December 26, 2000 Last night, we flew from Rome (through Detroit) and have arrived home safely with good news. We are more convinced than ever that our trip to the Vatican will have significant consequences. And the allies we have in Rome are amazing. Here’s our report. On Saturday, Dec. 16, angered by the Pope’s […]
Archives for December 2000
Police in Rome Ban Soulforce Protest, Advance Team Sets New Plan of Action
Soulforce-Dignity/USA Shape New Plan To Oppose Anti-Gay TeachingsGay Italian Activists and Catholics Offer Assistance and Support Soulforce and Dignity/USA Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell: 717-951-7712Email: soulforcemedia@aol.comRome Contact: 011-39-3807052353 Laguna Beach, CA – Shortly after a bloody confrontation between police and several thousand Italians protesting the Vatican visit of a right-wing Austrian extremist, a […]
Mel White Apologizes to Cardinal Ratzinger. New Plan for Rome Action.
The Most Reverend Doctor Cardinal RatzingerCongregatio Pro Doctrine Fidei00120 Vatican City-StateEurope December 20, 2000 Dear Cardinal Ratzinger, On Monday, December 18, 2000, in your Vatican Office, my colleague Bill Carpenter and I had the privilege of discussing the visit to Rome planned by Soulforce and Dignity/USA, January 3-7, 2001, with your representative, Fr. Brown. During […]
A Call to Solidarity – Rome at Home
December 19, 2000 An Invitation from Soulforce and Dignity/USA Dear Friends: As you probably know, Soulforce and Dignity/USA are going to Rome, January 5 & 6 to take our demands to the Vatican to STOP SPIRITUAL VIOLENCE. We need your prayers and support. We believe that having simultaneous prayer vigils throughout the country will draw […]
Why We Stand Vigil: An Open Letter to John Paul II
December 17, 2000 We are here to protest Roman Catholic teachings and actions against homosexuality and homosexuals. We respectfully submit that these teachings and actions have tragic consequences in the lives of millions of people around the globe (Catholics and non-Catholics alike). Church teachings declare homosexual orientation "objectively disordered" and loving, intimate acts "intrinsically evil." […]
Letter to President Clinton
December 12, 2000 The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, PresidentUnited States of AmericaThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, You have been a friend to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans. For all you have done in the past eight years to help advance our struggle for equal rights, we say thanks. […]