I am not of that dicoese, and struggle as a layman to justify complaining to the bishop from NZ. But for those who feel called to do so, the following is my concern. I am concerned at the bishop's letter where he calls a transgender hermit "he" when addressing the hermit. The reason I am concerned is it appears to bear false witness under the guise of having compassion. It seems to me that if one is compassionate, this must be born of love and humility. To live in love is to live in God as the scripture says. The scripture also says that love rejoices in the truth, so to bear false witness about a person seems to be contrary to love... To have compassion means to bear the sufferings of another. Affirming a transgender person's gender confusion seems to contradict this. Writing compassionately about someone requires a truthful representation of that someone, even if it requires addressing the reality of their sufferings. This can be very hard and very painful to do, but it is necessary to wrestle through their painful reality to represent their burdens well. In doing so, you share in their struggles they face every day, bearing their burdens and suffering with them through your writing. This is true compassion. To affirm their confusion is to avoid their struggle, deserting them, leaving them unsupported and making it impossible to truly love and be authentically compassionate on them. To affirm their delusions is a lie and to present one's self as being compassionate in doing so seems also to bear false witness. Affirming another's delusion is the avoidance of suffering with them, it is the avoidance of compassion.

Worse than Linz. Almost. Horrible bishops.

Sorry you have him as your Bishop.

@@kemmow25 my bishop is even worse… I live in Rome. God, deliver us from the evil one!

@@LorenzoLozziGallo-rg8bfare you referring to Pope Francis?

@@tylerf3369 I’m thinking of Bergoglio.

Yes a great point made. Most hermits don't go around in the world in the world being all in the open.

Perhaps they are a hermit because they don't want a job.

Sounds like a Monty Python skit, even down to the transgendered nonsense.

I’m confused what are they really saying when it quacks and says gender?

@@jeanne8817 The correct gender pronoun of the hermit under discussion.

@@SuperZebezian Thanks. I was slow on the uptake too. Dystopian? Absolutely.

The censorship of this is dumb

@@briancollins515 Unfortunately, KZfaq’s TOS can penalize them if they speak the uncensored truth.

Dear, Tell him for the sake of his soul. For love of our faith and church. For you yourself have to answer to Jesus as to why you as a lay person stayed silent in the face of scandal. Fiat!

Please write that letter. We have to hold our leaders accountable.

Bro, go tell him to his face. Go to some public event where you can meet him face to face. Video tape it. Letters won't do anything.

@@samuelbuckingham6216bad advice

I believe we can say «it hurts» to our shepherd. We cannot command, but as part of body we’re called to say that «this hurt»

🙏❤️

I can assure you the rest of the Diocese is scandalized and horrified by that. Our bishop publicly denounced us for protesting over that. 😢

In fact 'hermaphrodite' and 'hermit' both come from Hermes, Greek messenger god name. The first was the child of Hermes and Aphrodite; whereas the second comes from 'hermetic', which is a religious practice of isolating yourself from the world, first found in Greek mystery religions.

@@grantbartley483fascinating

As someone who is in RCIA it is real hard for me to consider the Catholic Church. Do I really want to yoke myself to this? I am trying to leave the Episcopal Church in large part due to this kind of crap.

@@jnkelley42 My suggestion is if you are interested in being Catholic, to join one of the Eastern Catholic Churches, like the Melkite, Ruthinean. Or Ukrainian. As you would be fully Catholic and would have some buffers as we are under a different Code of Canon Law.

Yes. The Pope already spoke out against gender theories and transexualism.

He has born false witness. That's a Big Ten!

Should he? YES. No more tolerance of this filth.

@@EdwardBray-i1w Colonising ideologies I believe Pope Francis called them. If compassion is loving another, and love is rejoicing in the truth, then how can one lie as a means of love, it doesn't make sense...

St Joan never wrote a letter stating she did not want to be in communion with The Pope, lied about the Pope, tried to claim her sins were the Pope's sins, and she was loyal to the end. Her story is much more akin to Padre Pio than Vigano's.

@@EdwardBray-i1w some of us can think the bishop of Rome is exactly where he’s meant to be, on the seat of St. Peter and still think he’s a slightly wayward, self-absorbed pope. And still know the church is true and stake our loyalty to her unequivocally; and would defend her at all costs. For she is guided by the Holy Spirit no matter who sits there. No matter which sinner seats there, they’re just a placeholder for the returning King. Just because we can see and choose to point out where a bishop is going wrong does not mean we’re being divisive or that we’re likely to leave the church or lead others away. On the contrary, facing the truth of the state of things, (the truth about some of our leadership) is much healthier than defending an ill. Defending an ill, means lying to yourself and it could mean one doesn’t actually believe the Holy Spirit is in control. A wolf can occupy the seat of Peter, and it would still be what’s meant to be for the time being. I’m comfortable with that b/c I trust the Holy Spirit infinitely. Hence many’s defense of Bishop Strickland and many others. Perhaps Vigano has gone off-course, but I wouldn’t know as I don’t follow. But I can say I believe Bishop Strickland to be a man of genuine faith and humility, simply trying his best to be more saint-like than coward.

@@vardaainur-michaelmas5462 except what these dissenters are pushing is not, Pope Francis is dictatorial (he's not otherwise there'd be, at least 5 more, clearly dishonest and divisive Cardinals who'd be excommunicated and they've not been), mean, argumentative, snobbish, etc.; and even these points I would argue are false and being pushed by some unscrupulous individual, but all this is just a matter of personal opinion. I mean, just because he doesn't hold your exact same political and social ideas/norms or those of your political vision, does not mean he's bad or wrong, or all these things most of you and the enemies of the Church accuse him of. These dissenters (including but not limited to Dubia Cardinal) are claiming falsehoods, are the ones creating confusion, and are intentionally misleading the faithful. In fact, most of these dissenters don't even hold Magisterial authority of themselves unless they are combined with all the college of bishops. I could for on with why you are just incorrect, but why bother as you will only experience cognitive dissonance after consuming so much dissenting material (like Matt has pushed, and at times consumes himself). You all believe Vigano is a paragon of virtue, when, in reality, he's been proven to reject that the Pope is a legitimate Pope, rejects Vatican II (a VERY valid ecumenical council), has lied, played defense for McCarrick then blamed it on Pope Francis when all evidence proves he's lying, and is building a parallel church with him as the heat (anti-Pope). But whatever, you do you, but no one should claim to be a faithful Catholic, when and if they know they're not.

​@vardaainur-michaelmas5462 wild how my refutation of your last response is not there. Or is it my phone that won't show it?

Hopefully you aren’t insinuating I reported you or had anything to do w that. It happens. It’s utube. It’s a Christian channel. Perhaps someone took offense to your refutation and reported the comment as a violation or perhaps u wrote something that triggered the sensors. What do I know 🤷‍♀️. I’m a big girl, I can take a rebuttal.

I snorted at this 😅

It is not like being black. We have biological men in the dressing rooms with biological woman. A woman got kicked out of Planet Fitness because she objected to a person with their penis exposed staring at her. Planet Fitness called it discrimination against transgender women. And nope, this kind of crap is not an isolated incident. Walking with someone and caring for someone does not meaning letting them do whatever they want. Additionally, I am an Episcopalian. I lived as a man for ten years. I am a woman. I wish someone, anyone would have had the courage and kindness to speak up and tell me God created me and loved me as He made me. Instead, I got a lot of help harming my body.

Very true. Why is everyone, even this KZfaq channel, trying to degrade women. It's getting very tiring. Even if they aren't meaning to. (And this is coming from me who hates the feminist movement.)

How long does it take to come out?

It frustrates me that Bishop Stowe is just allowed to spread harm and confusion for decades. Where is the Catholic Church in this?

@@melissap5649 Welcome to KZfaq. A sign of the times.

You can be Catholic despite the bishop being weak. We don't have to share the personal opinions of the bishop, and we don't have to obey any immoral directives. We could even be excommunicated like St. Joan of Arc was. SAINT Joan of Arc.

every bishop in emgland except St John Fisher abandoned the Pope. But Catholics remained just had to go underground for a bit. It happens.

A. The Catholic Church is not a Democracy. We, the lay, can just inform, but actions are taken by the direct leadership. There is, a scarcity of competent clerics who are able to manage Christ's Church, as many hold Protestant theology without even realizing it. Not that easy to select bishops. B. There are steps that can be taken and they take time. You don't rush to these decisions rashly, then smear a cleric just cause I don't like his politics. There is a line the Church walks to avoid creating unnecessary scandal. There are nuncios who are meant to look into these things, but at times, you get a Nuncio like Vigano, who, rather than following up on credible allegations against Bishops and Priests, turn a blind eye, ignore recommendations from the Vatican to stop their activities, go to events with them and play pals, and praising these people (much like Vigano did for McCarrick). Then you have his lies and misinformation about the Pope, media outlets who, outright lie and misinform about the facts, then the poor souls who buy the propaganda and turn against the Church. The Catholic Church has no shortage of enemies, but if you're a good, faithful, Catholic, you know that Jesus was not lying when he said he prayed for Peter so that he would not falter, and that the Gates of Hell would not triumph against His Church. You either trust Jesus genuinely, or you turn Protestant and hold a misguided idea of what that trust entails.

Catholicism is about Jesus and holy euchurist. Religion is run by man who are sinful, always will be. But its about your personal relationship with God. We are the only church started by Jesus, and are able to receive him everyday in the holy euchrist. If the holy spirit is asking you to come home, come home.

Yep! Welcome to life under the Magesterum. I'm not going to lie to you. It's really hard sometimes; someone close to me was directly harmed by our local bishop. You have to decide if access to Jesus in the Sacraments is worth it to you, and if you believe the teachings of the Church are true. That's the primary reason I've stayed Catholic, and at the end of the day, they're the only reasons to join or stay.

We’ve had gay monks for bloody centuries 😂

@@minui8758Gay monks are a HUGE problem in Orthodoxy, where you’re expected to either get married or join a monastery. So many scandals that are still happening to this day.

@@OrangeXenon54 if they’re celibate then I genuinely think it’s no problem. Most of the gay people I know are kind and in caring professions like teaching or nursing. I wonder if the monastic life is specifically meant for gays and lesbians to get holy in, detach from their physical desires, and provide the rest of the Church and society with the medical, academic, and spiritual support it needs. It’s been a solid model in the west for 1000 years. Now gays and lesbians can do what they like and our vocation rates are collapsing… probably not coincidence

That would eliminate much of the confusion, hence making their earlier guess obsolete.

They will get a strike if they don’t bleep it, sadly

Strickland outright denies that Francis is Pope. The Catholic Church takes that pretty seriously.

@@captainskippy4560 you're thinking of Vigano not Strickland. Strickland never denied The Pope.

Apples and oranges. Not saying it's right, but the Strickland affair is not the same as this.

@joesouthwell4080 He signed a document accusing the Pope of heresy. Reason and Theology has a video explaining it all

​@@captainskippy4560 another loftenite.

It was generally only while they were reading a quote of somebody else saying it. Every time Thrsdy censored something was them saying it correctly, which YT doesn't allow.

@@461weavileHow does KZfaq know which pronoun is correct, has their algorithm read the article? It’s idiotic.

@@SevereFamine someone or a group of people will spam report it. This probably gives Matt the grounds to appeal.

@@ElessarofGondor It just lead to my own confusion as to what exactly they were talking about. I wish they wouldn’t censor themselves, or at least censor themselves and make clear the situation in innuendo.

@@SevereFamine If you would like them to stop censoring themselves, you'll need to increase their revenue from sources other than YT.

You still shouldn’t be making such jokes about Bishops of Christ.

When St. Francis encountered a Priest who was openly fornicating with a mistress and was causing great controversy, he was recording as kneeling before him, kissing his hands and saying “I kiss the hands of Christ”. This is the attitude we should have with bishops and priests who cause scandal. We shouldn’t fall into sin ridiculing them.

@@SevereFamine Interesting 🤭

Shame on you.

@@SevereFamine The shame is in the bishop

@@KenSiefert The shame is in both. We shouldn’t make such jokes, they are in fact sinful and degrading to the office which is of divine origin. You do with your words what he does with his behavior.

@@SevereFamine🙄

Prob. Why else would he be trying so hard to make this fit?

Stop. Go to confession for your calumny and stop.

@@EdwardBray-i1w Saint Pier Damiani, pray for Edward and all other heretics!

@@LorenzoLozziGallo-rg8bf ok, now do the correct thing and pray to him and St Francis de Sales for your heresy and repent, return to The Church, and cease this nonsense.

@@EdwardBray-i1w the Bible, the teaching of the apostles, the church fathers and the deposit of the Faith are more important than an antipope’s blasphemy. He shall pass. God bless you.

@@LorenzoLozziGallo-rg8bfYour heresy is in declaring yourself to have authority to declare a pope a heretic. You are dead in sin my friend. You are larping as a Catholic I pray you repent and go to confession or you are in serious trouble.

It will not .

​@@JenniferMiller-sx1xn What do you mean it will not? Half our priesthood already is....unless a polarizing stance is taken and enforced, why wouldn't it turn it that direction? It may not ever be presented as a doctrine, but without enforcement, it might as well be. You deserve what you tolerate

Your wording is extremely scandalous. Most people read this as “The Catholic Church is going to go the way of the Anglican Church, allowing female ordinations and marrying gay couples.” It comes off as highly disparaging of the Church, and of Jesus Christ who protects his bride!

@@cofresidotexe Regardless of how the wording makes you feel, is it not semi-accurate? Look at Germany and the child SA numbers over the past few decades.....almost all young boys. They don't reproduce so they are forced to "recruit". People are upset because they care

There are certainly times of scandal in the Church; and for sure we'll see handfuls of bishops fall into sin or error (as has always been the case). But if we really believe that our Catholic Church is the church that Christ built then, unlike the Anglican and other protestant churches, we also hold firmly to his promise that 'the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it' (Matt 16:18). Even the Apostles had a Judas among them. The Church will endure.