Catholics for Equality -- Not explaining the numbers

Now there are those of you who say I should ignore this group but it is always good to see what the "enemy" is saying. Recently, they put out a press release stating that 63% of all Catholics believe in "same-gender civil marriage." Now on the face it, you would go "wow." But, when you look at the press release, it does not ask if those questioned are "practicing Catholics" (regular Mass goers, etc.), "Christimas/Easter Catholics" or those who are baptised but not practicing Catholics. I would bet that when you get down to it, the numbers are really of those who are mostly the "Christmas/Easter" and "Baptised but not practicing" Catholics.

Catholycs for Equality are Not Catholic

After receiving a letter from the group Catholics for Equality urging a change to the “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy, the Archbishop for Military Services responded, saying that the archdiocese's position is “clear.” The prelate added that the group “cannot be legitimately recognized as Catholic.”

Catholics for Equality had requested a meeting with Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy Broglio, claiming he offered misleading and false arguments in his June 1 statement against allowing open homosexuals to serve in the U.S. military.

To read more, go to Catholic New Agency.

Thank you Archbishop Broglio.

I myself received a mass mailing from them to my awashingtondccatholic@gmail.com account, asking for support and money.

One of the names on the email was the Rev. Joseph Palacios. Again, I publicly ask: Does he have faculties in this Archdiocese? If yes, then why? If not, and he celebrates the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, why does not the diocese put a stop to it?

Should not part of the New Evangelization be geared towards ensuring that the faithful are not lead astray?

Catholycs set-up a pro-gay political group

Prominent Catholic dissenters have created an organization to promote homosexual political causes and to change Catholic opinion through coordination with other activists. Organized explicitly to oppose the U.S. bishops, the group’s website asks for reports of “anti-equality activity” in Catholic parishes.

The group Catholics for Equality’s website, which is still under construction, reports that the organization is dedicated to “support, educate, and mobilize equality-supporting Catholics to advance LGBT equality at federal, state, and local levels.”

It is made of operatives from DignityUSA, National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN), among others and is closely linked to the Human Rights Campaign. Some of the usual suspects but this time with a much larger bankroll.

Read more, go to the Catholic News Agency.