Posted on 01/25/2021 5:56:01 PM PST by ebb tide
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, along with four other American prelates, released a statement on Friday to express their concerns over one of the executive orders Biden signed on his first day.
The order seeks to "prevent and combat discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation."
But while Dolan had little to say prior to the election, he and his four fellow bishops are now worried Biden's pro-LGBT order "threatens to infringe the rights of people who recognize the truth of sexual difference or who uphold the institution of lifelong marriage between one man and one woman."
Dolan and the four bishops go on to say they're "very grateful for the new administration's actions on immigration and the climate," but "find [it] unfortunate" Biden's moves toward racial equality are "partially conflated" with "false theories on human sexuality."
Among the nine ways one can be an accessory to sin, silence is particularly insidious for those ordained to shepherd.
Biden's own bishop in Delaware, William Francis Malooly, was confronted in October on his lawn for refusing to deny Biden Holy Communion and speak clearly against his aggressive anti-Catholic policies.
Malooly: Get out of here.
Randall Terry: They're killing babies and you haven't rebuked Biden publicly. You haven't held him accountable at any level.
Malooly: You do not know that.
Terry: Publicly — public scandal requires a public rebuke. You could probably have him defeated if you would just say its a sin to vote for someone who is promoting baby-killing and wants us to pay for it with our tax money.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of D.C. also made it clear he would not deny Biden Holy Communion.
But there are a handful of American bishops who stand against the tide.
Friday marked the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which Biden and Kamala Harris celebrated as an advancement of women's rights and health.
Kansas City archbishop Joseph Naumann fired back the same day: "It is deeply disturbing and tragic that any president would praise and commit to codifying a Supreme Court ruling that denies unborn children their most basic human and civil right — the right to life — under the euphemistic disguise of a health service."
President of the U.S. bishops' conference, L.A.'s Abp. José Gomez, was also quiet before the election but released a statement on Inauguration Day to spotlight a few areas like abortion, where Biden opposes perennial Church teaching.
What are they, stupid or deep Church liars?
The Catholic Church should completely revolt over this...but they won’t.
It’s a good bet that discernment isn’t one of his spiritual gusts...
Dolan - such a disappointment. He had great potential but flushed it all away with his love of this world.
I wish people would stop saying the bishops have Biden remorse.... THEY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING...They can’t afford to piss off the dems who hand them tens of millions of dollars for “resettling” illegals....
The Cardinal and Bishops Sold their Soul to the Devil and now they are complaining about the terms??
Ping
Some of us have and go to pre-vatican 2 churches. I left my church of 20 years because they no longer resemble what I know to be RC.
They think they know better than God..He’s a moron and should be coming to them for pointers....
I would respectfully remind the bishops that if you lie down with dogs, don’t be surprised if you get up with fleas.
Don’t leave the church..It’s still the bride of Christ..It’t just being run by thugs... Paraphrasing Hillaire Belloc....I know the church to be divine..For those who don’t the fact that the church is still standing after 2,000 years,after morons have tried to ruin it ,should tell anyone that Christ is always with His bride....
Anyone who has been paying attention to the Left’s agenda and supports it anyway doesn’t get the luxury of buyer’s remorse. We’re not even a week into the term, and they’re remorseful. Boo hoo.
I’m sorry but these people are not Christians.
They cannot be indwelled with the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit would drop them to their knees...
But we still need to Pray for them and those alike 🙏....
Bernardinite heretics.
“ I wish people would stop saying the bishops have Biden remorse.... THEY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING...They can’t afford to piss off the dems who hand them tens of millions of dollars for “resettling” illegals....”
THIS
[What are they, stupid or deep Church liars?]
Great question seems obvious it is both
The Bishops have turned their backs on Church teaching and are total hypocrites by not acknowledging Biden’s excommunication and denying him Holy Communion.
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