Brethren, judging by the headlines I got this morning, this is the month of heaping charge after charge, accusation, and criticism against the Catholic Church. It's due in part to the "Gay Pride Month" festivities. How you noticed how these secular festivities have become occasions to attack the Church? I am sure that the media will still refer to the crass and blasphemous "Gay Pride" parades as "colorful" and funny too. As these secular festivities and celebrations become more accepted, expect a proportional increase in the amount of blasphemy - against God of course - and profane, ridiculous language against the Church.However, criticism against the Church has come from another unexpected quarter and that's from the ex-Father Corapi. I believed him when the accusations against him first came forth. I still think he's innocent until proving guilty. But, who's his boss? Where's he incardinated, really? Although I know people who have been mistreated thanks to lackadaisical attitudes toward canonical processes by ecclesiastics, (and for that I wish to give Corapi the benefit of the doubt) really, his ego trip is unbecoming. Suffering quietly for the Lord is always the best course of action. His criticism is now part of the mix of vile and vitriol I receive in my news streams this morning, along with "Secrecy, Sophistry And Gay Sex In The Catholic Church", "As I See It | Crimes from inside Catholic Church demand secular punishment" and "NY Marriage Coming Down To The Wire As NOM, Catholic Church Continue To Lie".
Sin, corruption, deviancy, lies and libel against God, his Christ, and his Church reign in our public spaces today and get wide applause. But this is only on the surface, for the war grows in its scope in the spiritual realm.
Let us pray for the Church, my brothers and sisters. Which is to say, let us pray for ourselves as the Body of Christ. Let us arm ourselves for spiritual combat. Let us pray for our bishops and priests and deacons and consecrated religious. Let us be the holy leaven again to reclaim our poor, agonizing culture. Let us pray without ceasing, in Jesus' name: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Amen.