As I mentioned in a previous post, I have been ostracized at the Parish where I attend Holy Mass because I have exposed the liberal agenda there to funnel monies to pro-abortion and pro-homosexualist groups via the "Catholic Campaign for Human Development" - CCHD.
Although I attempted to register at the Parish and to volunteer in Parish Ministry, I was excluded. Such has been the hatred toward me that when I attempted to post an article on the Parish Facebook Page regarding the objectively heretical statements of Francis (See here), the article was deleted and a parishioner, whose identity remains unknown, responded by writing, "Hi Paul. I would appreciate it if you would not post this link on our page."
Because this parish has succumbed to liberal ideology and misandry, authentic men are not welcome. Only those who adhere to liberal "Catholicism" and an effeminized Church are welcome to register and/or participate in parish ministry. All others need not apply. And the same parish that couldn't welcome me because I oppose the Cult of Softness, is looking for volunteers:
As this article explains:
"Though the New Evangelization has been a major effort in the Catholic Church for over forty years, it has failed to stem the disastrous losses of the faithful in the U.S. The New Evangelization is faltering: since 2000, 14 million Catholics have left the faith, parish religious education participation of children has dropped by 24%, Catholic school attendance has dropped by 19%, baptisms of infants has dropped by 28%, baptism of adults has dropped by 31% and sacramental Catholic marriages have dropped by 41%. Something is desperately wrong with the Church’s approach to the New Evangelization.
The New Emangelization Project has documented that a key driver of the collapse of Catholicism in the U. S. is a serious and growing Catholic “man-crisis”. One third of baptized Catholic men have left the faith and the majority of those who remain “Catholic” neither know nor practice the faith and are not committed to pass the faith along to their children. Recent research shows that large numbers of young Catholic men are leaving the faith to become “Nones”, men who have no religious affiliation.The growing losses of young Catholic men will have a devastating impact on the U.S. Catholic Church in the coming decades, as older Catholic men pass away and young men fail to remain and marry in the Church, accelerating the devastating losses that have already occurred.
While there are massive cultural forces outside of the Church (e.g. secularism, pluralism, anti-Christian bias, radical feminism, pornography, media saturation, etc.) and missteps within the Church (e.g. failure to make men a priority, sex abuse scandals, homosexuality in the priesthood, etc.) that have contributed to the Catholic “man-crisis”, the New Emangelization Project has conducted dozens of interviews with top Catholic men’s evangelists[4] that suggest that a core reason for the “man-crisis” is that bishops and priests have not yet made the evangelization and catechesis of men a clear priority. Men are being ignored by the Church."
Apparently Saint Mary's Parish in Orange, Massachusetts has been okay with this. Hatred can rationalize such discrimination.
Now that the Parish has a new priest who appears to be faithful, not to mention less hostile toward men and masculinity, with the help of God's grace, things will change.
St. Mary's has a status quo of women who fill virtually all liturgical roles. Misandry is the correct term.
ReplyDeleteTragic. The church is dying.
I stopped going to Mass there. Women floating around the altar, altar girls instead of altar boys, women lectors, women Extraordinary (actually not so extraordinary) Ministers, women presenting the gifts.
DeleteIt resembles more of a Temple to Isis than a Catholic Church.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/liturgy/zlitur283.htm
DeleteCardinal Raymond Leo Burke has said that, "the radical feminism which has assaulted the Church and society since the 1960s has left men very marginalized...Unfortunately, the radical feminist movement strongly influenced the Church, leading the Church to constantly address women’s issues at the expense of addressing critical issues important to men; the importance of the father, whether in the union of marriage or not; the importance of a father to children; the importance of fatherhood for priests; the critical impact of a manly character; the emphasis on the particular gifts that God gives to men for the good of the whole society.
ReplyDeleteThe goodness and importance of men became very obscured, and for all practical purposes, were not emphasized at all. This is despite the fact that it was a long tradition in the Church, especially through the devotion of St. Joseph, to stress the manly character of the man who sacrifices his life for the sake of the home, who prepares with chivalry to defend his wife and his children and who works to provide the livelihood for the family. So much of this tradition of heralding the heroic nature of manhood has been lost in the Church today."
I pray that the "pastoral team" (how's that for a euphemism?) will pray for the humility to prayerfully meditate upon these words.
Saint Mary's Church is on the path to closure. I've seen this time and again. When a small clique runs the church, instead of a strong priest, the Church falls apart.
ReplyDeleteIt's not your personal social club people, it's supposed to be a Catholic Church.
Many parishes in New England have been infected with homosexual ideology and a watered-down "gospel." It's not unusual to find them staffed almost entirely by women. They hate men.
ReplyDeleteIt is not just the parishes. It is right in our face everyday. As bella dodd talked about when she came out of communism. It is the family they want to destroy. By attacking masculine men they feel they can do away with the 50's family. It seems to be working. Only God can help us now
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