Posted on 08/14/2018 6:04:18 AM PDT by marshmallow
Bp. Edward Rice backs article slamming gay infiltration of Church
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (ChurchMilitant.com) - A southern Missouri bishop is signaling that homosexuality is at the root of the clerical sex abuse crisis.
On Tuesday, Bp. Edward Rice of the diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau published a column on his diocesan website affirming that the McCarrick scandal is but one component of a vastly larger crisis, and that the crisis springs from homosexuality.
Titled "'Dear Troubled Catholics': Church needs spiritual renewal," the reflection began with Bp. Rice's direct observations. "I, along with all those who love the Church, am dismayed, disgusted, and numbed when I think of those who have been harmed by his behavior," he said. "While I would rather not address the situation publicly, to not address it is to stick my head in the sand."
Rice then introduced portions of an article by Dr. Ralph Martin, president of Renewal Ministries, saying the piece "expresses my feelings and perhaps your feelings, too" [emphasis added]. The bishop's phrasing was highly significant, as Martin repeatedly references homosexuality as a metastasizing cancer in the Church.
At the outset, Martin noted a bright spot amid the bishops' mushrooming sex abuse scandal: "The climate of fear among many of our clergy — the fear of being punished or marginalized if they report sexual immorality among their fellow clergy or leaders — is starting to break."
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The homosexual 5th Column that has infiltrated the Catholic Church has wreaked damage whose ripples will last for generations.
Rule One: NO POOFTERS!
Bishop Rice may be on the road to becoming a true shepherd.
Can he say that?
This is like asking: is the pope marxist?
These sodomites are everywhere and represent a clear an present danger to children.
It doesn’t help when you have a Pope who is a SJW first and a Catholic second, if at all.
Yes, and the Church must throw open its doors to expose every pedophile and pederast to the light of day.
ya think........
The problem is the homosexuals have over run the Seminary.
These schools are ordaining homosexuals and placing them in churches across the nation and around the world.
The fact that the vast majority of pedophiles are homosexual is undeniable.
Kick the “poofters” out. ROTF over “poofters!”
To avoid this confusion, it is preferable to refer to men's sexual abuse of boys with the more accurate label of male-male molestation. Similarly, it is preferable to refer to men's abuse of girls as male-female molestation. These labels are more accurate because they describe the sex of the individuals involved but don't implicitly convey unwarranted assumptions about the perpetrator's sexual orientation.
The distinction between a victim's gender and a perpetrator's sexual orientation is important because many child molesters don't really have an adult sexual orientation. They have never developed the capacity for mature sexual relationships with other adults, either men or women. Instead, their sexual attractions focus on children – boys, girls, or children of both sexes.
Read the full text of post 14. Regardless of how one defines the abusers, they have taken over the RCC and may have ruined it for generations.
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