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Archbishop: ‘We Support’ Priest Who Came Out as ‘Gay’ in Sunday Homily
LifeSite News ^ | 12/20/17 | Doug Mainwaring

Posted on 12/23/2017 6:08:21 PM PST by marshmallow

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, December 20, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – With the approval of his archbishop, a Catholic priest announced to his parish and to the world that he is a homosexual during Sunday Mass.

The Rev. Gregory Greiten, a priest of the Milwaukee Archdiocese and pastor of St. Bernadette Parish, said, “I am Greg. I am a Roman Catholic priest. And, yes, I am gay!”

In a carefully crafted one-two punch, Greiten’s Sunday announcement was quickly followed on Monday by a lengthy column penned by the homosexual priest for the National Catholic Reporter (NCR).

Not once in the over 2,200 word NCR commentary did Greiten acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus Christ or his dedication to him; nor was the importance of repentance and confession mentioned. And while Greiten’s proclamation makes it abundantly clear he is “gay,” conspicuously absent is a declaration of personal chastity.

Milwaukee Archbishop approves homosexual pastor’s homily and NCR screed

In advance of the Sunday announcement, Milwaukee's archbishop, the Most Rev. Jerome Listecki, met with Greiten, who warned his superior of his plans. Rather than forbid or counsel against the priest’s actions, Listecki instead issued a statement backing his announcement.

“We support Father Greiten in his own, personal journey and telling his story of coming to understand and live with his sexual orientation,” said Listecki. “As the Church teaches, those with same-sex attraction must be treated with understanding and compassion. As priests who have made a promise to celibacy, we know that every week there are people in our pews who struggle with the question of homosexuality.”

Rejection of Church teaching on best pastoral response to homosexuality

The actions––and inactions––in the Milwaukee Archdiocese surrounding Greiten’s declaration challenge the Church’s teaching on the best pastoral practices concerning the same-sex attracted.

“The respect and sensitivity to which the Catechism rightly calls us does............

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TOPICS: Catholic; Ministry/Outreach; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; religiousleft
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1 posted on 12/23/2017 6:08:21 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

If a priest “came out” as a fornicator. Would he support that too?


2 posted on 12/23/2017 6:09:24 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: marshmallow

You can be a gay priest. You just can’t be a practicing gay priest. And that means if you are actively gay. You can’t be a practicing priest. But You can be a gay priest.


3 posted on 12/23/2017 6:10:46 PM PST by poinq
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To: marshmallow

He’s a human being, of course you support him. There’s a difference between that and celebrating his perversion.


4 posted on 12/23/2017 6:11:41 PM PST by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: marshmallow

Does he support the numerous gay priests that have been identified as predators of young boys?


5 posted on 12/23/2017 6:12:28 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: poinq

No, no and no.


6 posted on 12/23/2017 6:16:42 PM PST by Fungi (Eat mushrooms often.)
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To: poinq
You can be a gay priest. You just can’t be a practicing gay priest. And that means if you are actively gay. You can’t be a practicing priest. But You can be a gay priest.

Well there sure are a lot of them.

How the Catholic Priesthood Became an Unlikely Haven for Many Gay Men


7 posted on 12/23/2017 6:18:40 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: marshmallow

Milwaukee, Timothy Dolan’s old Archdiocese. No surprise to me.


8 posted on 12/23/2017 6:18:59 PM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: marshmallow

I wonder if Bergoglio is telling them to do this?


9 posted on 12/23/2017 6:19:05 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: marshmallow
Defenders of the flag? Bruce Hornsby sang it all many years ago.
10 posted on 12/23/2017 6:29:21 PM PST by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: BenLurkin

Why not?


11 posted on 12/23/2017 6:37:31 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: SkyPilot

And Catholics on this board regularly condemn Protestant churches that have openly gay clergy.

Go figure.....


12 posted on 12/23/2017 6:41:05 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: dfwgator

“I wonder if Bergoglio is telling them to do this?”

Is the Pope Catholic?


13 posted on 12/23/2017 6:43:25 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: gibsonguy
Is the Pope Catholic?

Good question.

14 posted on 12/23/2017 6:46:13 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: marshmallow

I guess gay orgies will be in thing now that the priests in Rome do it.


15 posted on 12/23/2017 6:46:29 PM PST by stockpirate (I've been blocked on FB for posting true stories about Mueller & sex claims aginst Trump)
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To: poinq

In what universe?


16 posted on 12/23/2017 6:47:24 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: gibsonguy

He sure is.


17 posted on 12/23/2017 6:48:02 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: SkyPilot

I don’t know....looks kinda , greasy


18 posted on 12/23/2017 6:50:00 PM PST by Boowhoknew
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To: marshmallow

So uh... how’d he figure out he was gay?


19 posted on 12/23/2017 6:50:46 PM PST by Skywise
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To: marshmallow

What rational parent would entrust their son to this gay priest?


20 posted on 12/23/2017 7:00:35 PM PST by allendale (.)
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