Your Excellency, I write to you on behalf of Catholic Virginians all across the Commonwealth to express our confusion over your recent actions and words pertaining to the event which was scheduled to take place at St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg on 01 February 2020. I am writing to you in the spirit of Canon 212 of the Code of Canon Law, which affords the Faithful the right “to manifest to the sacred pastors their opinion on matters which pertain to the good of the … [Read more...]
Same-Sex ‘Married’ Organist Employed by Richmond Diocese
Concerned members of the Diocese of Richmond contacted us last week about an organist in the employ of the diocese who is currently involved in a homosexual “marriage” as well as actively engaging in public homosexual activism on social media. Christopher Martin, an organist in the employ of the diocese, is currently involved in a homosexual “marriage” as well as actively engaging in public homosexual activism on social media. Martin is the regular assisting organist for Saint Bridget … [Read more...]
Catholic School Refuses to Let Student Opt Out of Heretical Teacher’s Theology Class
St. Vianney Catholic High School in St. Louis, MO has denied a student the right to opt out of a theology class after parents brought to the administration’s attention the heterodox and heretical social media activities of the Sophomore theology teacher. This past December, the parents of the student communicated with the school’s principal, Ian Mulligan, cc’ing the school’s president Mike Loyet, through a series of emails to request that their son be allowed to opt out of Meredith Caul’s … [Read more...]
Kenya Bishops Promote Condom Use
The Conference of Catholic Bishops in Kenya (KCCB) has officially encouraged the use of condoms as means of preventing the spread of the Human Papilloma Virus. A July 2019 letter from the KCCB's Catholic Health Commission of Kenya (CHCK) was primarily written as a formal endorsement of the controversial Gardasil vaccine, but on page 5 of the 7-page letter is a list of "Other Modes of Prevention that have been adopted." Third on the list is a statement regarding condom use: "Use of latex … [Read more...]
Parishioners Rally to Arlington Priest’s Defense, Accuse Parish Employee of Seeking False Allegations
Since November of 2018, St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Purcellville, Virginia has been without its pastor, Fr. Ronald Escalante. According to a press release from the diocese issued 7 December 2018, Fr. Escalante was placed on administrative leave “pending the outcome of an investigation of alleged boundary violations involving a minor and adults which transgress the Code of Conduct for Clergy in the Diocese of Arlington.” An update to the press release a week later states that even … [Read more...]
