Catholic schools back out of parade to make a statement

[trotsky]

A bigoted statement, of course.

http://wavy.com/2015/03/10/catholic-schools-back-out-of-parade-to-make-a-statement/

Governor Terry McAuliffe was named grand marshal of the Norfolk Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. He is a catholic, but takes a pro-choice stance on abortion and has performed two marriages for same-sex couples.

Father Beeman is so outraged about McAuliffe leading the parade that he wrote a letter to his parishioners and other churches, saying Holy Trinity would not participate in the parade. In the letter, Beeman wrote the following:

(McAuliffe) himself promised to be a ‘brick wall’ against restrictions on abortion, has taken away common sense protections for women in abortion facilities and lowered safety standards, and consistently takes money from pro-abortion lobbying groups.

Further, (McAuliffe) not only favors the re-definition of marriage, he himself performed a gay “marriage” as soon as a court overturned the law of the Commonwealth … it is dumbfounding how the Knights (of Columbus) could then decide to honor the Governor.

Kudos to the KoC at least!

[AtheistCrusader]

1. That's odd, about the Knights of Columbus. They're usually pretty politically active in right-wing

anti-human causes.

I wonder if there's a little bit of change afoot.

[mr blur]

2. What's the statement - "I am an ignorant bigot"? (nt)

[skepticscott]

3. Apparently they didn't get the memo

from Francis the Great requiring all Catholic church representatives to stop being bigoted assholes.

Oh...wait...