Posted on 12/01/2011 12:19:53 PM PST by marshmallow
Radical homosexual group ‘encouraged’ by archbishop’s inaction at Most Holy Redeemer
The Rainbow Sash Movement, a homosexual-rights group known for disrupting Masses across the world on Pentecost Sundays, says San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer’s failure to police activities at the notoriously ‘gay-friendly’ Most Holy Redeemer parish “should be applauded.”
In a Nov. 22 news release -- the same day California Catholic Daily published a story about the scheduled appearance of retired Episcopal Bishop Otis Charles at Most Holy Redeemer -- Rainbow Sash said it “wishes to congratulate the people and pastor” of the parish for inviting Bishop Charles, noting he had publicly announced his homosexuality and “had a blessed union service performed to bless his relationship with his lover in 2004.”
“The Rainbow Sash Movement is encouraged by Archbishop Niederauer’s lack of action on this matter, and believes he is taking a role in responding to the rampant homophobia that is alive and well in the Church,” said the news release.
The Rainbow Sash Movement is best known for disrupting Masses on Pentecost Sundays by having its members wear “gay colors” while presenting themselves for Communion. In 2004, Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, instructed priests of the archdiocese to refuse Communion to wearers of the rainbow sash. "The policy of the U.S. Conference of Bishops is to not give Communion to those wearing the Rainbow Sash," said the cardinal in his written instruction to archdiocesan priests.
A Jan. 15, 2005 letter written on his behalf by the secretary of Cardinal Francis Arinze, then prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, noted: "Rainbow Sash wearers are showing their opposition to Church teaching on a major issue of natural law and so disqualify themselves from being given Holy Communion."
In the meantime, Most Holy Redeemer continues.........
(Excerpt) Read more at calcatholic.com ...
I’m afraid to ask what kind of ‘activities’ the guy is failing to police which have earned such a positive reaction from the ‘Rainbow Sash’ people...
This needs reporting to the Vatican preferably by Archbishops Caput or Burke. We cannot allow perverts (”the smoke of Satan”) to invade the sanctuary.
Well, for starters:
Catholic priest allegedly gives tacit approval to homosexual Pride march [SF's Holy Redeemer]
Pelosi, Archbishop To Meet Over Abortion Dispute
Speaker Pelosi Summoned by Archbishop
San Francisco Archbishop addresses recent comments made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nothing from Niederauer ( Pelosi's archbishop remains silent! )
San Francisco Archbishop to Honor Major Planned Parenthood Donor
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: Perpetually Juvenile
Catholics want Vatican to clean church [SF's Holy Redeemer]
San Francisco’s “Gay Parish” Pastor Says Reaction to Sacrilegious Communion “Overblown”
Archbishop Niederauer blaming filmers and bloggers
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence now teach theology
taking sides (Full coverage of ongoing Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence situation)
Jesuit Priest Professor Says Archbishop Was Correct in Giving Communion to Transvestite 'Nuns'
Archbishop Niederauer team spinning damage control
Text of public apology from Abp. Niederauer
San Francisco Archbishop Responds After Caught on Video Giving Communion to Gay Men Dressed as Nuns
What will he tell them? (Archbishop Niederauer to celebrate Mass at SF drag queen parish)
Sisters meet fundies in the Castro
Niederauer Installed as Archbishop (...."a gay man can meet the criteria of Vatican document...)
Bishop Niederauer, bishop of Salt Lake City Appointed as metropolitan archbishop of San Francisco
San Fran. Archbishop “very happy” about plan regarding homosexual adoptions
Niederauer’s handling of Nancy Pelosi is scandalous.
Same archbishop.
“In 2008, Archbishop Niederauer campaigned in favor of California’s Proposition 8, a ballot measure to recognize heterosexual marriage as the only valid marriage within California”.
Sounds to me like he’s lost his mind.
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