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On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > ACTION ALERT: > > Protest the Elevation to Cardinal of New York Arch-Homophobe Timothy > Dolan This Weekend > > Please take action and pass this on to everyone in your address book. > > -By Tommy News > > Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, who has led the Roman Catholic > Archdiocese of New York for nearly three years, will be named a > cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, at the Vatican on Saturday morning. > Sunday masses will then celebrate this elevation of church sanctioned > hatred > and homophobia against gays, womens rights, and against full civil > rights equality including same-sex civil marriage. Dolan has even gone > so far as to petition the President of The United States to take > anti-gay action. We must protest. > > From our friend Tif: > > Timothy Dolan is the chief architect of the Pope's anti-gay crusade in > America. > > He arrived in NYC spewing homophobia rhetoric, and was quickly > rewarded with an appointment as President of the United States > Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) which is leading the political > campaign against us. > > He has broken every basic social compact - by taking his church's > views into the political arena. He has violated the basic tenet of > creating a safe space for all of us - all people and all religions - > in America. > > > From Truthdig: > > New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan is a man of the world in some > senses, showing his love of cigars and beer in this “60 Minutes > Overtime” clip, but he’s all about strict adherence to Catholic > doctrine when it comes to some hotly contested issues: gay marriage, > female priests, abortion. > > Here, he takes up a disappointingly common rhetorical tool to explain > the church’s aversion to gay marriage, asking Morley Safer, “Where > would, then, the tampering stop? I mean, I love my mom. I don’t have > the right to marry her.” Sigh. —KA > > Video Here: > > http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/ny_archbishop_compares_gay_marriage_20110324/ > > From The New York Times: > > Archbishop Dolan Condemns "Sexual Immorality" in Sunday Homily > > Archbishop and Cardinal-to-be Timothy Dolan gave a stern homily on > morality on Sunday at St. Patrick's Cathedral, telling church > attendees that sex outside of marriage is still a sin, despite what > popular culture would have society believe. > > "The one who, with God's grace and mercy, tries his or her best to be > pure and chaste is often thought of not as a hero, not a saint, but as > a freak in our culture today," Archbishop Timothy Dolan said at St. > Patrick's, reported the Daily News. "The biblical teaching on sexual > responsibility is countercultural," > > Dolan continued to say that teaching abstinence is countercultural. > Those who try to live according to the teachings of the bible > including devout Catholics, he said, will face "ridicule and > criticism." > > Dolan called on priests to do a better job in guiding their parishes > to live a virtuous life. He linked societal crimes, such as violence, > sex crimes, disease and broken homes and divorce to "sexual > immorality," reported the Daily News. > > "The church has at times in the past, sadly, come across as, as some > naysaying, puritanical nag, always giving a big 'no, no, no' to one of > life's greatest joys," he said. > > Dolan is set to become cardinal in a ceremony on Feb. 18, 2012 in Rome. > > More: > > http://newyork.ibtimes.com/articles/282462/20120116/archbishop-dolan-condemns-sexual-immorailty-sunday-homily.htm > > > The Pope has called gay people "intrinsically disordered", and his > misguided homophobia works to surpress gays and women. Jesus never > once mentioned homosexuality, and may have been gay or bi himself. In > fact, Jesus said that gays as opressed persecuted people are Blessed! > > The Pope and Arch-Homophobe Dolan really need to read their Bibles. > This is the word of Jesus, from the Sermon on The Mount. > > MATTHEW 5:10-13 Blessed are they which are persecuted > > 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: > for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. > > 5:11 Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, > and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. > > 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in > heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. > > 5:13 You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its > savour, with what shall it be salted? it is thereafter good for > nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. > > That is the word of Jesus. > > The Archdiocese of New York is widely considered the spiritual heart > of the American church. It counts about 2.6 million Catholics in a > sprawling jurisdiction that includes includes Manhattan, the Bronx, > Staten Island and several suburban counties. > > Timothy Dolan opposes Marriage Equality in New York, and has pledged to > work > to oppose marriage equality, persecute and opress gays in New York and in > places > out of his jurisdiction. This direcly contradicts the teachings of Jesus. > > The Pope and Timothy Dolan must learn what great harm is caused by > thier homophobia, which is defined as the irrational fear of, aversion to, > animus or discrimination against gays, homosexuality or homosexuals. > However, anti-gay hate speech leads directly to animus, bullying, hate > crimes, depression, confusion, low self esteem, and suicide. We must > protest. Now is the time. > > Ways to Protest: > > 1- Occupy The Church > > The message is simple, yet loud; Equal Rights for All. > Get out over the weekend and go to your church. Make signs, bring > whistles, pots and pans. Bring friends and > family. Those in New York City can do this at Saint Patrick's > Cathedral on 5th Avenue at 51st Street. Even one or two people, or a > small group can do this with great effect. > > Sign suggestions: > > LET US BE > > Stop The Hate > > Let Gays Marry > > Church Homophobia Must End! > > Cardinal Dolan Hates Gays > > Gays are God's Children Too > > Blessed Are The Gays > > Jesus Loves Me Too > > Vote For Civil Rights > > > 2- Write, call, email, weform and Fax your elected representatives, > newspapers and media outlets, and pass this message on to everyone in > your address book. > > Get contact information here: www.congress.org > > > 3- Write, call, email, weform and Fax your clergy, friends, and family > > > 4-Write, call, email, weform and Fax Pope Benedict and > Cardinal-elect Timothy Dolan > > Timothy Dolan's Office > 1011 First Ave > New York, NY 10022 > > Contact: Timothy Dolan > Phone: 212-371-1000 > > email [email protected] or [email protected] > > More Here: > > http://www.archny.org/departments/ > > The Pope’s regular mailing address is: > > His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI > Apostolic Palace > 00120 Vatican City > > email the Pope at [email protected] (English) or > [email protected] (Italian) > > Call The Vatican Basilica Switchboard + 39 06 6982 > > More Here: > http://saintpetersbasilica.org/contacts.htm > > > > MEDIA CALLING DOLAN “GAY HATING” & > > HIS PROMOTIONS FOR ANTI-GAY ACTIVISM > > > http://www.towleroad.com/2012/01/gay-hating-ny-archbishop-timothy-dolan-to-be-elevated-to-cardinal.html > > > > > http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-york-anti-gay-archbishop-timothy.html > > > More from Tif: > > > Timothy Dolan TIMELINE: > > > > FEB 23, 2009: DOLAN APPOINTED ARCHIBISHOP OF NY – St. Patricks Cathedral. > > > > NOV 16, 2010: DOLAN PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT OF USCCB (vote 128-111) > > > > JUNE 2011: DOLAN LEADS CAMPAIGN AGAINST NY MARRIAGE EQUALITY > > > > > http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2011/06/dolan-gay-marriage-bill-an-ominous-threat/ > > > > > http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2011/06/archbishop-timothy-dolan-were-working-with-gov-cuomo-but-we-still-oppose-gay-m > > > > AUG 2011: DOLAN ON 60 MINUTES (i.e. anti-equality media campaign). > > http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-20044758-10391709.html > > > > SEPT 22, 2011: DOLAN WARNS PRESIDENT OBAMA of “a national conflict > between church and state of enormous proportions" if he supports DOMA > repeal. > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/timothy-dolan-issues-letter-to-obama-about-gay-marriage_n_976788.html > > > > > http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2011-09-23/gay-marriage-bishop/50528104/1 > > > > NOV 2011: DOLAN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE PUBLIC POLICY FIGHTS > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/us/bishops-renew-fight-on-abortion-and-gay-marriage.html > > > > NOV 2011: DOLAN ANNOUNCES ANTI-ME FIGHT IN OTHER STATES > > > http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/11/26/NY_Archbishop_Claims_Deception_Plans_to_Fight_Marriage_Equality_in_Other_States/ > > > > NOV 2011: DOLAN MEETS WITH OBAMA – OPPOSING MARRIAGE EQUALITY > > > http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/11/15/369413/archbishop-timothy-dolan-met-with-obama-to-discuss-preserving-religious-liberties-other-concerns/?mobile=nc > > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/14/obama-dolan-dialogue_n_1093679.html > > > > JAN 6, 2012: DOLAN NAMED CARDINAL BY POPE (Ceremony Feb 18, Rome). > > > > > http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/archbishop-dolan-to-become-cardinal/ > > > (Here is what the Chicago folks did last week with their Cardinal > Francis George: > http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=36115) > > > > Please take action and pass this on to everyone in your address book. > > > > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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