The following was sent to Cal Catholic on April 7 by one of our correspondents.
Father John Kavcak has announced in his Sunday bulletin that there will be an “LGBT Lenten Retreat: We Are the Passion of Christ” in the parish hall on Saturday, April 12, from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm. Lunch included. No charge, free-will offering.
Kavcak, a priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. was once the pastor at Our Lady of Solitude in Palm Springs and is now pastor at neighboring Saint Theresa Church where the retreat will be held. Father Kavcak rented Our Lady of Solitude Church for at least two full days to Hollywood producer, Jerry Weintraub, so that church scenes could be filmed in the movie Behind the Candelabra, a gay men’s sordid love story involving Liberace in his late 50s and a young teenage guy.
Father Kavcak sits on the San Bernardino Diocese Commission for Ministry with Families of Gay and Lesbian Catholics – a takeoff on the secular gay advocacy group PFLAG (Parents of Families of Lesbians and Gays).
The retreat at St. Theresa’s will be led by Father Joseph Jablonski, M.S.C. of Illinois and will concern itself with three themes:
- We are all made in the image of God
- What to do with the hurts, pains, and sufferings of life? A deeper look at the passion of Christ
- How do I begin to forgive and move on?
Palm Springs, once a seasonal desert resort that catered to celebrities and families, has developed a reputation as a gay town, having a gay mayor, many gay hotels, gay bars and a Gay Pride Parade. The major yearly gay event occurs on Easter Week in Palm Springs, Jerry Sanker’s White Party, ”which is billed as one of “the premier gay circuit parties in the world”.
Father David Foxen, M.S.C., current pastor of Our Lady of Solitude church where scenes from the gay movie were shot, promoted the LGBT retreat by saying, ”Many of us know individuals who are separated from the church because of their sexual orientation. Perhaps they have left because they were hurt by the Church’s statements…..It is about accepting a person and who he/she is as a child of God, in the spirit of Pope Francis who said, Who am I to judge? This retreat is not about changing a person.”
Ah yes, “Who am I to judge?” That quote will be used by the homosexual progressives who run amok in the Church till the end of time.
the end of time is approaching…
It sounds like the retreat is about feeling good while wallowing in your sins. The Prodigal Son got tired of his sinful, raucous life and with fear and trembling went back to the Father to ask for forgiveness. He had abused his Fathers goodness and love and now regretted it. The Father was waiting for the son. He ran out to greet him and restore him to his rightful place. That should be the retreat. It should not be about forgiving all those who hurt your feelings and made you feel lesser because you lead a sinful life.
I thought that sinners were supposed to want to change, that is, to repent, do penance and promise never to commit that sin again?
I wonder if any of the people attending this retreat will be told that sex outside of marriage is sinful?
Well these people “want to change”. Trouble is they “want to change” the gospel message to suit their wishes when they should “want to change” themselves to meet God’s wishes.
Where is the outrage of the bishop, the apostolic delegate, or even Rome? There is NONE. But, let a nun give a talk about what true marriage is, and all hell breaks loose. Let a visiting priest say a private Mass in someone’s home, and the bishop has a nuclear meltdown! There is a problem, and it is the total lack of leadership in the Catholic Church. Liberals and radicals seem to be seldom condemned for their sins or heresy, but traditionalists and conservatives are attacked, blackballed, and given ecclesiastical penalties. It seems that sin is good, and virtue is evil. The father of lies, Satan, is having a field day.
so nice to read the words of a priest who makes sense! Thank you for not being a heretic defending sin.
How right you are, Fr. Karl. A nun (or anyone) who defends the Church’s teachings on issues about which the Church differs from modern enlightened secular society is far more likely to be attacked – and attacked from within the Church – than someone who proposes the total abandonment of the Church’s teaching in favor the of the ethic being promulgated by the dead end culture of death today. Perverts of any kind can be invited to Catholic college campuses to peddle the most revolting twaddle, and our celebrated Catholic institutions clap themselves on the back for their tolerance of all views etc. etc. But let someone come to a Catholic campus, as sister did, and explicate the Catholic teaching on certain issues, and suddenly she is attacked and her head is demanded as a lesson to anyone else who might dare to offend the super tolerant circles in Catholic academia. Where is the outrage of the bishops you ask. The answer is the bishops are scared to take on the secularist juggernaut. They know the media will pillory them if they oppose the secularist agenda and they shrink from bearding the all-powerful media.
Rodney,
In short, most of the “bishops” are more afraid of offending the enemies of God and His Church than they are of offending Him. Boy will they have a terrible end of life experience!
May God have mercy on an amoral Amerika!
Viva Cristo Rey!
Yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher, Founding Director
Concerned Roman Catholics of America, Inc.
My concern Father is the content of the retreat. If the retreat director is just going to encourage them to continue what they are doing, they I believe we have a problem.
The DOCTRINE of the FAITH (which all Catholics are required to adhere to) is contained in the “CATECHISM of the CATHOLIC CHURCH, Second Edition”.
The doctrine on homosexuality are in paragraphs # 2357, 2358, 2359, & 2396.
Referenced in the footnotes are Bible passages: Gen 19:1-29; Rom 1:24-27;
1 Cor 6:10; 1 Tim 1:10.
and
“On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons” includes:
” No authentic pastoral programme will include organizations in which homosexual persons associate with each other without clearly stating that homosexual activity is immoral.
A truly pastoral approach will appreciate the need for homosexual persons to avoid the near occasions of sin. ”
https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19861001_homosexual-persons_en.html
Code of Canon Law: “750 §2. Each and every thing which is proposed definitively by the magisterium of the Church concerning the doctrine of faith and morals, that is, each and every thing which is required to safeguard reverently and to expound faithfully the same deposit of faith, is also to be firmly embraced and retained;
therefore, one who rejects those propositions which are to be held definitively is opposed to the doctrine of the Catholic Church.”
Anyone aware of any Church program or activity that does not comply fully with these teachings, should report immediately to the appropriate Diocese Bishop (or the Vatican if necessary).
I don’t hear anyone responding to your post, Mike.
They conveniently ignore posts like yours.
CCC: “1868 Sin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them:
– by participating directly and voluntarily in them;
– by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them;
– by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so;
– by protecting evil-doers. ”
If these people choose to commit mortal sin with other adults in the privacy of their own homes – that is their free will. They have the right to choose Hell.
However, for them to foist their evil on others in the Church, schools, and public is an abomination.
Good comments MIKE and MATT. God bless you both.
Where is the bishop as this is going on? The errors of these priests are numerous, and their own souls are in serious jeopardy by their clearly pro-homosexual sexaul “acceptance.” If what they are saying is correct as far as the Church is concerned, then it should be shouted from the rooftops and all homosexual sexuals should be fully welcomed into the Church. If not, then all priests and bishops that act in the ways described should be sacked, and this should be made public, to avoid scandal and bolster the teachings of the Church among the Faithful. This slap-happy approach to “pastoral” behavior to LGBT people does them no good, and is harmful to the Faithful. If these people refuse to follow Church teachings, and the clergy to teach them, then perhaps all will be better off with the Anglicans, who will be happy to have them in their largely empty church buildings. Catholics in these parishes should protest strenuously to the bishop, and withhold their money, providing it to Catholic churches and orders that teach and implement the Faith.
How many have contacted the Bishop about this ?
Everyone should ask himself – “Have I personally contacted the Bishop”.
I personally contacted Bishop Barnes last year with a lengthy letter to express my concerns about the MFGLC group, and in particular the problematic content of its website, and their deleting my reference to the Courage/EnCourage apostolate. I signed “personal and confidential” on the letter. I have thus heard back nothing, and the MFGLC group continues to spread its errors.
“This retreat is not about changing a person.” Then it is not Christian. Any Christian should not attend this retreat. If Christianity is anything, if Christ taught us anything, it’s that we need to change (Mark 1:15 – His first words of public ministry).
I have never heard a priest give a sermon about homosex.
If homosex is important enough in Palm Springs to warrant a full day retreat, maybe the priest will reach out to some poor conflicted soul and steer him or her in the right direction?
Homosexual acts now are part of the homosexual political scene, so it is near impossible to tell someone with same sex attraction not to act on it. Gay politics demands that you act on it and proudly promote it as acceptable.
I hope Fr. Jablonski will leave a Comment here at California Catholic Daily and explain exactly what he will preach.
Pew Sitter,
Re.: Jablonski, dream on!
May God have mercy on an amoral Amerika!
Viva Cristo Rey!
Yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher, Founding Director
Concerned Roman Catholics of America, Inc.
Cardinal Ratzinger was spot on when, just days before raking the Throne of Peter in 2005, described the sodomites in the Church as “filth”.
We are the Passion of Christ” my fetal tissue!
To experience, to share in Jesus’ Passion there must be suffering and sorrow as a result.
It is precisely our sin that Jesus took to the Cross & Resurrection.
“Go and sin no more” is the byword.
I lived the out and about lifestyle for over 25 years. Nobody is more deceived, saddened, and a cause to hope and pray!
Why is the Church catering to and, sometimes, appearing to promote the LGBT lifestyle? As I understand Church doctrine, any sexual activity outside of a lawful marriage between a man and a woman is sinful. Does the Church hold retreats and special treatment for heterosexuals who have sex outside of marriage? Why not? There should be equal laws and equal treatment for all Catholics, regardless of a person’s gender or sexual orientation. Being homosexual or heterosexual is not a sin. It only becomes a sin when one has sexual relations outside of marriage. Is it too simple to say that they should stop having sexual relations and lead a chaste and celibate life?
Not the church…only those within the church who dissent!
Yes, only Catholic heretics and schismatics – dissent from the Doctrine of the Faith as stated in the ‘Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition’.
Homosexual Acts, fornication, adultery, are mortal sins.
AMEN TO THAT OSCAR.
There is no such thing as sexual orientation out side of male and female. Sexual activity is not orientation. Many, especially clergy, need to be educated and brought to the light.
Education and Light: Male and Female are genders. Sexual orientation is the tendency to be attracted both physically and emotionally to either a person of the opposite or same gender. Attraction to the opposite gender is heterosexuality; attraction to the same gender is homosexuality: both are orientations. A bisexual orientation is attraction to both genders. Expressing one’s sexual orientation /sexuality can be characterized by certain behaviors, none of which are exclusively unique or appropriated to one orientation of the other; such behaviors might include fantasy play an/or fetishism. Sexual fetishes are not sexual orientations.
Same sex attraction is a temptation. Homosexual Acts are mortal sins.
Opposite sex attractions are temptations too, by your definition, OSCAR. Besides, homosexual acts are not mortal sins unless they have all the other characteristics of mortal sin. Even the church does not teach that they are automatically mortal sins.
peter, per chance, have you ever wondered why God left all of that out of the Genesis narrative? :(
No.
Why am I not surprised?
SandraD, you make a good point.
Orientation- A person’s feelings, interests, and beliefs.
Were these Male Drag Queens engaged in a ‘Blackface’ mockery of ‘steppin fetchit’ stereotypes, or other denigrations of a depraved and degrading nature against their leftist allies – the Lavender Mafiosa leeching off the Church from the inside would be quick to denounce them.
However – grotesque mockery of Catholic Nuns is not only acceptable but a cause for celebration – not unlike using the Cathedral for a ‘satanic-black mass’ as a sign of tolerance and inclusiveness of diversity.
God will Not be Mocked – but that doesn’t mean they can’t do it to the rest of us, with aid and funding from our own Lavender Mafia.
Case records from the last 50 years, finally opened under court edict, reveal a strong homosexual influence within the clergy and obviously, a strong desire on the part of bishops to cover this up. We don’t see Cardinal Mahony withdrawing in shame even when many of those cases involved children.
Those who think that Matt. 7: 1,2 meant that one may not judge at all are taking it out of context. Jesus also said: “Judge not by appearances, but judge just judgment.” (Jn. 7: 24). St. Paul also said: “Know you not that the saints shall judge this world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know you not that we shall judge angels? how much more the things of this world?” (1 Cor. 6: 2,3). This is obviously the meaning of Matt. 7: 1, 2, to judge just judgment, not rash or unjust judgment. “For the word of the Lord is right, and all His works are done with faithfulness. He loves mercy and judgment.” (Psalm 32: 4, 5).
You are right Mary, in addition:
Jesus said we will be judged by the same measure with which we judge;
and to take the log out of our own eye first, BEFORE we take the splinter out of our brother’s eye.
In fact, He specifically told us to take the splinter out of our brother’s eye, by His stating we should see clearly to take the speck out of our brother’s eye.
Mt 7: 1-5; and Lk 6:42.
Anyone who misquotes Jesus for his or her own political or sinful purposes is a liar.
If I hear one more time about we’re not to judge people…..
We are not condeming them to hell, they can repent and go to Heaven……
HOWEVER…….We are to judge ACTIONS!!!
Three of the Spiritual Works of Mercy are:
1) Admonish sinners;
2) Instruct the uninformed;
3) Counsel the doubtful.
If we love our neighbors as commanded by Jesus, we will want Him or Her to repent so they can get to Heaven.
BRAVO OSCAR!
comparing their perceived suffering to the Passion of Christ is the most disgusting diabolical LIE and distortion and needs to be stopped!
Pope Francis’ actual statement was; “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?’ Taking a part of this statement out of contact creates a lie!
A man in Pope Francis’s position should be well aware of how they twist statements. If he is not, someone should educate him!
May God have mercy on an amoral Amerika!
Viva Cristo Rey!
Yours in Their Hearts,
Kenneth M. Fisher, Founding Director
Concerned Roman Catholics of America, Inc.
Thank you John Feeney for posting the correction. Its good people like you who take the time to share what was really said and done, that help correct the lies that the media and others have concocted!
Bishop Gerald Barnes needs to let the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart know now that Fr. Kavcak is no longer welcome to work in the SB diocese.
Bishop Gerald R. Barnes
Diocese of San Bernardino
1201 East Highland Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92404
909-475-5300