Full text of article from Archdiocese of Los Angeles newspaper:
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia returned to St. Anthony High School (SAHS) to officially kick off the school’s student leadership program, a training course that Garcia helped create while working at the school before becoming mayor.
The President’s Ambassador Program was adapted from Cal State Long Beach’s successful youth training course, which gives students an opportunity to take part in personal development exercises, practice public speaking and lead public events.
This year, 25 new students successfully completed a rigorous application process in order to join the school’s returning 29 ambassadors.
From Angelus.
Local paper celebrates Garcia’s engagement to boyfriend earlier this summer:
As fireworks lit up the Southern California skies on Tuesday, Mayor Robert Garcia and his longtime partner Matthew Mendez got engaged to be married aboard the Queen Mary.
Garcia — the city’s youngest, first Latino and first openly gay mayor — and Mendez have been dating since 2008.
The couple live in a downtown Long Beach loft with their cat, Tommy.
“Do not be conformed to the thinking of this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind that you may know what is good and pleasing to God” (Romans 12:).
I just celebrated my 20th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Blessed Paul VI said that the smoke of Satan had entered the Church back in the 70’s. That was so true and we need to pray everyday for purification and renewal, beginning with ourselves. We’re not in great shape, but the faithful remnant will always persevere. Stay strong and close to Jesus and don’t be discouraged. Jesus is Lord! And the gates of hell will not prevail.
It’s not about “tolerance”, it’s about misleading children, and there’s a very strong admonition in the bible –
Matthew 18:6, yeah, the thing about better to have a millstone hung around one’s neck than to lead children astray.
Listen up principal, you are engulfed in evil and refuse to recognize it. Hey parents, your duty is to your children, not this wayward administrator. He, or your kid, needs to go!
Amen!
Evil actions are now open and proclaimed! We are witnessing the reason why certain wayward California bishops are now selectively even using the blasphemy card and racist card. They are transparently playing the “so-called intersectionality game.” You scratch our back for gay rights and we’ll scratch your back for your leftist causes. This back scratching of evil is at the expense of impressionable children who are being indoctrinated with race baiting/homophobic equivalencies. We know, that the father of lies, is behind this battle for souls. Sister Lucia, of Fatima said, “The final battle will be an attack on the family.” The story above surely demonstrates this! Pray the rosary! Trust in God! Be, in the state of grace! “In The…
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“In The End My Immaculate Heart Will Triumph!” Pray for our own conversions and for the conversion of these wayward shepherds. How powerful, must their hostage-like slavery to the devil be, for them to turn their backs on God. No faithful Catholic should want to see anyone, let alone a bishop go to hell, but we are witnessing Our Lady of Fatima’s prophecies taking place. God bless, Bishop Robert Vasa of California! Bishop Vasa just openly stepped up to the home run plate in showing us just how powerful an aid we have in Our Lady!
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Where are the other bishops who should be leading their sheep? Are they too *embarrassed* to proclaim their love for the Mother of God? Their silence speaks so very loud! Bishop Barron’s wayward proclamation of racism being America’s Original Sin is a very big *embarrassment* to his office! Peter was extremely disappointed, in himself, when he denied Christ three times! Pride is the Original Sin of America! Sadly, one California bishop openly/selectively, attained the courage, to attack Mother Angelica’s lack of nuance. RIGHT after her death) Bishop Barron must have forgotten that Satan first defeated Adam though the First original sin of Pride!
Like the Adolescent Boys Harmed by homosex ephebophiles infiltrating the Priesthood and covered up for by corrupt leadership leading to Ruined Lives, Bankrupt Parishes and rich attorneys – so many of us are tired of being thrown under the bus to appease the Gaystapo Thought Police
Cardinal Sarah summarized Catholic teaching… Homosexual actions are “gravely sinful and tremendously harmful to the well-being of those who partake in them.”
“People who identify as members of the LGBT community are owed this truth in charity, especially from clergy who speak on behalf of the Church about this complex and difficult topic,” the cardinal continued
Is there a Catholic faith anymore? Appears not.
You complain that in a short article the Angelus didn’t point out he’s gay. If they had made a big deal about him being gay, people on this forum would complain. Sometimes we gay people just can’t win.
I think the Angelus article is lacking, since there is no clear statement of Mayor Garcia’s position at St. Anthony’s before becoming mayor. Further, the majority of those who voted in the election saw no issue in the Mayor’s sexual orientation.
Questions:
Was the mayor’s homosexual life known to the school administration when he worked there?
Was his now well-publicized homosexual life and union known to the school when it invited him to return for the publicity stunt and presented him as a role model to students?
Did the archdiocese’s newspaper omit his publicly known homosexual life and union because it wanted to cover it up or because the author was not aware of it?
This shows how homosexuality has been given the status of normalcy even in Catholic institutions. A Catholic school and archdiocese don’t comment on what would have been scandalous twenty years ago. Grave evil is now either not noticed, not considered noteworthy, or covered up.
..”20 years ago?”
Different time, different Pope, different teachings, different church.
“Fools! You can discern the weather signs of the Earth and Sky. Can ye not discern the signs of the times?” -Lk.12:56
A fine example of a progressive family man,
I suggest those who object to Mayor Garcia move to Long Beach, register to vote, and join groups working against the Mayor.
The American People, in Long Beach have voted for their Mayor and he deserves the respect due a trust office now holding the highest office in the City.