Mary Broome's Letter to the Editor

Mary Broome runs the St. Louis Chapter of the Blue Army and was instrumental in getting the local Marian Catechists group established here in St Louis with Archbishop Burke...Her letter to the Post:

Regarding the pope

Speaking as a lifelong Catholic, I feel compelled to respond to the calumnious opinions of Maureen Dowd and J.M. Haas in the April 26 Post-Dispatch.

Anyone who sincerely listened to Pope John Paul II for 26 years, or to the few public comments of Pope Benedict XVI in the past two weeks, would have heard the transmission of the gospel of Jesus Christ in humble and conciliatory terms. They also would have understood the tremendous responsibility the popes have to protect and defend the faith handed down to them.

It is understandable that many will not embrace the teachings of the Catholic church. Jesus said, “Do you think I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.” The Catholic church’s teachings do not conform to the spirit of the world; hence they will always be difficult to accept.

The attraction of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI for multitudes of Catholics, non-Catholics and especially the young is their unambiguous response to difficult issues. This is an example of courage and strength in a world of contradictions.

As a Catholic woman, I am profoundly grateful to God for blessing my church and the world with such a pious, humble genius. My hope is that those who feel as I do will pray constantly for our shepherd, as he has requested, so that he will be strengthened in the battle with the wolves both visible and invisible.

Mary Broome
St. Louis

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