Posted on 04/26/2007 7:01:11 AM PDT by NYer
Thank God for clear headed amd morally courageous bishops. Lord, send us more!
However, there is a question: Is the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation officially affiliated with the archdiocese? I would suspect that it is, since the Archbishop was on the board
I would suspect that it is NOT affiliated with the Archdiocese. The Archbishop demonstrates that he is not afraid to defend Church teaching and has the moral courage to act when confronted with evil. If there was an affiliation I feel confident that the event would be cancelled.
From the web site http://www.cardinalglennon.com/ ‘About Us’:
Named after John Cardinal Glennon, the Archbishop of St. Louis from 1903 to 1946, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center first opened its doors in July 1956. It was the Archbishop’s mission to see a health care facility open to all children in need of medical care. The hospital first was named Cardinal Glennon Memorial Medical Center for Children. Those who have come to know it well simply refer to it as “Glennon.” They speak of the hospital as if they are talking about an old friend, and there’s a warm feeling about the sound of that one word - “Glennon.”
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center is part of SSM Health Care, one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the country. SSM is sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Mary and owns, operates and manages 19 acute care hospitals in four states – Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
How about we toss a coin? Heads, I win, Tales, you lose.
This insight might help: I’m not sure if Glennon is officially a part of Saint Louis University Hospital, but it is on the same campus as SLU’s medschool and the hospital and I think is even structurally attached. HOWEVER, SLU’s current president Fr. Biondi SJ and, I believe, Archbishop Rigali (now Cardinal)came to an extremely tense head-to-head when Fr. Biondi went ahead and sold the hospital to a secular conglomerate a decade or so ago. Thus, while SLU hospital still carries the name of the Jesuit university it is only loosely affiliated with the school but no longer a Catholic hospital. I’m guesssing, then, that His Grace has no direct authority to control Glennon like he cannot control its partner SLU hospital.
FYI, SLU is my alma mater (2005) and His Grace, Archbishop Burke, is a friend and sponsored my entry into seminary. Not that you all need to be convinced, but he is a great, noble, holy and, above all, humble man.
Oh, PLEASE ... post geographical details. I cannot remember where Burke resides/ presides. Thanks.
Archbishop Burke walks the walk.
“This is not an event that’s about ideology,”
It is so dishonest when leftists call a stand for good against evil a matter of “ideology.”
Rejecting the slaughter of the innocents is “playing politics,” is it, you moral leper?
Abortion supporters — baby killers — shouldn’t even be received in decent society.
Regarding your quote, I am reminded of a comment made by Father John Corapi, renown phenomenal speaker and man of God. He said that as a priest, when he is called to account on his day of judgement, he will be held accountable for all the souls he has touched or should have touched by word and example throughout his life as a priest.
Archbishop Burke is, contrary to agenda driven media portrayals of him, a very, very compassionate man albeit a man who refuses to compromise the doctrinal tenets of his faith. He reminds me of a Man who walked this earth about 2000 years ago.
Just as an aside, a similar incident regarding the refusal to allow vocal pro-abortion catholic legislators to be allowed to receive the Eucharist was fodder for the anit-Catholic, salivating media in Wisconsin. In point of fact, it was one of the legislators who decided to make the issue public after the compassionate Bishop Burke made numerous attempts by letter to arrange meetings with the legislators involved to discuss their violation of Catholic Doctrine, Catholic Catechism etc. and also the scandal they perpetrate by receiving our Savior’s Body and Blood on Sunday knowing that they would be voting to promote abortion the next day in legislative session.
None of the catholic legislators with whom then Bishop Burke sought to meet agreed to meet with him in private.
I dream of our Church filled with shepherds who have the strength and conviction of Archbishop Burke.
He is a blessing from God and is constantly under attack, thus warranting our prayers.
EODGUY
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