[Notwithstanding]

A friend who is a protester wrote this after reading the apology of Fr. Ortman:

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This weekend, Fr. “Doc” Ortman asked forgiveness for "misunderstanding" arising from his "ambiguous" statement a few weeks ago in the Our Lady of Good Counsel bulletin. He briefly explained that he is against “abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment,” and said he was writing this at the request of Cardinal Maida and Bishop Britt (who has been appointed to address the scandal surrounding OLGC’s advocacy of Jennifer Granholm and abortion). As a pro-life Catholic I welcome this step by Fr. Doc, but it remains ambiguous and it must be the first of several steps.

There was no "misunderstanding" three weeks ago. Fr. Doc and Fr. Sullivan were rather unambiguous and specific in trumpetting the following pernicious lies:

· “Pro-choice” on abortion is THE Catholic view
· Granholm’s “pro-choice” views are faithful Catholic views
· Laws protecting preborn children violate our God-given rights
· “Pro-choice” on abortion is not the same as “pro-abortion”
Further, they enthusiastically permitted Granholm’s husband to leaflet the parish before the election, identifying Granholm as “pro-life.” Last Sunday, Fr. Doc was caught again spouting his “pro-choice” dogma to a parishioner after the 5 pm Mass. This is “clerical abuse” of the worst kind, demonstrating that the OLGC priests are severely compromised in their ability to fulfill their pastoral duties faithfully.

Fr. Doc's new statement refuses to address any of these falsehoods. Then and now he says he "reverences" preborn life, yet he claimed three weeks ago that these lies are consistent with his "reverence." Now he says he's against abortion, but three weeks ago he said Catholics defend abortion's legality even while they oppose it. Granholm, Clinton, and Planned Parenthood all claim to be pro-life with the help of these priests' reasoning. Whether Fr. Doc is truly repentant is between him and God, but this scandal requires SPECIFICITY. Continued ambiguity reeks of bad faith.

As shepherds, Cardinal Maida and Bishop Britt must specifically contradict the four OLGC orthodoxies above. They must publicly censure Ms. Granholm until she reconciles her views to the Church. They must require Fr. Sullivan and Fr. Doc to recant these lies specifically and pledge fidelity to true Catholic teaching. They must remove Fr. Sullivan and Fr. Doc from ministry because of the danger to pregnant girls in the parish, and they must re-catechize the parish under faithful clerical oversight.

Until Cardinal Maida and Bishop Britt carry out this duty, the lay faithful must wage an ongoing public campaign, through every charitable means, to address Granholm’s and OLGC’s scandal, clarify the Church’s teaching, and persuade the bishops to do their duty.

[Landru]

"There was no 'misunderstanding' three weeks ago. Fr. Doc and Fr. Sullivan were rather unambiguous and specific in trumpetting the following pernicious lies:
· 'Pro-choice” on abortion is THE Catholic view
· Granholm’s 'pro-choice' views are faithful Catholic views
· Laws protecting preborn children violate our God-given rights
· 'Pro-choice' on abortion is not the same as 'pro-abortion'
Further, they enthusiastically permitted Granholm’s husband to leaflet the parish before the election, identifying Granholm as 'pro-life.' Last Sunday, Fr. Doc was caught again spouting his 'pro-choice' dogma to a parishioner after the 5 pm Mass. This is 'clerical abuse' of the worst kind, demonstrating that the OLGC priests are severely compromised in their ability to fulfill their pastoral duties faithfully."

Wrap this up & send it to The Vatican addressed to the Holy Father, himself.

The Pontiff is fair, just & righteous.
He just might conclude (as many of us already have) that the Homosexuals infesting our church who're warping & perverting our religion??
Are merely part & parcel to this "Pro-Choice" junk being peddled.
Both type of people advocating this garbage are cut from the same bolt of cloth as they obviously share a common motive.

IF Johan Paul knows about this, he just might act in earnest & with the Sword of the Lord.

...strike while the metal's hot, I say.

[Siobhan]

Until Cardinal Maida and Bishop Britt carry out this duty, the lay faithful must wage an ongoing public campaign, through every charitable means, to address Granholm’s and OLGC’s scandal, clarify the Church’s teaching, and persuade the bishops to do their duty.

I agree one hundred percent!

[Sock]

If these people are smart, and I believe they are, they will enlist the help from pro life organizations that are non Catholic – Lutherans for Life, Messianic Jews for Life and so on. Make this truly an ecumenical demonstration and watch Cardinal Maida and Bishop Britt begin to take this travesty seriously.

[dansangel]

God Bless you in your endeavors. It's high time that people learned that hypocrisy in the Church is totally unacceptable. There is no gray area here.

Too bad we weren't closer. We'd be there with you.