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http://www.rc.net/sacramento/cfl/protest.htmPlease pass on this message to others.Protest immodest blasphemy against the Blessed Virgin Mary. Please submit a short, to the point communication (such as "Remove the immodest statue portraying the Blessed Virgin Mary in a translucent gown from Church of the Resurrection parish in Solon, Ohio"). E-mail, call, fax or write: Bishop Anthony Pilla Diocese of Cleveland 1027 Superior Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Phone (216) 696-6525 / (800) 869-6525 FAX (216) 696-6547 "Bishop Anthony Pilla" <info@dioceseofcleveland.org> To see a sample letter, eitherclick here, orright click here. and "Save Target As …" a file you can find. Open in Word, WordPerfect,...

Spirit Daily ___________________________________________Chancellor Defends 'Nude' Statue and Meditations With Potential Occult LinksThe chancellor of a major American diocese has defended the use of both yoga and a form of esoteric therapy called "reiki" as ways of enhancing prayer and healing in a Catholic setting -- a view that appears to be in contradiction of the Vatican.The chancellor, Father Ralph E. Wiatrowski, of Cleveland, says that the diocese does not officially propagate the practices but sees nothing wrong with elements of them. His views first came to light in a letter to a local woman who had complained about  use...

Parishioners sue diocese claiming funds were diverted JOE MILICIA Associated Press CLEVELAND - A lawsuit filed by 36 members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland accuses Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of allowing three financial officers to divert about $2 million in diocesan funds to their private businesses. The parishioners ask for the diocese to be reimbursed by the officers in the lawsuit filed Monday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court by attorney Santiago Feliciano Jr., the former director of the Cleveland diocese's legal office. The lawsuit accuses Joseph H. Smith, the former chief financial officer of the diocese, of...

Catholic Academics vs. the Faith A courageous student at John Carrol U writes in the hope of Unleashing the Power of the Blog: Dear Faithful Catholic Groups, As a seminarian and student at John Carroll University, I feel it my moral obligation to bring to your attention the following advertisement and activity taking place at John Carroll the Jesuit University in Cleveland, OH. I will send you a photo copy of the advertisement when I can gain access to a scanner. Until that time I will give you the text of the advertisement that has been hung all over the...

CANT FROM THE CLEVELAND CHANCERY? ACTION NEEDED! [Kevin Miller]   2/26/2004   Please read this narrative, then send the email and make the phone call suggested at the end.The other week, a reader emailed me an item from CWN about the Diocese of Cleveland's respective reactions to Passion and The V Monologues. The reader added some further information about the latter, and suggested emailing various folks at JCU and the Cleveland Diocese to complain. I blogged his note. The first two sentences of the CWN item were as follows: The Diocese of Cleveland issues a warning to Catholic parishes...

Three years ago, the Beck Center had a transvestite march in the town of Lakewood 4th of July Parade: "Bob Simon learned that firsthand when, in costume as the sweet transvestite from Transylvania Frank N Furter, he received a sour reaction for his role in Lakewood's Fourth of July parade." "Michael Gill, marketing director at the Beck Center, said the arts facility received 28 calls within two days after the parade that complained about the publicity appearance for the stage show, which opens Friday." Now the Beck Center is preparing to present the vile anti-Catholic play, "Agnes of God." April...

Posted on Mon, May. 13, 2002 Homosexuals fear `witch hunt' in backlash of abuse scandal rocking Catholic ChurchGays defending faith and selvesSome say they've been `sacrificed' over sexual orientationBy Jim CarneyBeacon Journal staff writer A cloak of fear hangs over a part of the body of the Roman Catholic Church.``They are on a witch hunt,'' said a gay priest who says Mass for a group of gay Catholics called Dignity meeting at a Congregational Church in downtown Columbus two Sunday evenings a month.He has been a priest for 20 years. But he refuses to give his name over the...