‘Church militant’ outs Catholic groups that employ pro-LGBT workers

[trotsky]

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/church-militant-outs-catholic-groups-that-employ-pro-lgbt-workers/

It’s not often that someone posts evidence of what looks like blackmail, but Michael Hichborn, President of the Lepanto Institute revealed at rightwing fundamentalist Catholic site Church Militant that his organization told Catholic Relief Services (CRS–a Catholic charity) and the United States Council of Church Bishops (USCCB) that they had to do something about two employees. In the article, “CRS and USCCB Employees Celebrate Same-Sex ‘Marriage,'” Hichborn includes the text of the letter his organization sent to CRS and USCCB in which he threatened to expose two of the organizations’ employees for displaying rainbow flags on their Facebook pages.

Hichborn argues that the Lepanto Institute warned the organizations that he was getting ready to write an article about the two employees, and gave the CRS and the USCCB until “noon on Tuesday, May 31” to “address and correct the situation.” Because both organizations refused to respond to Hichborn’s letter, he felt he had no choice but to go ahead and publish the information.

The Lepanto Institute works with Church Militant, which is run by Michael Vorhis, who earlier this year publicly thanked God for giving his mother stomach cancer so that Vorhis would stop having sexual relations with homosexual men. Vorhis denies being gay, and claims that he has since consecrated his chastity to the Blessed Mother.

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Hichborn argues that his purpose is not to expose individuals, but “when a credible problem pertaining to personnel is discovered, we are compelled to follow the leads and make the matter known to the appropriate authorities. When it does not appear that the concern is being taken seriously, our only recourse is to take the matter to the faithful.” This explains why he was publicly posting his efforts to have the USCCB discipline an employee for believing that “love wins.”

Ahh, what would we do without holier-than-thou church busybodies. We even have our very own tiny collection right here on DU waging their battles to protect their church against evildoers.

[rug]

1. Not to be confused with our very own tiny collection of holier-than-thou church haters.

Whatever would we do without them?

[edhopper]

4. because pointing out child rape

and enabling and hiding it, attacking the victims.
Is the same as going after homosexuals.

I see.

[rug]

5. Because exploiting child rape as a a tool to further existing bigotry is pretty disgusting.

You don't see at all.

[edhopper]

7. "exploiting child rape"!

What? Has the statue of limitations run out on talking about the Church's crimes?

[rug]

8. Oh, I forget to mention the rolling on the floor laughing while mentioning child rape

Fortunately, there's no statute of limitations on calling out bullshit.

[edhopper]

9. laughing at your reply

not child rape, of course.
Context dude, context.

[rug]

10. I doubt it

dude.

[edhopper]

11. are you actually saying I am laughing at child rape?

Really, because I keep seeing you defend the Church that treats it so cavalierly.

[rug]

12. I am saying you'd step over anything if it feeds your hate of the RCC.

Anything.

[edhopper]

13. wow!

taking a page from the Trump book now I see.

No answer, attack, attack.

[rug]

14. Lol, pathetic.

You call me a defender of child rape, an emulator of Trump and sniff, "No answer, attack, attack."

The hypocrisy is all yours, ed.

[skepticscott]

2. And do these Cathopolice report sexual abuse and rape by the clergy

with as much energy and determination? Probably no more than our little band of apologists here condemn the church's culture of homophobia and child rape with the same dedication that they smear atheists.

[rug]

6. Lol, smear atheists?

Do you think calling you out on your antics has to do with anything but you?

Talk about delusions.

[mr blur]

16. Apologists? Here? Shame on you.

Away with your bigoted bigotedness, you bigot.

[Major Nikon]

17. We don't tolerate intolerance of intolerance round here

[Cartoonist]

3. Easy bet

He has a gay lover or he meets hookups in restrooms.

[Act_of_Reparation]

15. A consenting adult?

You give him too much credit.