnotes:
1. Bartlett, Thomas: “Coming Out of the Catholic Closet,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i16/16a00801.htm (requires free subscription)
2. Santa Clara Magazine, Spring 2006 http://www.scu.edu/scm/spring2006/missionmatters.cfm#outthere
3. DePaul University College of Law Student Organizations Listing http://www.law.depaul.edu/students/organizations_journals/
4. http://www.spectrumdepaul.com/index.htm
5. http://condor.depaul.edu/~lgbtq/index.html
6. http://tfp.org/student_action/activities/protests/monologues_2007.htm
7. Stoffel, Michelle: “Kiss and Tell,” The DePaulia http://depaulia.depaul.edu/story.asp?artid=1794§id=1
8. Ibid, 'Queer at work; Queer at play' Spectrum Week raises awareness about issues facing the queer community, http://www.thedepaulia.com/story.asp?artid=2383§id=1
9. http://www.law.depaul.edu/students/ curriculum/syllabi_spring_07/hermann_same.pdf
You can protest at this link:
http://saprotest.tfp.org/Protest.aspx?id=4b4707f0-00ed-488f-baed-ba5971dc3631
As long as the Pope is in the Western Hemisphere, perhaps he could schedule a quick side trip to lay down the law at this “Catholic” college?;)
The Jesuit order is not one that follows the Pope. I believe Pope John Paul said it would be best if they simply went away.
Those “Catholics” demonstrating at DePaul should put their sons and daughters in another University. DePaul also supports Muslim causes that border on supporting terrorism.
Depaul is only a 6 or 7 blocks from the ‘gay’ part of Chicago.
It’s also the school that (heterosexual) Dave Rosen, former National Campaign Manager for Hillary graduated from.
The same Dave Rosen that got caught up in the big campaign scandal out in California: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1697925/posts
Does the Catholic Church provide any support for this university? If so, why?
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