"Catholic" Action Network Buys Billboard Space to Promote Homosexuality

Yes, this group calling itself "Catholic" and composed of professed "Catholics" continues to rebuke God and reject the teachings of the Church. Now Catholic Action Network has purchased billboard space in St. Louis county along Interstate 170 (between Natural Bridge and I-70) to further its dissent and rejection of Church teaching and its perversion of the natural moral law. Apparently CAN and the Holy Families Committee (which was started at St. Cronan's - the Archdiocesan Social Justice Parish) only have enough funds to keep the billboard up through the end of October. Unless, of course, others contribute to their perversion and heresy.

Some history and suggestions (from the website of those who reject the Church, and our Lord):

How the Holy Families group came to be

On August 23, 2003, a group of approximately twenty-five people, mostly from St. Cronan’s parish, gathered to discuss the recently released statement from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, "Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons." This document categorizes same-sex relationships as disordered and states that adoption by same-sex couples "would actually mean doing violence to these children."

As Catholics who disagree with this statement from the Vatican, many in the group expressed the opinion that this is an opportunity for a wide variety of responses: individual, communal (our parish and other parishes), and public (including the media). Many expressed an interest in having some program(s) for the children of the parish that demonstrates our commitment to honoring and blessing diverse families.

As a result, it was proposed that the Holy Families Committee would be established [at St. Cronan's] to address this issue in broad terms and to implement the ideas brought forth at the meeting. Assistance was also offered and was requested at that time from the Catholic Action Network.

Proposed Responses

1. Write a letter directed to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Archbishop of St. Louis, and the People of the Roman Catholic faith addressing the inaccuracies and injustices of this statement. This letter, along with other correspondence is available for your review.

2. Hold an "Issues and Inspirations" meeting at St. Cronan Church concerning this document. This meeting was conducted at St. Cronan’s parish hall on April 3, 2004. Approximately 50 people attended from various parishes, mostly from St. Cronan’s. The document was explained and the group heard about the personal experiences of gay/lesbian Catholics and Catholic parents. After the discussion, attendees signed a letter to be sent to Archbishop Burke, “Genuine Love, Valuable Families.”

3. Create a physical display, such as tee-shirts (and medallions), of our unity with families of all types. Many suggestions were offered.

4. Celebrate all families, including same sex partners, in a prayer and blessing at a public forum, such as on the steps of the Cathedral. Invite the media so that our prayerful voices as Catholics will be offered in disagreement with this Vatican statement. The group sponsored a vigil on November 9, 2004, on the steps of the Cathedral in solidarity with Soulforce. Over 100 people attended, the largest in the nation, according to Soulforce.

5. Bless all families at St. Cronan's church, perhaps for the Feast of the Holy Family. This blessing is one of many steps that demonstrate to our children that all families are from God. This was done on the Feast of the Holy Family at St. Cronan’s parish in 2003 and every year since then.

6. Raise funds to rent a billboard that supports diverse families. This was done in October, 2005. You can support this effort by attending a reception Reclaiming the Gay Saints (on October 21st) or by ordering a "Love Makes Families" T-shirt from CAN.

7. Have a presence at the Gay Pride celebration in June that demonstrates our Catholic support of diverse families. This is scheduled for June, 2006.

The work begun at this meeting [at St Cronan's] and continued in the two years since then has been the result of the commitment of the Catholic Action Network and the Holy Family Committee members. Please consider joining us in our many upcoming activities.

All emphasis above is mine.

Many articles and comments were posted here about this deliberate rejection of the Church's teaching by so-called "Catholics" and it must have had, at least, the tacit approval of St. Cronan's pastor, Fr. Gerry Kleba since the founding of the committee occurred on parish property and a notice was published in the parish bulletin.

It appears that the parish (which was not supressed when other parishes were closed), the pastor and other dissidents must feel vindicated and rewarded since they continue to proudly profess that they have been given the distinction of being the "social justice" parish of the Archdiocese. Of course, I suspect that they probably have no fear of any medicinal or corrective action by the Church.

It's truly scandalous that there are those who pervert the word "Catholic" by their actions. It's even more scandalous and revolting that they 'celebrate' the Feast of the Holy Family by perverting it. St. Cronan's appears to be a hotbed of dissent, heresy, and scandal. So is the organization called Catholic Action Network. Immediate corrective action from Church officials to remove this cancer from the Church would certainly be in order.