Archbishop Tells Woman To Reject Her Gay Son Or Go To Hell
TWO Condemns Twin Cities Archbishop for Anti-Gay Letter to Catholic Parent of a Gay Son
Posted October 8th, 2012
BURLINGTON, Vt – Truth Wins Out condemned Twin Cities Catholic Archbishop John Nienstedt today for a letter in which he told a mother with a gay son that her “eternal salvation” may depend on whether or not she embraces the anti-gay teachings of the Catholic Church.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune, which published Nienstedt’s letter last weekend as part of an article about the prelate’s aggressive efforts to pass a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, reports that it was written in May 2010 in response to a note from “a mother who pleaded for acceptance for her gay child.”
“It is appalling that Archbishop Nienstedt chose to issue such an un-Christian response to a vulnerable member of his flock who came to him seeking help,” said TWO Executive Director Wayne Besen. “The archbishop’s letter shows just how deeply held his anti-gay views are.”
In the letter, Nienstedt wrote that Catholics are obligated to believe the Church’s official teachings on homosexuality, and that “those who do not… ought not to participate in the sacramental life of the Church.” He exhorted the recipient to reconsider her inclusive spiritual beliefs, saying that “[her] eternal salvation may well depend on a conversation of heart on this topic.”
“Telling the parent of an LGBT child that she ‘ought not to participate in the sacramental life of the Church’ unless she renounces her pro-equality views – and that her ‘eternal salvation may well depend upon’ her willingness to accept the Catholic Church’s anti-gay teachings – is spiritual bullying of the highest order and utterly reprehensible,” added John Becker, Director of Communications & Development for Truth Wins Out. “What kind of spiritual leader demands that a mother reject her child in order to save her soul?”
http://www.truthwinsout.org/news/2012/10/30351/
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I thought that would make me feel better, but it didn't.
ETA: This is not directed at you Will. Can't be to careful these days.
>>The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination, which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.<<
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm, para. 2358.
As an archbishop, it is a very grave matter for him to contradict church doctrine. If he wants to be a Southern Baptist or Mormon on homosexuality, he needs to hand in his holy baloney wardrobe, renounce his membership in the church and move on.
