A ministry geared toward the Catholic gay community has been suspended by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno. The reasons behind the suspension are unclear.
Called the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning) Ministry, the group was touted as one of-its-kind in the diocese, and established in 2015 by John Prandini.
Teresa Dominguez, chancellor at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, told The Bee that the diocese had indefinitely suspended the ministry after Bishop Armando X. Ochoa was made aware of claims the ministry “may have evolved beyond its primary mission.”
But Dominguez and diocese officials declined to say how the ministry may have gone outside that mission. Staff at the St. Paul Catholic Newman Center where the ministry was housed were instructed to not speak with The Bee.
The LGBTQ Ministry’s page on the St. Paul Catholic Newman Center’s website appears to have been taken down.
Dominguez declined to answer questions about what the LGBTQ Ministry’s primary mission consisted of, what activities it had engaged in, who was involved and whether anybody had been disciplined. “Bishop met with the ministry’s leadership,” Dominguez said. “Bishop decided to indefinitely suspend the ministry in its current form.”
Full story at Fresno Bee.
Move along. There is nothing to see here. No questions necessary. Nothing for you to know!
Good. Let every diocese and parish follow suit. so-called LGBT ministry is cover for dissidence unless it’s the Courage Apostolate. Don’t waste Catholic money paying LGBT staff to undermine Catholic faith by celebrating diversity.
We all know what “may have evolved beyond its primary mission” means. It means rabid dissent.
All of these politicially correct, identity based “ministries” have to go.
Let me guess. It was recruiting seminarians?
That is a very good question. As you may know, there are currently three priests in the diocese of Fresno involved in various investigations. at least one of those priests has a nearly 20-year record of scandalous behavior.
for reasons unknown, the diocese of Fresno has been hesitant to release the names of priests who have been credibly accused of sexual misconduct currently and in the past. I think this may just be the tip of the iceberg for the diocese of Fresno
Unless it is the ministry of the group ‘Courage’ it has no place in the Church as 9 times our of 10 times these other ‘groups’ are really promoting the LBGTQ cause, like it said in the article they ‘evolve’ and not for the good!!!!!!
I notice the Bishop apparently acted on ‘claims’. No specific sources, no clear statement of where the group strayed, nor that they received an opportunity to correct those errors.
The article also states the bishop met with the ministry’s leadership and then suspended it. The leadership must have been pretty clear in their own “missions.”
Good for Bishop Ochoa! Only allow “Courage” to spiritually assist SSA people.
If you want to know why this is all being tightened up, just google “Boise priest who lived in world of Satanism and pornography”. If it is not enough to turn your stomach, then you are sick too.This one is a non Hispanic Caucasian, but just as evil, even wrote that he had urinated in the wine used for the Holy Eucharist. And some want open borders so this trash can go back and forth freely to Canada or Latin America, any where to get away from prosecution.
I will pray for this priests conversion, although his conscience might be so far gone that there is no hope for that. Only God knows.
It does seem that he should be defrocked and kept in jail, though, for the protection of all, inside and outside.
“Those offences which be contrary to nature are everywhere and at all times to be held in detestation and punished; such were those of the Sodomites, which should all nations commit, they should all be held guilty of the same crime by the divine law, which hath not so made men that they should in that way abuse one another. For even that fellowship which should be between God and us is violated, when that same nature of which He is author is polluted by the perversity of lust.” – Saint Augustine
Aug. 30 1568 Bullarum Romanum Chap.4,Xbox 31 “this horrible crime, on account of which corrupt and obscene cities were destroyed by fire through divine condemnation causes us most bitter sorrow and shocks our mind, impelling us to repress such a crime with our greatest zeal.” Our Ladyof Akita prophesied “fire from the sky” on Oct. 13 …same date as the sun came spinning down towards the frightened crowds at Fatima. This Bishop did the right thing … the contagion can only go so far before the scales of Gods justice tip all the way to the left…and the Children! Poor confused little beings … so sweet in their innocense …destroyed by hearing about such depravities.
“May have evolved beyond its primary mission.”
Even their primary missionary position is beyond the pale.
I dont understand apathetic and hateful attitudes towards this ministry there was no mention of any anti LGBTQ in 4 gospels
Read your Bible again. Especially Leviticus.
My guess is that the ministry was not promoting chastity. chastity isn’t something that is just expected of those with same-sex attraction. Sadly many so-called LGBT ministries do not follow Catholic teaching but rather seek to undermine/ and change Catholic teaching in this area. I hope and pray that the Bishop invites the Courage apostolate to Fresno. Courage is 100% faithful to Catholic teaching on sexual morality and is the only Catholic group ministry for those with SSA which is.
What ministry exists for people who are gay? What ministry exists for people who are transgender?
Pray that this might happen in the Diocese of San Jose and other dioceses as well. It may happen in San Jose when Bishop Cantu becomes the bishop. When he was an auxiliary bishop in San Antonio, he stopped the LGBTQ Mass there. And, pray for our brothers and sisters struggling with same-sex attraction and excellent ministries like Courage and EnCourage that assist them.