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In what is being acknowledged even by liberal Catholics as a courageous move, Springfield, IL Bishop Thomas Paprocki debated dissident nun Sr. Jeannine Gramick on the topic of gay “marriage” before a decidedly gay-friendly crowd on Friday. In a shocking revelation in his opening remarks, the bishop told the crowd that his former secretary was brutally murdered by a gay activist simply for suggesting that he change his lifestyle. Heckling and insults from the crowd and were expected and received as the bishop lay out the argument in favor of traditional marriage, after which he concluded, “some of you may...

Woman's death at hands of 'gay' her fault, says lawyer Trial begins over death of Christian who questioned homosexual lifestyle choice. Mary Stachowicz was attacked with such ferocity the assailant's hunting knife blade was bent, but a defense attorney for her alleged attacker is painting her with the blame, saying it wasn't a "hate crime" and it happened because her comments about his "gay" lifestyle assaulted the man. And since it was only a routine murder case, not a "hate crime," the story is getting almost no coverage from mainstream media outlets, several conservative groups have noted. The murder trial...

The One Year Anniversary of Chicago Catholic Mary Stachowicz's Murder During an Anti-Christian Hate Crime 10/21/2003 9:40:00 PM By Allyson Smith The lives of Christians are cheap today, as they were in Rome CCI NOTES: On November 13, 2002, Chicagoan Mary Stachowicz, a devout Roman Catholic, wife and mother, was brutally murdered for testifying about the Christian faith. In the weeks following Mary's death at the hands of homosexual Nicholas Gutierrez in Chicago, pro-homosexualists reacted with much more sympathy for the ‘gay’ killer than for his Christian victim. In fact, several even went as far as saying that Mrs....

Hate Crimes   DAVID SISLER Question: When is a hate crime not a hate crime? Answer: (a) when the crime is perpetrated against a Christian, (b) when the crime is committed against a heterosexual by a homosexual, (c) all of the above. On November 13, Nicholas Gutierrez punched, kicked, and mutilated Mary Stachowicz with a knife until he got tired. Then he placed a garbage bag over her head, strangled her, and jammed her body in a crawl space under the floor of his apartment. Gutierrez confessed to the crime and has been charged with first-degree murder, attempting to conceal a...

'Gay' Reaction to Mrs. Stachowicz’s Murder: Silence to Applause 12/4/2002 By Allyson Smith "I really don't feel sorry for her. She paid a very steep price for being an arrogant religious fascist. Too bad for her." – "Iris," in a posting on the ACLU Online Forum. "Quite frankly, if anyone in this case was being ‘persecuted’ it was Mr. Gutierrez. Unfortunately for the victim this was a lesson that she learned too hard and too late. Maybe this will give pause to other people who similarly try to ‘help’ homosexuals." — "Silence Dogood," on ACLU Online Forum. Mary Stachowicz In...

<p>A homosexual teenager was arrested in Chicago for killing a Catholic woman who tried to persuade him to change his sexual orientation — a case that critics argue should be labeled as a hate crime that deserves national attention.</p> <p>Nicholas Gutierrez, 19, was charged Nov. 16 with first-degree murder and burglary after police said he beat, kicked, stabbed and strangled 51-year-old Mary Stachowicz, then placed her body in a crawl space under the floor in his apartment. Her body was found three days after she was killed.</p>

Here's more proof of the phoniness of government statistics on so-called "hate crimes" (as opposed to that rash of "love crimes" sweeping the nation): In Chicago, where it's a "hate crime" if a heterosexual kills a homosexual, the reverse is deemed unacceptable. Chicago police say Nicholas Gutierrez, 19, fatally stabbed and strangled 51-year-old Mary Stachowicz, a devout Catholic who urged him to stop being a practicing homosexual. Yet prosecutors claim there is no evidence to charge him with a "hate crime." Gutierrez "said he has issues with his mother, and the way Mrs. Stachowicz talked to him gave him...

<p>The savage murder of Mary Stachowicz, the middle-aged Chicago churchgoer allegedly killed by 19-year-old coworker Nicholas Gutierrez, has met with a deafening media silence.</p> <p>Gutierrez, who is homosexual, confessed that he set upon Stachowicz when she asked him, "Why do you [have sex with] boys instead of girls?" A state's attorney told the Chicago Tribune: "The defendant punched and kicked and stabbed the victim until he was tired. He then placed a plastic garbage bag over her head and strangled her."</p>

(CNSNews.com) - Prosecutors in Chicago say there's no evidence at this time to charge a homosexual teenager with a hate crime in the stabbing and strangulation death of a woman with whom police say he argued over his lifestyle. Authorities said 19-year-old Nicholas Gutierrez is facing charges of first degree murder, burglary and concealing a murder in the Nov. 13 death of 51-year-old Mary Stachowicz. Gutierrez is currently being held in the Cook County, Ill., jail in lieu of $3 million bond. The arrest report states that Gutierrez "admitted beating and stabbing the victim during a video taped confession," after...

From National Review's website: ON O'REILLY TONIGHT [Rod Dreher] I'm going to be on The O'Reilly Factor tonight, discussing the Mary Stachowicz case, and the lack of media coverage of her murder. Posted at 02:43 PM