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Renegade Priests calls for retaliation against KoC
July 1, 2009 | 3 Comments
A friend of mine just emailed me this story:
Suspended Fresno priest turned gay activist Father Geoffrey Farrow has called for Catholic priests to retaliate against the Knights of Columbus for their support of Proposition 8.
Farrow was removed as pastor from the St. Paul Newman Center at Cal State Fresno in October 2008 for his outspoken defiance of church teaching over Proposition 8 and the issue of homosexuality.
In a post on his personal blog dated June 4, 2009 “Boycott the Knights of Columbus,” Farrow wrote:
“Many priests have E-mailed me and expressed their rage and anger over the hypocrisy of the Catholic hierarchy in supporting anti-marriage equality legislation…One of the organizations, which the bishops have effectively employed to do their dirty work, has been the Knights of Columbus.”
Farrow then asked “So, what can priests do to fight the anti-gay agenda of the bishops and the K of C?” His first suggestion:
“Borrow the full amount against your Knights of Columbus life insurance policy immediately. Take the check and invest the funds with an LGBT friendly fund. Do not pay back the loan.”
The blog post is here. Shockingly comment moderation is on. Can’t imagine why that would be. It is amusing to read the comments from the sycophants who have absolutely no clue as to what the Knights of Columbus do.
This petty call for vengeance is shameful and disgusting to be sure, but I also imagine that the Supreme Council is not exactly sweating too much. Still, it’s always a tragedy when someone who has taken a vow before God spits in the Lord’s face.
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I’m speechless. This is truly sad and so offensive to all our priests.
Folks like this guy presume they are speaking for the majority when they are actually speaking for the few like minded folks in their circle of confidences. The one commenter really got me for his lack of charity towards a parishioner at his new parish who invited him to a Knights meeting. He said he could see the arrogance in his eyes. Huh? That’s impressive to be able to judge a fellow man so quickly. That takes some skills. Skills I wouldn’t want to acquire.
I go to our most of our council and chapter meetings and we always invite the local priests to attend and when they do the meetings are definitely improved by their presence. It’s a shame that this former priest condemns an organization for supporting the same positions taken by the Holy Father.