So what do you think of this? To be honest as a post abortive woman, at first glance I didnot have a problem with it. Of course, I was not there, so I did not hear the entire homily, but it seems to me what he has said is true. I definitely do not get this:
"Rev. Wesley Wade, vicar general of the Diocese of Bathurst, said while Gionet's views don't stray from church teachings, they don't meet the diocese's goal of following Christ's example of loving unconditionally." Why would calling a sin a sin not be loving someone unconditionally ? The key i think is also speaking of Gods forgiveness and mercy for us, no matter what the sin.
what do you think?
Barred | Reverend says Gionet's views don't stray from church teachings
berry.shawn@dailygleaner.com
The sermon Rev. Donat Gionet, 85, gave at the Roman Catholic church in Saint-Leolin while replacing the regular parish priest late last month generated a firestorm that culminated with a call for Gionet to be relieved of his duties.
He stands by the comments he made in Saint-Leolin, a village of about 730 people located about 50 kilometres east of Bathurst.
Reached in Caraquet on Wednesday afternoon, Gionet declined an interview. He did, however, provide a written statement.
In a letter in French he provided to the The Daily Gleaner, Gionet wrote the sermon was about the destruction of the church and the need to seek forgiveness for past sins:
"I said: … 'Today, it is we Catholics who are destroying our Catholic Church. We need only look at the number of abortions among Catholics, look at the homosexuals, and ourselves.' (That's when I pointed at my chest – through that action I wanted to say, we the priests) and I continued saying: We are destroying our church ourselves. And that's when I said that those were the words expressed by Pope John Paul II. At that point, in the St-Leolin church only, I added: We can add to that the practice of watching 'gay' parades, we are encouraging this evil … What would you think of someone who seeing what was happening on (Sept.) 11, 2001, the crumbling of the towers, had begun clapping? We must not encourage evil, whatever form it takes."
Joseph Lanteigne, the gay mayor of Saint-Leolin, welcomed word Bishop Valery Vienneau has revoked Gionet's rights to serve mass across the Diocese of Bathurst.
"The action taken by the diocese is good, and I know it isn't easy for the diocese. I can say I think the diocese has a bigger heart than Father Gionet," Lanteigne said, speaking in French.
Since the incident, Gionet has quit his position on the Saint-Leolin parish's pastoral committee.
Lanteigne said the parish's regular priest, Rev. Rejean Landry, has apologized to him and to parishioners and he doesn't see the church as being as closed as it once was.
"We're not in 1920 anymore; the church has to be more open. And I think that based on the actions of the diocese, that shows the church is more open," he said.
the rest is here: http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/news/article/1442064
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