Posted on 05/24/2010 1:33:55 PM PDT by marshmallow
Some of you may be wondering how many Rainbow Sash Movement members, together with their "allies and friends", attended the 10:30am Mass at Westminster Cathedral yesterday (please see the various posts below). Well, having just spoken with one of the security team at the Cathedral, I can now reveal that NO sash demonstrators turned up! In fact, no-one was seen wearing a sash, or doing anything particularly out of the ordinary.
We can safely assume, therefore, that this gay pressure-group has no influence, whatsoever, in the UK. Having said that, it may have been the case that all the members had an en masse conversion of heart - realising the error of their rebellion!? It might also be the case that the RSM only has one or two vocal members, who couldn't be bothered to travel to Westminster? Of course, let's not forget that the whole thing might just have been a silly publicity stunt by the Chicago based RSM.
Whatever the reasons behind the complete lack of demonstrators, we can be sure of the fact that the vast majority of Catholics who have to carry the cross of homosexual temptations are more than happy to attend Mass like everyone else. They do not want special dispensations from sin, or special "ghettoised" services - segregated from the whole community of believers. They just want the graces of the sacraments and the space to worship God, like all of us other confused and fragile sinners that walk the earth.
The Spirit really does blow wherever He wills. He is also our best advocate and defence, and can easily blow away the chaff of this world if we ask Him to - when we turn to Him in prayer.
* From the poem The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket by Robert Lowell - which refers to the story of Noah, and God's promise, using the rainbow as a sign of His covenant with men, that he would never again flood the whole earth. The rainbow, therefore, is a symbol of the Lord's mercy and compassion towards a fallen and sinful people.
Maybe it was a test, to see the authorities’ response.
Hell, it worked for Al-Qaeda...
Anybody who can quote Robert Lowell (from his Catholic phase) has my vote! I love that poem.
But aside from that, I think these rainbow idiots are actually hardening the resolve of Catholics to fight against their agenda.
"The Lord Survives the Rainbow of His Will"
Whew! For a second I thought we were hearing again from Freerepublic's resident rambling Montanist.
LOL! That’s what I expected when I clicked on the thread, too!
Oh, my.. I hope not!
Edward Cardinal Egan was the celebrant (it was his 25th episcopal anniversary and Archbishop Dolan invited him to celebrate) and Archbishop Dolan was the concelebrant.
The Kyrie was in Greek, the Gloria, Sequence, Creed, and Agnus Dei were sung in Latin and the Our Father and Sanctus in English.
It was crowded with worshippers and I specifically looked to see if any of these pressure group members had shown up.
None.
Oh, yeah. Forgot about this. Yeah, nothing happened other than the choir getting the evil eye from the director when one of the anthems almost fell apart.
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