Number and intesity

All you need to know about this group is obvious from a cursory glance at their webpage: http://www.cpcsm.org/catholicrainbowparents.htm.

Sad that parents would not just turn a blind eye to the sins of their children, but actively endorse and encourage those sins. See Matthew 18:6.

The very fact that the parish has a “Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities” is a really bad sign.

But what does the “number and intensity” of the calls have to do with proclaiming the truth? Shouldn’t the bishops defend the faith even if it wasn’t the popular thing to do?

I think we should give the bishop here the benefit of the doubt. He did the right thing and how he became informed of the controversy is speculation, Bayly’s given reason not withstanding. Many bishops unfotunately are surrounded by a cabal of laypeople that keep the bishop less than well-informed and it may take a flurry of calls and contacts to cut through the middle-men. I know I’ve been told by a lay administrator not to bother the priest with my issues because he’s too busy and she will pass along the info.

This is very simple. The church since its founding by Jesus Christ does not permit sexual relationships to occur outside of marriage. That is marriage as defined by God, one man and one woman. If you don’t like it you can make yourself God and start your own religion as Paul so effectively warns us in 2nd Timothy 4:3 “A time will come when people will not listen to accurate teachings. Instead, they will follow their own desires and surround themselves with teachers who tell them what they want to hear.”