Minneapolis Priest Refutes Archbishop Nienstadt

Archbishop Nienstadt wrote about "Four Points on the Church's Teaching about Homosexuality" a week or two ago...Apparently though, Church teaching on this subject is something which even some priests wrongly disgree - and there's not much point in having Catholic priests who preach their own Gospel - one that is opposed to the Church, especially in matters of faith and morals. From a rather timely email from Minnesota:

Father Leo Tibesar at his Minneapolis parish of Saint Frances Cabrini, directly refuted Bishop Nienstedt's anti-sodomy stance and lashed out at a few other Church officials.

Text of Father Tibesar's audio file:

What would Jesus say today if he were telling the parable in our Gospel of Luke?

4 versions:

First – two people came into Church to pray, one was a Border Patrol Agent who prayed – "I give you thanks oh God that I am not like others – greedy, dishonest, or like those on the run in order to make a living."

The other was a Mexican unlawful immigrant standing off to the side who prayed "Oh God, be merciful to me for leaving my family behind as I try to relieve their poverty by working in this country."

Jesus concluded – the last person went home more worthy in God's sight than the first.

Version 2:

Two people came into Church to pray, one was a Roman Catholic Cardinal in Charge of Church doctrine who prayed "I give you thanks oh God that I am not like others - greedy dishonest or like those living in Africa where AIDS is killing everyone even there we can never allow condoms to be used."

The other was an African widow dying of AIDS who stood off to the side and prayed "Oh God, be merciful to me for not refusing the advances of my husband without a condom, soon I will follow him to the grave and leave our six children orphans.

Jesus concluded – the last person went home more worthy in God's sight than the first.

Version 3:

Two people came into Church to pray, one was a Catholic Archbishop who refuses communion to Rainbow Sash people at the Cathedral on Pentecost Sunday who prayed " I give you thanks oh God that I am not like others – greedy, dishonest or like others who need to make their dissent from official Church teaching so public and divisive."

The other were Rainbow parents of GLBT people at the Cathedral on Pentecost who stood off on the side and prayed, "Oh God be merciful to us for failing to attend our own Churches more often; they say they love God then turn there backs on us in hate directly contrary to 1:John,4 – whoever loves God must also love the neighbor."

Jesus concluded the last ones went home more worthy in God's sight than the first.

Version 4:

Two people came into Church to pray. One was an Evangelical pastor whose regional services are broadcast nationally who prayed " I give you thanks oh God that I am not like others - greedy, dishonest or like others who give into same gender sex drives which the bible calls an abomination."

The others who came into Church to pray for a same sex couple raising children born by way of donor insemination who prayed: "Oh god, be merciful to us for not finding our own medium to share with the broader audience the biblical passage of 1 John 4:16 – God is love and when we abide in love we abide in God and God in us."

Jesus concluded the last ones went home more worthy in God's sight than the first.

In conclusion, the line from the verse of Psalm 34 are so powerful:

"Those who are crushed in spirit God saves."

For more information, contact Father Leo Tibesar at (612) 339-3023.

HT to PC for the info!

2.2MB Audio file available...