[Pyro7480]

Catholic ping!

[MIchaelTArchangel]

I expect Cardinal Dolan to say that leprechauns are gay because the keep their pots of gold at the END of the RAINBOW!

[detective]

“I am grateful to the Archdiocese of Washington that has generously sponsored our conversation on this site for five years.”

Sounds like he got kicked off the website.

[Ray76]

Msgr. Pope’s comments are available here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3200310/posts

[ebb tide]

I don't think Msgr. Pope removed his post voluntarily.

Here is a comment he's made earlier:

Bless you all for your prayers and encouragement. I hope you will understand if I cannot continue to post your comments on the parade article here. I will read them but cannot post them, I will send you an e-mail gratitude. I ask your charity and understanding for the Archdiocese of Washington which has always generously sponsored this blog and been supportive of our conversations.

I also hope you will understand if I cannot explain why it was removed.

I am a loyal son of the Church and I love my Archdiocese.

And now, within hours, he's explaining why it was removed. Quite a reversal.

[2ndDivisionVet]

When will he be Pope Pope?

[NYer]

For those who missed it, here is markomalley's post of Msgr. Pope's blog.

Time to End the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Al Smith Dinner?

Hoping the good monsignor is not exiled as a result of this.

[G Larry]

Msgr Pope,

Tell “the culture”:

“You may go to hell yourself, if you wish, but please don’t insist that I should go along.”

“I have no obligation to endorse, promote, or support your perversions.”

[icwhatudo]

coward

[Heart-Rest]

"Huh?"

Here's another article that also discusses that Msgr. Pope column and related issues: "Are Catholic conservatives turning on Cardinal Timothy Dolan?"

(If anyone skilled in setting up new threads here wants to, they might want to set that Washington Post article up as a separate thread for additional comments.)

[ConorMacNessa]

I know Msgr. Charles Pope and I know him to be a scholarly and compassionate priest, a dynamic homilist, and a faithful servant of God. I read his blog post before it was pulled and I am in total agreement with the thrust of his post - I think the Catholic Church should dissociate itself from any parade, festival, or other enterprise that provides a forum for the homosexual agenda, the pro-death activists, or any other faction advancing beliefs or conduct antithetical to the Church's central teachings.

I am appalled that Cardinal Dolan has ratified this outrage - had high hopes for him after his Benediction at the DNC in 2012. At this juncture, I feel betrayed by him and others of the R.C. Episcopacy.

One minor point of disagreement with Msgr. Pope - I will continue to wear green on St. Patrick's Day - my ancestors suffered and bled through seven centuries of tyranny and religious persecution for the right to wear it, and I will continue to do so.


"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Salvation]

Here is yesterday’s post as posted by markomalley

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3200736/posts

[Salvation]

And what you just posted is today’s post.

[piusv]

Ah, the Novus Ordo Church: making a mess since the 1960’s.

The ridiculousness continues.

[marshmallow]

This is what happens when one dissents from Church teaching. No, not official Catholic teaching found in the Catechism. One can dissent from that for years, decades even, with no recriminations. One can make a career of it, as a matter of fact. See LCWR for more details.

No, this is AmChurch "teaching" propagated by so called liberals. Dissent from that and you'll be on the receiving end of some serious "incoming", in a heartbeat.

There's dissent and then there's dissent, folks.

[Sun]

Will Planned Parenthood be next to march in the parade?

[GreyFriar]

What happened to the St. Patricks Parade Post? [Ecumenical; Msgr. Pope’s Follow-Up]

[AliVeritas]

You wouldn’t believe the level of pissed off here in my part of NYC; I’m talking pitchforks.