It’s actually not even a joke and I’d heard the story before from a Conventual standpoint – it varies depending on which OFM branch is telling it. However, the pair of us started to laugh and couldn’t stop – a real fit of the giggles to the point that there were tears in both our eyes. The Archbishop has since died but I cannot think of him without remembering that wonderful moment when we truly shared joy in the Lord.

My congratulations to Friar Reto and I will remember him and his ministry in my prayers.

As was able to read the originals in Spanish prior to being taken down, a grant recipient, the “Network for All Rights for Everyone” site in uncertain terms supported abortion as a human right: “La Ley que permite la interrupción legal del embarazo hasta las doce semanas de gestación que
establece medidas preventivas en materia de salud sexual y reproductiva, aprobada por la Asamblea
Legislativa del Distrito Federal el 24 de abril del 2007, es una ley moderada e integral que ha contribuido
significativamente al ejercicio de los derechos humanos de las mujeres, tanto en la ciudad de México
como de algunos otros estados.” If interested I can email you the original. I surprised the CCCB document did not dealt with this clear example among several.

Respectfully submitted.

That’s a major conundrum because the bishops of Canada are funding groups that promote abortion while the bishops of Peru are telling them to stop funding those groups.

So your deference to bishops is to no avail in this case. You have bishops on opposing sides and they can’t both be correct because the Truth does not contradict itself.

You’ll have to think for yourself and use the intellect that God gave you.

At first you came out refering to the whole situations as
“slanderous accusations that D&P was funding”. After many posts and links you conceeded “Something does not smell right”. I am unsure if your loyalty to the bishops in this matter is as much out of fidelity for the hierarchy as distain for Lifesite. There is no harm in having the humility to say you were rash and rushed to make a decision on this situtation. It is also good to acknowledge growth and development of one’s thoughts through reading. This step would show humility on your part which would in turn lead to a deepening respect for you. I feel that you are holding back on something.

It would be good for the Bishops to open up their investigation for those of us who are interested and concerned to be able to see that they have conducted an honest and fair review of the D&P situation. For them to simply tell us to accept their findings without offering the details is to take us for ignorant fools. Until I can see what the findings are based on instead of the vagaries provided in their report linked to above I will refuse to accept the findings.