Prima Facie Heresy in Fresno.

hat tip to California Catholic Daily

SEE: http://calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=21446f75-b6f2-4199-b2b3-46d95fd4802e

 

Renegade Catholic Advises

Priests on How to

Fight the Church

Knight of Columbus Targeted

Published: July 1, 2009, California Catholic Daily

"Suspended Fresno priest turned gay activist Father Geoffrey Farrow has called for Catholic priests to retaliate against the Knights of Columbus for their support of Proposition 8.

Farrow was removed as pastor from the St. Paul Newman Center at Cal State Fresno in October 2008 for his outspoken defiance of church teaching over Proposition 8 and the issue of homosexuality.

In a post on his personal blog dated June 4, 2009 “Boycott the Knights of Columbus,” Farrow wrote:

“Many priests have E-mailed me and expressed their rage and anger over the hypocrisy of the Catholic hierarchy in supporting anti-marriage equality legislation…One of the organizations, which the bishops have effectively employed to do their dirty work, has been the Knights of Columbus.”

Farrow then asked “So, what can priests do to fight the anti-gay agenda of the bishops and the K of C?” His first suggestion:

“Borrow the full amount against your Knights of Columbus life insurance policy immediately. Take the check and invest the funds with an LGBT friendly fund. Do not pay back the loan.”

Father Farrow recommends that faithful parishioners be denied the proper use of parish facilities. He reminded pastors that they control the content of the weekly parish bulletin. He urged: “Do not let the K of C publish or announce.“ He encouraged pastors not to allow Knights of Columbus events to be held on church property--even if that would mean “creating” a “program” to occupy available time slots at parish facilities:

“Pastors may grant or withhold permission for organizations to use church facilities for their meetings. Most parishes have very tight facility scheduling. Create a program and tell the K of C they need to meet elsewhere.”

After Farrow was removed from his parish and suspended without pay, he complained that he was not being supported by his bishop. This prompted the “Catechism on Call” blog to write:

“Why would anyone who is faithful to the Gospel and Jesus Christ, actively support a priest who publicly promotes the homosexual lifestyle, which the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls ‘intrinsically disordered?’”

Father Farrow is the scheduled homilist for the “Eucharistic Celebration” at the 2009 Dignity USA Convention which will be held July 2-5 in San Francisco. Other attendees are keynote speaker Richard Rodriguez, a parishioner of Most Holy Redeemer Church in San Francisco, and Fr. Donal Godfrey, SJ, the executive director of campus ministry at the University of San Francisco, who will be conducting an unspecified “workshop.”
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As a resident of Fresno and a member of the KnIghts of Columbus I am waiting to see Bishop Steinbock's response to this.

If you want to read Farrow's babblings they can be found at:

http://fathergeofffarrow.blogspot.com/

 

Comments

[Sam]

Don't give it any attention. This guy is about as relevant as a gnat on an elephant's hide. You just gave him 1000% more publicity than he had before. Don't give free publicity here. Nobody is going to respond to his call.

[anthony]

where is the "Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith",William Cardinal Levada when you need a solid inquisition?

he is a tad quiet from time to time.

[Simonian]

Anthony, as someone who was a former parishoner in Levada's archdiocese, I can say that calling him quiet is being extremely charitable and mild. Grossly incompetent and sin of omission are the two terms I would use.

[Pascal Baylon]

It may interest you to note that at Catholic Answers, the Catholic News Agency was accused of falsifying their quote. Father Farrow's blog does not say "Do not repay the loan"...

...anymore.

He's changed his blog after this news broke. One member searched the Google Cache and found the first quote was, in fact, accurate:
http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=352669

[term papers]

Blogs are so interactive where we get lots of informative on any topics nice job keep it up !!

[Richard Gordon, London]

Well I never! The Church is not a compulsion. If it upsets Geoffrey to be associated with us, then he is welcome to leave. The sooner the better judging by his attitude. Just go, Geoffrey. If you don't like the teachings of the Church, leave and let the rest get on with it. THere is plenty to do and life is short.

[QuantraCura01]

Steinbock will say nothing as usual. If Steinbock acts then Farrow talks. Steinbock has already been embarrassed with Listiri and Farrow and other unnamed sodomites. I won’t get into the rectory pool parties in this post. I don’t know how long you have been in the diocese but there is a great amount of filth in the diocese under Steinbock. Farrow and Listiri and others were known to Steinbock and he would not act. Steinbock accused those who privately told the him of the priests actions that they were guilty of sins against justice. Look at Steinbocks prior actions in the Fr. Swearingin in case. A civil jury quickly found hinm guilty of molestation but was deadlocked on the issue of knowledge of the diocese. For the civil suit to be one by the plaintiff , the jury had to rule in favor of the plaintiff on both counts. Steinbock took the priest in that case and named him the rector of the Catholic High School in Fresno. There are other priests in the diocese of Steinbock who hate the Knights of Columbus and what they stand for. Fr. Swearingin is rector of the Catholic High School, Listiri is the director of liturgy for the diocese, senior orthodox priests have been persecuted and Fr. Joe Baca has been sent into exile. Under Steinbock the orthodox are persecuted and the sodomites are protected and promoted. How many more ranking men in the diocese are associated with the likes of Farrow and Listiri? The only hope the diocese of Fresno has is that the retrial of the Msgr. Herdegen case will force Steinbock into an early retirement. Steinbock is to cowardly to act. If he acts, Farrow could out more priests in the diocese. Some Steinbock already knows about and has chosen to look the other way.
Google the names in this post, all there, all public record. Steinbock just wishes it will all go away.

[Better that a millstone....]

QuantraCuraO1
Send this to Archbishop Dolan and Rome