Is the ‘gay mafia’ behind the Synod on the Family?
Is a homosexual agenda unduly influencing the outcome of the
Synod on the family? It’s a question that needs to be
raised because snippets gleaned from the Vatican in recent years seem to point
in this direction. But before we explore this in more detail we need to
underline the following points:
Our faith demands we respect people of same sex attraction. I am
repulsed when homophobic terms like 'sodomite' are bandied around internet
forums or people’s lives discussed in such a way that it robs them of dignity.
There are many people of same sex attraction in the church whose lives and
faith are worthy of admiration.
We should recognise that the presence of homosexual priests
affects the church in different ways. Some are true
celibates who, despite having an inclination towards same sex attraction,
honour their ordination vows. Though its painful to admit, other homosexual
priests are sexually active, and therefore flout church teaching, but they
nevertheless uphold the moral standards of wider society. Within this group of
sexually active homosexual priests will be those who are secretly partnered and
monogamous as well as those who are more promiscuous. And finally there are
deviants. Those who don't limit their sexual behavior to consenting adults but
who hit on the young and vulnerable. The first group of celibate homosexual priests
are no problem to the church, the next group are un-repentent sinners causing
scandal but not a menace to society. The third group are clearly abusive and
dangerous.
Impact of homosexual priests on the Church
Having made this distinction, between differing ways in which
homosexual clergy deal with their sexuality, we may ask how the issue may
impact on church decisions. But let us be clear. The purpose of this article is
to shine a light on a possible agenda not to point fingers at any individual. Being
favourable to a cause is not evidence that anybody is themselves part of it.
The Catholic Church has struggled to navigate the modern
world in the wake of the sexual revolution and Vatican II. It is no secret that
vocations, in particular, have been hit to the point of there being a dire
shortage of priests in the West. And what tended to happen is that during the
1970's and 1980's the priesthood became an attractive option for gay men. And
because the church was desperately short of vocations it was willing to turn a
blind eye, so long as scandal was avoided. Thus a disproportionate number of
gay men entered the church and settled into its ecclesial structures during the
latter half of the 20th Century.
Most were young men raised in devout Catholic families at a
time when homosexuality was taboo. By taking holy orders they not only ducked
awkward questions from relatives and friends but also found a spiritual outlet
for their confusion and, in some cases, guilt and self loathing. Seminary
proved a happy home for such as these because they no longer battled alone but
came into contact with like minded people. A deep fraternity built up between
them and forged what would become an entire, secret subculture within the
clerical ranks of the Catholic Church.
Some of these gay men were able to overcome their sexual urges
and became truly celibate. But others found that they lacked the requisite self
control. How could they remain within the church? The answer was to keep sexual
activity amongst themselves to ensure that scandal was largely avoided. Coded
language and certain looks were all it took for those interested in sexual
activity to identify themselves to each other at clergy meetings and
conventions. As regards the goal of protecting the church from public scandal
the approach worked. The lay faithful remained ignorant as to the sexual lives
of these men who were themselves content to remain closeted. Sure one or two
occasionally left the priesthood to join the ‘gay scene’ but by and large
things ticked over.
The Sex Abuse Crisis and the Homosexual Subculture
Problems arose only when the wicked amongst them did not keep to
the unspoken rules. They began seducing the lay faithful and, in the worse
instances, forced themselves onto young boys. We finally arrive at the crimes
of the infamous sex abuse crisis. Independent studies show that the crimes of
sex abuse were not so much paedophilic but homosexual in nature. Over 90% of
the cases were instances of gay men hitting on post pubescent boys.
Naturally other gay priests, being decent men, were horrified at
this behavior. But fear stemming from their own hidden lives prevented them
from taking action. Priests who were themselves part of the gay subculture, or
at least aware of it and accepting of it, found themselves open to blackmail
and accusations of a certain degree of hypocrisy. The scandalous consequence
was that priests, who should have been defrocked, were instead moved to
another parish. What we now know in retrospect was that the gay network of
priests looked after its own, even its most deplorable members, for fear of
widespread exposure and scandal.
Clerical Careers and the Homosexual Subculture
Meanwhile the better behaved homosexual priests were growing
older and gaining preferment. How hard it must have been for them to watch the
world change its own attitude to homosexuality whilst they remained (and still
remain) closeted. These men found themselves unable to join the party. This
impossible tension between public face and private life came to light when the
Cardinal Archbishop of Scotland caused scandal. Though he proved a strong
defender of Church teaching in the public square it transpired he had also been
hitting on seminarians when tipsy.
When you consider the impossibility of these men’s situation you
begin to see why very close bonds formed between them. It is
hardly surprising that nepotism may have crept in. The homosexual
subculture became not only a social space but also a recruitment body. Not
least for reasons of self preservation. And the higher these tortured souls
rose in the church, the greater the fear of exposure must be. Thus it was that
a ‘Gay Mafia’ sprang up and homosexual clerics found and created for
themselves influential friends in high places.
The Vatican and the Gay Mafia
That is how one might image a homosexual subculture was formed.
Now to the piecing together snippets of evidence from the Vatican.
In 2005 Pope Benedict asked the faithful to pray for him that he
may not flee for “fear of the wolves". He also spoke of a “powerful gay
lobby” at work in the highest levels of the Vatican. Pope Francis has referred
to it too, so we know it exists. Furthermore, Pope Benedict’s instinct, in the
wake of the abuse crisis, was to insist that men of “deep seated homosexual
tendency” should be barred from the priesthood. A suggestion that he understood
the true nature of the sex abuse crimes was not, in fact, pedophilic but
homosexual.
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Pope Benedict’s conclusion, unsurprisingly, was unpopular with
the secular press who still refuse to acknowledge the overwhelming evidence
about the homosexual nature of the abuses And so Pope Benedict was pilloried
for categorically upholding the Church’s doctrine on homosexuality. It is
likely that Pope Benedict’s actions galvanized the powerful “Gay Mafia” to act
against him. Clearly the secular world and its media, in the wake of the
rainbow revolution, was in their pocket.
The St Gallen Group and the Gay Mafia
Now in 2015, Cardinal Danneels of Belgium, accused of covering
up sexual abuse by priests, has publically announced his role in the covert
"St. Gallen Group", which he refers to as a “mafia group”! This is a
cabal who plotted behind the scenes, not only to trick Benedict into
abdication, but also to put Francis on the throne. Could they be the wolves to
whom Benedict referred? And what is their relationship, if any, to this shadowy
Gay Mafia? Whether implicated or not, and this writer has no evidence either
way, the St Gallen group members are certainly clamouring for a volte face in
the Church’s doctrine and pastoral care of homosexuals.
And there is also support for such a cause outside of the St.
Gallen group. In the West there are Cardinals of a certain generation who
support a softening of tone in this regard. Archbishop Vincent Nichols, for
example, defended the controversial “Soho Gay Masses” at some cost to himself
and is on public record demanding more generous language as regards
homosexuality. Whether such men are part of any lobby or subculture themselves
cannot be known. But what we do see is that they certainly support the cause in
general.
The Gay Mafia and the Synod on the Family
Regarding the shadowy St. Gallen Mafia, questions are now being
raised about Pope Francis’s relationship with this group, and its influence on
the Synod. Cardinal Danneels has publicly admitted that Pope Francis was their
favoured candidate at the 2005 and 2013 Conclaves. Is Pope Francis "their
man", as they themselves claim. This appears at least a feasible
possibility given how many of the St Gallen cardinals were sprung out of
retirement and have been given a voice by the Holy Father at the two Synods on
the Family . This begs a further question: why are these Synods on the family
saying little new or of value to actual families but obsessing about
homosexuality? Could it be the influence of the Gay Lobby? This scenario needs
to be considered by any watching the Synod with interest.
Are we in fact witnessing the demands of a clerical homosexual
subculture being imposed on the Catholic Church at large? Is the demand for a
softening of language and rules to placate those, who like the recently
self-outed Fr. Charasma, have one foot in the Church and another in the gay
scene? Is the Gay Mafia now influencing the doctrine and pastoral principles of
the Church instead of bishops and priests faithful to the Gospel and
Magisterium of the church? If so, we face a very grave crisis indeed. It is
entirely possible.
The difficulty for homosexual clerics seeking to overturn the
doctrine and pastoral practice of the Church, of course, is that such a
campaign is so clearly at odds with the Tradition of the church in all ages and
the crystal clear message of Scripture. This is why we are witnessing the
division of the Synod into opposing camps. The Gay Mafia may wield great power
at present in the high counsels of the Church but there are still brave cardinals,
bishops and priests resisting them, most notably in Africa and Asia. Thus the
fight for the soul of the church is on. The Gay Mafia want a change of teaching
at best but will settle, one suspects, for a shift of pastoral practice under
the guise of a rather dishonest understanding of mercy. The true defenders of
the faith are having none of it for they see clearly that a move to betray our
Lord’s Gospel is underway.
If this article has put the jigsaw together properly we must
surmise that the sex abuse crisis is not over for the Church. The secular and
Catholic media’s failure to report it accurately, and an over focus on
paedophilia not homosexuality meant that sexually active gay men hiding behind
dog collars remain free to betray their vows as priests. Having avoided
exposure so far they have grown in confidence to the point they may even have
called this Synod in the first place, not to speak of family life but
to fight for their cause. What is chilling as we watch the second Synod
unfold is that high ranking voices in the Vatican are confirming that the
question of Holy Communion for divorced and re-married is a smoke-screen and
that the homosexuality is the Synod’s true agenda.
Reprinted with permission from Catholic
Voice.
