Posted on 09/22/2020 6:39:33 PM PDT by marshmallow
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA — The National Catholic Reporter first posted the story about the pastor who invited 12 men to undertake arms training to protect St. Stanislaus Church, in light of a drastic increase of vandalism and violence against Catholic Churches, statues, and shrines in the United States in 2020.
On September 1st, Msgr. John Fritz, the pastor of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, invited parishioners to volunteer for firearms training after a parish picnic at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, on September 13th.
The training was organized by a police officer, who is a parishioner of St. Stanislaus.
"We have spots for about 12 men who have no (or little) experience in shooting," Msgr. Fritz wrote in an email to parishioners. "There will be a briefing on safety rules and training/practice to go from low ready to fire position, reload, fire again and return to safe."
"We would like any man who wants to be included in the physical defense of the parish to be present to discuss and go over tactics for possible situations at St. Stanislaus that would require the use of firearms," Fritz wrote.
St. Stanislaus is an Apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) and only provides the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, also known as the Tridentine Mass or Traditional Latin Mass. Msgr. Fritz is also a member of the FSSP.
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People USED to murder by fire...owww. That burned out MANY people often. At least the gun is particular in its target.
Nothing neutral about fire.
Good, if and as deemed necessary.
(South Bend is a nice city in many ways but it does have some rough aspects...)
Frankie is deeply saddened and will put an end to this madness.
of possible interest,
I highly recommend this church to Freepers who love the traditional Latin Mass. It is on the west side of South Bend, south of Lincolnway West, not very far from the Amtrak station.
Always conceal carry especially in church. The democrat party’s paramilitary soldiers of antifa and so many more brown shirts of the democrats all want you dead, folks.
JoMa
My Pastor, the Deacons, and I (Minister of Music) were trained and licensed.
Protecting the Flock from predators is a fine Christian Tradition.
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