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Can people point me to Catholic TH-cam channels that are responding to pride month?
Matt - I think you're great and your ministry is great. However, the Catholic Church doesn't actually teach with specificity that Pride Month cannot be celebrated. What we would have to do is celebrate that aspect of Pride Month that can in fact align with Catholic moral teaching (e.g., dignity of every human being, love of neighbor, etc.). We would have to be clear about what we're celebrating and what we're not celebrating. It doesn't have to be Us vs. Them. The pride flag has numerous meanings - we can agree with the version in which the colors represent virtues. We can find common ground, build friendship, and in that context call to deeper knowing of God's will. Am I wrong? If I'm wrong, why?
Timothy Gordon addressed it vis a vis the Vatican's U.S embassy
@@angelicdoctor8016 Yes you are wrong. The pride flag has one meaning, and that is celebration of the sin of sodomy. What you said is like saying "Well the swastika has many meanings, Indians used it to mean peace." Well, now there is only one meaning. Those who are tempted toward the sin of Sodom, and attempt to refrain from sin should be loved and supported by their fellow Christian brethren. Just like those who struggle with porn and attempt to refrain should be loved and supported. But someone who revels in mortal sin cannot be supported by the Church or Christians.
@@Candy-qv9wc The Bible is clear on sodomy.
Christians who pick and choose what to believe in have a bad ending waiting for them, you don't need me to spell it out for you.
@@angelicdoctor8016 I think that your line of thought is true, but the problem with pride month and activities related to it, is that they, as Matt said in the video, the immorality of the meaning of pride month is inavoidible and so it would be better not to attend any of such events.
Former lgbt here. And i only celebrate the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ❤☦
dang get out of christianity
really sad to see the replies here, hope you are living a better life and in good terms with your family 😀
@John Boyd ever heard of sodom
Me too I was Sexually abused became Lesbian then about two years later I got so much closer to the church and am no longer Lesbian
@@geraldinemoguelgarcia3587 praise be to the Lord 🙏❤️
I’m a Protestant and I pray the Rosary daily. It’s so empowering.
Wow, as a Catholic I just want to tell you I'm very impressed and I've never heard a Protestant pray the rosary, I encourage you to continue. God bless you 🙂
@@joestork8936
Thank you brother, I will. Love you and God bless you as well ❤️
That’s awesome!
@@jeremiahong248
Okay, I’ll check it out. Thank you!
Are you trolling
“Why can’t I love you and disagree with your behavior?” Amen!
Lol 😆😆😆
June is the month of the "Sacred Heart"
YES!! And our Catholic school boards here have long forgotten that and are flying the 'pride' flags. Sadly most of our trustees are not practicing Catholics. One of them at a board meeting stopped a parent from speaking, saying he was racist/divisive, but the parent was reading from the Catechism. So shameful.
@@margaretbass773
Yes that’s right, I live in Toronto, I was very sad and disappointed about what had happened by the Canadian school trustees decision.
Amen
What happens in this month? Is it boy bumming season? Or is that just for the bishops? I'm curious because I'm considering becoming a catholic. But I dont want to bum boys so is it compulsory ?
@@sabagebre8206
Did they ban the bumming of boys by bishops? I missed that news if so....
I cant see the harm in it... it's been happening for years! And nobody gets hurt... alittle sore ring maybe but it's all done in gods love so it's not gay. Why cant they leave things alone and stop picking on Catholics
Great video. I'm a Christian but not Catholic, you have my full agreement here, brother. Love the channel!!
Any followers of Jesus Christ should not support the rainbow flag. Whether you're Baptist, Methodist, Protestant or Catholic, we are all still followers of Jesus Christ and the Law that he died to save
I linked my mom to some of you interviews and we do not exactly see eye to eye on religion or politics but she finds your content easy to listen to and understandable. TY
I'm in RCIA and hoping she will join me~
So please pray for her !
I keep you and yours in prayer. 🙏
I will....I live here in SG...my elder son sponsored an RCIA.....
@@catalinaortega4573 SG? Is that Singapore?
@@lijh Amen
I pray for lost homophobic souls
I can’t stress how important it is for the church to stand firm in ALL its teachings. Especially with this. As someone who left the church for not agreeing with its teachings on homosexuality and abortion and also identifying as bisexual for a long time, by the grace of God I came back to my faith even though I still didn’t fully agree or understand. When I finally learned the real teachings of the church and WHY, and with a lot of prayer I am now very pro life and I no longer identify as bisexual. My faith would not be as strong as it is if my mind had not been changed and I continued to pick and choose which parts I agreed with and which parts I didn’t.
Are you still attracted to people of the same sex?
I had worked at a Catholic company, the company itself didn't support pride month, but the director of HR and other employees had no problem going to the pride parades in Chicago. They thought it was a fun way to spend the afternoon. Pray for the archdiocese of Chicago.
I mean... They do tend to be fun, up beat, and extremely welcoming parties.
Sad. I’ll pray.
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 Weird that you'd consider someone a degenerate for being exactly as God made them, but to each their own
@@jarynn8156 You don’t get it
@@pectoralcollege6199 What don't I get?
Catholic convert here. Thank you,Matt,for explaining things in a way that isn’t condescending or patronizing. Tackling the issues of the day in a kind,supportive way while explaining Catholic teachings is a super power.
You and father schmitz are the best on earth at discussing unpopular topics in a way that has a chance to engage people.
Can’t believe there’s any debate on this. It’s ridiculous.
@@lucasprzybyla7084 yep...God changes His Word...NOT
@@lucasprzybyla7084 Morality does not change. It’s just as immutable as logic.
@@lucasprzybyla7084
>Church
>reversed its teachings
Pick one.
@@lucasprzybyla7084
1. The definition of usury has changed with the innovation of modern economics.
2. Modern slavery is never humane, since it is underground, which is the case in which it is okay.
3. Not moral teaching.
4. A Pope can say something without changing the Church's stance.
5. "" ""
Edit: for #2 I meant that modern slavery, because it is underground, is always immoral, which is why the Church today always works against it. Ancient slavery, however, had a lot more nuance, and in many circumstances the lines between slavery and working were blurred, or slaves even had better working conditions than freemen.
@@epicfailure7980 If God tells you to do something and you don't, that's immoral. If God tells you don't do it and you do, that's immoral.
Given this, it used to be moral to stone your unruly children at the edge of town.
2021, where Catholics have to be reminded that they’re Catholic
Jesus is Dionysus!
Remember the Goddesses and Gods
are always with you.
Monotheism is a lie. There was never one God.
The God in the Bible is El and he's a Pagan God.
El was originally worshipped with other deities.
@@TomiDeLuna monotheism is true no one need smillion god
@@TomiDeLuna False.
NO they need to be reminded they are Christians.
@Skelley-Priest er, yes I know?
Pride and Lust merged into 1 month of celebration. How can any Christian justify support for an inherently anti-Christian group.
What's worse than sin is to lose the sense of sin.
With no church to say what is right or wrong, there is no morality. What makes a family better than having an abortion? Who knows, if there isn't someone to tell us?
“The queen of all sins has become sin of all queens,”
-Andrew Klavan
@Luke Thee Bible does not say anything. It is the Church who tells us that and Her teaching is recorded in the Bible. It is the Church who teaches, not a Book
Well put across....
@@thespanishinquisition8617
what's crazy is that when he said that he was quoting his son, who's homosexual himself. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
Just a comment from a non-catholic subscriber here... thank you for being courageous and presenting a balanced Christian video on this topic.
@Empyreal I'm not a Catholic but I wouldn't call them Conservative Catholics. I would call them Catholics. Liberal Catholics are not Catholic because they're disregarding the Catholic Church's teachings.
@@michaelsayad5085 I don’t think it’s ever wise to point out who is and isn’t a “real” Catholic. We all have sinned. God knows us and our hearts better than we ever could.
@@peaceandlove1255 I disagree. If someone clearly shows or says they do not adhere to beliefs; core beliefs that make up that faith, then they aren't a true catholic/christian. That's just plain facts, it isn't about sin or anything like that. Like if you're a catholic or Christian and you support abortion, you aren't one.
@@Xeno_Solarus 100% Agreed.
@@Xeno_Solarus That's not up to you to decide. You're only a mere human and have no right to tell people what they are. According to what you believe, only God can judge people and only he can see where your heart is. Is it not disrespectful to God if you judge people like you are now?
I find it odd that you should have to explain this to Catholics.
It is necessary for the spirit of this age is very corrupting and perverting.
Unfortunately you do. I’ve been on the fence regarding this issue, but after years of debating it in my head and with others, I now understand the wisdom behind teachings regarding homosexuality.
@@ntmn8444 it what way have you fully understood it. How were you able to learn better concerning such LGBT issue.
With 147 thumbs down it shows that there are so many who still dissent
Tens of thousands of lukewarm Catholics whom don't truly know their faith. As a new Catholic, I found it odd there were things I knew that a born Catholic did not.
It’s really bizarre that the Church must be reminded of this
@The Spanish Inquisition nobody expect the Spanish Inquisition here
Catholicism is the coward's religion.
@@user-ji3mn5fu8q what in tarnation do you even mean? What aspect of Catholicism is cowardly? Christ himself chose to die on the cross for our sins, and so he’s actually very brave. Do you mean to say that the faith that was started by one’s bravery is actually a cowardly one? How backwards do you have to be to think this? In addition to this, the Church has martyrs who have died for this faith just like Christ. Are they cowardly? I find your comment to not only be very offensive but very stupid since it is not based at all in reality. You need to do research before making baseless accusations against one of the most dominant religions in the world.
@@jaxfernandez3684 Oh, that's an easy question to answer - previous incarnations obviously did their own evil, but with the Pope having to suggest that there should be punishments for the pandemic of priestly pedophila comes to mind.
Any other questions?
And don't attach yourself to "martyrs", when your religion has created them - those they have victimized.
Be careful of using the word "stupid" ironically.
@@desnock There are those within the church that fight the evil in the organization. You cannot judge it based on the few bad eggs who did damage when they were at the steering wheel of power. If you actually met anyone in The church, you would be met with some of the nicest, and tolerant people that anyone can come across. We are not the same church from the Middle Ages. Catholicism also has a history of fighting moral degeneracy such as naziism, socialism, Marxism, communism, nuclear deterrence, drug abuse, abortion, homosexuality, spousal abuse, rape, molestation, premarital sex, abuses within the industrial sector of free-market capitalism, racial inequality, monetary inequality and much much more. We donate a lot of money to research to stop cancer and aids. Countless other donations are made to alleviate hunger, thirst, and homelessness. As for the notion that the church is doing nothing to stop abuses, they are actually doing very much to stop it, including outright excommunication of those whom have been involved with either committing or covering-up said activities, and extradition for imprisonment. I know of a priest in my parish who was guilty of this crime and no bishop came to cover it up. We were as compliant with authorities as anyone else in the same situation. The police had no trouble from the Vatican deliberately trying to cover-up said activity. Our new pope actually was elected because of his stance against the cover ups. The only reason you don’t hear about it from media outlets is because religion is not considered a priority. They were written off as a holdover from a bygone era that is only relevant whenever scandal is brought up. In fact it is usually only scandal the media likes to talk about whenever they display something, religious or not (it gets them more views, higher ratings, and therefore more money). As for you questioning why people follow the religion even though it was guilty of many atrocities, we follow this Faith because of the ideas that are taught. We follow because of the sacraments that bring us closer to God through the distribution of Grace and the traditions that link us to our ancestors that have dedicated their lives in service to God. We follow because of the moral teachings that we need as human beings to be better fellows to our other brothers and sisters on Earth. It is because of our moral teachings that I believe it won’t be long until we clean house and fix the impurity that has plagued the human element of the Church for the recent past centuries. So, in conclusion we don’t follow it because the leaders are virtuous; that would be stupid and illogical. We follow because we want to become better ourselves and to improve the Church and make it better in line with the teachings which we preach. We want nothing less than to live up to the expectations that both God and others have of us and to strive for excellence both in our spiritual and physical lives. That is the truth and the ideal that I and many other Catholics want, and we will die before we accept anything less.
All I can add is that it's SACRED HEART MONTH!
👼💖
@Tromso Prefect “gonna get down in my knees and start praising Jesus! Feel his warm salvation all over my face” - Eric Cartman
Well said. We will continue praying for the conversions of people with same sex attractions
And the rainbow was supposed to symbolize covenant and a new beginning, when God showed it to Noah. Look at how it is dislodged by humanity now.
@@didntneither3528 amen
Here in Orillia, Ontario, some of our Catholic high schools are celebrating Pride Month and encouraging our children to dress in bright colours etc...Staff who disagree and want to hold onto their faith have been shunned by other teachers. Students who believe this is wrong are mocked by their teachers and other students. An article by a gay priest saying that Catholics can support Pride Month was put in mailboxes.
Please help us God and Mary.
Please tell me there are some students that oppose pride
Is it bad that I enjoy your righteous anger? It feels good to see someone who is brave and passionate.
Righteous anger is satisfying to ears that savor truth and justice
Depends why you like it.
@UCRIYjE_WBcUFMYaAB141mIA tolerating sin is not love. I'm not using religion to cover up anything. Rewatch 4:44 - 8:45
The point to get to heaven. Not to "love" people in the secular way you are describing
There is nothing hateful about following Jesus and sticking with his teachings❤
@@johnnypop-tart335 If the point is reward, you've missed the point. Easy answer to your ignorance in a Christian context. What did Jesus say were His 2 Commandments? And to the point: did HE suggest qualifiers?
That YOU are NOT sticking with His teachings is kinda the point, poptart.
@@johnnypop-tart335 lol 😆😆😆
Thank you for your courage. And for inspiring mine. My employer is very pro LGBT and tried to force me to wear a gay pride bracelet. I hope you all have the courage to stand up for your beliefs.
That’s not right! Sorry to hear an employer tried this…
It's not only about courage we have to be prepared to lose loved ones, people we love leaving us because we dont goalong with the lgbt way of life
Never compromise on Truth, even if it warrants martyrdom
That's taking it too far with the bracelet.
I’ll pray for Courage for you Matt and for all Catholics.
Hi Matt,
I recently discovered your channel while watching the 3 hour talk you had with Fr. Mike Schmitz. I love your honesty and your attitude that is free of b.s.
Thank you for your videos that help people like me not only grow their faith but answer questions we may be too embarrassed to talk about.
May God continue to bless you and your family. ❤❤❤❤❤
but homophobia is a sin
ALL Bishops should speak up and defend the truth!!
@SYLVIA YANEZ-WARD unbelievable religion, may God destroy it for it's wickedness and cowardice
@@user-ji3mn5fu8q it's simply a sign of the end times, traditional Catholics know about the fall in the church but not in the original Catholic Church established by Christ!
@@kylemathias6335 Yes. I am a TL of SSPX heard this many times.
For some reason they do not have the prerogative !!!
Defend what truth? And how do you know it's the truth?
PRIDE is one of the seven deadly sins. Shouldn’t we set aside six additional months to celebrate the other deadly sins?
@manilovetuesdays I was referencing what the Catholic Church categorizes as the seven deadly sins. Those sins are as follows: envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath. Pride is supposed to be chief amongst those sins. Notice that bigotry didn't make the list. That's because nobody prior to the 20th Century thought bigotry was a sin.
@manilovetuesdays What exactly is "bigotry"? And why are the rest of us obligated to accept your definition of it?
@♥️𝒜𝓁𝒾𝒸𝑒♥️ bigotry by definition is not a sin
bigotry - obstinate or unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction,
obstinate - stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
@♥️𝒜𝓁𝒾𝒸𝑒♥️ nope, holding fast to your beliefs is a good thing
@♥️𝒜𝓁𝒾𝒸𝑒♥️ also, you live in constant mortal sin, your opinion is irrelevant
Let's promote and pray for the intercession of Charles Lwanga and his 21 Companions who were martyred by their Ugandan King in the 1880's because they refused to participate in acts of sodomy.
Their feast day is June 3rd.
We will.....
Exactly. Thank you for reiterating this often over looked episode in the Martyrology. These are not only Roman Catholic Saints but Anglican as well.
Thank you Matt! People need to hear the truth and it’s sad we don’t get it from many priests and bishops.
What truth are you talking about? Religious bigotry isn't truth
yes that homophobia is a sin
well sadly homophobics do seem to fear truth and love
@@pastorbri the same with homosexuality.
@@berylharvey8395 in your words maybe but not Gods.
We were fortunate enough to have Bishop Tobin lead our diocese a few years back. Such courage to speak the truth on controversial subjects these days.
I would like to start “Humility Month” and reclaim the rainbow. The rainbow is a sign of promise God made with man and it is being perverted to promote evil.
Lol the irony is using the term perverted against my community when the catholic church full out covered up sexual abuse and genocides for generations.
@@shawng1590 and the people that were a part of that should be punished. There are bad actors in the church and they need to be removed. So many Catholics are deeply distressed about that, but ultimately we follow Christ, not corrupt priests. Church teaching hasn’t changed despite the fact that there are people that try to muddy the waters.
You are a child of God and He loves you. As a Christian, I try to love all and that includes you. I certainly don’t always succeed. What Matt said is true, we love and respect those in the gay community because they too are children of God. However, that does not mean we accept all behavior.
@@CatholicBell I have nothing against catholics at all. I know they are just people trying to worship the way they were taught to but the leadership of the church needs to be held accountable. I was raised catholic and went to all catholic schools but I can no longer support now that I know what they have done for far to long. What irritates me the most is that they will use debunked rhetoric like "these people are harmful to children" when in all reality they have done far more harm to children then people like me. Personally I'm okay with people disagreeing with how I live my life but when a powerful religion trys to make a group of people out to be some kind of perverted people that are after kids while participating in actual child abuse is just gross.
@@shawng1590 In reality, most of the men committing these terrible acts are in fact participating in homosexual behavior or they are covering it up. A lot of it has had to do with minors. They should absolutely be held accountable and it is deeply upsetting when they are not. However, as I said, I follow Christ and the Truth that comes from Him, not corrupt priest. I truly believe some of these men want to destroy the church, and what better way than from within. They will never succeed, but they will try.
We don’t think YOU are evil or perverted, the acts that you and your community partake it are. I am also a sinner and have done things that the Church teaches to be perverted an evil. Heterosexual people take part in all kinds of evil, perverted or in the Church’s terms, disordered behavior, in that it is not ordered the right way to what God intended. There are thing that I have struggled with and continue to struggle with to an extent, but I would never promote those things as right.
Catholics, like Matt in the video, speak out against all of these things, not just homosexual behavior. I would absolutely agree that it is harmful to children because of they overly sexual nature of most gay pride events and parades.
To be gay is not evil.The Catholic Church has a history of promoting evil.Do as I say not as I do.Hypocrisy!!!!
We need to reclaim June as the month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus!
True dat...it's not even mentioned at church
@@michaelmonsoon3919 It is, thankfully, here in Poland! :)
@@jagodowypryzmat
Great! Poland seems to be a bedrock of the faith. Thank you
@@michaelmonsoon3919 It's quite complicated here. And sadly, many companies 'require' or sugggest that their employees are obligated to support these movements. But Polish catholics try to stand strong! :) Thank you for your kind words :) God bless you!
@@jagodowypryzmat
Yes, I hear there is a big push to accept this lifestyle. God bless you!
The fact that any Bishop has to remind people not to participate in pride month events is truly sad.
MORE SO AS WE SHOULD!
yes as homophobia is a sin
I totally agree. June, the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I was in the lgtbi scene for decades, I wouldn’t come back to that hell under any circumstance. I don’t even mention , not interested in the propaganda the media broadcast every year. I was welcomed and included in the Catholic Church and I feel treated as a child of Jesus, following the rules of the Church he founded. I do the same with lgtb people, if they are meek and decide to change their life for the Kingdom of Heaven.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful witness. We seek the Truth. Jesus is Truth. And we pray for eternal life for all.
@@joycalabrese4349 thank you, with my prayers and good wishes
@@lesliesuppan6786 many thanks, Leslie, with my prayers.
Remember the time when catholic leaders torture and kill anyone who's part of the lgbtq?
Thank you for sharing Guido. God loved you then & He still loves you unconditionally even now. Genuine love is to desire the ultimate good of another person. I hope other people with same-sex attraction can come to see that. May the peace of Christ be with you & keep fighting the good fight!
Hail Mary is the ultimate defense against lustful thoughts. Her holiness gives us strength
Placebo affect.
Lustful thoughts? Like a bishop bumming a little boy? Is a hail mary a long throw? I'm confused ...
Amen amen.
@@AnthonyAtheist That is a sick comment by an obviously sick individual.Namely YOU!!
@@jt_schell You too are clearly very sick too.Get help!!!
Being a Catholic guy who carries this cross, I didn’t find this video condescending at all ! I have realised with time that I can find my true contentment in Lord Jesus Christ even in the midst of battling my temptations to lust…
Many thanks, Matt and Pints with Aquinas ! (And especially for the Hail Mary at the end of the video for our brothers and sisters who carry the same cross)
Great respect for you. Everyone has a cross which has a potential to bring us to holiness. God bless you.
wish homophobics would carry their cross.
I don't know you but you're amazing and selfless! I wish I could make this cross lighter for you as you have definitely made my cross as a mother of 3 lighter by picking up your own.
@@lahair5751 why don't homophobics carry their cross and not be tempted to hate LGBT folk? They never do though but happily tell LGBT folk they should.
Is it lust or just the way you were created? I feel really bad for you.
It is so sad that this is even an issue. What has happened to the Catholic Church???
Hmm well they participated in genocide throughout history and have been linked to horrifying sexual abuse just to name a few.
@@shawng1590
tell that to the Jews, from Exodus to Deuteronomy, you hypocrite. Or tell that to King Solomon, the wisest Jew that every existed. You spoke as if you've never committed any form of sin.
@@numadicdeuter6096 Hypocrite? Lol anything bad I have ever done in my life doesn't compare to the suffering the church has caused. I definitely sin based on the Bible standards but if your trying to say my sins are equivalent to the church raping and killing children well your part of the problem. If your willing to defend them and what they have done and just say well we all sin you need to reevaluate your life.
@@shawng1590 I advice that you read more on the history of man and the trends of how wars start before and after Christianity. Ignorance or blatant bias against a certain belief is the way of libtards. I advice you educate yourself, can't even use the proper "through" in a sentence lmao!
It's not the Church's fault that man wants to steer away from its creator. If you want a totalitarianistic Church that governs all, then it would be way worse than what's happening today.
Thank you Matt! Yes...I need to pray for courage too!
pray to condemn the homophobic lifestyle
The oddest thing about priests and bishops not speaking out is that they’re not going to lose their jobs as a result and don’t have families to support. What are they afraid of? Do they not realize that secular society already doesn’t like them and has no use for them? Lay people take much greater risks if they speak out.
They don't say anything about because they abuse boys.
@@iridiumstar9270 Sinners are everywhere and you are quite mistaken if you think the Catholic Church has a monopoly on child abuse.
www.pennlive.com/news/erry-2018/05/5e56fa19a94444/child_sex_crimes_catholic_prie.html
www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/do-the-right-thing/201808/separating-facts-about-clergy-abuse-fiction%3famp
@@EvieGevie No, I'm certainly not singling out Catholics.
Some of the best don’t want to draw attention, bc of the scandals. I think this is wrong, but I don’t think it’s bc they don’t believe but bc there’s such an obvious response
They're afraid of the mob. Like the one that organized an online petition against Father James Altman and sent it to his bishop.
I am a protestant finding my way home to the one true church. Thank you for your faithfulness to the cause and not promoting violence. I am not at all in support of the LGBT, but I also don't think we need bodies in the streets to prove a point.
Amen brother. I'm not a Catholic but a fellow Christian and a believer in Biblical Christianity ( including being loving and respectful of sinners ) being preached. Thank you.
You should not respect sinners
You should not respect sinners (2)
Catholics should not support any of the Seven Deadly Sins but especially not the sins the cry out to heaven for vengeance (Only God's responsibility). Pray for the deluded and deceived for their eternal souls.
I've had som1 who's Catholic scowl and scoff at me when I point out the errors of this propaganda. Most of them believe that priests are just talking nonsense whenever they preach against it...the deception is STRONG.
Abortion is another sin that cries out to heaven for vengeance but a lot of Catholics support it. But that’s another issue.
Catholicism and vatican is in fact a heresy throughout the history taking money for forgiveness killed millions in the name of christ, worked with many regimes including nazis, countless pedo scandals and the list goes on
@@davemaverick8438 One has to have a position of orthodox authority to claim that a belief or practice is a heresy. By what authority do you claim the right to judge the church founded by Christ? Nothing you state is based on historical, theological, or rational fact. It is an emotional screed that makes you feel superior when the reality is no one cares what you believe or think.
@@rubenmartinez4346 Killing the innocent is one of the four crimes that cries to the heavens for vengeance. Individual Catholics don't determine perennial moral teaching. The Church Militant is only one of the three: our ancestors and saints in the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant get a say. A majority of Catholics end up in the pit after their judgement.
This Southern Baptist enjoyed this post and proud of you for taking on this subject
When so many denominations are giving in to the world
God Bless
thats coz homophobics are of the world.
I'm a Protestant who watches your content and I'm in complete agreement on this one. It's becoming so pervasive in our culture you almost can't get away from it.
@@jhoughjr1 Remember when it was "all we want is to get married nobody is forcing anything"
you agree with homophobia?
@@firingallcylinders2949 yes but homophobics like to force it
@@pastorbri Homosexuality is not natural, and is a pervasive sin that people struggling with need Christ just like the rest of us sinners.
@@pastorbri homophobia is duty
Good job Matt. Disagreement is not hate.
it is hate when its against the way someone is born!
it should be “MUST NOT” instead of “SHOULD NOT”
Thank you a million times brother!
"All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing."
and bad things happen when only homophobics speak up
Do all Christians have an extremely black and white view of morality?
and homophobia is evil
It’s difficult to stand strong on this issue. I declined an invitation to attend a same sex ceremony. I was truthful yet kind about my Catholic position. It didn’t go well but I stand firm on this. We must be an example to our Catholic Faith. Thank you.
That is ok....and I agree with your freedom to choose not to attend the ceremony.
Blessed are you when you are persecuted for righteousness sake for yours is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10.
Continue to stand for what is right dear
Jesus said "For there are eunuchs who were born that way" In ancient Jewish culture born eunuchs referred to people with gay tendencies. Jesus shows no condemnation. He did however strongly reprimand the Pharisees who idolised the law over showing love and mercy. Jesus exposed this way of wrong thinking. By your actions, you could push these gay people away from Jesus forever. :( VERY SAD and HURTFUL.
@@mmvr2680 As disciples of Jesus, our aim is to gently bring people to Him. We should not condemn or judge others, as this pushes people away. We should be tolerant and understanding. As God is with us everyday. We are sinners who need mercy. We should place our selves at the feet of others. Not be self-righteous. Have you ever read the parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee. Luke 18:9-14.
@@jean-pauldebeer8151 I agree with everything you say this second time. I just didn’t read the original comment the way you seem to have done. I think you skipped the part where he or she said was kind. So no wrong in that.
As far as taking part in such a celebration, we need to be sure our being there is not a counter-testimony. And by this I mean: as long as we are sure people will not read it as affirming the sin, but *only* as going through the journey with them, accompanying them in their coming back to Christ. For this to happen, there needs to be a deep and honest relationship with the people involved, where there is a mutual respect, including for the Catholic Church morals.
The best counsel I’ve heard so far in these situations is one of Christopher West, who is clearly more capable of explaining than I am. Look for his podcast and for the episode where someone asks about participating in these events.
May God bless you!
Amen and thank YOU brother! I am so disappointed and sad over our lack of leadership in the Catholic Church. We all need to be strong, protect our Catholic dogma and Doctrine, and show that we will not be bullied by secular society!
...."secular society" a.k.a. COMMON SENSE.
homophobics tend to be the biggest bullies, lets be honest.
The benefit of Catholocism is that its message is clearer than the alternatives
Catholicism and vatican is in fact a heresy throughout the history taking money for forgiveness killed millions in the name of christ, worked with many regimes including nazis, countless pedo scandals and the list goes on
How? Seems like each Bishop says something different. I’m LCMS Lutheran, and it doesn’t get any clearer with us. Never got consistent answers (yes I know the official teaching), from leaders. Heck, our priest “came out.” Telling you, I was in the seminary, without homosexuality, the Church would not have near the clergy they have
@@davemaverick8438 yep
Amen!
@@rickdockery9620 I used to be LCMS but am now Catholic. LCMS came into existence because Lutherans split up on these issues. The difference between Lutherans and Catholics is that Catholicism has an official teaching magisterium handed down by Christ Himself. The Catholic Church will always uphold the truth, even though there are many unfaithful pastors in it. Tares will always be among the wheat. You guys form new denominations to avoid the tares, while we flock to faithful priests who teach the truth.
This is so refreshing to see. Thank you for representing Truth! Never be afraid to speak the Truth. It’s so great to see all these people supporting this channel and all it represents 🙏🏻
Its so easy to criticise other people. Much harder to acknowledge our own sins. Jesus said, he who is free from sin may cast the first stone. Well I found a sight full of sinless Saints. Please my I come venerate all your relics when you die.
Homophobia is not truth but a lie
@@jean-pauldebeer8151"Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him" - Luke 17:3
It looks like you need more basic instruction in Christianity.
@@jean-pauldebeer8151You can't use our scriptures to cover for hedonistic degeneracy and have people not notice the vicious secularist anti-Christianity motivating it anymore.
For me June is the month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary. It’s also St. Anthony’s feast day and St. Paul’s feast day. It’s also my granddaughters and my Mother’s birthdays. This is what I focus on. I don’t let the worlds craziness into my life or home.
I totally agree with you on this matter. I try to love everyone and help everyone each day and I continue to strive to live my life following the teaching of my Catholic Faith. 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you for this!!!!!
Was beginning to feel overwhelmed..!
Praying for courage for myself and our leaders!
courage to condemn homophobia?
June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ask your pastor to promote the Sacred Heart in June each year. Ask him to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart after daily Mass for the rest of the month. At my parish we just started praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus after each daily Mass. Every parish in the world should be doing this. We Catholics need to reclaim the power and glory of our legacy.
Thanks for enlightening and teaching the truth of our faith. Your strength to put this out there in a public forum is so brave and I can only thank you for it. You will be in my prayers tonight.
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people-robbers, evildoers, adulterers-or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
“I tell you that the tax collector, rather than the other, went home justified before God. Luke 18-9-14
Matthew, I’m wondering whether or not Catholic’s should use social media because on the one hand, you can help people, but on the other hand you’re surrounded by negativity. I’m just wondering what you and other Catholics think. Many thanks.
I would say, if you want to go on social media territories, keep your faith strong (you have to pray for it), and remain focused on lifting other people up, without being dragged down by people. There are plenty of tentations on the web (negativity, violence, pornography, abuse...), but there are also plenty of people who need a strong help. Even if you are only a stranger making them question their false beliefs through youtube comments, that counts. However you have to be very cautious. Be sure to keep a strong faith, and remain surrounded by happy and faithful people (Church, family...). If you are an isolated Christian, beware of not ending up sinking in despair if you only speak to anti-Christian people on the web! In that case, I would advise you to only visit Catholic sites or channels. God bless you, we have to be strong and defend the Truth at all costs !
I’m thinking of fully deleting. I’ve done it before. We lived a lot of years without social media! And we vote with our money, and our attention. Why should Christians subject themselves to companies who’s agendas we don’t support at all ?!
DO IT! I’m off all social media
Great point. I am Catholic and i deleted my Facebook almost 7 years ago, and my Instagram almost a year ago. Some of the sins I was falling into was covetousness, since I'd compare my life to others and wish I had what others had (even with all the blessings God already gave me) and I'd even feel depressed. Also sloth-ness, since I'd lose hours scrolling when i could be doing better things, like reading God's word and focussing on my family. I also disliked all the sin being displayed on people's posts and accounts, lots of negativity, not much faith or grace. I can tell you that it was a huge relief to have deleted my social media, i felt like i gained so much. It feels strange at first, like you might miss it. But after a few weeks you'll forget you ever felt you needed it. I also wanted to add that a few years ago i was sucked into "new age" because it was so trendy on social media, i didn't know it was a sin in disguise. So that's another point against social media. The devil is sneaky and if you're not careful you can be tricked. Getting off social media will be one less way he can attack you.
@@GardenMinistry. thanks for your insight. The sin I fall into with social media is anger and near hatred of what I see and even people. I saw my babies kindergarten catholic school teacher posting pro pride month stuff and it made me sick to my stomach. Her of all people, she was someone I looked up to as I came into the Catholic Church ! Social media makes people over post things I don’t want to know about them. I’m a better person without it. And my friendships off social media are much better, AND truth be told the new friends I’ll make in the future, I’d rather if they were offline like me ! (At least off Facebook)
The things that should not need to be said… thank you, Bishop Tobin, for saying what no one else has courage to say
what, that homophobia is a sin?
@@pastorbri my poor deluded friend. There is not a soul on the planet who has a “phobia” of the sin of Gomorrah. I’m sorry for talking around the subject, but TH-cam is so ashamed of that sin that they will remove any comment which mentions the name of the sister city. You need not agree, as many non-Christians praise the sterile and contrary-to-nature perversion. But if you think you are a Christian, perhaps ask yourself why you think the Church for All Time and God Himself condemned it so harshly?
homophobiaa is a sin, easy to say.
My friends are buying a pride flag at the weekend and they're going to bring it into my school and have everyone sign it. Is there a way for me to refuse signing it without looking terrible to them, or should I just get ready to be hated? I'm quite scared, I'm currently converting into Catholicism and I'm the only religious kid in my school. I just want to do what God wants, but I'm usually just cowardly. Please pray for me!
Don't sign it. If you keep disregarding your faith because you want to be liked it's not going to end well.
I dont understand why you dont want to sign it. You're are clearly a child and it hurts that even children are told that we shouldn't be allowed to love who we love. I am not Christian but I do know that everyone is a good person at heart, have you ever considered that if people hate you for not supporting a community its justified? Its because it is, we deserve rights just as much as any of you, our youth needs to understand that there are so many bigger problems in our society we need to tend to rather than just fighting our own. Climate change, corruption, poverty, so many of these problems exist and yet we are bickering over someones else''s ability to love who they want?
Lucifer fell from heaven because of PRIDE. Just remember that before you fall into Pride yourself.
Thank you Matt. Just seeing the title of this video made me get emotional. Such a shame these silent bishops are leading so many of our (catholic) brothers and sisters astray. I will be subscribing to Pints! May God give you even more graces.
but God hates homophobia too
God hates homophobia
Your Catholic Lofi music in the Hallow app is lovely! Thank you, Matt! 🙏💓
I'm surprised to even hear a Catholic take a stand. Interesting.
Why are you surprised by this? This is Catholic teaching.
@@jorsalaheim8760 cause Catholics including Pope Francis are pretty liberal. Matt even says how no bishops are standing up. Also the fact that Pope Francis is an ecumenist, not to mention the last past year lol (Amazon synod, Fratelli Tutti, praying with Satanists on that ziggurat).
Catholics who follow the true teachings of the Church are definitely not liberal.
Anyone can struggle with a teaching of the Church, but one who pretends a teaching doesn’t exist, means something different, or is changeable is not in communion with the Catholic Church- even if they’re a member of the clergy.
@@theresa1953 Why do you get to decide who's Catholic to not? People really can't follow the "true teachings of the Church" because of their political views? Kind of a weird take ngl
@Jesus Arroyo prayers. I hope so
Thank you Matt for this video. Among other points I love this one here: 10:24. By the way - love your channel. Although I am not beer-drinker, I love watching you talking faith while siping on stuff so many love to sip on. I love the idea of finding common levels:)
Thank you, thank you & Thank you Matt for your TH-cam! I needed this right now as a parent of a 17 year old daughter who just came out and shared with us regarding SSA. She lived in fears for two years afraid we would stop loving her & thought we would kick her out. Absolutely not! We have met her “girlfriend” whom we like, is respectful & helpful but our daughter how we feel & respecting rack is important
she is not her "girlfriend" but her Girlfriend. And hope you love her as God made her to be, even if that is lesbian or bisexual.
@@pastorbri Well said!! 👏👏👏
@@ChrisCollins068 we must pray for the lost souls in the homophobic community.
This is the month of Sacred heart ❤️ of Jesus.Have mercy on us and the whole world.were sinners!!!!
Matt, this is well done, so needed, so appreciated.!!! I just wish , im hoping & praying those who need to hear it , will, in fact, listen to it & not just judge it & condemn us, & not hear a thing The Church longs to share because we love all people!!🙏🙏🙏
I am not a Catholic…but I am in agreement and respect what you have to say. I feel at home here and like a foreigner in the wider world today because humanity seems to be moving down a very dark path..Thank you for your wise words.
I wish our Pope would speak and act with Clarity on this issue.
He's afraid to speak his heart. It could cost him a 💊 in his bedtime milk. And inside job from the red hats.
I thought he already did? When he said that " gays are our brothers" and that "their sin will be judged by God, not by him." He also said the church can never support same sex marriage. I thought all these points were clear, but maybe I'm missing something...
@@richardsaintjohn8391 false. Pope Francis approved the declaration of the Catholic Church in March on the topic of homosexuality
@@kelechukwuanozyk7605 Pope said the clerics in the Roman Catholic Church can't and should not bless same-sex people
@@crowbirdryuell yes, that is correct. ALL POPES HAVE SAID THE SAME THING
As a cathloic korean, I just get to know this youtube channel for learning english throgh religion. I`m not only greatful that i find such a great channel, but also shocked that there are Catholic youtube channels addresing LGBTQ. I think i need some help from English-speaking Catholic to filter youtube channels for my religion life and having the right faith.
If you find my comment, would you please recommend an English-speaking youtube channel with right teachings of faith?
Ascension Presents
Lust is Boring by Jason Evert
or just say homophobia is a sin
@@pastorbri condemning sin is not a sin. Hating and despising sinners would be a sin. But Matt Fradd is very clear in his distinction. Speaking the gay lingo, one may say that you’re being a “drama Queen” about Fradd’s meek, gentle words. But I prefer to call you “disingenuous”.
@@lorenzolozzigallo2589 yes condemning the homophobic sin is not a sin, I agree.....however being born LGBT is not a sin so he lied. Speaking the gay lingo, one may say that you’re being a “pro hissy sissy” about Fradd’s lies in his meek, gentle words you like, assume lies are not sinful for you? But I prefer to call you “a lost soul for satan"..
Thankyou Matt from Ireland..you speak the truth..God bless our global Catholic family.
I'm from Lithuania. I wouldn't say we had such propaganda till this year, when elected new government... Now it's everywhere and got to the stage, when you can't say you don't agree. So I shared the link of this video on my Facebook. Someone just sent me to hell (by comment). Thank you for this video! Some borders just can't be sank in the fog!
LGBT is part of Americanism. European countries are more and more controlled by America.
Trent Horn has a video about the Catholic schools in Canada flying LBGTQ+ flags and one about the slippery slopes of Fr. Martin.
I love this so much ❤ may our Blessed Mother always intercede on your behalf 🙏
I saw all the rainbow flags around and I thought it was Noah appreciation month 😉
Good idea!
It's a power proclamation. If there is a flag that is raised in a city during pride month, it means they have control over city.
@Nicole right 🤣, so true.
@Nicole thanks Nicole, well said.
Good one!
You are worth you weight in gold, Matt.
except gold inot homophobic
Love Bishop Strickland and Fr. Heilman....and thank you Bishop Tobin..
God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for it's trifling acts God will not be mocked
Ezekiel 16:49-50
49 “‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. 50 They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
Main and only mentioned reason.
I'm Muslim and i completely agree with all this man says
Well islam is just Christian heresy. Please research the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe as that is what converted me from atheism. God bless you, Christ is king! ¡Viva Cristo Rey!
@@italianboyz12345truly mate, Even the Jihadist Terrorist in Mindanao they hate Catholic Church....
Thank you for supporting the children of God in faith.
This is brilliant. I think all bishops should talk like this.
Thank you Matt! We need more people to address it.
yes as homophobia is a sin
God bless you Matt for this video, your honesty, your humility, and your call to courage. I likewise am a coward praying for courage. May God bless us both with His virtues!
God bless you Matt. We must continue to pray for the confused.
@@kevinmckay6815 do you judge gay people?
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@@humphreyobanor866 not confused, it’s what we are, don’t judge
Why do they want to hijack June the month of the sacred heart
Unfortunate for THEM.
Because they hate us and they hate Christ. It’s as simple yet evil as that
Because the pride month is a important festival which consists in defending human rights, which is important; people are sick of being beaten or accused for what they are... love is love and we can’t do anything about it, god love us for what we are, I know he created Adam and Eve for reproduction, but love can be expressed in different ways, as a chatolich homosexual, I’m ashamed some people can’t understand.
@@fedruz9164
Thanks for your comment
@@hibernianwolf1711 Thank you for being comprensive
Neither should anyone else...
When you asked how many Catholic channels are talking about this subject, I was thinking the EXACT same thing! Keep the content up! Also thank you for coming to Caldwell Idaho approximately 4 years ago!
Anything that opposes Catholic doctrine should not be supported. Can’t honestly call yourself a Catholic and simultaneously say you support sinful conduct.
Exactly, it is Catholic dogma that anyone who departs from Catholic teachings in any way automatically separates themselves from the Catholic faith.
Thank you for saying this! We need more priests and bishops to stand up and say it too for the people in the back.
why thank the sin of homophobia?
I'm glad that this is addressed. The truth must be said with love. We need to take a stand
A stand against what?
@@bmorekind we are taking a stand for God and his word, which is true.
@@ntmn8444 Who says it’s true?
You have taken a stand and the powers that be know its killing your church. Every time you push the issue you lose more people. Which is fine by me. 😂
What truth are you referring to?
June is the month of the Sacred Heart.
Nothing more. God bless Bishop Tobin.
cope its pride montthhhhhhh
Bishop Tobin is my Bishop here in RI. This state being a democrat strong hold our Bishop is up against much hatred & slander. I thank God for his courage. Thank Bishop Tobin. I pray more Bishops find courage through your example & the love & truth of Jesus Christ. God Bless
Thank you Bishop Thomas Tobin. Thank you Bishop Strickland for backing him up. Where are the other Bishops? Cowards will have to answer to God.
homophobics will answer to God
It's called "PRIDE" Month! You literally don't need to look further than the name to know why you shouldn't support it.
Just the other day I heard Trent Horn talk about fatherly pride in his son. He should be ashamed of himself.
@Colonel Commie he means pride itself is a sin, I think
@Colonel Commie,Oh No ! Don't they know that Hell exists and is eternal.
Colonel sir, a smart salute !
Ok this is personal. I had left the church long back and did not understand the existence of God. Then I was leading for long a life of depravity and debauchery and leisurely walking on the broad road into Hell. Sad.
Luckily a chance meeting with a Lady preacher fron Greece, of the Greek orthodox church and I eventually changed understood that Hell exists and is eternal. I came to know that unrepentant grave sin leads one into eternal damnation. Sad.
I then onwards left my sinful life and repented and followed Gods Law and the commandments of the church.
During this period I was spiritually dead i had three life threatening experiences but miraculously survived. Here the words of Jesus rings true " Again and Again I save you from the eternal fires"
Yes Jesus saves and saves however at stage one's times up and down one goes if in grave sin.
I now pray a lot for the lost.
If we see YT video of the celebrated atheist astrophysicist Stephen Hawking in hell where Jesus says " He is asking for my mercy but there is no mercy here. Let's go " and hurries away. Sad.
It is Called Pride month because GAY people have suffered homophobic taunts and abuse for years yet remain truly Proud of all who have fought for justice and equality and rightly so.Catholics who hate us and justify their hate are the ones who shame GOD and must be ignored
June is not only the month of the Sacred Heart, it is the month of #TraditionalMarriage.
So it seems that June may not have been picked as gay pride month by accident. Very interesting.
I prefer the term “natural marriage” simply because “traditional marriage” would vary from one culture to another.
@@abrareads June was picked because it was the month of the Orlando massacre.
Not the first time Catholics would steal a moment to make everything about themselves.
@@personaldove June has been the month of the Sacred Heart for many years. Long before Lgbtlmnop has ever existed.
This is the month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus, not Pride Month.
I am very proud of all gay people who have fought for justice and equality and nothing Catholics say who pretend to love us deserves attention.Be proud of who you are.
@@lorenzobianchini4415
To get attention from whom???? Don’t fool yourself? Jesus Christ taught you clearly. Jesus never made a mistake. You live in this world for short time if that is also God’s willing. However, I just to remind you that life is too short , we will die anytime be ready for it and repent repent repent
@@sabagebre8206 Enough of your nonsense.I am the father of children one who is gay and dont tell me to repent. You have made an assumption it is not your place to make,indeed 2 assumptions both of which are wrong.Jesus is the last person you can refer to justify your ignorance for he said nothing in the subject.The Catholic Church on the other hand has a history it can be ashamed of....Do you???
@mymeeel Excuse me.I have one son who is gay and yes ones sexual orientation is not a choice.
.He is gay and am very proud of him....I hope your parents or children are half as proud of you.
@mymeeel I never mentioned nor ever mentioned anything about sleeping with anyone.You assume too much.I am proud of my son full stop.Get over yourself!!
Those tweets from Bishop Tobin are from 2019 just so we are all aware. No bishop that I am aware of has spoken up about it this year.
Do your part, stop looking on others, pray for them.
@@gabie4715 Stop looking to Church Leadership to lead? Odd take but okay.
thats coz homophobia is a sin
Pray for Father James Martin's conversion
Father Robert Chisholm put the exact same reminder in the church bulletin (as Bishop Tobin's tweet) in 2019 (St. Gregory's, Picton, Ontario, Canada). He was reprimanded by the bishop of his diocese, Kingston, and faced severe community backlash due to media attack).
He got what he deserved
I admire your strong stand on this matter, Matt. Please continue to do what you are doing. God bless
why when homophobia is a sin
Matt, God bless you and your ministry for staying true to Catholic doctrine and not being scared of speaking up on these critical issues. I will make sure to follow you wherever you go if TH-cam cancels you.
christian doctrine is higher than catholic views and God hates the homophobic lifestyle choice.
@@pastorbri Christian doctrine is synonymous with Catholic doctrine and yes he does hate the homophobic lifestyle
@@michaelhodges2391 actually Christian doctrine is NOT always synonymous with Catholic doctrine
@@pastorbri that's where we disagree because you are a protestant and I'm catholic, it all comes back to the authority question
Honestly this generation are so judgemental, like i'm a Christian but i don't support LGBTQ, but i still respect their pride as a human being.
Pride is not from God
@@laurachimetto82 yes but God loves and respects everyone
@@sammyr.180 it is us who need to love others without pride...He served us and humiliated himself to save us...the kind of love lgtbt promotes has nothing to do with Jesus.
@@laurachimetto82 Yes i agree, we can love other but we shouldn't Support LGBT because God forbid it.
Amen brother...I am reformed baptist and I look at you like my brother. Love you, pray for you to continue doing Gods work and see you up in heaven for a pint with Aquinas???
Happiness: best advice I heard from Our Lady of Medjugorje. She says" if you want to be very happy, lead a humble simple life, don't delve into your problems but let God solve them"
I was baptised and received into the Church in Medjugorje. A very holy and gracefilled place where thousands of people devote themselves to Jesus daily. Mass is said in many languages from 6am onwards each day. Pope Francis has blessed the power of the conversions coming from Medjugorje. No need to believe Our Lady is appearing there, just experience the power of Christ and his Church. It is a oasis of peace.
@@T_frog1 Have you been there?
@@T_frog1 well I have been there a number of times. I also took supplies to refugees there during the war. As I said, no requirement to believe Our Lady is appearing but there is no denying the huge amount of conversions and vocations that flow from Medjugorje. The Balkans were under the Ottoman Empire for many centuries, it's miraculous that the Christian faith survived and then under Communism. In this current period when so many people no longer see the value of marriage and children it's a powerful witness to the Sacrament of Marriage that the majority of the visionaries married and have stayed married for decades. There is no requirement by the Church that a person claiming to see Our Lady should become a priest or religious. If you are willing to judge a place from afar you have done more than the Church which has not made a final judgment except the Pope has said people are free to visit and Bishops and priests should support the faith of the faithful. If it was as fake and evil as you claim the Church would have shut everything down a long time ago. You are absolutely entitled to your opinion of course but as someone who has never visited you are preferring your own judgment over the Franciscan Priests who serve the Parish and the Papal Envoy who visited and stayed for months and gave his seal of approval to Medjugorje as a place of pilgrimage without confirming the claims of Our Lady appearing. I for one, my 25 yr marriage to my Catholic husband and my Catholic children are all direct fruit of Medjugorje.
@@T_frog1 hello Trevor. I am responding to your message because I really really pray and hope that you will look at Medjugorje again. If you can, go there! Because these are the last apparitions of Our Lady on Earth. On June 24th, the 40th Anniversary of Her coming, I will pray especially for you, that She Herself makes it known to you that She is truly there. I have to speak and defend Medjugorje, because I am alive because of Our Lady of Medjugorje. I was miserable and unhappy. Two of my brothers, Andrew and Michael committed suicide around age 32. I think I would have ended up like them. I have so many friends from Adoration, who converted through Medjugorje. Archbishop Hendrik Hoser, an old and experienced Priest from Poland, is there in Medjugorje, watching over it at the request of the Pope. I heard his interviews in Polish, he has only good things to say, because he sees conversions. Fr. Don Calloway converted because of Medjugorje. Watch on TH-cam Fr. Leon Pereira, who is Chaplain there to English Speaking pilgrims. Don't take one man's opinion of Medjugorje as your own.