The bishops who oversee Maryland's three diocese have released
a press statement rebuking Maryland Attonrney General Douglas Ganssler. Recall from yesterday's post that Gansler ordered state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages that were recognized in other states. The bishops correctly take Gansler to task for:
- His usurpation of the role of the legislature by an imperious, de facto directive to order state agencies to ignore standing Maryland law
- His abject failure to recognize the true nature of marriage as being between a man and a woman, and marriage's foundational role in human society
The press statement ends with an exhortation to Maryland lawmakers to uphold the true nature of marriage in Maryland law. It will be up to us as citizens to watch them and to ensure that will happen. Moreover, as the 2010 elections draw near, it will be up to us to work to elect men and women who will respect natural law.
Sadly, however, two priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are currently members of the boards of New Ways Ministry. One is the chair of the board. The other is an actively serving parish pastor. A Baltimore-resident religious brother is also a board member. This organization not only opposes the Church's moral teachings, but encourages others to reject and openly disobey them.
ReplyDeleteLook here: http://www.newwaysministry.org/board.html
It's very revealing to note that no priest of the Washington archdiocese is involved at the board level, even though New Ways is headquartered in that diocese. This difference reflects a strong historical divergence between the ways the two archdioceses have dealt with public dissent among their priests. Obviously this reflects very negatively on Baltimore and its previous archbishops.
Thank you for that information, and for enlightening all of us to the composition of that board.
ReplyDeleteThe late Cardinal Hickey did make clear that they are not an authentic Catholic organization.