Gay and lesbian newspaper reports: “Victory at Bishops Conference.”
The Windy City Times: The Voice of
Chicago’s Gay and Lesbian Community ran an article
with the title, “Gays Still Threatened in Catholic Church Despite Victory at
Bishops Conference”. One sentence of this article reads:
“For gay and
lesbian activists who were expecting a possible showdown in Dallas, the bishops'
statement was a clear victory.”
As we reported in a previous article, Bishop Wilton Gregory,
head of the NCCB, publicly disagreed with the Vatican’s February 1961 policy
forbidding ordination of homosexuals on Meet the Press (June 16, 2002), when
asked by Tim Russert: “The Pope’s spokesman, Navarro-Valls, had this to say:
‘Pope John Paul’s spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, questioned whether
ordination of gays were even valid. ‘People with these inclinations just cannot
be ordained.’ [New York Times, March 3, 2002] Do you agree with that?”
Bishop Gregory’s response: “I believe that that statement was perhaps more
expansive than the tradition of the Church. It seems to me that the Church
has spoken about living a holy integral life in a much broader context than
that.”
Some of the best information on the homosexual issue, as well
as practical solutions to the homosexual predation in the priesthood, has been
given by the Catholic Medical Association. In the CMA’s open letter to the
U.S. bishops, they made a very important criticism of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church:
“The Catechism
of the Catholic Church states that homosexuality's ‘psychological genesis
remains largely unexplained’ (#2357). While it is understandable that the
writers of the Catechism would not wish to make a definitive statement about a
question which is at the center of such a contentious public debate, this
statement does not accurately reflect what is known about homosexuality.
There is ample evidence that same-sex attraction has many different causes.
These lead to significant childhood and adolescent emotional pain and
psychological problems. Among males, these could include a weak masculine
identity, social isolation and loneliness, peer rejection or a poor body image
and in females, a mistrust of male love or a weak feminine identity.” (CMA, Open
letter to the U.S. bishops)
It should be noted that Our Lady of the
Roses criticized the Catechism of the Catholic Church on April 7, 1993:
“You cannot win
souls with half-truths. It is a ploy of the modernists. God never changes.” (Our
Lady, April 7, 1993)
And on April 18, 1993, Our Lady told
Veronica that the Catechism was “humanistic.”
The Catholic Medical Association also takes
to task the permissive attitude the U.S. bishops have towards homosexuality in
the priesthood:
“Finally, priests
should be screened for homosexuality by their bishops or religious superiors
prior to being considered for a position of responsibility in a diocese,
religious community or in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The
previous attitude of "winking" at homosexuality in priests must end.
Otherwise, all Church teaching on sexual morality is undermined. Also,
complaints by priests of aggressive homosexual behavior in rectories and
religious communities should be addressed and no longer ignored.” (CMA, Open
letter to the U.S. bishops)
The Catholic Medical Association has
rendered a tremendous service to the Church in the United States. They have
affirmed the Church’s teachings on sexuality, have offered much needed
scientific information to counter the homosexual propaganda, and have given many
sound practical steps that the U.S. bishops can follow to protect our children
from future abuse.
We
encourage everyone to print or email copies of this web page to all the Bishops
and all the clergy. Also, send this page to as many people as possible.
