tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post3667000930169346163..comments2024-02-20T17:48:55.571-05:00Comments on Freedom Through Truth: Keep Barb Hall out of the Catholic ChurchMichael Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-17323946698878560272009-07-26T00:03:02.549-04:002009-07-26T00:03:02.549-04:00I emailed you.
It's titled, "Omne gaudiu...I emailed you. <br />It's titled, "Omne gaudium existimate."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-43770227726493047892009-07-25T15:48:35.560-04:002009-07-25T15:48:35.560-04:00Dear Brother in Christ:
I stand corrected on my q...Dear Brother in Christ:<br /><br />I stand corrected on my quoting St. Paul, when it was St. James. Please forgive me Saints J&P.<br /><br />There is so much more to this story, and I have written a couple of more entries to clarify a bit, but also am working on a larger one as well. <br /><br />My heart aches for all involved but particularly for dear Bishop de Angelis.<br /><br />From time to time, I receive comments from people that I really want to get to know as I can identify with their day to day challenges, if not exactly, then that they have them, and deal with them, with curious minds and hearts.<br /><br />If you wish to write me directly my email address is mbrandon8026@gmail.com<br /><br />RegardsMichael Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4248478318892426116.post-75665069070633090542009-07-25T12:30:54.534-04:002009-07-25T12:30:54.534-04:00THANK YOU SO MUCH for this blog. Out of the severa...THANK YOU SO MUCH for this blog. Out of the several pundits and blogs that have commented on this situation, yours is the only one that I found which genuinely articulated 'Truth in Charity.'<br /><br />As a man with same-sex attractions deeply in love with Jesus and His Church and striving to be faithful to her teachings, I'm familiar with the pain that come from a Church that is still trying with all good intentions to effectively minister to these her sons and daughter. I don't believe we as a Church have reached that point yet. This experience deeply hurts because there are many men and women with ssa who, by grace, see through the shallowness of the 'gay lifestyle,' have met Christ and are faithful to His Church. Sadly however, many of their brothers and sisters do not know what to do lovingly respond to their sensitive situation. I applaud Bishop DeAngelis for intuiting dynamic in our Church by responding to in light of the Word of God, particularly St. Paul's admonition on idols: He did not attack Corcoran but urged him in Christian charity to avoid scandal. <br /><br />That being said, there is definitely more to the story than the "gay man vs church" spin off which is what is being regurgitated everywhere. Placing a church into the hands of the state is deeply troubling for me, especially in a context where secular power whose double standard will easily interfere in Church matters yet will silence her from the public square. I much appreciate your emphasis on prayer as ultimately, this is in God's hands. From him all will receive their just sentence. <br /><br />p.s. "Consider it all joy" Omne gaudium existimate is not from St. Paul but from St. James. (1:2) =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com