May 26, 2004 His Eminence Theodore E. McCarrickArchdiocese of WashingtonP.O. Box 29260Washington, D.C. 20017 Dear Cardinal McCarrick: My name is Kara Speltz, and I am the chair for the Catholic Denominational Team of Soulforce, Inc.* We have stood in prayerful vigil for the last four years in Washington, D.C. as the USCCB meets in November. […]
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Soulforce Letter to Bishop Gregory, President of the USCCB
January 23, 2004 Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, PresidentUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops3211 4th Street, N.E.,Washington, DC 20017-1194 Dear Bishop Gregory: Peace and blessings to you in this new year. I wanted to take a moment to first thank you for coming out during the USCCB Bishop’s meeting in D.C. and speaking with our […]
Catholic Bishops蔘ｻ Marriage Document Condemned by Soulforce as Confusing, Harmful, and Spiritually Violent
***************************************************Soulforce Press Release, November 12, 2003For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell 717-278-0592 email:Laura@soulforce.org**************************************************** (Washington, DC) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) today approved a document condemning loving relationships between people of the same gender, and defining marriage as “between a man and a woman”. The document, entitled Between Man and Woman: Questions […]
Soulforce Seeks to Have Catholic Bishops Reconsider Their Decision to Support the "Anti-Gay, Anti-Family" Federal Marriage Amendment
Protests, Vigils, and Leafletting to take place this week (Nov. 9-13) during the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Meeting in Washington, DC ***************************************************Soulforce MEDIA ALERT: November 8, 2003For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell 717-278-0592 email:Laura@soulforce.org**************************************************** (Washington, DC) – With petitions, banners, and leaflets against the “so-called” Federal Marriage Amendment, Soulforce supporters and volunteers will be […]
Case Against the Catholic Church for USCCB Action, November 9-13, 2003
Compiled by Soulforce, Inc., November 2003 In the year since we last met, the following have appeared in various news sources concerning the Catholic Church’s attempt to deny gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people their basic human rights. Clearly the Church has gotten more focused and thus more repetative in its attacks. 1) The Associated […]
Soulforce to Protest "Unholy Crusade" by the Catholic Church Against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Protests and Vigils to Take Place at Catholic Bishops’ Conference for the Fourth Year in a Row in Washington, DC, November 9-13, 2003 ***************************************************Soulforce Press Release: October 22, 2003For Immediate ReleaseContact: Laura Montgomery RuttCell 717-278-0592 email:Laura@soulforce.org**************************************************** (Washington, DC) – Soulforce leaders today publicly announced plans to protest and vigil November 9-13, 2003 outside of the […]