ROME — A notorious “Catholic” pro-LGBT group has ranked Pope Francis' new cardinal candidates as largely “LGBTQ-positive.”
“Pope Francis has nominated 21 new cardinals to be promoted at the December conference of cardinals, several of whom have positive LGBTQ backgrounds,” said Robert, editor-in-chief of the pseudo-Catholic organization New Ways Ministries. Mr. Shine speaks fiercely. church.
Overall, Schein writes, “those with a public record on LGBTQ+ issues were generally welcoming,” with gay rights activists topping the list and It was Father Timothy Radcliffe, a Dominican friar who had championed the cause of homosexuality for a decade.
Radcliffe raised eyebrows in 2006 when he advised Catholics to “watch” homosexuals. Brokeback MountainRead gay novels, live with gay friends, and listen with them as they listen to the Word of the Lord. ”
Another new cardinal-to-be, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Caloocan, Philippines, expressed public support for a bill that would create special protections for “gender identity” and “sexual orientation.” . support He supported the bill as a “Christian obligation.”
The New Path also focuses on Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo's Tarsisio, who will be inaugurated as a cardinal on December 8th, along with other cardinals. In 2023, Mr. Kikuchi contributed to a collection of essays titled “Mr. Kikuchi.” LGBT and Christianityedited by a gay United Church of Christ pastor. The Archdiocese of Tokyo supports and promotes LGBT Catholic Japan groups, including monthly Masses.
In 1999, the Vatican Congregation for the Faith (CDF) was established permanently. prohibited The two co-founders of New Ways Ministries are Father Janine Gramic, SSND; Robert Nugent has stopped any pastoral work involving homosexuals due to “errors and ambiguities” in his pastoral approach.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declares that “the positions advanced by Sister Janine Gramick and Father Robert Nugent regarding the inherent evil of homosexual acts and the objective impairment of homosexual tendencies are doctrinally unacceptable, in the interests of Catholics.'' “because they do not faithfully convey the clear and abiding teaching of the Catholic Church in this area,'' the text declares.
Father Nugent and Sister Gramic have often stated that they strive to treat gay people with respect, compassion and consideration, but the document states that “promoting error and ambiguity is not true respect.'' “This is inconsistent with the Christian attitude of compassion,” it added.
People struggling with homosexuality “have the same right as everyone else to receive the true teachings of the Church from those who serve them,” the report said.
U.S. bishops have publicly disputed New Ways Ministries' claim that it is a Catholic organization.
In 2010, Cardinal Francis George, then president of the United States Conference of Bishops (USCCB), statement “Since its founding in 1977, serious questions have been raised about the group's adherence to the Church's teachings on homosexuality.”
“No one should be misled by the claim that New Way Ministries offers an authentic interpretation of Catholic teaching and authentic Catholic pastoral practice,” Cardinal George wrote. “Claiming that they are Catholic only confuses the faithful regarding the Church's true teaching and ministry regarding people with homosexual tendencies.”
“Like other groups that claim to be Catholic but deny central aspects of the Church’s teachings,” the cardinal declared, “New Way Ministries receives no recognition or approval from the Catholic Church.” “I want to make it clear that I cannot speak on behalf of the Catholic Church.” Catholics of the United States. ”
In the Catholic Church, cardinals are close advisors to the pope, and when a pope dies, the college of cardinals holds a conclave to elect a new pope.
