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Archbishop Cancels Homosexual Activist from Catholic Confere

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Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:40 pm (GMT -5)
Archbishop Cancels Homosexual Activist from Catholic Conference After Complaints

Archbishop has since been under intense media pressure

By John-Henry Westen
LifeSiteNews
Monday October 29, 2007
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/oct/07102903.html

WINNIPEG, October 29, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Catholic conference on social justice which took place last weekend was missing one of its featured speakers thanks to the work of Catholic pro-life activists and LifeSiteNews.com readers. The Social Justice Conference of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg took place over the weekend minus a man who gained fame by being taken hostage in Iraq and has used that fame to promote homosexuality, while professing to be Catholic.

Maria Slykerman, the President of Campaign Life Coalition Manitoba, had contacted Winnipeg Archbishop James Weisgerber over scheduled speakers James Loney, the homosexual activist and NDP MP Bill Blaikie an abortion advocate.

Many readers responded to a LifeSiteNews.com article which noted the controversy by contacting the Archdiocese with their concerns. (see coverage: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/oct/07101609.html )

Late last week Loney told the press that Archbishop Weisgerber called him to tell him not to attend the conference. The Archdiocese released a statement on the matter saying:
"Since the invitation to speak was issued, the Archdiocese has become aware of Mr. Loney's public opposition to the Church's teaching on sexual morality. Once the Archdiocese became aware of the public dissent, the Archbishop had no choice but to ask him not to speak at the conference. Mr. Loney has not been excluded from speaking because of his personal life, which is a private matter."

In comments to the CBC the Archbishop acknowledged receiving multiple complaints about Mr. Loney. "He's being excluded because he takes public opposition to an important teaching of the Church," said the Archbishop. "I keep hearing more and more objections, and I began to do some research and I realized that he has taken very public and very clear opposition to the Church's teachings in this area."

Mr. Blaikie however did not have his invitation to speak at the Catholic conference rescinded.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has a policy, approved by the Vatican, which bans giving supporters of abortion and same-sex 'marriage' pedestals at Catholic events. "The Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles," it says. Adding, "They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions." (see coverage: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/jun/04062102.html )

Since his decision to cancel Mr. Loney, the Archbishop has been under intense media pressure. Mrs. Slykerman told LifeSiteNews.com she is contacting the Archbishop to thank him for avoiding scandal by cancelling Mr. Loney and to encourage him to take similar actions in the future for all speakers who would cause scandal.

To contact the Archbishop of Winnipeg, Most Rev. V. James Weisgerber Email - archbishop@archwinnipeg.ca

Open Letter to Archbishop Niederauer

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Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:15 pm (GMT -5)
Most Reverend George H. Niederauer October 29, 2007
Archbishop of San Francisco
One Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco, CA 94109-6602

Your Excellency:

During your first visit to Most Holy Redeemer parish on Sunday October 7th, 2007, you gave Our Lord in Holy Communion to members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI) a homosexual activist group widely known for its attacks upon and mockery of the Catholic Faith. Your subsequent October 11th apology notes that you did not recognize these "strangely dressed persons" as members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and that these individuals should not have received Holy Communion, nor should the minister of the Church administer the Sacrament to them.

First: For the sake of their souls and the souls of those Catholics worldwide who have been scandalized, your office requires you to state this formally, according to the teachings of the Church.

You must immediately and publicly state that, per canon 915:

• Membership in the so-called "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" is incompatible with the Catholic Faith (and any other group of similar nature must also be named)
• Under no circumstances are members of this group to be admitted to Holy Communion
• Those who obstinately remain in this group, incur automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church
• Members who decide to leave the group must repent publicly.

A public act of scandal requires a public act of repentance. (see attached document) The Discipline Regarding the Denial of Holy Communion to Those Obstinately Persevering in Manifest Grave Sin)
http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/holycom/denial.htm

These sanctions should be implemented now so that those under this discipline will have the opportunity to repent publicly by the First Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2007.

Second: In 1986, the Magisterium issued the instruction, the Letter to Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons.* The then Cardinal Ratzinger wrote, "All support should be withdrawn from any organizations which seek to undermine the teaching of the Church, which are ambiguous about it, or which neglect it entirely. Such support, or even the semblance of such support, can be gravely misinterpreted. Special attention should be given to the practice of scheduling religious services and to the use of Church buildings by these groups, including the facilities of Catholic schools and colleges. To some, such permission to use Church property may seem only just and charitable; but in reality it is contradictory to the purpose for which these institutions were founded, it is misleading and often scandalous."

Fr. Stephen Meriwether, as pastor of Most Holy Redeemer parish, has continually allowed groups that "seek to undermine the teaching of the Church…or neglect it entirely," to use its facilities. Golden Gate Guards, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Desperate Divas Grand Drag Pageant are just a few of the groups who have rented the parish hall for their blatantly sinful displays.

Because of the public scandal this has generated, you must:

• Replace the current pastor with a priest who is faithful to Church teachings, especially on this pivotal issue.
• Give specific instructions to all ministers of the Eucharist that giving Holy Communion to men dressed in drag is not an option and can only bring further scandal.
• In addition, we, the Faithful have the right to demand that you do your Episcopal duty and publicly reiterate the position of the Church that homosexual advocacy groups cannot meet in or use any facility of the Archdiocese.

Third: It is essential that you publicly urge those ensnared in the homosexual lifestyle to seek repentance and healing through the Sacrament of Penance. Your canonical responsibility for the salvation of souls is not optional, and is a greater imperative than a misguided "tolerance" which fails to admonish the sinner.

Finally: Considering the outrageous events that have been documented by photo or video within the walls of Most Holy Redeemer parish, and especially for the probability of sacrileges that have NOT been documented, we suggest a thorough blessing of the entire building and re-consecration of Most Holy Redeemer Church.
If you are unwilling or unable to take these necessary steps, then in humility you have the responsibility to offer your resignation to Pope Benedict XVI.

We are praying that you will take the appropriate steps and do your duty as a successor of the apostles to repair the damage done by this scandal.


Sincerely in Christ,

Anthony Gonzales, President
St. Joseph's Men Society
15732 Los Gatos Blvd. #303
Los Gatos, CA. 95032

* Letter to Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19861001_homosexual-persons_en.html

Pope urges pharmacists to reject abortion pill

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Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:29 am (GMT -5)

Pope urges pharmacists to reject abortion pill

31 minutes ago

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pharmacists must be allowed to refuse to supply drugs that cause abortion or euthanasia, Pope Benedict said on Monday, calling on health professionals to be "conscientious objectors" against such practices.

The Pope told a convention of Roman Catholic pharmacists that part of their job was to help protect human life from conception until natural death -- the Church teaching that rules out any deliberate termination of pregnancy or euthanasia.

"It is not possible to anaesthetize the conscience, for example, when it comes to molecules whose aim is to stop an embryo implanting or to cut short someone's life," the Pope said.

The so-called abortion pill, which is available in many European Union countries and has had regulatory approval in the United States since 2000, has not been authorized in Italy.

The Vatican has criticized moves by some Italian politicians who favor the pill, which blocks the action of the hormone progesterone that is needed to sustain a pregnancy.

The Pope told the international gathering that individual pharmacists could always choose not to prescribe such a drug.

"I invite your federation to consider conscientious objection which is a right that must be recognized for your profession so you can avoid collaborating, directly or indirectly, in the supply of products which have clearly immoral aims, for example abortion or euthanasia," he said.
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