Gay Marriage: A Tale of Two Different Bishops in Florida
Hope all is well with you on this “9th day of this New “Year of Action” as us Pro-Life/Pro-Traditional Marriage activists have our hands full as seeing another appalling photo in the P.B. Post this morning of W.P.Beach Mayor, Jeri Muoio, performing another same sex marriage ceremony, makes me sick. I can only pray that everybody reading this e-mail, read my other e-mails and article on our liberal, Pro-Abortion mayor – and responded to her Questionnaire – blasting this disgusting county leader like she deserves to be blasted. Muoio flaunts her unethical, liberal ways for all to see and coming out in the P.B. Post three days in a row – promoting Gay Marriage is grounds for us to VOTE her out of office in this up-coming elections: FIRE THE PRO-ABORTION MUOIO, NOW!!!
But, friends, what’s worse is what is going on in the rest of our beloved state – just 4 hours northwest of Palm Beach, in the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Yes, after congratulating and writing a powerful article on the Honorable Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski for taking a strong stance against this Gay Marriage fiasco (by stating that “if any employee from the Archdiocese of Miami even thinks of supporting Gay Marriage in any way, shape or form – he or she will be terminated”). That’s a powerful statement coming from Wenski and one that should be made by all of our Bishops in Florida – and in our entire country – for that matter. If every single Bishop in this country commits himself to standing up against Gay Marriage in a powerful & provocative manner – it will be reversed in all “36” states as quickly as it was instated. But, trying telling that to Bishop Robert Lynch, Shepherd of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida…
Well, the day after Archbishop Wenski put out his bold statement of authority and integrity against Gay Marriage, Bishop Lynch, who I have met and spoken to several times up in Tallahassee for “Catholic Days at the Capitol”, put out his “murky” statement. I have included it as Article #2, below. You can see the contrast between the two Bishops. Read for yourself…And, once again – to borrow Pope Francis’ famous 5 words – “Who am I to Judge”?- it’s not judging that we are doing here – it is simply pointing out something that is definitely incorrect, misleading and contradictory when you have two Bishops of the Catholic Church – the same state – 5 hours apart…a world apart.
And, there, my friends, lies the big problem that us Catholics face. When we have a serious issue like this Gay Marriage debacle, we cannot have Church leaders on the opposite poles, putting out different messages. Especially two Bishops from the same state. It just serves to confuse the Catholic Faithful even more and every time our beloved Pope Francis says something about the homosexual lifestyle – the liberal media blow it all out of proportion and twist and turn it to make it appear that Pope Francis is gay, himself! That is why the pope had over 200 Bishops and cardinals at the recent Synod of Bishops in Rome for two weeks – focusing on Family – with emphasis on the sacred Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. And, we all know the controversy that transpired during that Synod. (I can still see cardinal Kasper challenging Cardinal Burke, while watching Cardinal Weurl trying to keep his composure)…Lots of “cardinal” sins took place during those 14 days in Rome. ** The next Synod will take place in September, 2015 and you can bet that between 36 states legalizing Gay Marriage, as of now and counting – and what else is going to transpire during these next 9 months – we better brace ourselves for some serious fireworks, folks! Not, just Roman candles, either…
But, let’s go back to an infamous date in the history of humanity (or, should I say, “Inhumanity”?) – January 22nd, 1973 – Roe v. Wade. Very similar to what we are facing in our country today. Abortion vs. Gay Marriage…Two intrinsic and culture of death evils that are taking this country down faster than you can say “Protect the Unborn”! What did the Catholic Church do back in 1973?
TOOK THE 5TH AMENDMENT AND DISREGARDED THE 5TH COMMANDMENT! STOOD SILENT – ALLOWED THOU SHALL KILL
Had every church leader – Catholic, Protestant, Baptist, etc. – stood up for the sanctity of life – abortion would have never been legalized in the United States of America! Church leaders quietly took a back seat, thought it was only going to pertain to certain pregnancy situations, thinking and hoping that it would probably go away in a few years…Think again, folks. 56 million murdered babies…and counting…
And, yet, after watching this unGodly genocide of innocent unborn babies still taking place today – we still only have a small number of Catholic priests in this country who proclaim to be “Devout Pro-Lifers” – including just a handful in our own Diocese of Palm Beach – 5 of them…When every priest in this country should be Devout Pro-Lifers (which I would think comes with the territory) – it tears me apart that it is acceptable – not only in our Diocese – but in all 176 dioceses in this country….I am here to challenge – and at the same time – support every priest in our country, but our clergy truly need to do a better job in being more vocal, aggressive and engaged in the abortion fight – by way of action…
“ALL PRIESTS NEED TO BE DEVOUT PRO-LIFERS! IT IS PART OF THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION. IT BEGINS IN OUR PARISHES, FOLKS – AND THE SAME GOES WITH SAME SEX MARRIAGE! ALL PRIESTS NEED TO STAND UP FOR THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY RIGHT NOW AND BOLDLY SAY “NO” TO THE ABOMINATION OF GAY MARRIAGE! IT’S TIME WE HAD A RELIGIOUS REVOLUTION AND HAVE OUR BELOVED CLERGY STAND UP AND TAKE THE LEAD ON THESE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY”.
If our Catholic Church leaders and all of our clergy do not stand up against Gay Marriage in a big way – it will have the same effect on our society, country and future generations as the atrocity of abortion has had on us these past 42 years, thus giving the culture of death another momentum push, making it that much more difficult for us to turn it around. And, once again, we need prayers! More than ever. Pro-Life Prayers are Powerful!! Let us Pray…
And, speaking of the “devil fighter” – as I write this e-mail, I am being texted by the fiery, bold Pro-Life pastor of St. Martin de Porres, Father James Molgano, asking me what my take on these two Bishops from Florida are. I told him that I was writing another strong article on it. Father J. texts me telling me that he “cannot believe how everything continues to come undone all around us – it’s like no threads have been left bare”…He is right…
And, friends, it is “Devout Pro-Life Priests” like Father James Molgano and the bold Archbishop Wenski who are going to make a difference in our dioceses, in our communities, in our society. They lead by example. The more of our clergy who stand strong against these intrinsic evils that continue to attack our churches, our schools, our communities, our society – the better chance we have in turning this ship around and heading it in the right direction – north…We have to focus on looking up – looking up to the Heavens to the One who created us and put our faith in His plan. But, we have to do our part. That is why he created us all in His image and likeness and calls us “Children of GOD”. We are His Family. We are His Team, where T.E.A.M. stands for: “TWO-GETHER EVERYBODY ACCOMPLISHES MORE”!
ARTICLE #1: ARCHBISHOP THOMAS WENSKI’S BOLD STATEMENT AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE
READ, COMPARE…THEN PRAY.
ARTICLE #2: BISHOP ROBERT LYNCH’S WEAK STATEMENT AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE
BONUS COMMENT AND ARTICLE
Florida bishop seeks respectful dialogue on marriage
Beware the cleric who uses the words “dialogue, engagement, accommodation and diversity” in discussing gay marriage. . .or anything pertaining to Catholic doctrine set forth in the Catechism. They are designed to soften one’s resistance to secular ideals/standards and lead the way to the more harsher and unacceptable realities of “compromise” and “appeasement” which provide neither mercy nor forgiveness. . .without repentance. Have you ever tried to appease or compromise your repentance? And we have yet to stumble across either of these words in the Catechism. . .or, for that matter, the softer, aforementioned four (4) above.
