Thanks to The Pillar for keeping the flame of Catholic journalism alive. The Principi story is disheartening in many ways but most especially for the corrupting influence of homosexuality on the Church as a whole, on the Curia and governance, and--most importantly--on the faithful, especially the victims and their families. Shame on Pope…
Thanks to The Pillar for keeping the flame of Catholic journalism alive. The Principi story is disheartening in many ways but most especially for the corrupting influence of homosexuality on the Church as a whole, on the Curia and governance, and--most importantly--on the faithful, especially the victims and their families. Shame on Pope Francis for allowing Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra to remain in his office.
I have written this before and will share again: Homosexuality corrupts; clerical homosexuality (especially in the episcopate and curia!) corrupts absolutely. I applaud and pray for the continued fidelity of men and women who participate in Courage International apostolate--but that is not what we're talking about here. This is unabashed corruption on behalf of an abusive, manipulative, homosexual cleric--in 2024!!! That John Allen and Crux are implicated in excusing the behavior is simply more evidence of the corrupting power of active homosexuals in the clergy.
The presence of active homosexuals in the priesthood--and most especially in the episcopacy--is a cancer on the Bride of Christ. Homosexuality is inherently corrupting, and because of the nature of their priestly and pastoral roles, the corruption cannot be limited to their own personal sphere. As evident here, the cancer inevitably spreads to those around them and affects the entire Church, cf. clerical abuse scandals in the U.S., drug-fueled homosexual orgies in the Vatican, and now this. The legacy of these sexual abuse scandals in the US and other countries, which were overwhelmingly homosexual in nature, is the clearest example of how it affects the entire Church: children robbed of their innocence, trust, and faith in God; families torn asunder by the horrific consequences of the abuse; the missionary and salvific teaching of the Church is rejected because of clerical hypocrisy; priests, bishops, the Pope and the Church everywhere became the object of scorn, derision, and mistrust; the faithful are so scandalized to the point that many left the Church; vocations plummeted and entire parishes were closed; beautiful and majestic churches--built by the donations of the faithful for the glory of God--are sold and desacralized for base purposes; diocese after diocese was subjected to lawsuits and forced to pay out tens of millions, sometimes, hundreds of millions to settle the lawsuits, squandering the hard-earned donation of the faithful that could and should have gone to charitable work, vocations, and catechesis. Faithful and uncorrupted bishops must rise to their Apostolic vocation and call for vigorous and transparent investigations. Moreover, they--the faithful bishops--must be willing to call out any and all who shelter or make excuses for abusers, including Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra! By all means, let the abusers seek God's forgiveness through confession and penance, but for the love of God and all that is holy, do not—under any circumstances—ever allow these men to remain in any position of authority in the Church.
Thanks to The Pillar for keeping the flame of Catholic journalism alive. The Principi story is disheartening in many ways but most especially for the corrupting influence of homosexuality on the Church as a whole, on the Curia and governance, and--most importantly--on the faithful, especially the victims and their families. Shame on Pope Francis for allowing Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra to remain in his office.
I have written this before and will share again: Homosexuality corrupts; clerical homosexuality (especially in the episcopate and curia!) corrupts absolutely. I applaud and pray for the continued fidelity of men and women who participate in Courage International apostolate--but that is not what we're talking about here. This is unabashed corruption on behalf of an abusive, manipulative, homosexual cleric--in 2024!!! That John Allen and Crux are implicated in excusing the behavior is simply more evidence of the corrupting power of active homosexuals in the clergy.
The presence of active homosexuals in the priesthood--and most especially in the episcopacy--is a cancer on the Bride of Christ. Homosexuality is inherently corrupting, and because of the nature of their priestly and pastoral roles, the corruption cannot be limited to their own personal sphere. As evident here, the cancer inevitably spreads to those around them and affects the entire Church, cf. clerical abuse scandals in the U.S., drug-fueled homosexual orgies in the Vatican, and now this. The legacy of these sexual abuse scandals in the US and other countries, which were overwhelmingly homosexual in nature, is the clearest example of how it affects the entire Church: children robbed of their innocence, trust, and faith in God; families torn asunder by the horrific consequences of the abuse; the missionary and salvific teaching of the Church is rejected because of clerical hypocrisy; priests, bishops, the Pope and the Church everywhere became the object of scorn, derision, and mistrust; the faithful are so scandalized to the point that many left the Church; vocations plummeted and entire parishes were closed; beautiful and majestic churches--built by the donations of the faithful for the glory of God--are sold and desacralized for base purposes; diocese after diocese was subjected to lawsuits and forced to pay out tens of millions, sometimes, hundreds of millions to settle the lawsuits, squandering the hard-earned donation of the faithful that could and should have gone to charitable work, vocations, and catechesis. Faithful and uncorrupted bishops must rise to their Apostolic vocation and call for vigorous and transparent investigations. Moreover, they--the faithful bishops--must be willing to call out any and all who shelter or make excuses for abusers, including Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra! By all means, let the abusers seek God's forgiveness through confession and penance, but for the love of God and all that is holy, do not—under any circumstances—ever allow these men to remain in any position of authority in the Church.