Catholics who oppose the Archdiocese of Boston’s ill-conceived policy to admit the children of gay and lesbian parents to Catholic schools and who are FED UP with the leadership of the archdiocese can now voice their opinion directly to the Holy See–and ask them to intervene and rescind the policy. Just click the FedUp button to the right.
As you may already know from our previous posts and mainstream media news reports, Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley pandered to people pushing the gay agenda on Catholic schools by approving a policy that directs pastors they cannot discriminate against children of gay parents in school admissions. So, if two gay parents want to place their child in a Catholic school, the policy says the pastor is not to refuse the child admission.
Never mind that the young child who depends on their gay/lesbian parents for sustenance might be harmed by hearing their teacher say their parents’ lifestyle is considered disordered and immoral. Never mind that the Church would be giving some implicit or explicit seal of approval on the gay relationship of the parents. Never mind the rights of faithful Catholic parents to protect the innocence of their own children’s minds at a young age. Never mind that the Boston Archdiocese misappropriated a quote from the Holy Father saying on a financial basis all children should be able to access Catholic education, and instead used it to deceive people into thinking the Holy Father condoned this policy.
Gay “Catholic” organizations like DignityUSA praised the archdiocese and Catholics for Marriage Equality said they “hope dioceses around the country will adopt Boston’s guidelines.” So, like “gay marriage” that originated in Massachusetts, this disaster too could sweep across the country quickly if faithful Catholics do not act quickly.
Here is a letter that you can easily send with the click of a button to the Holy See:
I am writing to ask that the Holy See immediately intervene in the Archdiocese of Boston to stop implementation of a policy directing Catholic schools to admit children of homosexual parents.
This policy should be rescinded for the following reasons:
- The partnership needed between the Catholic school and parents is not possible when parents live a lifestyle openly opposed to Church teaching.
- The good of the child is not served–and is instead harmed–by learning values in school that say their parents’ acts and values are morally wrong.
- The policy makes it impossible for faithful Catholic parents to protect the innocence of their own young children.
- The policy forces Catholic schools to implicitly or explicitly recognize the gay/lesbian relationship of the parents as valid by the Catholic Church, since the gay/lesbian parents will inevitably be present at the school and may assume positions of volunteer leadership.
- The policy violates the principle of subsidiarity by making the decision at an archdiocesan level and removing that decision-making authority from pastors.
- The use of the opening quote by Pope Benedict XVI out of context from his actual statement deceives Catholic faithful into thinking the Holy Father approves of such a policy.
With salvation of souls at risk, I ask that the Holy See immediately act to rescind this policy before further damage is done in Boston and before other dioceses might take steps to follow the misguided direction that Cardinal Sean O’Malley and his advisors have taken. I also ask that the Holy See take steps to formally clarify Church teaching in this area, hopefully using the Archdiocese of Denver policy of non-admission for children of gay/lesbian parents as a model..
Thank you for your intervention, and God bless.
We have set this up so it automatically sends an email or a fax to the following people: Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Sembi (U.S. Papal Nuncio); Cardinal Ouelett (Prefect, Congregation of Bishops), Cardinal Burke (Prefect, Apostolic Signatura), Cardinal Levada (Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith), and Archbishop Zenon Grocholewski (Prefect, Congregation for Catholic Education), Cardinal O’Malley and members of the Archdiocese of Boston Presbyteral Council who approved the policy.
Just click on the FedUp button, fill in your name and other information, click the “Sign the Letter” button, verify your information is correct, and then click “Submit.” (wait a few moments, and it’s done).
Please share this post with other like-minded friends and family members and ask them to take steps to stop this policy before other dioceses follow suit.
This is one of the best articles that I have read on this website. You “got it ‘right'”. There is a “stealth agenda” for the acceptance of the gay lifestyle. That is why the American Catholic churches no longer preach “sin.” The gay lifestyle is caused by the “environment” and one cannot control the environment. There is no individual responsibility and we all need to “hold hands and dance around the mulberry bush”. If a poor person “shoots you right between the eyes”, he is not responsible because he has been conditioned by his environment.
Signed and sent! Thanks Joe.
Joe,
Thank you for this!
God bless you,
David
Cardinal Omalley has proven himself to be
a faithless priest.
Sent it also, Thanks Joe
I’ve tried to use the Icon to send an email but keep getting a message email failed? I’ll try again later but could you check? or list the email addresses & I’ll send another way..
God Bless & Protect YOU!
We did have an error, and unfortunately just realized that we hit an email capacity issue on our server. We have it resolved, so please try again. We apologize for the inconvenience.
I hope my email went out – redundant “mail failed” showed on screen when I pressed send. Thanks for all you do and I pray that this campaign does not fall on deaf ears!
I think mine went through o.k.
I sent it in the early afternoon yesterday.
Mail sent
I just hit the “send” button.
A common comment when families send their children from Omaha or anywhere in the Midwest to Boston College, is ” Your child has about a 40% chance of returning home after 4 years still a Catholic…” I wonder where such cynicism could possibly come from??
Done. And, we thank you for your efforts. It is a pathetic state of affairs…
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