The newspaper ad for Roman Catholic Faithful's meeting in Rapid City.
Posted on 02/12/2019 3:39:45 PM PST by ebb tide
RAPID CITY, S.D. (ChurchMilitant.com) - A bishop is calling a Catholic apostolate "evil" for being critical of Cdl. Blase Cupich.
Bishop Robert Gruss of Rapid City, South Dakota issued a statement to be read from all parish pulpits the weekend of Feb. 9–10 condemning the apostolate Roman Catholic Faithful (RCF).
"Recently there have been ads in the Rapid City Journal paid for by a Mr. Steven [sic] Brady, founder and president of Roman Catholic Faithful," Bp. Gruss notes. "According to their website, Roman Catholic Faithful claims to be a network of faithful laity, investigators and attorneys whose goal is to rid the Catholic Church of clerical corruption."
RCF is coming to Rapid City to meet with local Catholics and discuss Cdl. Cupich's previous tenure there. Cupich was bishop of the Rapid City diocese from 1998 to 2010. Bishop Gruss' statement defended Cdl. Cupich as "an effective leader and shepherd" and accused RCF of being "guided by the Evil One" for trying to "destroy the reputation of Cdl. Cupich."
Church Militant contacted Stephen Brady of RCF, who said in an email Tuesday, "So much for transparency! It seems if you raise any questions about the credibility, orthodoxy or legality of anything the hierarchy does, you're doing the work of Satan."
Brady continued, "These guys expect a free rein to do whatever they would like to do within the hierarchy. No matter how many souls are destroyed, they cannot be challenged — it drives them crazy."
He noted that Bp. Gruss' condemnation has done little but drum up more support in the diocese for RCF.
"He gave us an opportunity," Brady commented. "He sent more supporters our way by what he did. We even had some clergy who were so offended by this statement from the bishop that they contacted us and gave us information."
So much for transparency! It seems if you raise any questions about the credibility, orthodoxy or legality of anything the hierarchy does, you're doing the work of Satan.Tweet
Brady shared with Church Militant the newspaper ad for RCF's upcoming event in Rapid City.
The newspaper ad reads in part, "Our organization is seeking information on the political actions, the spiritual direction, and the troubling issues concerning the past Rapid City Diocese administration of Catholic prelate Blase Cardinal Cupich."
It also states:
Network with fellow Catholics who want the corruption, abuse of power, and deviation from Church teaching to end NOW. Say NO to rampant sexual abuse and tolerance of abortion, birth control, homosexual relationships and sex of any kind outside of marriage — and say NO to those who falsely represent Church teaching!
Some local Catholics were happy to see Cupich leave the Rapid City diocese in 2010.
In a rather famous case, Cupich forbade the Traditional Latin Mass at a parish in Rapid City during Holy Week in 2002.
The newspaper ad for Roman Catholic Faithful's meeting in Rapid City.
The St. Michael's community at Immaculate Conception Church was forbidden from commemorating Good Friday or celebrating the Easter vigil in the Extraordinary Form.
Cupich put the Latin Mass community under lock and key because he thought pressuring them into taking part in the Novus Ordo would be a "moment of unity" with fellow Catholics for them.
RCF is a watchdog organization of Catholic laity based out of Illinois. It was founded in 1996, closed its doors in 2009 and came back into the fray in 2018 following the U.S. Catholic Church's "Summer of Shame" and the testimony of Abp. Carlo Maria Viganò.
In early January, RCF hosted a conference in Mundelein, Illinois — in the archdiocese of Chicago — that coincided with the U.S. bishops' conference's weeklong summit there.
Among the group's main focuses is Cdl. Cupich and the Chicago archdiocese.
In an interview with Church Militant published last October, Brady said the clerical sex abuse crisis is linked to homosexuality among the clergy.
In an interview with Church Militant published last October, Brady said the clerical sex abuse crisis is linked to homosexuality among the clergy.
Ping
Cardinal Cupich and his homosexual agenda are the "evil" we are concerned about.
Apparently Bishop Gruss and Cardinal Cupich “flock” together, so to speak.
This Roman knight exclaims to all:
It's time ....
Apparently Catholics saying out loud things that are in the Bible is now “evil” according to senior Catholic clergy.
Goes right along with the antics we’ve seen at Notre Dame in recent years.
Yeah, too many of them flock together -— and it’s a big flocking deal.
So when the laity actually starts doing something, showing initiative and being proactive, the hierarchy suddenly starts whining.
Very odd. I guess this wasn't quite what they had in mind. Then again, we weren't expecting a sodomite explosion either, I don't think, so he probably needs to cut RCF a little slack.
One would hope that there is a large walkout in San Diego churches as that letter is read. The homosexuals have permeated the Catholic clergy and hierarchy and have destroyed the Church’s moral credibility. Cupich and his ilk must be exposed and purged.
“SD Bishop Calls Catholic Group ‘Evil’ for Opposing Cardinal Cupich”
Cardinal Upchuck is a puke. One more Chicago gem.
In this case, “SD” is South Dakota.
"Given in Rapid City, South Dakota, on this second day of October, the feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, in the Year of Our Lord 2013. . .Most Reverend Robert D. Gruss": Sexual Misconduct Policy of the Diocese of Rapid City
"Worshippers prayed for people in all states of life and those affected by abuse. 'Everything that we face, everything that we are challenged with goes on this altar,' said the Rev. Robert Gruss, the main celebrant at the morning Mass and diocesan chancellor. . .The celebration comes at a time when diocesan officials are exploring ways to pay for sexual abuse committed decades ago by some priests. A Scott County jury awarded $1.5 million to a victim of sexual abuse on Sept. 18, shortly before the start of the annual Diocesan Appeal. In a recent letter, Franklin asked parishioners to continue their contributions to the diocesan ministries, saying these monies go for operating expenses and not to settle lawsuits. . .": "Diocese has bumpy road to the future" (2006)
"Leaders of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, are urging two bishops – Paul Swain of Sioux Falls and Robert D. Gruss of Rapid City – to 'use church bulletins, parish websites, and pulpit announcements to find others who saw, suspected or suffered child sex crimes by Fr. William Stolzman, Fr. Clarence J. Vavra, or Fr. J. Vincent Fitzgerald.' Fr. Fitzgerald was in the news last week, when a Twin Cities judge ruled that two Minnesota bishops must release his records and when Twin Cities Catholic officials re-opened their investigation into him. He is accused of abusing a boy and a girl in the late 1960s at the Tekakwitha Indian Mission in Sisseton. . .'For decades, US bishops have promised to be "open" about predator priests,' said Frank Meuers of Plymouth MN, SNAP’s Minnesota director. 'But like these South Dakota bishops, most church officials continue their patterns of recklessness, callousness and deceit. We hope Swain and Gruss will prove us wrong, act responsibly, and warn their flocks about these three priests and offer real help to their victims.'"Three MN predator priests worked in SD (2015)
"The Diocese of Rapid City had rescinded an offer to house a priest accused of child sex abuse at a priest retirement home in Piedmont after congregants and community members said they were upset that it's near a school and church. . .John Praveen, 38, a priest who formerly served with the diocese, was charged Oct. 2 with two counts of sexual contact with a child under 16 for allegedly touching a 13-year-old girl above her clothing, according to court records and statements. During an Oct. 6 hearing, his defense lawyer said if Praveen is able to post bond, Bishop Robert Gruss said the diocese would supervise his release at the Casa Maria priest retirement center, where he would be monitored and have no contact with children.": Diocese rescinds offer to house accused priest at retirement home near school (2018)
LGBT Activists Teaching Judges To Yank Kids From Parents Who Won’t Transgender Them
The Federalist ^ | February 12, 2019 | Margot Cleveland
Posted on 2/12/2019, 4:28:49 PM by detective
On Thursday, the Health and Human Services committee of the South Dakota House killed a bill that would have protected the right of parents to refuse to consent to medical or psychological treatment for a child suffering from gender dysphoria if the treatment “would induce, confirm, or promote the child’s belief that the child’s sex or gender identity is different from the child’s sex presented at birth.” Proposed House Bill 1205 also provided that “no public authority or official of this state may take any adverse action against a parent for exercising this right.”
What is going on in SD?
Frequently these days, bishops’ statements can be translated as “don’t sue us; please don’t sue us”, regardless of what the original words were.
Bergoglio is Stalin and Cupich is Beria.
One would hope that there is a large walkout in San Diego churches as that letter is read. The homosexuals have permeated the Catholic clergy and hierarchy and have destroyed the Church’s moral credibility. Cupich and his ilk must be exposed and purged.
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