Posted on 10/01/2014 8:49:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Members of Minnesota Catholic Church are lamenting over the resignation of their music director of 17 years who was asked to leave his position after marrying his same-sex partner.
Jamie Moore served at St. Victoria Catholic Church for a little less than two decades and was beloved by much of the congregation. Several of the church's choir members recently voiced their disappointment over the matter to KARE11 News.
"I think it's unfortunate," said member Judy Janish. "I think people should be able to marry who they love and who they belong with."
June Henning, who served alongside Moore for 17 years, also expressed disgust over the decision made by Archbishop John Nienstedt.
"I'm disappointed that somebody's out there that says somebody is not good enough," she said.
Father Bob White of St. Victoria's addressed the congregation this past weekend and confessed that losing Moore felt like a death in the family.
"It's something no one would have wanted," he said. "But in the end, the archbishop could not find a way to reconcile Moore's decision to marry with the teachings of the Church."
Moore received a standing ovation after White's addressed the crowd. He also clarified the reasoning behind the decision.
"It is simply that the Church believes that sacramental marriage is between a man and a woman, and there's certain relationships it doesn't recognize," he said. "It doesn't make a judgment about that person; that they are a bad person."
Moore released a statement earlier this week expressing his love for the members of the church and his thoughts on the decision.
"While there are some who don't welcome everyone into the greater Catholic Church, I know that the vast majority of people at St. Victoria live lives that are truly examples of the way Christ would live; free of judgment, filled with love."
The firing was correct.
A church cannot say that homosexuality is sin AND have a person in an official position saying that homosexuality is not a sin.
They can say, “I’m guilty of it. It is a sin. I’m determined to give it up, because I know it’s wrong.”
But they can’t say, “It’s not a sin. I’m doing it anyway. I don’t care what you think.”
That would be a lot like employees at a Ford plant insisting on wearing Chevrolet uniforms.
Sounds like a lot of Catholic thinking I have encountered.
The little old lady next door, who is a VERY faithful mass attending and contributing to the church member, says the SAME thing.
And liberal as the day is long........
This argument is why I refuse to get a motorcycle endorsement on my DL.
...until I get fined and told to upgrade my endorsements. Defending the principle in court will be too expensive.
“While there are some who don’t welcome everyone into the greater Catholic Church, I know that the vast majority of people at St. Victoria live lives that are truly examples of the way Christ would live; free of judgment, filled with love.”
As If God has no rules, and does not judge. By this guys definition murders should just be free to roam and kill at will. Because stopping them or speaking out against them would be judgmental, and not love.
Why are these people Catholic when they don’t believe in its teachings?
And why was a gay man given such a leadership position in the church? He’s clearly practicing sin & encouraging others to as well.,
The church bought this on themselves by opening leadership positions to non-believers.
“Asked”?
murders = murderers
Well, I think this speaks to that:
“15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.” John 8:15-16
If he judged anyone, it was not of himself, using human judgement, but declaring the judgement of the Father.
“I think it’s unfortunate,” said member Judy Janish. ‘I think people should be able to marry who they love and who they belong with.’”
Then go find a church that allows that. Nobody stopping you.
Only the few that the media actively seeks to further their homo agenda.
Homosexuality is also against the church’s teachings yet they kept the music director on instead of asking him to leave when they found out about it. I think this sends a mixed message that some sins are worse than others and being gay is OK until you try to marry someone.
Franken?
This?
So what’s up with Minnesota anyway?
Amen. No real Christian would support that.
But they cant say, Its not a sin. Im doing it anyway. I dont care what you think.
AMEN!
There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done." All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. Those who knock it is opened.
― C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
Cafeteria Catholics or CINOs (Catholics in Name Only)
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