Pro-Life Win! Wausau library backs down, will allow Blood Money screening
Letter from Marathon County, WI corporate counsel rescinding their decision to cancel pro-life video screening -
I think it's important we remember to support the Thomas More Society. Without someone looking out for the little guy, we would be forced under the finger of The Establishment.
HT Pro Life Wisconsin
MadCatHerald: Too many aborted
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MADISON -- Many pro-choice advocates argue for abortion to be “safe, legal, and rare.”Madison Catholic Herald
But with the number of people killed by abortion in the United States topping 48 million since 1973, even the argument of “rare” is becoming less certain of an achievement. In 2008 alone, several hundred thousand more than the equivalent of the state of Rhode Island — the 43rd most populous state — was aborted.
Hidden within these numbers is the statistical fact that, proportionally, the hardest-hit populations in the U.S. are minorities, and in particular blacks. According to cumulated statistics, more African American children have been killed by abortions since 1973 than the total number of African American deaths from AIDS, violent crimes, accidents, cancer, and heart disease combined.
A great writeup, definitely go check it out.
Thomas More Society shows library director's dichotomy
Thomas More Society attorneys filed for an injunction to force Marathon County library officials not to censor, suppress and ban the screening of the pro-life documentary, BloodMoney.Thomas More Law
The exhibition of the film was planned and promoted by the Wausau chapter of 40 Days for Life, his sponsoring a 40-day vigil and public awareness campaign against abortion.
The suit names library director Ralph Illick (pictured right) and several other defendants. Illick had cancelled the showing of the movie in one of the library’s “public meeting rooms,” because he alleged that showing a film on the topic of abortion would “interfere with the normal use of the library.”
The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, and District Judge Barbara B. Crabb has set a hearing on the injunction for Friday, April 1, at 3:00 pm Central.
“Searching the Marathon County library collection with the keyword ‘abortion’ produces 108 results, so how can the library director credibly say that a movie on the topic of abortion will cause a ‘civil disturbance’?” asks Peter Breen, executive director and legal counsel for the Thomas More Society, which filed the suit along with local counsel. “According to the library’s own schedule, public meeting rooms are used regularly for movies. Why censor this movie, which is presented by a group of local citizens who have been peacefully advocating their pro-life message without incident?”
After a letter from the Thomas More Society last Friday demanding that the documentary be allowed to be screened, library officials offered to move the screening to a closed, empty office space away from the library. “Our clients have an important message on an issue of public concern which should be heard in this public forum. They should not be forced to hide in the shadows because the government disagrees with their message.”
The suit points out that the library’s own policy declares that meeting rooms are to be allocated without regard to the beliefs of those using the rooms. It also cites a number of federal court decisions that reject the suppression of free speech based on the alleged response by others, also known as a “heckler’s veto,’ and based on standards that are vague and allow government officials to determine what speech will be allowed based on their own personal preference.
Extreme Liberal Judge Barbara Crabb will conveniently be presiding. Please pray for this one.
Bishop John Quinn of Winona, MN to celebrate Traditional Latin Mass
What great news for the Diocese of Winona!!!Verso
June 5th at 4:00 PM at St. Bridgets just outside of Rochester.
His Excellency will celebrate a Low Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Sunday after the Ascension in the traditional calender. There will be a reception and dinner with the Bishop following Mass in the church hall. Please contact Don Hagler if you plan to attend the reception. (507) 206-4355
SNAP group seeks apology from Father Wild
Clergy sex abuse survivors on Wednesday called for Father Robert Wild, president of Marquette University, to apologize for leaving pedophile priest Donald McGuire in active ministry when Wild led the Chicago Jesuits in the 1980s, and to join in calling for more disclosure by the Jesuits about abusive priests within the order.JSOnline
At a news conference at Marquette, members of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, also handed out excerpts of documents filed Monday in a Chicago court that SNAP says show Jesuits "knew with certainty that McGuire was a serial predator and an ongoing and chronic danger to children," yet took no steps to protect them, while actively covering for McGuire.
A SNAP letter to Wild read: "Mindful of your many accomplishments during the course of your impressive Jesuit career and grateful for your decades of service to the Catholic community, we are nonetheless deeply disappointed and alarmed to learn that one of those Jesuit superiors, according to the evidence in the Chicago documents, was you."
Wild declined to comment Wednesday. Marquette released a statement noting that the material is the subject of ongoing litigation involving the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus, the formal name of the Jesuit order. Wild announced last year he would retire in June.
McGuire became famous as the spiritual adviser to Mother Teresa, but played off that connection to attract more families whose sons became his victims on worldwide travels, said Peter Isely, SNAP's Midwest regional director.
Soooo go ahead and reread this and tell me this isn't about Anderson's anti-Catholicism. "Mindful of your many accomplishments during the course of your impressive Jesuit career and grateful for your decades of service to the Catholic community....." Has Anderson ever addressed an orthodox bishop the same way? Wild promotes homosexual acts and Anderson gives him a big kiss?
Then this story happened to appear very quickly after the above. Don't get me wrong, it's a great response, the right kind of response. What we probably wont hear about is the problems discussed in Goodbye, Good Men.
The two-day conference, sponsored by Marquette University Law School's Restorative Justice Initiative, will explore the wide-ranging effects of the crisis and ways Catholics are addressing the damage - both to victims and others who've lost their faith as a result.
"We're looking at this as a path of healing," said Marquette law professor Janine Geske, who leads the Restorative Justice Initiative. "Things people inside and outside (the church) can do to help survivors and their families and others who have lost their faith."
Some survivors have criticized the conference as too church-heavy[?] and unrepresentative of the more critical voices on the issues. [How can you have a conference about abuse in the Church without the Church?]
Peter Isely of the Survivors Network of Those Abused By Priests takes issue with the conference being hosted by a Jesuit institution when many survivors, he said, think the Jesuits have been less than transparent about their handling of sex abuse cases in their own order.
"This is not bishops and scholars, survivors and law enforcement meeting on equal terms to hold a much needed conversation," Isely said. Still, he added, "It is always a hopeful sign when the issue is being acknowledged and addressed."
Organizers had hoped that the much anticipated report commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the causes and context of the sex abuse crisis would have been released at or in advance of the conference.
Margaret Smith of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, which is conducting the research, is scheduled to speak on its findings. Although preliminary findings have been reported, the final report still is being drafted, according to the Bishops Conference.
Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki will welcome participants but is not involved in the discussions.
Green Bay Diocesan conference on Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
Green Bay DioceseBishop David Ricken and the Diocese of Green Bay will host a Marian Eucharistic Conference October 7-8, 2011. Conference theme is "Mary, Mother of the Eucharist."
The mission of the conference is:
Speakers will be:
- to draw people to the Eucharist as the source and summit of our Catholic faith
- to help people increase their personal zeal and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, with the help of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist.
- The conference will be held Friday evening at St. Francis Xavier, Green Bay; Saturday morning and afternoon at St. Norbert College, De Pere; and Saturday evening at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Champion.
- Bishop David Ricken
- Father Francis J. "Rocky" Hoffman
- George Weigel
- Mark Forrest
- Immaculee Ilibagiza
- Fr. John Girotti
- Mother Assumpta Long, OP
- Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC
My wife would love to see Immaculee.
Wow, this is a big time lineup! And on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary no less. Impressive, I would mark your calendars for this one.
40 Days for Life files civil suite against Marathon County library
A local anti-abortion group plans to file a lawsuit against Marathon County’s library director after he canceled the showing of a controversial film.Wausau Daily
An attorney for the group said the county’s offer of an alternate facility for the event was unacceptable.
Members of the organization, 40 Days for Life, accused library director Ralph Illick of censorship yesterday. Illick canceled a showing of “Blood Money” scheduled for Sunday, and said he was concerned protesters would affect normal operations of the library.
Peter Breen, one of the attorneys representing 40 Days for Life, said the group plans to file a civil suit against Illick and Marathon County this afternoon or Wednesday morning.
“I anticipate my clients will reject (the county’s) offer, and that they will find it incredibly offensive and unacceptable,” Breen said. “(County officials) are taking an event that should be in the library’s public meeting room and shuttling it off to a side venue in a closed county office.”
Breen also said the county offered no proof that disturbances would occur if the film were shown at the library.
Steubenville to honor Cardinal Burke at commencement
STEUBENVILLE, OH—Franciscan University of Steubenville will celebrate its sixty-third annual commencement ceremonies, May 13-14.U of Steu
The exercises will feature three speakers outstanding for their Catholic faith and public service: Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, Vatican City; Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., preacher to the Papal Household; and the Hon. Jeff Fortenberry MA '96, U.S. Representative from Nebraska's 1st District.
Marquette University will also be honoring His Eminence this year in his home state of Wisconsin.</sarcasm>
HT LC
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Criminal charges filed against Madison priest removed from ministry
Editor's Note: The following is an update on an ongoing situation with Fr. J. Gibbs Clauder, who has been removed from ministry since 1999. Brent King, spokesman for the Diocese of Madison, issued the following statement on March 30.MadHerald
MADISON -- There is no place in the priesthood for those who would abuse a child, regardless of when the crime was committed. We as a Church and as a diocese have promised openness with regard to sexual abuse and we renew that promise. We offer the public what we know in the way of an update/background regarding Fr. J. Gibbs Clauder and the charges being brought against him:
In 1999, the diocese became aware of allegations of inappropriate relationships between Fr. Joseph Gibbs Clauder and at least one adult woman. The diocese investigated those allegations and concluded that Father Clauder should be suspended from all priestly duties. Since that time, he has not served as a priest of the Catholic Church.
As recently as August of 2009, our office brought it to the public's attention that an adult and her family had come forward and alleged that Father Clauder had engaged in illegal sexual conduct with her, when she was a minor (this illegal sexual conduct allegedly occurred long after he was prohibited from public ministry, by removal of faculties). After a preliminary investigation into the testimonies and reviewing the facts, the accusations against Fr. Joseph Gibbs Clauder were found to be credible. Agreeing with this evaluation of the Diocesan Sexual Abuse Review Board, Bishop Robert C. Morlino, referred the case to the Vatican, for their determination. In recent days, the diocese has received direction to proceed with a canonical trial, and we will pursue this trial after the conclusion of any criminal and/or civil trial.
We have remained, and will continue to remain, in close contact with the victim and the victim's family, offering our prayers and support, as they deal with this traumatic situation. At the time of the first release (August 11, 2009), those who brought this matter to the diocese's attention asked that the diocese not contact law enforcement officials. We honored their wishes, since the victim was an adult at that time (2009). The victim and the victim's family have since decided to contact legal authorities, a decision the diocese fully supports.
The diocese will continue to cooperate fully with civil authorities.
Please note: every incidence in which an allegation is made where the victim is still a minor, the diocese will, itself, bring the matter to the attention of law enforcement officials. The diocese will always cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies.
Today, we bring it to the public's attention that detectives investigating this allegation have notified the diocese that criminal charges against Fr. J. Gibbs Clauder have been filed.
As always, any allegation of sexual misconduct involving priests, deacons, or other Church personnel should be reported to the Diocese of Madison by use of the Sexual Misconduct Question and Reporting Line, 608-821-3162. The diocesan policies regarding sexual abuse allegations, and instructions for making a report of sexual misconduct, are available on the diocesan website: www.madisondiocese.org
HT V
I named my new cell phone Paranoid Andriod...
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| Marvin the Paranoid Android |
Well, I guess if anyone really, really has a better name for a new Android phone, you can go right ahead and post.
I originally thought the band Radiohead came up with the name but actually they named it after a character on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
The funny thing about getting a new fancy phone is that I'll now be paying less than half as much for service and it comes with unlimited data. Yes, Virgin Mobile is half as much as US Cellular.
I'd like to stick with a local company(if any of you are familiar with the former Midwest Wireless, it was a fantastic local company) but they get consumed like worms on a hook.
Father Rocky explains Father Corapi situation
Join Fr. Francis ‘Fr. Rocky’ Hoffman, Executive Director of Relevant Radio, at 7 am CST on Tuesday, March 29th, as he devotes a portion of his regular Tuesday morning appearance on Morning Air® to provide listeners with a better understanding of why Relevant Radio suspended Father Corapi’s programming. Father Rocky will explain Canon Law, the Church hierarchy and clarify what “administrative leave” truly means.Relevant Radio
If you can’t listen live, visit the Relevant Radio homepage at www.relevantradio.com, to access the audio. Fr. Rocky’s explanation will be available by 9:00 am CST on Tuesday. For more information, please click HERE.
Please continue to pray for Fr. Corapi, his superiors, those involved in this matter and all priests.
Madison Cathedral Parish offers "Forgiveness Lenten Retreat"
Cathedral Parishes website detailing the society and the retreatForgiveness Lenten Retreat
Dr. Robert Enright, a professor in Educational
Psychology at UW-Madison and
founder of the Healing Through Forgiveness Society,
has been scientifically studying forgiveness for
the past 25 years and his academic studies of
forgiveness played a central role in his
conversion to the Catholic faith.
St. Patrick Church, Madison
Friday evening, April 15th and Saturday, April 16th
Key Speakers will include:
Update:
- Robert Enright, Ph.D., Educational Psychology Professor, UW-Madison, International Forgiveness Institute (IFI) Founder
- Msgr. Hebl, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Former Pastor of St. Bernard Parish, Madison
- Fr. Johnson Nellissery, Schoenstatt Movement Moderator, Madison
An anonymous donor has offered to pay for the cost of the retreat making it possible for everyone to attend the Healing Through Forgiveness Lenten Retreat free of charge. Please contact Amber Flesch at amberpsalm23@gmail.com by April 4th.
amberpsalm23@gmail.com
Very interesting new section I see on their site:
1. Amber Flesch and Bob Enright are preparing a chapter for a book entitled, The Church as Forgiving Community. His Eminence, Raymond Cardinal Burke, Cardinal Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, has agreed to write the "centerpiece" chapter for this book.Impressive, I hope this group keeps me updated on their progress.
2. A conference, based on the ideas in the above book, is being planned at the Pontificia Universita della Santa Croce in Rome.
3. Bob Enright of our Society was asked to give two talks on forgiveness at the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin on Wednesday, June 13 and Friday, June 15, 2012.
4. As prelude to the Eucharistic Congress, he will present three talks on forgiveness this June at a conference in Knock, Ireland (where Our Lady of Knock Shrine is).
5. Our Society has been asked to give a Forgiveness Retreat at Holy Cross Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Friday evening, June 17 and all day Saturday, June 18 this year. Holy Cross Church is the most Christ-crucified church in all of Northern Ireland because during the height of The Troubles (1972-1998) 99 of the parishioners were killed for their Catholic faith. We have been asked to provide the Forgiveness Retreat on the eve of the 10-year anniversary of vicious attacks on the girls of Holy Cross Girls School (which began to occur on June 19, 2001). These little girls were persecuted because of their Catholic faith. This Forgiveness Retreat will be attended not only by the parishioners of this church but also by Protestants who seek peace in this embattled region of Belfast. Please pray for us that we do God's will in this retreat.
6. A Forgiveness Retreat will be offered at the Cathedral Parish on the Friday evening and Saturday (April 15 and 16) of Palm Sunday weekend this year. Details to appear soon in the Cathedral Parish bulletin.
CatholicVote: Catholic Institutions Need More Vince Lombardis
Over the past few days, while political and religious analysts have written about Libya and the latest sex abuse scandals, I have thought about the success of Catholic high school sports coaches. On Saturday, my alma mater played in the California boys basketball championship. On Sunday on 60 Minutes, the legendary Bob Hurley of St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City, New Jersey was profiled. Each of the schools graduates virtually all of their players, an achievement that in the case of St. Anthony’s, a school located in a black ghetto, is especially impressive. And based on initial signs, each of the teams say Catholic prayers and promote Church teachings in their programs.Read the rest at Catholic Vote
The success of these two basketball programs cannot be attributed solely or even mainly to the great talent they attract. De La Salle’s team this year did not have a single player recruited by a Division I school. Although St. Anthony’s has had superior talent to De La Salle, certainly they are not a sports factory, a school defined solely by its record, as some high school basketball programs are.
Marquette Warrior: Michelle Malkin Will Speak at Marquette
From an e-mail from the Marquette College Republicans:Marquette Warrior
The MUCRs have confirmed political pundit, author, and blogger Michelle Malkin will speak on campus Monday, April 11th at 7:00 pm followed by a book signing. This event is being supported by the MU Student Activities Fund as well as Young America’s Foundations Reagan 100 Speaker Series. Tickets are available in the Brooks Lounge on the first floor of the Alumni Memorial Union (1442 Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee). There is a limit of two tickets per person. The MUCRs are very excited about this event and to host another New York Times Bestseller this academic year. In November, Global Warming Expert Christopher Horner spoke to a crowd at Marquette.As of this writing, tickets are not yet available at the Brooks Lounge, so call if you are coming from any distance.
Malkin’s blog is here. Like all conservative women, she is the sort of person liberals love to hate. MSNBC’s Keith Olberman once referred to her as a “mashed-up bag of meat with lipstick.” Anybody who elicits such a deranged response from Oberman is worth seeing, although admittedly that’s a lot of people.
Dad29: Which "faith tradition" does Marquette claim
Dad29Umnnhhhh...The Obama Regime continues its Long March through regulation.
The Bishops object, and we're reminded of the question of Marquette U's 'partner bennies'.
Recognizing “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as grounds for non-discrimination in new federal housing regulations could require faith-based groups to violate their religious beliefs, warned the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) last week.
...the regulations could “force” faith-based organizations to violate their religious beliefs by requiring – as a condition for HUD funds – that they make housing available to homosexual or unmarried couples...
So. The USCCB has a problem with making housing available to 'homosexual or unmarried couples'? Not precisely:
“By this, we do not mean that any person should be denied housing,” the attorneys stressed. “Making decisions about shared housing, however, is another matter.”
“Particularly here, faith-based and other organizations should retain the freedom they have always had to make housing placements in a manner consistent with their religious beliefs, including when it concerns a cohabiting couple, be it an unmarried heterosexual couple or a homosexual couple.”
Marquette University will facilitate that co-habitation, of course, with "partner" health insurance.
So which "faith tradition" does Marquette claim?
Nasty: Biotech company using cell lines from aborted babies in food enhancement testing
Pepsico, Kraft Foods, Campbell Soup, Solae and Nestlé are among the corporations partnered with a biotech company found using aborted fetal cell lines to test food flavor enhancers, according to a pro-life watchdog group.LifeSite
The internationally recognized biotech company, Senomyx, boasts innovation and success in “flavour programs” designed to reduce MSG, sugar and salt in food and beverage products. Senomyx notes their collaborators provide them research and development funding plus royalties on sales of products using their flavor ingredients.
Pro-life watchdog group, Children of God for Life (CGL), has called upon the public to target the major corporations in a boycott, unless the company ceases to use aborted fetal cell lines in their product testing.
“Using isolated human taste receptors,” the Senomyx website claims, “we created proprietary taste receptor-based assay systems that provide a biochemical or electronic readout when a flavor ingredient interacts with the receptor.”
“What they do not tell the public is that they are using HEK 293 – human embryonic kidney cells taken from an electively aborted baby to produce those receptors,” stated Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director for CGL, the watch dog group that has been monitoring the use of aborted fetal material in medical products and cosmetics for years.
“They could have easily chosen COS (monkey) cells, Chinese Hamster Ovary cells, insect cells or other morally obtained human cells expressing the G protein for taste receptors,” Vinnedge added.
One more reason to buy local.
HT V, Michael B
UPDATE:
I just learned that Campbell's Soup, in response to the concerns raised by pro-life groups, has cut ties with Senomyx, the company that uses fetal cells derived from aborted unborn children for testing. This is great news!
http://www.cogforlife.org/senomyxalert.htm
Here's the relevant information in the updated alert:
"Within hours of our press release, Children of God for Life received notice from Campbell Soup that they have severed their ties with Senomyx.
Stated Juli Mandel Sloves, Senior Manager of Nutrition & Wellness Communications at Campbell Soup Company, "We are no longer in partnership with Senomyx. This fact was discussed during the Senomyx conference call with its investors earlier this month."
If you choose to write to Campbell Soup, please thank them for their decision. Mmmm good!"
Trappists monks
This picture is actually from Valley Falls, Rhode Island. Not sure why Wisconsin has it in their archives. By the way, I tried searching surrounding states for archive photos of Catholic interest and their historical societies are vastly inferior to Wisconsin's. They have a great magazine if you want to consider joining.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Local Madison "Love Begins Here" group takes Mother Theresa as their guide
HT CarolynLove Begins Here is an apostolate in the Diocese of Madison that was started/is run by several UW-Madison graduates & students who were/are involved at the campus ministry here in Madison (St. Paul's Catholic Center...which houses the 'other' Badger Catholic :). They learned of a program of local service in Kansas, based on Mother Teresa's advice to those who wanted to come and serve in Calcutta with here - that they should begin love at home, to reach out to their neighbors and serve them. Because if everyone did that, well, you get it :)
So during several weeks of the past couple summers, a crew of young Catholic adults lead week-long service trips within the Diocese of Madison, serving a variety of parishes, families, organizations. Each day includes prayer, Mass, service, and intentional community - which leads to a great deal of catechesis, friendship, and knowledge and love of God. They also have the opportunity to go to Confession at some point during the week and get to know seminarians, deacons, and priests of our Church. It's been a hugely successful apostolate - so many beautiful stories and a lot of grace.
Also - they've submitted a video (it's the 2011 program promo video) to potentially win a trip to World Youth Day and are up for the People's Choice Award at the sponsoring organization...and they could use some help winning that! - it's seriously a beautiful video with great exhortations from Bl. Teresa of Calcutta. The link to see the video and vote is here and perhaps your readers would also be interested in supporting this Wisconsin group: http://goodnessreigns.com/vote/all/love-begins-here/
John Wayne meets Planned Parenthood
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| Fr Rick Heilman prays the rosary as the pepto-bus approaches |
A few other photos from the Planned Parenthood employee rallies from this weekend courtesy of Pro-Life Wisconsin.
Get ready for a stolen election in one week
Abortion proponents and wealthy union bosses will be out in full force for the election April 5 for the Supreme Court. Community organizers will be in nursing homes, group homes, ect, pulling out everybody and anybody to vote for pro-abortion JoAnne Kloppenburg. One of those funding Kloppenburg's campaign is the executive director of NARAL Pro Choice Wisconsin, a radical pro abortion group that describes itself as the “political arm” of the pro-abortion movement. Kloppenburg is making baseless claims against Justice Prosse, which we might as well just call lies. Pro-abortion Kloppenburg has found an ally in money-hungry union bosses. In return for election, Kloppenburg could legally rule against state taxpayers and their representatives and turn the court into a 4-3 majority not only for abortion, but to put taxpayers into submission of the powerful public union interests. Remember, the public sector unions are also fiercely pro-abortion and they will find a natural ally with Kloppenburg on the bench. We could see pregnancy centers shut down and the state begging for federal bailouts like California.
Spread the word, vote Prosser April 5th!
(by the way, I know Democrat operatives go into nursing homes to bring residents to polling places and then "help" them vote for the right candidate. They did so to my own grandmother. They made her vote for pro-abortion candidates until my mother found out and raised a stink. She's suffered severely from Huntington's for something like 15 years and does not have most control over her faculties. She was taken advantage of.)
Spread the word, vote Prosser April 5th!
(by the way, I know Democrat operatives go into nursing homes to bring residents to polling places and then "help" them vote for the right candidate. They did so to my own grandmother. They made her vote for pro-abortion candidates until my mother found out and raised a stink. She's suffered severely from Huntington's for something like 15 years and does not have most control over her faculties. She was taken advantage of.)
More on the Marquette instructor's homosexual adoption commentary
The current legal status in Wisconsin regarding adoption and civil unions. My comments.
Here is Wis. Stat. 48.92 that Prof. Papke is addressing.
Permits single GLBT individuals to petition to adopt? Yes.HRC
Wisconsin law permits any unmarried adult or husband and wife jointly to petition to adopt. WIS. STAT. § 48.82. [Could it be this was intended for special cases, widows, single aunt/uncle adopting after both parents death. ect.]
Permits a same-sex couple to jointly petition to adopt? Unclear.
Wisconsin courts have never precisely decided the issue, though they have strongly suggested that joint adoptions by unmarried individuals are not available under the current statutes. See In re Custody of H.S.H.-K., 533 N.W.2d 419, 437 n. 41 (Wis. 1995); In Interest of Angel Lace M., 516 N.W.2d 678, 685 n. 14 (Wis. 1994).
Permits a same-sex partner to petition to adopt partner’s adopted child? No.
Such an adoption would terminate the parental rights of the non-adopting parent. In Interest of Angel Lace M., 516 N.W.2d 678, 683 (Wis. 1994). ("Hence, we hold that . . . a minor is not eligible for adoption unless the rights of both of her parents have been terminated. Because Georgina's parental rights remain intact, Angel is not eligible to be adopted by Annette.") [This issue is what the commentary was referencing. ]
Details: The state regulations do not address whether sexual orientation or gender identity or expression are factors in adoption decisions. WISC. ADMIN. CODE § 51.07.
Here is Wis. Stat. 48.92 that Prof. Papke is addressing.
Effect of Adoption. (1) After the order of adoption is entered the relation of parent and child and all the rights, duties and other legal consequences of the natural relation of child and parent thereafter exists between the adopted person and the adoptive parents. [Two single people, as homosexuals would be legally considered, cannot adopt the same child.]And again, here is a part of Prof. Papke's comments:
(2) After the order of adoption is entered the relationship of parent and child between the adopted person and the adopted person's birth parents, unless the birth parent is the spouse of the adoptive parent, shall be completely altered and all the rights, duties and legal consequences of the relationship shall cease to exist. Notwithstanding the extinction of all parental rights under this subsection, a court may order reasonable visitation under s. 48.925.
The great problem with the statute involves same-sex couples with children. It is increasingly common for one member of a same-sex partnership to have a child brought into the relationship from a prior opposite-sex marriage, as a result of adoption, or conceived via artificial insemination. Call this the “pre-existing parent” in the same-sex partnership. The pre-existing parent might want their same-sex partner to adopt any children brought into the relationship. In such cases, the second partner might be perceived as a parent by the child or children, and the second partner might be ready and willing to adopt any child from a previous relationship. However, if this adoption is finalized in Wisconsin, the statute operates to automatically terminate the parental rights of the pre-existing parent -– a patently unwanted result given a hope to achieve some degree of family unification through adoption. For a judicial confirmation of the absurd result of the Wisconsin statute, see Interest of Angel Lace M., 184 Wis. 2d 492, 516 N.W. 2d 678 (1994).Although today there is absolutely no legal recognition of a same-sex couple as a legal entity(Gov. Doyle's domestic partnerships will likely be overruled) or their ability to adopt, Prof. Papke is advocating that this non-existent legal "right" be granted. Although written as a "fix" to a current law, what Papke is saying is that despite the fact that traditional marriage is protected under the Wis Constitution as between one man and one woman, other laws that assume this proper role of marriage should be undermined to accommodate for two homosexuals to bring children into their union. I don't think the "ship has sailed" on this issue, and the fact that voters passed a marriage amendments proves that the will of the people is to uphold the traditional family structure. What is clear by the comment "one fears the state’s current hostility toward expanding gay rights would make this difficult to achieve" that this "hostility" is the law of the land. "Hostility" is not a legal term, he is talking about a political climate. Prof. Papke is pushing his own personal agenda here. And he's able to do it under the guise of a Catholic legal perspective.
What could be done to fix WIS. STA. 48.92? A whole new statute allowing and facilitating adoption by same-sex partners would be the best solution, but one fears the state’s current hostility toward expanding gay rights would make this difficult to achieve. Alternatively, one could change the existing statute to create an exception for same-sex partners seeking to adopt their partners’ children. As noted above, the statute already includes a comparable exception for stepparents adopting their spouses’ children. Stepparents, after all, would also consider it absurd if the act of adopting their stepchildren terminated the parental rights of the pre-existing parent in the relationship.
Professor at Marquette's Law School shows support for homosexual adoption on faculty blog
Marquette Law School Faculty BlogWhat could be done to fix WIS. STA. 48.92? A whole new statute allowing and facilitating adoption by same-sex partners would be the best solution, but one fears the state’s current hostility toward expanding gay rights would make this difficult to achieve. Alternatively, one could change the existing statute to create an exception for same-sex partners seeking to adopt their partners’ children. As noted above, the statute already includes a comparable exception for stepparents adopting their spouses’ children. Stepparents, after all, would also consider it absurd if the act of adopting their stepchildren terminated the parental rights of the pre-existing parent in the relationship.
A PhD from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine thinks those "hostilities toward expanding gay rights,"(or common sense as it was once called) are well founded.
We have a secular institution refuting a "Catholic" institution on homosexuality. If Catholic institutions completely abandon science, law, and the common good, then when is it time to work to shut them down?
Callahan appoints new diocese chancellor
La Crosse TribWilliam P. Callahan, bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, announced Friday the appointment of the Rev. Francis Abuah Quansah as chancellor of the diocese, effective March 17. He steps into the position previously held by Ben Nguyen, who left the office last fall.
The chancellor assists the bishop with drafting and safeguarding official documents of the diocese and diocesan curia. Quansah will also be a consultant to Callahan on matters of canon law and other issues.
Quansah attended St. Peter’s Major Seminary in Cape Coast Ghana and was ordained in 1976. He also has a degree in economics from the University of London School of Economics. Quansah came to the Diocese of La Crosse in 2003.
Fr. Z said Traditional Mass at Guadalupe Shrine in La Crosse
Ran across this pulling together some things for this year's Canon Law Conference at the Shrine. Too cool not to share.
Caritas in Veritate
Father John Zuhlsdorf celebrates Mass (extraordinary form).
Caritas in Veritate
Milwaukee Archdiocese: "We don't control what Marquette does"
Archbishop Jerome Listecki, who last year raised concerns about Marquette's plans to hire O'Brien, was unavailable Friday for comment on the announcement.JSOnline
His chief of staff, Jerry Topczewski, said he did not know whether Listecki was aware of the decision in advance or whether the archbishop would comment publicly on it.
"We don't control what Marquette does. It's an independent institution," he said.
Catholic teaching holds that homosexuality is "intrinsically disordered," "contrary to the natural law," and that it serves as a "trial" for most of those so oriented, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, posted on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website.
It requires homosexuals to remain chaste, but also that they be treated with respect, compassion and sensitivity.
Catholic bishops have lobbied against same-sex marriage, and last year condemned a group that ministers to homosexual Catholics, saying its writings on gay marriage are not consistent with church teaching.
Listecki last year criticized a court decision overturning California's 2008 law banning same-sex marriage, and the Diocese of La Crosse contributed $500 to defeat a same-sex marriage bill in Maine in 2009 when he was bishop of La Crosse.
Here's the tricky part, to remove Marquette's claim to the word "Catholic", the archdiocese would first need to remove "Catholic" from the Jesuit province that enables this kind of scandal.
Great commentary on Marquette's lack of justification for homosexual benefits
I recommend checking out Marquette Warrior's take on the Marquette benefits issue. Here's an excerpt:
Read the whole thing at Marquette WarriorThis comes as rather a surprise to us, since we assumed that any action on the plan to support gay unions would come after Wild leaves at the end of this year. We have, of course, reported on the movement by the campus gay lobby to get such benefits.
What’s interesting is the very lame statements made in defense of this policy change. The University Academic Senate and the Marquette University Student Government are invoked as legitimating the move, but in fact both bodies consist of self-selected political activists who are representative neither of the faculty nor of the student body.
Indeed, several members of the Academic Senate expressed, in private conversations, severe reservations about the policy, but nobody had the courage to vote against it, thus it passed with: 26 in favor, 0 opposed, 3 abstained.
Pro-Abortion "Walk for Choice" epic Fail in Wisconsin
Friday, March 25: Planned Parenthood’s “Pepto Bus” rolls into Madison and Milwaukee. Led by Fr. Rick Heilman and the Knights of Divine Mercy , 100 pro-lifers turned out to pray and witness in Madison.More details and photos at Pro-Life Wisconsin
In an interesting twist, the PP bus drove past our “Choice Kills” billboard in the Planned Parenthood parking lot. The PP bus even stopped to observe and read the billboard. Wheels were turning, to be sure.
In Milwaukee, a group of pro-life teens from Appleton joined us, and the Pepto Bus, at the Planned Parenthood that was the site of a Live Action undercover sting in 2009.
Rep. Gwen Moore spoke on Planned Parenthood’s behalf.
Saturday, March 26: A Walk for Choice in Milwaukee failed… in epic proportions. The Walk was supposed to occur from 2-4pm, beginning at Gordon Commons, proceed past Affiliated Medical Services and end up on the UW-Milwaukee campus. In response to the Walk for Choice call to wear orange, pro-lifers dug out their best orange clothing and waited… and waited… and waited for the Walk to go past.
What did we find? Two lonely pro-aborts sitting on a bench in the park, with their signs… and no orange. Guess it’s difficult to get excited about abortion when you’re not being paid to attend an event (as most of the attendees at Planned Parenthood’s Pepto Bus rallies were paid staff members). Sidewalk counselors had a save in Milwaukee on Saturday as well.
Wausau Library Censors Showing of Pro-Life Film
Attorneys from the pro-life Thomas More Society issued a letter today to Marathon County library officials demanding that the library rescind its decision to cancel a showing of a pro-life film.LifeNews
The library is accused of censoring the Wausau “40 Days for Life” group, which wants to show the pro-life documentary, “Blood Money.”
The director of the library, Ralph Illick, had canceled the showing of the movie in one of the library’s “public meeting rooms,” because he determined that the film’s topic – abortion – would “interfere with normal use of our library.”
“Having to demand that a library not engage in censorship is outrageous,” Peter Breen, executive director and legal counsel for the Thomas More Society, told LifeNews.com. “The library’s own policy declares that meeting rooms are to be allocated without regard to the beliefs of those using the rooms, but here, the sincerely held religious beliefs of Wausau “40 Days for Life” that all life is sacred has barred this group from use of these purportedly ‘public’ rooms. We stand ready to take immediate legal action if the showing of the film is not allowed.”
In the letter written to Director Illick, Thomas More Society attorneys cited the library’s own “Bill of Rights,” which guarantees that, “VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.”
See a copy of the letter at http://www.docstoc.com/docs/74734352/Thomas-More-Society-letter-to-Marathon-County-Public-Library-Regarding-Censorship
Contact the library at: http://www.mcpl.us/about/contact/
Bishop Morlino: Theological reflection regarding the pastoral letter on funerals
The whole thing at MadCathHeraldThe faithful must be guided then, through sensory perception, to the understanding of the Mass as the petition to God the Father for His Mercy, granted to us through the Sacrifice of His Son on the Cross. Anything that would distract from this understanding of what is taking place in the church where the Funeral Mass is being celebrated must be considered out of place, and lacking true charity and consideration for the departed soul.
This is the reason why the GIRM clearly states that by no means should there be a eulogy given at a Funeral Mass, “At the Funeral Mass there should, as a rule, be a short homily, but never a eulogy of any kind.”[GIRM 2000] “A brief homily based on the readings should always be given at the funeral liturgy, but never any kind of eulogy.” [OCF # 141]
Contrary to common sentiment, the funeral liturgy focuses on the Mystery of Salvation carried out by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and not on the person who has passed away. The departed loved one is precisely the focus of that Mercy and Salvation prayed for at the Mass. Distracting from the focus of the Mass means distracting from the Prayer offered for the deceased.
Although the celebrant must be sensitive toward the family and friends of the person who has passed away, this does not need to take the form of a change in the liturgy established by Her who has the right and responsibility to do so: Mother Church.
The “Commemoration of the Departed,” which the rubrics permit before the Final Commendation and farewell, has not been defined or modeled in an authoritative way. The rubrics provide that the celebrant is standing near the casket during such “Commemorations.” This would imply the brevity of such commemorations, so that surely not more than one “commemorator,” would be permitted.
However, the urgent problem is that the commemoration defaults often to some sort of eulogy, which is always prohibited. Thus currently, “commemorations” have often included the drinking habits, use of irreverent language, or “romantic” es-capades of the deceased, which is prohibited in any and all commemorations and eulogies. “Commemorations,” have repeatedly become de facto eulogies, which are always prohibited.
HT Kat
Bp Morlino takes heat for correcting funeral liturgies in his diocese
Ch3kMADISON, Wis. -- Some in the Catholic Diocese of Madison are upset over a recent mandate ending family remembrances and eulogies at funeral Masses.
Pres Obama delivering canonization
eulogy at Sen Ted Kennedy's Catholic funeral Mass
It happened to Dane County Supervisor Dianne Hesselbein on Monday. She spent hours over the weekend to come up with a few short words to remember her father."
It was about my dad -- this was about my kids' grandfather," Hesselbein said.
And she said she couldn't believe her ears when she was told just minutes before her father's funeral on Monday that she would not be allowed to speak."
This is a tribute to my father that we all agreed that I would be the only one to speak on," Hesselbein said. "And they said I couldn't do it, because the bishop made this recent decision."
That decision came from Madison Bishop Robert Morlino last month. By phone, he told WISC-TV these "family remembrances" during a funeral Mass are a major distraction from what the Mass should be about.
In a letter to diocese churches, the bishop said, "I am asking that such words of remembrance not be spoken at any time during the funeral liturgy in the Diocese of Madison." [Isn't that the whole point of a wake?]
He goes on to say family would have the opportunity to share words of remembrance "In some other setting outside of the sacred liturgy, such as during the visitation ... at the cemetery ... or at the funeral banquet."
"I don't want to be kind of piling up too many other concerns at the Mass," Morlino told WISC-TV.
In fact, Morlino said such remembrances -- or eulogies -- have never been allowed during Catholic Mass. But he said rules have been bent over the years, so it's been happening more often than not.
But for those like Hesselbein who want to remember their loved ones with their words -- it's news that's hard to take.
"There's a way to have a compromise," Hesselbein said. "Because I was not granted closure. I was not granted the opportunity to celebrate my dad. [Funeral fail. Funerals are for praying for the deceased. Exactly why this type of correction is so dearly needed.]
"Madison's Call to Action group, an organization that's been very critical of Morlino's decisions over the years, said it is outraged over the move. The group is encouraging others if they're not happy with their church, to move to another one. [Great point!]
Hesselbein said she's worried if more decisions like this are made, the Catholic Church will lose more members. [Turns out it's not a popularity contest.]
A few years ago I had a great aunt pass away in the Chippewa Falls area. One of my cousins said on the way, "let's go celebrate the life of Aunt Gertie." ... Um, Aunt Gertie had a Traditional Requiem Mass for her funeral. She knew what funerals were for. Let's just say Aunt Gertie rolled over before she was even in her grave that day.
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Justice Prosser attack ads heat up as election approaches April 5
A victim of Father John Patrick Feeney's sexual abuse in the 1970s writes that he's upset with an ad criticizing Supreme Court Justice David Prosser's decision not to pursue charges against Feeney when Prosser was Outagamie County District Attorney.JSOnline
Troy J. Merryfield, who now lives in Suffolk, Va., released a statement Friday that says the ad by the Greater Wisconsin Committee is "offensive, inaccurate and out of context" and that he would actually vote for Prosser if he was a Wisconsin resident. He wrote that he wanted the group to remove the ad from the airwaves.
Three years ago, Merryfield was critical of Prosser, saying he should step aside when cases involving priest sexual misconduct come before the high court.
"He knows damn well what happened and what was said," Merryfield said at the time. "He dropped the ball, and he should recuse himself."
In his formal statement Friday, Merryfield wrote that Prosser chose not to file charges against Feeney because of his concern about the emotional turmoil that a trial could have had on him. Merryfield also writes that Prosser received assurances from the Green Bay diocese that administrative action would be taken against Feeney.
The Greater Wisconsin Committee said it stood by the statements made in the ad, which they said "are supported by newspaper accounts and material gathered during the prosecution of Feeney."
Greater Wisconsin is a pro-abortion front group. They think if they get a liberal judge, they can then overrule everything Gov. Walker is doing(including pro-life legislation). Since liberal judges do not make rulings on the actual law of the land but on their own political interests, this probably would happen. Remember to vote Prosser on April 5th. Make sure to remind folks to vote.
Giving thanks to God in Milwaukee
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| September 9, 1945 |
Archbishop Moses E. Kiley of Milwaukee and other clergy at the altar on Breese Stevens field celebrating Holy Hour. Intentions of the Holy Hour for this year were: gratitude for the end of hostilities, national security, harmony among nations, and a firm, just, and lasting peace.Wisconsin Historical Society
This was a few days after the official end of World War II.
Marquette's Fr. Wild applies "Jesuit principle" by introducing homosexual benefits
Marquette University plans to start offering domestic partner benefits to its employees in 2012, a move that comes about a year after the university's decision to rescind a job offer to a lesbian candidate caused the campus to erupt in debate.
In a statement sent to the campus Thursday afternoon, Marquette President Robert A. Wild said he's been wrestling with an idea of offering the benefits that would provide services for gay and lesbian employees for years.
University officials note said the timing of the announcement was influenced by votes in recent weeks by the University Academic Senate and the Marquette University Student Government that have urged the university to offer benefits for domestic partners.
“If we are truly pastoral in our application of the Jesuit principle of cura personalis, I asked myself if I could reconcile that with denying health benefits to a couple who have legally registered their commitment to each other,” Wild said. In Latin, cura personalis means "care for the entire person."
Wild noted that the State of Wisconsin gives legal recognition both to marriage for heterosexual couples and to a registered domestic partnership for same-sex couples.
Last March, before the incident involving O'Brien, Wild announced he would step down in June 2011 after about 15 years at the helm of Marquette. He said he had discussed his decision with trustees, including Rev. Scott Pilarz, Marquette’s incoming president.
JSOnline
MJS writers seem to think it's part of a settlement for the Jodi O'Brien incident. Interesting, maybe it's true. There was closed door negotiations.
Honestly, the benefits thing isn't that big of a deal to me. Yes, they are in a sense encouraging detrimental sexual behavior, but if they've been teaching it for 20 years then I guess there just aligning themselves with "Jesuit principles."
Fr. Wild could have taken the middle ground(something that could, at least on the surface, realistically be defended as pastoral). He could have said, although our faith shows us that the traditional family is to be protected and promoted, we live in a fallen world and we do not to abandon those who do not live by that same faith.
What is horrifying is that Fr. Wild invocation of cura personalis(the care for the whole person). In effect, he is either saying that persons with same sex attraction have no souls or that they are not worth bothering with. What a horrible position to take. Those souls that are difficult to save are all the more worth saving. Has he even once on his campus encouraged any program that would help those struggling with same sex attraction to overcome their passions?
Even if he was being intellectually honest, he could have just said he disagrees with the Catholic Church's teachings on several matters including sexuality. He could have said in this fallen world no person can control their sexual desires. Or he could have said that sexuality was never intended by God to have a purpose. Or that this purpose did not include procreation or physical uhhh compatibility. Whatever, just be honest about it. Hiding behind "truly pastoral" is a sham.
"Today bring to Me the Souls who have become Lukewarm, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: 'Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.' For them, the last hope of salvation is to run to My mercy."
Human Dignity: The Power of Possibility
Human Dignity: The Power of Possibility was the title of a pro-life talk last night in Madison, given by Ryan Bomberger of The Radiance Foundation at the Bishop O’Connor Center in Madison. See photo, above.The rest at Pro-Life Wisconsin
Pro-Life Wisconsin partnered with The Radiance Foundation for a billboard currently in the parking lot of a Madison Planned Parenthood, and also for 13 billboards in the city of Milwaukee last December.
Ryan’s life story, which he courageously shares, puts a face on the “exceptions” cases — babies conceived in rape or incest, or those who would be aborted due to fetal abnormality or a perceived threat to the mother’s life. Ryan is the face of so many who are not with us today, due to the lie of “choice.”
Some big names coming to Guadalupe Shrine in La Crosse
August 9-10 - Canon Law Conference
October 15 - Marian Symposium with Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay
October 22 - White Mass and Medical Ethics Day of Reflection
November 5 - Dr. Scott Hahn and Dr. John Bergsma
Guadalupe Shrine
SNAP after Milwaukee Erica P John Charity, will Catholic Charities be next?
The nonprofit Erica P. John Fund, which has given millions of dollars to the archdiocese and other organizations over the years, is among a number of revenue sources expected to be scrutinized by creditors in the archdiocese's bankruptcy.JSOnline
Victims and their attorneys [Can we just call then SNAP? Anderson seems to refuse to let newspapers just call them SNAP, I'm not sure why. Any time I see "victims" I read "Jeff Anderson" which would be the honest way of reporting it.] question the timing of the name change in 2009, suggesting it may have been intended to obscure the fund's true purpose - to financially support the archdiocese - and may have been part of a broader effort by the archdiocese to shield its resources from being used for sex abuse claims.
The John Fund referred all questions to its attorneys. Goldfarb said the name was changed to honor its founder, who remains on the three-member board of directors, along with her daughter Paula John and Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki.
Archdiocese spokesman Jerry Topczewski said the John Fund, as a private foundation, cannot be tapped to pay sex church abuse settlements and that its grants obtained by the archdiocese are restricted to specific uses.
Proceeds from the fund - more specifically, from the sale of a property it donated - were used to pay $450,000 in hush money in 1998 to a man who claimed to have been sexually assaulted by then-Archbishop Rembert Weakland when he was a seminary student years earlier. Weakland, who abruptly retired after the payment became public in 2002, has maintained that the relationship was consensual.
Some of Erica P John Funds evil funds at work:
Milwaukee Adult Literacy Services
Jesuit Volunteers
FADICA
EWTN
Capuchin Province of St Joseph
Here's an excerpt from the Capuchin article.
“Mrs. John has been an inspiration to us all as she truly lives the Franciscan vision,” Celichowski explains. “She is a very humble individual who has selflessly given of herself in order to help others.”
Erica John, wife of the late Harry John, and her family have a long history with the Province, dating back to the extraordinary generosity of Ernst Miller, son of the founder of Miller Brewery, who helped finance the building of St. Benedict the Moor parish, in 1908.
Erica met Harry John, grandson of Miller Brewery founder Fred Miller, in Rome, Italy, where she was born and raised. After coming to Milwaukee, Erica worked side by side with Harry at ‘Fr. Stephen’s Youth Camp’ (named after a Capuchin) for inner-city youth, which supported the Capuchin ministry at St. Benedict the Moor parish.
Erica and Harry married in 1955 and had nine children, whom they raised in simplicity. They continued their involvement as advocates for and benefactors to Milwaukee’s African American community through the DeRance Foundation. The DeRance Foundation was dissolved in 1992, but much of its good work goes on through the AMS Fund/Erica P. John Fund, formed with Erica, daughter Paula, and Milwaukee’s Archbishop as board members.
“As children of these inspiring individuals, Erica and Harry, we are very proud of the commitment they both made to serve and financially support those in need in Milwaukee, with a special focus on African Americans, Native Americans and education.” said son Gregory.
That's what Jeff Anderson want to take money away from; "African American & Native American education." Hard to believe that the MJS is happy to go along with this and suppress the good being done by EPJ Fund. Plus the John family are Democrats(unfortunately that means likely not pro-life) too!
Everybody is very excited over married Catholic priest
Fox6It was a traditional ordination at St. Jerome Parish Saturday for a man with a non-traditional path to priesthood. Deacon Russell Arnett, now Father Arnett, was first ordained in the Episcopal Church where priests are allowed to marry. Now Arnett is the first priest to enter the Archdiocese of Milwaukee through what is called the "Pastoral Provision."
The Continence of Scipio
It is a Vatican rule started in 1980 that makes it easier for Anglican clergy to convert to Catholicism. Father Arnett is a reflection of about 100 married priests in the country who have all converted from other christian faiths.
Father Arnett's wife has also converted to the Catholic Church and is very supportive of her husband. She says it can be strange when she first tells people her husband is a priest but says people are generally receptive to the idea of a married priest. [probably a misconstruing by the reporter]
Even CNN picked this story up.
Ahem, from the good Ed Peters:
A-1. The Roman Church has always expected clergy, even those married, to observe perfect and perpetual continence. Different theories as to the basis of this obligation have been put forward over the centuries, and different degrees of advertence to and enforcement of the obligation have occurred in the Western Church, but in the end, Rome has always held for perfect and perpetual continence among its clergy.The Catholic Encyclopedia defines “continence”:
Continence may be defined as abstinence from even the licit gratifications of marriage. It is a form of the virtue of temperance, though Aristotle did not accord it this high character since it involved a conflict with wrong desires–an element, in the mind of the philosopher, foreign to the content of a virtue in the strict sense. Continence, it is seen, has a more restricted significance than chastity, since the latter finds place in the condition of marriage. The abstinence we are discussing, then, belongs to the state of celibacy, though clearly the notion of this latter does not necessarily involve that of continence.Also of interest; “Why Canon 277 § 3 does not allow bishops to exempt clerics from the obligation of continence”
I'm just sayin. Different traditions exist in the East, but he did become a Latin Rite priest...
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