Bishop pulls no punches in letter responding to hand wringing "Catholics"

Diocsesecs.org Bishop's column ^ | June 2004 | Bishop Sheridan

[dsc]

Have you read An Introduction to the Devout Life, by Francis de Sales?

How about this?

http://www.psalm40.org/conformity.html

[Aquinasfan]

“The Church, the ‘pillar and bulwark of the truth,’ ‘has received this solemn command of Christ from the apostles to announce the saving truth’ (1 Tim 3:15). ‘To the Church belongs the right always and everywhere to announce moral principles, including those pertaining to the social order, and to make judgments on any human affairs to the extent that they are required by the fundamental rights of the human person or the salvation of souls’” (#2032). Conscience, for the Catholic, must be informed by the teachings of the Church. In other words, conscience does not invent truth. Conscience discovers the truth that has been revealed by God.

Excellent! We need more courageous bishops.

[johnb2004]

This, of course, is where the disagreement occurs. Some people have written to me and said that nothing or no one outside of themselves can determine the moral significance of their actions. They alone would decide what is right and what is wrong. This stance, claimed as Catholic, ignores Jesus’ constitution of His Church and the Church’s teaching authority.

Great Bishop.

[Polycarp IV]

AWESOME! PING!!!

[pgyanke]

Welcome back!

[no more apples]

Thanks for the post. I sent a quick note to the Bishop.

Ping for ThomasMore.

[kjvail]

Sheriden for Pope!

[G Larry]

Well, it seems the Bishop has a few Priests in the North of the county, who need a little more instruction and guidance from him.

Priests who "don't want to debate the subject", because they've "got the bigger picture"!

[Cap'n Crunch]

Awesome ping agreement bump...

[EsclavoDeCristo]

However, some people have said that they will leave the Church. They will leave because they will not abide a bishop “telling them what to do”. Let’s be clear and honest. I have done nothing more than explain the teaching of the Church, which is the truth. If the truth causes people to abandon the greatest gift they will ever receive, viz., membership in Christ’s Body the Church, I feel deeply sorry for them.

AMEN! Finally a good, Godly man willing to step up and teach what Christ teaches!!!!!! I'm sure this is not easy at all for the bishop. We all need to support and remember him in our daily prayers!