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Gov. Granholm attends fund-raiser for St. Bede Catholic Church:
Picket held outside called big success Click here to view photos from this picket. With less than 24 hours notice, sixteen members of the Church and Truth Project attended a picket on Apr. 13, 2003 at the home of Mary Mulhern, Gov. Jennifer Granholm's mother-in-law. The Sunday evening picket was held in response to a dinner attended by Gov. Granholm and hosted by Mary Mulhern as a fund-raiser for St. Bede parish in Southfield. The picketers lined up directly across the street and were quite visible to all who entered the Mulhern home. They held aloft two banners as well as signs with messages directed at Gov. Granholm and posters of abortion victims. A few attending the fundraiser crossed the street to chat with the picketers and voiced their support and two were nearly in tears over the scandal. Monica Migliorino Miller, the director of the Church & Truth Project and the sponsor of the picket, was encouraged by the support. "This show of support is very edifying," she said. The picketers also distributed a few pieces of literature to those attending the dinner. The State police were called out and were very cordial and did not interfere with the picket in any way--much to the dismay of a few of those attending the fundraiser who hoped they would send the picketers packing. Miller thought this was one the the best pickets the group has sponsored yet. "First, we were able to gather a decent-sized group on very short notice. The picket was orderly and our message was focused on a very definite audience who could not ignore our message--including Granholm," she said. "We also gave a good witness to church-going Catholics and showed that we have every intention of making an issue out of pro-abortion public figures who try to pass themselves off as Christians in good standing with the Church--all the while supporting a holocaust against the unborn," she added. This is not the first time members St. Bede have been involved with the pro-abortion Granholm. On November 3, 2003, Rev. Lawrence A. Pettke of St. Bede publicly supported Jennifer Granholm in her gubernatorial campaign at a rally held at Straight Gate Church in Detroit, just two days before the election. Rev. Pettke appeared on stage at the Sunday afternoon "Praise, Prayer & Prophecy For Michigan's Future" rally held at the church along with clergy from several other Detroit-area denominations and offered a "Prayer for Compassionate Leadership" on behalf of Granholm as the next governor of Michigan. Rev. Pettke was also listed in the official worship program, which was paid for by the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee. Rev. Pettke's attendance at the Democratic rally marked the third time a priest or group of priests in the Archdiocese of Detroit publicly defied Adam Cardinal Maida by supporting Granholm in her bid for governor. Click here to read the full story about the November 2002 Democratic rally attended by Rev. Lawrence A. Pettke. Click here to view photos from this picket. |
