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Father Elijah,

Here's the synthesis of your work I promised the other day. I tried to make it into a letter that regular lay folks can send to their priests, bishop, the Pope, and anyone else they think might be beneficial to the cause.

I hope you and others find it suitable. If not, please let me know where it may be adjusted.

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Dear ...[or "Your Eminence" depending on who you're writing to],

I am a devout Catholic and am very concerned about the state of the Church here in America. I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ who is the Light of the World is even now exposing acts of evil within the Church. He is revealing those who wound his sacred Body by abusing children and youth. Our Lord is also exposing rot and disease within the structures and leadership of the Church from within provinces of religious orders, Catholic universities, and diocesan chanceries.

I believe it is time to clean house. First and foremost, the pederasts, sex abusers, fornicators, adulterers and homosexuals need to be removed from leadership and the ranks of the ordained. That such a purging may occur, I have pledged myself to do the following [pick one or more of the following]:

1) Seek confession on a more regular basis;
2) receive the Eucharist on the Feast of Divine Mercy and receive Christ’s promises to St. Faustina of mercy and pardon;
3) engage in works of mercy; and encourage others to do the same.
5.) pray the rosary daily
6.) attend Daily Mass or a daily Act of Spiritual Communion
7.) attend Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
8.) attend Benediction and Adoration
9.) say Prayers of Reparation
10.) say the Stations of the Cross
11.) say The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
12.) say The Litanies
13.) attend Novenas, especially the Novena to the Holy Spirit
14.) attend The Liturgy of the Hours

I beg you to disclose fully and immediately any evidence of criminal wrongdoing or improper sexual behavior within the clergy that you are aware of. This horrible scandal must be stopped. Until I can be certain that our diocese [or parish] is free from corruption, I will be directing my financial support to those parts of the Catholic Church that are beyond reproach.

I furthermore request that you urge the following actions be taken: [choose one or more of these]

1. The Holy Father lead the Church in a worldwide Day of Penance for the sexual sins of the Church’s leadership.
2. The Holy Father require churches without fail to restore the Tabernacle back to its original location directly behind the center of the altar.
3. The Holy Father declare that homosexuals may not receive Holy Orders but are welcome to carry their cross among the ranks of the lay faithful.
4. The Holy Father remove Cardinals, bishops, priests, and deacons who have covered up cases of sexual abuse and see to their prosecution.
5. The Holy Father please give the Church in the USA new Cardinals, for example, elevating men of the caliber of Archbishop Chaput of Denver.
6. The Holy Father suspend the US National Conference of Catholic Bishops and to appoint a Triumvirate to clean house, to root out evil, and to liberate the Church in the USA from error and crime.
7. The Holy Father restore the prayer “St. Michael the Archangel” to the close of every Mass to be prayed aloud by all present.
8. The Holy Father extend the faculty to every priest in the Church to celebrate Mass according to the 1962 Missal.
9. The Holy Father to issue a sentence of automatic excommunication for any Catholic who votes or works to support the ongoing holocaust of abortion.
10. The Holy Father disassociate the Church from those once Catholic universities and colleges that no longer affirm the magisterium of the Church or loyalty to the Pope.
11.) The Holy Father shut down religious orders or provinces of religious orders (like the California province of the Society of Jesus) that are a scandal in themselves.
12.) Inquire of the Holy Father whether or not it would be better to give Cardinal Law, Cardinal Egan, and Cardinal Mahony new jobs at the Vatican.
13.) Ask the Holy Father to give the Cardinal’s red hat to great men of faith, men like Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J.
14.) Ask the Holy Father to make someone like Fr. Benedict Groeschel the next Archbishop of New York.
15.) Ask the Holy Father to make someone like Bishop F. Bruskewitz the next Archbishop of Boston.

Finally, please be aware that I pray for you, the Pope, and all the clergy with all my heart. I thank you for the personal sacrifices you have made in your devotion to Christ and for the vows you took at your ordination. Please keep in mind that although I am disgusted and frustrated with the scandal afflicting Mother Church, I truly love and cherish good, faithful priests like yourself.

Sincerely,

My Name

"We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28