An elite Catholic preparatory school in Massachusetts has released a glowing summary of the recent visit of Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, who openly promotes abortion and LGBTQ+ issues in defiance of Catholic teachings.
On April 9, Mr. Healy made his first visit to St. John’s Prep, a Boston-area boys school for grades 6-12 sponsored by the Catholic religious group the Xaverian Brothers, named after St. Francis Xavier. There, the governor spent almost an hour with five groups of students.
The school and its leaders could not have been happier with what happened, as it has proven. write it down It was posted on the school’s website. “We are really excited to have the opportunity to engage with you and learn from you,” Superintendent of Schools Ed Hardiman told Healy. “All of the students here today participate in various leadership programs, and one of our big focus areas this year is civil debate, so we hope you will come to campus to share some time with us. Thank you for giving me that.”
Here are some other excerpts from the article.
- “The words ‘authentic’ and ‘authentic’ have been overused to the point that they lose their meaning in common parlance, but the sincerity, honesty, and earnestness that punctuated Healy’s interactions with his students is evident. The level was obvious.”
- “She was vulnerable, personal, quick to admit her own shortcomings, and assured her young audience that no one could know all the answers.”
- “Mr. Healey said that unwavering defense of the Constitution and preservation of democracy are central to securing our future.”
The post also claims that it was “quickly obvious” [Healey’s] “My personal values closely align with those of the Xaverian brothers,” he said, without specifying what their shared “personal values” were. When asked about her core values, Ms Healy said “humility, kindness and integrity”.
She also called on students to denounce “hate” whenever they see it, insisting there was “no room” for racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and homophobia in society.
It’s unclear whether she defined any of those terms, but Healy, who has a live-in lesbian partner, may consider some of the Catholic teachings on homosexual behavior to be homophobic.of catechism of the catholic church Calling homosexual acts “intrinsically disordered,” he argues that they violate natural law, are incapable of producing new life, and are not “born out of true emotional and sexual complementarity.” Therefore, the Catechism asserts that such acts can never be approved under any circumstances.
Healy’s views on abortion also stand in stark contrast to the Catholic Church’s view that abortion is “grossly contrary to moral law.” “Human life must be respected and absolutely protected from the moment of conception.” catechism Avoider.
healyIn contrast, Massachusetts boasted two years ago that it had “enshrined” abortion into law as a state “constitutional right.” “You can respect religious freedom, you can respect individual decisions to decide for yourself what you want to do,” she said at the time. “But there are also certain freedoms in this country, and it has to be a place where women’s freedom to make their own decisions about their bodies is recognized and respected.”
The governor and the students did not appear to even discuss God or the basic commandments of Christianity during their meeting. The St. John’s summary states only that Father Jim Ronan, Healy’s “Charlestown parish priest, friend, spiritual director, and mentor,” facilitated her visit. Otherwise, this article does not directly or indirectly refer to God, Jesus His Christ, the Catholic Church, or any other form of Christianity.
The school’s apparent agreement with many of Healy’s statements during the meeting, and perhaps some of her political positions, aroused the ire of staunch Catholics in the area. One group is Massachusetts Catholic Action Leaguecondemned the school’s celebration of “the Bay State’s pro-abortion lesbian chief executive.”
In a statement to Blaze News, Catholic Action League Executive Director CJ Doyle called the St. John’s meeting “a major scandal and a colossal betrayal.” “This tells us that the church in Massachusetts would rather serve Caesar than Christ, and would prefer the blessings of secular power to the lives of innocent unborn children,” he said.
St. John’s Principal Ed Hardiman did not respond to Blaze News’ request for comment.
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