Fr. Craig Butters' Pastor at San Francisco Solano parish, RSM, California

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Diocese of Orange pastor:Abortion is a "private morality" that should not be opposed. Pardon me??

Dear friends of the faith,

Below is a copy of Fr. Craig Butters' (Pastor at San Francisco Solano parish, RSM, Diocese of Orange, CA.) letter to his congregation dated April 1, 2012, regarding the HHS mandate. (link to bulletin page http://www.sfsolano.org/Bulletin.html and click on April 1, 2012 - page 2)

The most offensive lines are bolded and in RED font –
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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord April 1, 2012
HSS Mandate: Parameters of Moral Responsibility

"Dear Friends,
On 20 January 2012, President Obama announced that there would be no expansion of the conscience exemptions regarding mandates from HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) for contraceptives, sterilization, and abortifacients (e.g. “morning after” pill). The U.S. bishops rightly called for an expansion of exemptions to include colleges/universities, charities, and hospitals.

On 10 February 2012, President Obama announced an “accommodation” that does expand conscience exemptions. The President clearly heard and responded to the bishops’ concerns. However, there remain problems with President Obama’s accommodation: What about religious institutions that self-insure? And what about drawing a distinction between houses of worship and universities, charities, and hospitals? The original exemption on contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients had defined “religious” so narrowly that Catholic institutions that serve non-Catholics had such charitable service held against them. And so, like with most everything in life, there is further work to do—much more work to do.

Rightly so, the U.S. bishops understood the HHS mandate as a violation of religious liberty, whereupon the bishops have stood on high ground and, consequently, have found themselves having received a ground swell of support.

There is no question about our obligation as Catholics to present faithfully, clearly, and unwaveringly the moral teachings of the Church. Yet given that we live in a democracy (not a theocracy), should the moral teachings of the Church regarding contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients be imposed on all American citizens? Should the Church insist that the conscience exception include an individual private employer who might have an objection to providing contraception, sterilization, or abortifacients—or seek to eradicate the mandate altogether?

Without question, the Church must seek to protect religious institutions from government interference, and the U.S. bishops have rightly “stepped up to the plate.” While Catholic teaching opposes contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients, should Catholic leaders push for laws banning them, even though they are matters of private morality?

Sincerely yours,
(signature on weblink) Fr Craig"

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First, this is an outrageous twisting of reality AND the actual legal situation. The repeal of the HHS Mandate will not "impose" ANYTHING on "all American citizens"! and, yes the exceptions SHOULD include an individual private employer... If I am a Catholic business owner ( "an indivicual private employer" and I HAVE AN OBJECTION (I am Catholic - it is not only MY objection, but GOD's objection!)- I SHOULD NOT BE FORCED to provide abortion, sterilization, contraception... (italicized text added to clarify)
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GOOD GOD, HELP US!

Bishop Tod Brown has issued a very clear letter regarding the mandate situation, encouraging fasting and prayer to eliminate it. This letter from Fr. Craig Butters openly questions this.

With this letter (above) from the pastor, Fr. Craig Butters is also opening a door in the minds of his congregation that contraception is NOT the moral evil that it is and suggesting that the "church leaders" should NOT be working to eliminate the mandate - "...should Catholic leaders push for laws banning them...?" (abortion, sterilization) - we should NOT push for laws banning them? We should NOT be working to overturn (the LAW) Roe v Wade?

The Roman Catholic Church is the GUARDIAN of morality in the WORLD! Putting this in print causes one to consider that Fr. Craig Butters may not be preaching the true teachings of the church regarding contraception and abortion to his congregation. We must ask our bishop to respond, for the sake of the souls at San Francisco Solano parish before Fr. Craig Butters perverts the minds and SOULS! of any more people in the church - laity or religious.

Outrage is a reasonable response to this betrayal of God's teachings and the betrayal of trust given to a pastor in a Roman Catholic Church; and...the total disregard of the babies, the future members of our parishes.

Please contact Bishop Brown at 714-282-3106
secretary's email MBungcag@rcbo.org

Dir of Prolife Bishop
Most. Rev. Dominic Luong, D.D.
Jennifer Yen Pham, Executive Assistant to Bishop Dominic Luong
E -mail: Jpham@rcbo.org

and Dir of Clergy personnel Fr. Binh T. Nguyen
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Aidee Maldonado, Executive Assistant to Fr. Binh T. Nguyen
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And please remember to pray for these poor priests, whose minds and hearts have been separated from The Truth.
Thank you

Let"Whoever refuses to defend a conceived but unborn person is committing a serious violation of moral order. The death of an innocent can never be legitimized. To do so is to undermine the basis of society," Pope Benedict to Spain's Bishop Conference, January 10, 2012.culture -- is false and illusory if the right to life, the most basic and fundamental right and the condition of all other personal rights, is not defended with maximum determination"(Pope John PauChurch and in the World (Christifideles Laici), n.38).l
Above all, the common outcry, which is justly made on behalf of human rights --for example, the right to health, to home, to work, to family, to culture -- is false and illusory if the right to life, the most basic and fundamental right and the condition of all other personal rights, is not defended with maximum determination"(Pope John Paul II, 1988, The Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World (Christifideles Laici), n.38).ter from the Pastor


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