Oh man, OH MAN, I need to make some phone calls. I had NO IDEA.
I will be sending this in to the local newspapers, maybe even the TV station. You saw the letter I posted a few times from Bishop Steinbock yesterday? I DO NOT like him for various reasons, one of which is personal.
For the record, he is from southern CA and a friend of Mahony.
Just spoke with my godmother. She said the story is true and the bishop covered it up at the time.
I'm contacting the papers and TV station.
You may be interested in this campaign:
http://jeaf.com/dissent/mahony,_out.htm
Dear Fellow Catholics:
This is probably our most important posting to date. As you may know, our Metropolitan, Archbishop Roger Mahony, is in obstinate and scandalous dissent with the teaching office of the Catholic Church. Herein lays our concern: MAHONY, EVEN THOUGH ONLY A METROPOLITAN, EXERCISES HIS INFLUENCE OVER MANY BISHOPS AS IF HE WERE THE PRIMATE OF THE WHOLE WEST OF THE USA. We at Religiousum Voluntatis et Intellectus Obsequium of Merced, feel that our only hope is for Mahony to leave and have someone else take his place, and this can only be accomplished with your help. Our posting is a call to action for local parishioners, to make known to the appropriate authorities in Rome, what our circumstances are in the Dioceses of the West of the US that so critically deserves their special attention.
Our next Metropolitan Bishop must have the courage to stand up for what is good and right. What we need in our next Bishop are as follows:
Courage to defend the Most Holy Sacrament of Eucharist
Courage to teach “Religiosum Voluntatis et Intellectus Obsequium”
Courage to speak out against abortion
Active support for the pro-life movement
Courage to speak out against homosexuality in the priesthood
Speak out against gay marriage
Speak out against euthanasia
Withhold communion from politicians who support abortion
Put an end to liturgical abuse
Allow the Latin Mass
Demand that Catholic schools specifically teach Catholic doctrine
Provide financial accountability at diocesan and parishional levels, as required by canon law
In essence, we need a good holy Shepherd to lead this diocese into the future.
Please take the time to write to the church authorities whose names and addresses we provide, so that they can come to understand how valuable it is that our next Metropolitan Bishop is the right man to stand up for the doctrines that have faded. For your convenience, we have provided you with the following sample message to send to the appropriate authorities in Rome.
Would you like to know who Mahony really is?
Read the essay published here:
http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Homiletic/07-97/america.html
Bernardin, Mahony, Dulles, coup d'ètat