tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post3871374842235368235..comments2023-04-22T07:55:16.102-07:00Comments on World o' Jeff: in his own wordsJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05804173880520607666noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post-63340929121176095502008-10-09T08:05:00.000-07:002008-10-09T08:05:00.000-07:00What a courageous, beautiful man! Thank God for pe...What a courageous, beautiful man! Thank God for people in the church like him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post-32740289045594110252008-10-06T18:53:00.000-07:002008-10-06T18:53:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting this Jeff. I also came here fr...Thanks for posting this Jeff. I also came here from the JMG post. The homily is moving and heart rending and utterly utterly honest. Father Geoff is a man of great integrity. It must be a delight to be his friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post-14665996094684628572008-10-06T13:23:00.000-07:002008-10-06T13:23:00.000-07:00I saw this highlighted on JMB and now to read the ...I saw this highlighted on JMB and now to read the full text of this sermon is an emotional experience. I've shared it with many of my friends here in Rome - some theologians, others clergy, many laity involved with the Church. <BR/><BR/>It is sad that a man who can think like this will now be rejected at a time when the church needs thinkers. <BR/><BR/>Thanks 100 fold for sharing this.Willymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652532356102638621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post-17534188163530703982008-10-06T13:04:00.000-07:002008-10-06T13:04:00.000-07:00As a former teacher of Father Geoff, as an ex-Cath...As a former teacher of Father Geoff, as an ex-Catholic priest, as a gay man, I could not be prouder of the statement that he made.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311380395770818032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post-55640928095098449712008-10-06T09:01:00.000-07:002008-10-06T09:01:00.000-07:00The great theologian, St. Thomas Aquinas, declared...The great theologian, St. Thomas Aquinas, declared, <I>“It is better to die excommunicated than to violate one's conscience,"</I> when in conflict with official church teaching.<BR/><BR/>The Catholic Catechism acknowledges that a person’s conscience is their <I>“most secret core and sanctuary. There one is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths.”</I> Conscience is <I>“a law inscribed by God… which we must obey, ever calling us to love and do what is good.”</I><BR/><BR/>Like many prophets and saints before him, Fr. Geoffrey Farrow now faces persecution by the pharisees of the institutional church who demand obedience to their authority rather than obedience to conscience.<BR/><BR/>But Fr. Geoffrey Farrow is in good company. Fr. Mychal Judge, “the Saint of 9/11”, often asked, <I>“Is there so much love in the world that we can afford to discriminate against any kind of love?!”</I> Fr. Mychal also urged us, <I>“Don’t let the institutional church get in the way of your relationship with God.”</I><BR/><BR/><B>http://SaintMychalJudge.blogspot.com</B><BR/><BR/>(these comments cross-posted)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post-44175314403563160752008-10-06T07:56:00.000-07:002008-10-06T07:56:00.000-07:00I'm here from JMG's blog. Thank you for letting us...I'm here from JMG's blog. Thank you for letting us know about this. I couldn't be more proud of what Father Geoff has done; and I appreciate his sacrifice, for that is truly what it is.<BR/><BR/>Change will never happen from the entrenched powers that be; it will only happen from below. If we all speak up and speak out—as Father Geoff has done—groundswell can become groundbreaking. <BR/><BR/>Stand up. Speak up. Know your facts and speak out. I believe we are in the midst of the next civil victory, and it can be a spiritual victory as well.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post-13956504174095865502008-10-05T22:39:00.000-07:002008-10-05T22:39:00.000-07:00I'm neither Roman Catholic nor living in a particu...I'm neither Roman Catholic nor living in a particulary homophobic community. But the words of Father Geoff touch me deeply. The ignorance he addresses seems particularly potent and prevalent this election year. <BR/>It's worth noting that social change doesn't occur in (supposed) 'good' times; rather it's in reaction to them. For example - and I'm oversimplifying here - the radical '60s happened as a response to the falsely idyllic '50s. <BR/>The times now are ripe for massive social upheaval.tankmontrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303476618446125363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378951568094138782.post-37712831045548764942008-10-05T20:01:00.000-07:002008-10-05T20:01:00.000-07:00I feel the same pride, Jeff...and it is very encou...I feel the same pride, Jeff...and it is very encouraging. Esp. as a former Catholic boy here (Italian - went 8 years to parochial school, played organ at Mass). <BR/><BR/>I also think many of us (GLBTIQ) are at our "breaking point", in that we can only sit back passively and take so much legal and social discrimination before we absolutely HAVE TO MAKE A STAND.....despite any imagined consequences. Considering the number of same sex parents now (i.e. - FAMILIES), we cannot pretend that this issue only affects single adults; children of gay & lesbian parents deserve better from society.John Biscegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977821192123489153noreply@blogger.com