Posted on 09/03/2019 6:16:08 PM PDT by marshmallow
Comes days after news that Abp. Sartain approved funeral Mass for gay shaman who committed suicide
SEATTLE (ChurchMilitant.com) - Days after news broke that Abp. J. Peter Sartain approved the funeral Mass of a same-sex married shaman who committed suicide, the Vatican has announced his resignation for health reasons.
The new archbishop of Seattle, Washington will be Abp. Paul Etienne, named co-adjutor in April after Sartain requested help for spinal problems he was suffering. Sartain submitted his resignation letter in September last year.
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, announced Sartain's resignation and replacement on Sept. 3 in Washington, D.C.
The case of Robert Fuller garnered national media attention last week after an Associated Press story revealed Jesuit priest Fr. Quentin Dupont gave Fuller a final blessing on May 5 at St. Therese Catholic Church in Seattle, only days before he threw a suicide party and killed himself, surrounded by parishioners, including the parish choir, which performed at his farewell party.
Fuller was a longtime parishioner at St. Therese, an "inclusive" parish, where Fuller was well known as an active homosexual who indulged in paganism and who promoted euthanasia and assisted suicide. A photo of the May 5 blessing shows Fuller surrounded by first communicants and tearful parishioners, who were aware of his months-long plan to kill himself.
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I don’t believe Sartain could be classified as homosexual. He was a very good Archbishop.
What church do you belong to? Clean house there first.
Catholic. And, yes, I am a strong advocate of cleaning house. Boot all homosexual clergy or homosexual supporting/defending clergy, beginning with Pope Francis. I figure he’s the former. Recent news reports show him protecting his brethren before he became pope. He’s part of the problem.
“Just because you disagree with something, does not make it a scandal.”
I think a RC Church choir singing at a suicide party qualifies as a scandal. I think I would think that even if I myself were an avowed atheist.
Don’t turn around and call me an atheist, I am not one.
They get plenty of nuns, and young boys too
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