Catholic parish gives standing ovation to pastor for saying no to anti-gay marriage petitions.

[pnwmom]

When I lived in Seattle I went to this parish. Good for them!

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/04/17/catholic-pastor-appluaded-for-shunning-anti-gay-marriage-drive/

The congregation at Seattle’s Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church gave the Rev.. Tim Clark a standing ovation Sunday when he announced that the parish would not gather signatures for a referendum to repeal same-sex marriage.

The parish became the sixth in Seattle to opt out of the petition drive for Referendum 74 that has been endorsed and foisted on parishes by Archbishop J. Peter Sartain.

“I am happy to report that Our Lady of the Lake parish-oners have been overwhelmingly and, thus far, unanimously supportive of the decision I made NOT to gather signatures in support of this Referendum,” Clark wrote in response to an e-mail.

“The standing ovation experienced during one of the Masses says less about me and much more about the health of this parish. I only wished the archbishop could have experienced the sustained applause — the ‘sensus fidelium’ — of the people. He needs to listen to this ‘voice.’ That is my prayer.”

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[LeftishBrit]

1. Excellent!

[Arugula Latte]

2. And then the Pope had him beheaded.

[orpupilofnature57]

3. Courageous Love

[JNelson6563]

5. There are a lot of good people who are Catholics.

Some are even among the clergy.

I am an atheist though I grew up Catholic and was fortunate to have liberal nuns as teachers. We do the good ones a big injustice when we broad-brush smear Catholics as a whole when so many are as liberal & kind-hearted as they come.

Julie

[gopiscrap]

14. Thanks Julie

I was educated in both Frankfurt, Germany and also in Tacoma and had very liberal nuns (when it came to social policy) they sure didn't mind whacking my behind when I got out of line, but much of my liberal/political thought comes from the foundation that they shared in religion and history classes as a child! Mike C

[customerserviceguy]

21. Well, my nuns were pretty darned old school

but you're right, there are a lot of people who still cling to the Catholic faith who have their hearts in the right place, even though their minds are not totally free.

[pnwmom]

22. I guess some people have to find a way to insult Catholics no matter what they do.

[customerserviceguy]

23. I was responding to a person

who, like me, was formerly a Catholic and is now an atheist. If my description of that transformation as being free is offensive, perhaps you should consider what motivated it.

[FightForChange]

6. Maybe there's hope yet

Every time I read something like this it gives me hope knowing that there really are good people out there. And I agree that no one should smear a whole religion because some of the crazy leaders say things that are hypocritical. Maybe this can show people that you can be religious and think for yourself as well. Or maybe not. Peace.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. That is amazing.

People of true faith do not judge others, but love them regardless of who they are as long as they are kind and loving themselves. And people say Catholics don't read the bible.
Duckie

[fascisthunter]

8. about time I read this

there is hope for the Catholic Church

[SleeplessinSoCal]

9. There is hope. Now if they will just support women in some small way.

[fightthegoodfightnow]

10. BRAVO

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[eridani]

11. Good for them. Was expecting this to be St. Joseph's, though n/t

[pnwmom]

12. St. Joseph's is also on the list:

"Other parishes to shun the signature drive have includes St. James Cathedral, St. Joseph Church, St. Mary’s Church, St. Patrick Church and Christ Our Hope Catholic Church."

[gateley]

15. Not surprised about some of those parishes (and St. James) -- good for them! THIS is the

Seattle I grew up in!

The parish my family belonged to is sadly not on the list. Shouldn't surprise me since the pastor told my parents they couldn't attend my brother's wedding because it was an Episcopalian ceremony (not that they listened).

[gopiscrap]

16. Me too!

[gateley]

13. I live in Seattle (right down the street at Assumption) and the first time I voted when I was 18

(I'm 59 now) and on the ballot was an initiative to make it illegal to discriminate against gays. The church said to support that, it was the Christian thing to do. I'm happy to hear NE Seattle is still doing the right thing!

[pnwmom]

18. One of our sons was baptized at Assumption.

That was a good parish, too.

[neverforget]

17. This is more like the Catholic Church I remember when I was growing up.

Good for them!

[pnwmom]

19. Makes me remember Archbishop Hunthausen. n/t

[caseymoz]

20. More like the Catholic Church I thought I was in, growing up.

The more I learned the less I like it.

But good. They've broke from the top-down obedience the hierarchy demanded.

[SpartanDem]

24. Good for them

wish more churches were like this