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Sharon wrote: |
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Hi, guys —
- Can you give me information on how to
discern a Catholic speaker?
I have been asked to attend a conference in
which I have heard that the two main speakers
are dissidents of the Church.
I need trustworthy sources so I can provide
this information to our priest and our high
school superintendent, so they will not allow
the Church and school to send people to hear
false teachings.
The names of the speakers are:
- Sr. Fran Ferder and
- Fr. John Heagle
Thanks,
Sharon
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discern faithful Catholic speakers? } |
Eric
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Hi Sharon,
It sounds to me like you need to
obtain objective evidence that these
two speakers are dissidents in order
to present to your priest and superintendent,
who I presume do not necessarily
trust your judgment.
I suspect the only way to do this
is to find written statements of
theirs, or at least verifiable oral
statements, that contradict one or
more specific points of Catholic
doctrine. Present both the statements
and the documents they contradict
to your priest and superintendent.
If you can't determine the documents
that the statements contradict, we
can help you find them, given the
suspect statement of the speakers.
As for finding statements from the
speakers, you might try Google,
or see if they've written books,
or call the organizers of the conference
and express interest in learning
more about the speakers (don't lie,
but speak positively and enthusiastically
— don't act suspicious).
Unfortunately, I myself have never
heard of these two speakers. Perhaps one of
my colleagues has.
I am sorry I could not be of more
help. I may know someone who knows
of these people so I will ask around
and let you know if I hear anything
about them.
- By the way, may I ask what kind
of conference it is?
That may help put these two in the
proper context.
Yours in Christ,
Eric
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Eric followed up:
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Sharon —
As a follow-up: In the April 5th 2001 issue of the
Wanderer in an article titled:
"Training
the Trainers"
it was stated:
"In her deposition in the
case concerning convicted pedophile
Fr. Paul Conn, Ferder testified
under oath that she dissents from
The Catechism of the Catholic
Church's teaching on homosexuality."
(P. Likoudis, "Training the
Trainers" The
Wanderer (April 8, 2001) |
The first teaching of the Church
is widely known and should require
no proof (it's in the Catechism anyway);
the second is in the document Ordinatio Sacerdotalis.
Eric Ewanco
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Mike replied:
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Hi, Sharon —
As a follow-up to what Eric has said:
In a Wanderer Press article:
"Dissidents
Advance Usual Agenda", by P.
Likoudis
he states:
Dr. [Robert] Ludwig, director
of university ministry and professor
of Catholic studies at De Paul
University in Chicago, author
of Reconstructing Catholicism
for a New Generation, is an expert
at "deconstructing Catholicism" — as
his signature in support on the
Voice of the Faithful petition
indicates. It appears there with
some of the most notorious Catholic
dissenters in the United States,
including Sr. Margaret Farley,
R.S.M., of Yale, a radical feminist.
Ludwig's appearance in Des
Moines, along with the recent
appearances of high-profile dissidents in other
dioceses — such
as Australian ex-priest Michael
Morwood in Los Angeles, New Age
proselytizer Sr. Jose Hobday in
Altoona-Johnstown, Pa., Sr.
Fran Ferder and Fr. John Heagle in
Boise, Idaho — not
only demonstrates the commitment
of a significant number of bishops
to the ongoing destruction of
the Church in America, but most
importantly signals the determination
of the hijackers of Vatican II
to take advantage of the sex abuse
scandals to maintain control and
continue Amchurch's triumphal
march.
(Note: Amchurch was coined
by Malachi
Martin as referring to those who
oppose the Catholic magisterium.)
The growing controversy generated
by the sudden rise of Voice of
the Faithful, and declarations
from bishops in five states that
VOTF (Voice of the Faithful) will
not be allowed in their dioceses,
also highlights the vast chasm
that already exists among bishops
and priests which so many Church
leaders try to ignore or pretend
does not exist.
Ludwig's book, Reconstructing
Catholicism, wrote Geraldine Stafford
in Homiletic and Pastoral Review
(November 2000) in part two of "Why
Johnny Doesn't Believe," takes
its place among those of other
professional religious educators
who are attempting to reach "Generation
X" by subverting The
Catechism of the Catholic Church and
insinuating that the
Church's doctrines are irrelevant.
P. Likoudis, "Dissidents
Advance Usual Agenda" The
Wanderer (October 24, 2002) |
A faithful Catholic speaker will
always:
- submit totally to the Magisterium
of the Catholic Church and the
Papacy
- believe in all the Conciliar
Catholic councils from Nicea to
Vatican II, and
- encourage:
- Eucharistic Adoration
- Reading the Scriptures
- Praying the Rosary, and
- living a sacramental live,
at minimum, attending weekly Mass and if possible, daily Mass and
- should have a solid knowledge of the Early Church Fathers, the very first Christians.
Mike Humphrey
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