Are you aware of Charlotte’s bishop Martin promoting LGTBQ classes at Charlotte Latin High School? It is a private school, not associated with the diocese.
There was a suit against the school by the parents of the two victim children. Bishop Martin supported the school’s decision to require attendance at the LGBTQ classes.
My understanding is that the Diocese of Charlotte was filing an amicus brief (probably completely wrong term), as supporting the school in their right to prevail over parents who object to something being taught or done at the school (in this case the LGB things). It occurred to me, recently, when I heard that, for the 3 Diocesan High Schools, the Bishop has mandated No Use of Altar Rails with Kneelers for communion (and even causing one school to remove them) AND requiring use of projection screens so that the students can see words for hymns, and long prayers like the Gloria and the Creed, instead of any missal or some other paper product, AND requiring the use of students as extraordinary ministers of communion AND requiring a student to give a 5 minute talk during mass... anyway I thought maybe the Bishop wanted to be ready in case parents from these Catholic High schools decided to object. If Charlotte Latin HS wins their case, the precedent for schools overruling objections of parents would be in place. Of course, it could be completely unrelated but ...
Yes--huzzah for St. Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4th, a day relatively thin on saints. (And my birthday, so it has been a challenge to have a saint to grasp for a day doubly-special to me.)
Bishop Schneider rightly condemns the "desecration" at St Peter's Basilica by the alphabet crowd and the reprobate clerics that facilitated it. He rightly points to Pope Leo as the one who ought to "repair" the damage of these "spiritual criminals and murders of souls." I am not holding my breath for Pope Leo to do anything. The buck stops with him but he bears responsibility for either tacitly approving or failing to condemn the event. It seems Cardinal Burke is best suited to do the right thing and conduct a public act of reparation at St Peters before his TLM.
Thanks for your lengthy summary. Its going to take me most of the coming week to wade through it.
I must ask you a question though. Is it possible that the offer of a return to St Peter's for the TLM on October is deliberately designed to cause traditional Catholics to be more moderate in their condemnation of the recent Gay fiasco within the same noble building along with Fr James Martin's crowing about his private audience with Pope Leo?
The longer time goes by with Leo NOT condemning the shameful events of the Gay pilgrimage, to me, the more obvious it is where he stands.
I don't think these two things are directly related.
My view of Leo is that he is somewhat passive and overly friendly to everyone, that he trusts the people around him too much, and that he delegates a great deal (or lets a great deal be as if delegated) to lower levels. He does not have the background or personality of a micromanager; on the contrary, he is too hands off. This is a weakness I hope he will learn to overcome.
Are you aware of Charlotte’s bishop Martin promoting LGTBQ classes at Charlotte Latin High School? It is a private school, not associated with the diocese.
Yes. It's a disgrace. He should be sued by them, rather than obeyed.
There was a suit against the school by the parents of the two victim children. Bishop Martin supported the school’s decision to require attendance at the LGBTQ classes.
Oh, I see, well in that case it sounds like the school has already sold its soul to the devil, and the bishop is only applauding the transaction.
My understanding is that the Diocese of Charlotte was filing an amicus brief (probably completely wrong term), as supporting the school in their right to prevail over parents who object to something being taught or done at the school (in this case the LGB things). It occurred to me, recently, when I heard that, for the 3 Diocesan High Schools, the Bishop has mandated No Use of Altar Rails with Kneelers for communion (and even causing one school to remove them) AND requiring use of projection screens so that the students can see words for hymns, and long prayers like the Gloria and the Creed, instead of any missal or some other paper product, AND requiring the use of students as extraordinary ministers of communion AND requiring a student to give a 5 minute talk during mass... anyway I thought maybe the Bishop wanted to be ready in case parents from these Catholic High schools decided to object. If Charlotte Latin HS wins their case, the precedent for schools overruling objections of parents would be in place. Of course, it could be completely unrelated but ...
Yes--huzzah for St. Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4th, a day relatively thin on saints. (And my birthday, so it has been a challenge to have a saint to grasp for a day doubly-special to me.)
Bishop Schneider rightly condemns the "desecration" at St Peter's Basilica by the alphabet crowd and the reprobate clerics that facilitated it. He rightly points to Pope Leo as the one who ought to "repair" the damage of these "spiritual criminals and murders of souls." I am not holding my breath for Pope Leo to do anything. The buck stops with him but he bears responsibility for either tacitly approving or failing to condemn the event. It seems Cardinal Burke is best suited to do the right thing and conduct a public act of reparation at St Peters before his TLM.
Thanks for your lengthy summary. Its going to take me most of the coming week to wade through it.
I must ask you a question though. Is it possible that the offer of a return to St Peter's for the TLM on October is deliberately designed to cause traditional Catholics to be more moderate in their condemnation of the recent Gay fiasco within the same noble building along with Fr James Martin's crowing about his private audience with Pope Leo?
The longer time goes by with Leo NOT condemning the shameful events of the Gay pilgrimage, to me, the more obvious it is where he stands.
I don't think these two things are directly related.
My view of Leo is that he is somewhat passive and overly friendly to everyone, that he trusts the people around him too much, and that he delegates a great deal (or lets a great deal be as if delegated) to lower levels. He does not have the background or personality of a micromanager; on the contrary, he is too hands off. This is a weakness I hope he will learn to overcome.