The Rainbow Sash Movement strongly condemns the attacks of Catholic fundamentalist on members of the National Council of Catholic Bishops. Joe Murray, the spokesperson for the Rainbow Sash Movement said “It is important to remember 279 active Bishops who comprise the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).  This includes 7 Cardinal Archbishops, 28 Archbishops, 1 Co-Adjutor Archbishop, 158 Diocesan Bishops, 2 Co-Adjutor Bishops, and 83 Auxiliary Bishops, and only Cardinal Francis George of Chicago has denied members of the Rainbow Sash Movement Communion.”

Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, Archbishop Harry Flynn of Minneapolis/St Paul, Bishop Mathew Clark of Rochester, Ny and Bishop Gumbleton of Detroit, have welcomed members of the Rainbow Sash Movement as part of the People of God.

Presently there is an attempt by fundamentalist Catholic’s to attack reason and pastoral practice. These fundamentalist elements within the Church consistently promote lies about the Rainbow Sash Movement. We say the Rainbow Sash is about identification, the fundamentalist say it is about protest. They have even drawn His Eminence Francis Cardinal Rinse, Prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (CDW) into debate with deceptive practices.

Murray, further stated “members of the Rainbow Sash Movement believe in the Church’s Teaching Magisterium, and a fundamental Teaching of the Church the Primacy of Conscience. There is an orchestrated effort by the fundamentalist to divide the Bishops on the issue of pastoral practice to homosexual Catholics. We call on Cardinal Francis George to loudly condemn these fundamentalist attacks on the pastoral practice of Bishops who give Communion to members of the Rainbow Sash Movement.

To find out more about the Rainbow Sash Movement please visit the Rainbow Sash Movement web site at www.rainbowsashmovement.com.

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