Given the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal that has been raging in Australia for several years now - Cardinal Pell, the head of the Catholic Church in Australia has been criminally indicted - one has to wonder why anyone sane and moral would listen to anything the Church hierarchy has to say on any subject. Yet despite having shown itself to be morally bankrupt, in a move that seems to be aimed at perhaps distracting the sheeple who remain in the Church much as Donald Trump uses tweet storms to distract the media, the Catholic Church has called for a month of "prayer and fasting" to stop the same sex marriage initiative under way in Australia. Cheering on the effort are officers of the Salvation Army, another foe of gays rights in general and same sex marriage in particular (each year at the Christmas holidays I encourage people to avoid giving a dime the the Salvation Army). Christian News Wire looks at this latest element of the Church's jihad against LGBT people. Here are excerpts:
Australia is in the middle of a government mandated postal survey to decide the future of marriage between a man and a woman. The polls are predicting a defeat for those who believe in the biblical definition of marriage. Australian Christians are asking for prayer from all over the world for a "miracle for marriage" in Australia. The ballots must be posted back by the end of October. The Catholic Church has called for a month of 'Prayer and Fasting for Marriage and Families' through the month of October 2017.
James Condon, a Commissioner with the Salvation Army, and the head of Strategic Church Relations for the National Day of Prayer & Fasting said, "Support for this historic initiative by the Catholic Church is gathering momentum.
Warwick Marsh, spokesman for the Canberra Declaration and a coordinator of the National Day of Prayer & Fasting said, "For this period of prayer and fasting we ask that you only fast as you are able. See our Promo Video Here. To inspire you in your prayers the team at the Canberra Declaration, in collaboration with Christian leaders from all over Australia, will provide a daily email devotion.
Has any such effort been mounted for the world wide victims of sexual abuse by priests? Of course not. Instead, the Church hierarchy has fought tooth and claw to hide the truth and to avoid paying compensation to victims. Meanwhile, Pope Francis' promise to hold bishops and cardinals who aid and abetted abuses remains hollow. No high cleric has been removed from office and kicked to the curb as deserved. Hopefully, this anti-LGBT effort in Australia fails and has the reverse effect of making more people aware of the utter hypocrisy of the Church's leadership.
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