Statement by Bishop Aillet about 'Gay Pride'

The participation in this event by 'Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence' shows a genuine contempt for the Catholic faith.

BIARRITZ, France (Catholic Online) - Biarritz is a very small region in the south of France. However, they have now made international news as the sponsors of a "Gay Pride" event attended by, among others, the notoriously anti-Catholic "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence."

We extend our appreciation to the excellent weblog "Rorate Caeli" for translating the clear, uncompromising statement of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Marc Aillet, in whose Diocese the event took place. Rorate Caeli can be found at http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/

Bishop Aillet was appointed to his position by His Holiness Pope Benedict and is one more example of the importance of episcopal leadership in the growing climate of hostility toward the Catholic Church and rejection of truth:

Statement by Bishop Aillet about "Gay Pride" in Biarritz

"The organization of the "Gay Pride 2009" in Biarritz for Saturday 20 June only arouses my indignation, as it arouses the disapproval of many families and other people whatever their religious beliefs may be.

"Indeed, the participation in this event by "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence", an association known for its provocative anti-Catholicism and blasphemous provocations, shows a genuine contempt for the Catholic faith and religious life which so strongly characterizes the soul, culture, and traditions of the Basque region.

"It is the Churches intends to defend and promote in all circumstances, the family founded on marriage between persons of different sexes and the right of every child to be raised by a father and a mother.

"It therefore rejects claims that "Gay Pride" echoes in the name of a tiny minority of our citizens, but it eminently respects homosexual persons with care and compassion for the suffering and difficulties that are so often theirs.

"It proclaims that every person is a child of God and that everyone is called to conversion and holiness."

+ Marc Aillet, Bishop of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron, June 18 2009.Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron

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