Los Angeles Bishop Supports Gay Marriage Decision

Bishop J. Jon Bruno's letter of May 15, 2008 to the people of the Diocese of Los Angeles

SOURCE:
http://www.ladiocese.org

from among public documents available on the Diocese's website.

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• WeVlog

[FanOfDjorno]

If you don't want to "start any wars," what's up with the dig at me about spending more time "fussing over fancy robes than doing good works?" That's a pretty big assumption to make when you don't even know me.

I agree with most of the comments you made on WeVlog's response to Sargeek, but you and WeVlog are way too uptight!

You probably don't even know this, but I posted the comedic video after I first read a comment YOU left. You said "we need some humor."

[EarthboundSpiral]

So FanOfDjorno, are you also MarkGauvreau?

Sorry about my broad put-down. I shouldn't necessarily have assumed anything about you or your parish. But I AM curious if you're Anglican/Episcopalian. If you really are MarkGauvreau, I watched your video, and I assume if those churches you were in for your video are not RC, they have to be "high church" Episcopal--because I know of no other American denomination (other than Episcopal) that built churches in that same Gothic Revival style.

[FanOfDjorno]

Earth, no, I am not MarkGauvreau. You're confusing the video he posted with the one I posted that WeVlog took down.

Yes, I'm Episcopalian, and although not entirely "high church" as you put it, my parish (St. Luke ITF) is grounded in Anglo-Catholic liturgy, so your mom might have trouble dealing with the incense we use.

Alpha, no, I haven't read V-2, and I'm no expert, so, SORRY. I remember my RC aunt got upset when the bishop forced her church to change all their music and move the altar.

[EarthboundSpiral]

To FanOfDjorno: You have no videos posted on your channel, so I am, indeed, confused about what it is you say WeVlog removed. He deletes really nasty comments with no purpose other than hate, so if he deleted some comment with over-the-top profanity, then OK by me. But I like humor, so if you want, BRING IT ON.

Which St. Luke's do you attend? Long Beach? Are you from SoCal? Your channel doesn't say where you're from.

[BlackAdder6]

Pedophiles molested the catholic altar boys/girls.

NOT Homosexuals!

[WeVlog]

I wasn't trying to insult the Episcopal Church or its members. I was talking about the sexually-active homosexual priests who caused scandel in the Catholic Church. And no, I don't believe my church is better than anybody else's (though I do believe it is the true church of Christ).

[Jibjub80]

WeVlog writes "The homosexual priests who were molesting our altar boys have been defrocked. Maybe they'll feel more at home at your church." Then he has the nerve to say he respects other denominations? This is a lie (false witness). It is clear that Wevlog thinks the Catholic church is superior. By the way, not all victims of the Catholic sex abuse scandal were males. There were also heterosexual Catholic priests who were sexually abusing girls, which is every bit as disgusting.

[thealphacrow]

Galileo was censured because he was saying bad things about his bishop and not because of his teachings about the solar system.

Can you show me where in the documents of history you have the Church oppressing Galileo because of his teaching?

[thealphacrow]

Have you even read Vatican II?

[EarthboundSpiral]

To WeVlog(Mike): I hear you. I don't want to start any wars either, only civil discussion.

To FanOfDjorno: If you are Anglican, you must know that a number of dioceses are STILL hostile to the idea of women priests (and non-celibate gays, for that matter). Regarding liturgy, I guess you like "high-church" parishes. My mom has bad asthma. She can't attend mass at those places, and I think some of them spend disproportionately more time fussing over incense and fancy robes than doing good works.