Posted on 07/02/2009 4:42:09 PM PDT by tcg
I begin by asking all of our readers to pray for Fr. Geoffrey Farrow. He was the pastor of the St. Paul Newman Center at California State University at Fresno until he was suspended by his Bishop and removed from his position. This strong action was required and intended to be remedial, as are all canonical sanctions.
Fr. Farrow openly defies the teaching of the Catholic Church concerning marriage and human sexuality. He also openly condemns the Catholic Church in public for her defense of marriage. Let me be clear, Fr. Farrow needs our prayer. We ask the Lord to help him return to fidelity. However, Father Farrow has chosen to engage in anti-Catholic activism. He has decided that he will try to change the Church in an area where her teaching cannot and will not chenge, rather than change his behavior and be changed through her loving care.
On June 4, 2009 Fr. Farrow published a recommendation on his weblog (http://fathergeofffarrow.blogspot.com) which is an ongoing act of rebellion. He has turned his anger against the Knights of Columbus because of their support for the Magisterium of the Church and their work to defend marriage. He is calling others to rally to his heretical positions (Scandal CCC #2284) and asking them to engage in fraudulent actions intended to cause economic harm to the Knights of Columbus. I fully disclose that I am a fourth degree Knight and I am completely supportive of their apostolate.
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In Miami we had Father Cutie do the same. He had an affair with a woman, was critical of the church after he was caught, and then left the church to become Episcopalian. All he accomplished was breaking the hearts of the faithful people who loved him. If Father Farrow doesn’t like the Church teachings then just leave. He is not the Pope.
Just an aside but those who are able to get a KofC life insurance policy should do so. You support a great cause and you can’t beat the price.
He tells us the reason: He is fearful of having to find a job that will allow him to live as comfortable a life as he presently enjoys.
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