How are we to work out our salvation? Philippians 2:12-13 "...work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." This is why it really ROCKS me at my core when I come in contact with a priest who is leaving the Faith to follow his convictions; convictions that are not consistent with what the Church teaches. Case in point is the case of Father Geoffrey Farrow from Fresno, CA. This priest left the Church because he could not support the Church's teaching on homosexuality. Father Geoffrey Farrow admits that he is a homosexual and states he is following his conscience on this matter. One can't but help admire his courage in following his convictions BUT still feel great sadness for what he and the Church has lost. Click here.
Numbers 32:23, "But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out." Back in 2007, CNN reported that a gay priest was found in the Vatican. What an embarrasment after the Pope just expressing the clear teachings of the Church on this matter only to learn that a priest under his nose had gotten caught soliciting sex from a young man on the internet. Click here.
What is even more upsetting for me are the priests I have come into contact with who do not uphold the teachings of the Faith, yet they stay under the "radar" and simply live their lives as heretics!! We see them going through the motions and see where they rebel in small ways against certain practices. One can't help but wonder as to why they choose to stay in a Church that simply does not recognize their ideas of LOVE. Most likely it is because they are cowards simply waiting for their pensions to kick in. Click here.
The line is being drawn in the sand these days and the Church is using a strong finger to draw that line. This is the time that the good priests will shine all the more brighter. This struggle between the "cultural" catholics and the faithful followers will not be pretty. Sean Hanity had a run in with a well known Catholic Priest. Click here.
What do you think about this matter? How do we respond in a loving way to this very difficult matter? Did Father Geoffrey Farrow do the right thing to go public with his convictions or should he have privately left the Church?
Whatever your thoughts, never forget to pray for those who go up against the Pope.
Create in me a pure heart, oh God ~ Psalms 51:10 Click here.
Phil Brady
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