An Archbishop Who Teaches the Gospel Even in Trial
'In an astonishing display of gentleness in the face of a vile attack, the head of the Catholic Church in Belgium, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, remained calmly seated with eyes closed in prayer Tuesday as four topless women attacked him with shouts and curses and doused him with water. It’s not the first time the bishop has been attacked for standing up for the Church’s teachings on homosexuality and expressing his concern for those who live the homosexual lifestyle.
The incident took place at the ULB University in Brussels where the archbishop was participating in a debate on blasphemy laws.
The four women, representing the pro-abortion and homosexual group FEMEN, took to the stage where they disrobed to reveal black-painted slogans on their bare chests and backs, such as ‘my body my rules,’ and 'anus dei is coming.' They also held signs reading ‘stop homophobia’. The women doused the archbishop with water from bottles formed in the image of the Virgin Mary...'
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Respect!
But be careful Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard and remember..
Don't fight battles that you think you can't win!
Comments
I can't believe what women are becoming now, how they're behaving...
God bless the Archbishop for kissing the water bottle.
I wonder how the bishops of E&W would handle this type of abuse?
Probably by creating a 'FEMEN masses' chapter down at Farm Street, and delivering sermons on the need for horrified Catholic bloggers to 'hold their tongue' against speaking out about such things.