"Persecuting a priest for seeking the truth does not serve the best interest of the holy Catholic Church that we all love."
Sign/attend links are in web. link
My parish priest (and one of the most important figures to my personal spiritual formation,) Father Mark White has been banned from public ministry for publicly criticizing how the church hierarchy has dealt with the (now evolving) McCarrick sex abuse scandal. (1/?)
On this day VCU students and parishioners are coming back to the area and we hope to spread the word about what is going on with the increased traffic in the area. Van sign ups from the Martinsville/Rocky Mount area and more information will come soon.
#rvapriest#cdr200
My parish priest (and one of the most important figures to my personal spiritual formation,) Father Mark White has been banned from public ministry for publicly criticizing how the church hierarchy has dealt with the (now evolving) McCarrick sex abuse scandal. (1/?)
“The lead up” (thread 1 of 3)
This is the 1st thread tracking the timeline of events that occurred between Fr. Mark & Bp. Knestout of Richmond in the past year. (1/3)
More info: https://t.co/ism8I5R6PY
Petition and rally info in bio. #catholic#rvapriest#justice4frmark
“Attempt to break Fr.” (thread 2 of 3)
This section of the timeline delves deeper into the abuse of power displayed by Bp. Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond in the past year.
More info: https://t.co/ism8I5R6PY
Petition and rally info in bio. #catholic#rvapriest#justice4frmark
“The Fight for Justice”. (thread 3 of 3)
This timeline thread documents the start of the fight for justice/ reveals “what’s next?”
More info: https://t.co/ism8I5R6PY
Petition and rally info in bio. #catholic#rvapriest#justice4frmark
What does “Justice for Father Mark” mean? A thread
In short, “"Persecuting a priest for seeking the truth does not serve the best interest of the holy Catholic Church that we all love." -Father Mark White https://t.co/f6Wvrs4ohs (1/7)
and/ or Attending the rally on July 31st in person, or by spending the day fasting/offering prayers for “Justice for Father Mark”/ our Church (whom we love so much!) https://t.co/AJ6iy8OnW3
2. Will the hierarchy of the Church tolerate open discussion of these matters? Can we Catholics speak our minds about the problems we see in the Church? Or must we face severe, cruel reprisals if we do? (4 /5 )