Dear Friends and Supporters of Fortunate Families,
We write to ask you to consider writing in support of New Ways Ministry.
Most of you know that New Ways has been striving for many years in its mission to be a bridge-building ministry between lesbian/gay Catholics and their families and friends, and the institutional church. Yet, it's authenticity as a Catholic group has recently been challenged by Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Relative to Fortunate Families, New Ways has been extremely supportive of Catholic parents of LGBT persons, from its 1994 offering of the first national retreat for Catholic parents to its more recent symposiums, retreat/workshops and Next Steps programs that always include parent concerns in the programming.
If you have been to any New Ways program, you know how sensitive New Ways always is to the pastoral concerns of the attendees and addressing those concerns within the framework of the Catholic moral and social justice tradition.
Please read Frank DeBernardo's note below and the other material referenced, including Cardinal George's statement. We strongly encourage you to respond in the manner that Frank suggests.
Thank you for your consideration of this request!
Blessings!
Mary Ellen & Casey Lopata
Fortunate Families, Inc.
PO Box 18082
Rochester, NY 14618-0082
585-698-6100
www.fortunatefamilies.org
info@fortunatefamilies.com
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Why would anyone want to offer support to a pseudo-Catholic group that has undermined the teachings of Jesus Christ for three decades?
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