German liberal Catholic group receives LGBT award for supporting gay agenda

At the beginning of July, Cologne is swamped with LGBT “pride” events. Every year, gays and lesbians meet in the city for two weeks for events to promote public awareness for their cause and to foster their political agenda with extravagant demonstrations. Essentially it is a demonstration of sin and reballeion against God and natural law.

Marriage equality rights and gender education are at the top of the list. The Christopher Street Day Parade (CSD) on July 3 is a spectacle of unrestrained nudity and flamboyance. The parade mimics the famous traditional carnival parade of Cologne, but instead of candy, condoms are thrown from the floats into the crowd. It is debased and sad.

The Catholic Committee in Cologne continues to actively seek “dialogue” between Church and the LGBT groups in a non-discriminatory fashion. Hannelore Bartscherer, chairwoman of the committee, explained that the process of dialogue began 10 years ago to help foster “integration,” while ignoring scripture and refusing to challenge the sin of homosexuality.

“We have talked about what the goal of the CSD in Cologne was in a nutshell. The topics of equality and participation in society surfaced. Therefore, we began a dialogue about values and all that supports us,” Bartscherer explained. Such blindness caused by sin is to be expected as spelled out in scripture.

This year, the committee’s commitment was confirmed with the “Come-Together-Heart,” an LGBT award.

This award is given after a soccer tournament, the “Come-Together-Cup,” which is organized once a year by gay and lesbian activist groups that invite soccer clubs from the region to participate. The prize is given at the end to persons with special merit. In addition to the sporting event, Bartscherer also voluntarily supports the “Run of Colours,” which is a fundraiser for people with homosexual tendencies who have AIDS.

“It is the job of the Catholic Committee of Cologne to stir into politics, to pipe up. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender individuals are visibly present in Cologne. They are a natural part of society. They must stay welcome in the Church,” Bartscherer said in an interview with Cologne’s “Domradio.”

All sinners are welcome to church. All sinners are called upon to turn from sin, towards Christ for forgiveness. Nowhere is scripture are we told to celebrate and or encourage homosexual sin.

In response to the question about the committee supporting her, she said, “Yes, and it has been so from the get go.” She added: “Which values do we talk about with gays and lesbians as Christians? Responsibility, relation, and fidelity.”

The blind leading the blind to hell. She clearly has not read her Bible or even cares?

Pope Francis recently made a comment that was received by the media as an invitation to Christians to apologize to people with homosexual tendencies. Asked about the impact of this statement, Bartscherer responded: “You have no idea how much they [LGBTs] like to hear that [from the Pope].” She went on to say that no homosexual may be excluded from full participation in Church activities, especially those saying: ‘That is also my Church! I belong to it, too.’ People who say that cannot be excluded.”



A similar, yet almost more scandalous, approach from the local Church toward the LGBT lobby can be seen in Frankfurt, where the Christopher Street Day will take place July 15-17. At the event, a “Liebfrauenkirche,” a Catholic monastery church run by Capuchins, is organizing an ecumenical prayer service. Collaborating in this initiative are “Project Gay and Catholic,” “Ecumenical work group of homosexuals and Church,” and the “LGBT Ministry of the Anglican/Episcopal churches in Frankfurt.”

The German Bishops needs to read Romans 1:18-32

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,[a]wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving,[b]unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.