Posted on 07/07/2017 7:17:45 PM PDT by ebb tide
A parish in the San Jose diocese in California is openly employing a gay married man, who is an active member of the parish council.
Saint Clare parish in Santa Clara has posted on its parish website brief biographies of their parish council members. On a page titled "Meet the St. Clare Parish Council," the biography of parishioner John Sullivan ends with the following: "John and his husband Willie are the parents of twin third graders at St. Clare School."
The Church staunchly opposes same-sex marriage, and branches of Catholic Charities have closed adoption agencies rather than place children with same-sex parents. Even though Sullivan and his same-sex husband are in custody of two children, he nevertheless works for Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County as the director of training for psychology doctoral interns, providing "assessment and psychotherapy services for individuals, couples and families in Spanish and English."
Several U.S. bishops have disallowed individuals in public same-sex relationships from assuming roles of parish leadership. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia published guidelines last year that read:
[T]wo persons in an active, public same-sex relationship, no matter how sincere, offer a serious counter-witness to Catholic belief, which can only produce moral confusion in the community. Such a relationship cannot be accepted into the life of the parish without undermining the faith of the community, most notably the children. Finally, those living openly same-sex lifestyles should not hold positions of responsibility in a parish nor should they carry out any liturgical ministry or function.
Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois issued guidelines last month, which bar from ministry individuals involved in a public, same-sex marriages. "Persons who are publicly living in a same-sex marriage are not to serve in a public liturgical ministry, including but not limited to reader and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion," wrote Bp. Paprocki.
He also refused to admit same-sex couples to the sacraments or grant them a Catholic funeral "unless they give some signs of repentance [of having lived a homosexual lifestyle] before their death." This was rejected two weeks later by Bp. Patrick McGrath of San Jose, who wrote, "We will not refuse the sacraments or Christian burial to anyone who requests them in good faith," referring explicitly to the LGBT community.
Bishop McGrath cites Pope Francis, who said, "The Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect." The bishop fails to take note of the fact that Pope Francis is against adoption of children by same-sex couples like Sullivan and "his husband Willie," who are the "parents of twin third graders at St. Clare School." At the Humanum conference in 2014, Pope Francis stated, "Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother capable of creating a suitable environment for the child's development and emotional maturity."
Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother capable of creating a suitable environment for the child's development and emotional maturity.
Studies have shown that adoption of children by same-sex couples causes psychological damage to children. A study by Dr. Paul Sullins of Catholic University of America found among children reared by same-sex parents:
18 percent were depressed 51 percent of these same people became depressed by age 28 44 percent were suicidal (three times higher than those raised by straight parents) 93 percent felt distant from parents growing up 73 percent of these same people felt distant from their parents as adults Research by the New Family Structure Study, which surveyed 3,000 adults raised by same-sex couples, revealed these people suffered from the following:
Poor educational attainment Low levels of happiness, mental and physical health Impulsive behavior Depression Suicidal thoughts Unemployment Substance abuse Criminal activity Unmarried, or infidelity if married
In his directive, Bp. Paprocki said children of same-sex parents could attend Catholic schools provided they "agree to abide by the Family School Agreement." This agreement forbids such couples from publicizing their same-sex relationships. The directive states that parents "who cause public scandal by ... making a public issue of their state of life contrary to Catholic teaching shall be considered in violation of the Family School Agreement."
Sullivan and St. Clare parish have made Sullivan's same-sex marriage public on their parish website.
Church Militant contacted the pastor of St. Clare's parish as well as the principal of the school, but both refused to comment. Calls to the diocese and to Catholic Charities have not been returned.
75 days to go! Hold fast! It gets worse before it gets fixed.
I am not Catholic, and was not raised Catholic, but I would not hesitate to join a repentant, reformed, truly humbled Roman Catholic Church. This kind of saying one thing, doing another, will not foster any reunification of Christ’s church.
That is very sad in a world where Islam gains more adherents than Christ.
The Church will be unified when Christ returns for His Bride and reveals the Church composed of all those who have trusted Him for salvation. The liberal protestant and RCC churches are leading the sheeple on the road to Hell. Literally. I pray that the Lord returns soon before those who use His name in vain wax any more evil and heretical.
Just have to tear out a few pages of the Bible and put God through a little sensitivity training. Jesus had it all wrong, too. Popularity is the way to go, so take the broad road.
My former parish where I served on this parish council.. Established 1777. Remind me why I don’t live in the Bay Area anymore. Sigh.
My former parish where I served on this parish council.. Established 1777. Remind me why I don’t live in the Bay Area anymore. Sigh.
A good and wholesome thought. You could join and become that repentant, reformed, truly humbled Roman Catholic. That’s the only way it can be done. That’s what I’d want for myself.
They say Hell is pretty hot, the question are you really wanting to find out, since according to the Bible it is a one way ticket
They say Hell is pretty hot, the question are you really wanting to find out, since according to the Bible it is a one way ticket
Sorry, too much non-biblical baloney in the RCC. The corruption goes way back. But yes, I do indeed have a plank in my own eye. But that does not mean I have to be blind or join in the corruption.
Nobody has to be blind or join in corruption. You do have to believe in Christ and the promises He made about His Church and His Spirit.
It seems to me I read about the weeds and the wheat growing together in the same field until the Final Judgment. Does any of this surprise you? Do you suppose any of it surprises God?
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