From the scaffold:
"I die the king's good servant, and God's first."
(Paris Newsletter, August 4, 1535: "...qu'il mouroit son bon serviteur et de Dieu premierement.")
What a contrast from the following sentiment: "I do what the bishop tells me, whether it's God's will or not." May God have mercy on the souls of those responsible for killing the Catholic Church in America and in our diocese in particular. One should fear facing his maker having been responsible for the closure of God's churches; it is not what we are put on earth to do. After all, to whom do we owe our ultimate allegiance? God FIRST and FOREMOST. It is the first commandment, plain and simple.
Therefore, St. Mary's continues to to be united in resisting any merger because it is not God's will to close His church. Anyone who thinks otherwise is deluding himself. One wonders what such a man hopes to obtain as the result of carrying out such overt wrong. As baptized and confirmed Catholics, it is our responsibility to defend the Church generally and our church in particular.
"I die the king's good servant, and God's first."
(Paris Newsletter, August 4, 1535: "...qu'il mouroit son bon serviteur et de Dieu premierement.")
What a contrast from the following sentiment: "I do what the bishop tells me, whether it's God's will or not." May God have mercy on the souls of those responsible for killing the Catholic Church in America and in our diocese in particular. One should fear facing his maker having been responsible for the closure of God's churches; it is not what we are put on earth to do. After all, to whom do we owe our ultimate allegiance? God FIRST and FOREMOST. It is the first commandment, plain and simple.
Therefore, St. Mary's continues to to be united in resisting any merger because it is not God's will to close His church. Anyone who thinks otherwise is deluding himself. One wonders what such a man hopes to obtain as the result of carrying out such overt wrong. As baptized and confirmed Catholics, it is our responsibility to defend the Church generally and our church in particular.