From Restore DC Catholicism
This past week, Father James Altman, a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse, WI, put out this video that rightly excoriates the Catholics who plan to sin by voting for candidates from the party of death: that is, Democrats. Does that sound so harsh? Recall that the dems themselves enshrined baby-murder and sexual perversions in their party platform. Father Altman is simply acting as a true priest who is warning Catholics of the dangers to their souls if they vote Democrat. Let us recall that "rebuking the sinner" is one of the Spiritual Acts of Mercy.
Naturally his bishop is throwing him under the bus. I'll have more to say after you review the video.
Here is the press release that Bishop William Callahan plopped on his website today. He acknowledges that what Fr Altman said is true. Well, he had too, lest he look like a total blathering fool. But then he starts to snivel about the tone of Father's words. As I watched this video, I saw nothing angry about Father's words. The bishop wimpers about Father being judgmental, but his whole letter itself reeks of judgmentalism - the whiny, crybaby type, to be precise.
Then Callahan invokes Matthew 18, and states that he is correcting Father in private, not in public. What??? Just what in hades does he think he's doing by publishing his screed on the diocesan website? So much error, so little time.
I don't have the time to pick this press release apart, bit by bit. Rather, I'd suggest to all my readers to contact him soon and often. The main phone number is 608-788-7700. Here's their facebook page and their twitter page. On the plus side, Bishop Strickland of Tyler Texas has spoken out in favor of Fr Altman's admonition.
Faithful Catholics of the Diocese of La Crosse, please consider curtailing your donations until Callahan ceases rattling his saber at good priests like Father Altman
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