In a statement released by the Archdiocese of Chicago on Tuesday, Francis Cardinal George has defended a public statement in which he compared organizers of a Gay Pride parade to the Ku Klux Klan.
The archdiocese is trying to get the route of the strange people's stroll shifted so it won't be going by Our Lady of Mount Carmel church (in Lakeview) while Sunday Mass is in progress. Apparently the request caused the parade organizers to throw a hissy fit about gay rights, freedom of assembly and so on. In response, Cardinal George said, "You don’t want the gay liberation movement to morph into something like the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating in the streets against Catholicism."
The prelate immediately regretted making the comparison. His remarks came under heavy fire from the usual gang of gay rights activists, "progressive thinkers" and the lamestream media.
In Tuesday's statement, the Archdiocese retorts that the parade organizers’ unwillingness to consider the pastor’s plea "invited an obvious comparison to other groups who have historically attempted to stifle the religious freedom of the Catholic Church.
"One such organization is the Ku Klux Klan which, well into the 1940's, paraded through American cities not only to interfere with Catholic worship but also to demonstrate that Catholics stand outside of the American consensus. It is not a precedent anyone should want to emulate."
After the wave of rhetoric subsided, the LGBTQs decided they could tweak the parade schedule so it won't pass the church at Mass time. Queer folk won't be tempted to stop demonstrating and start praying for help with their disordered lifestyle. The Mass won't be interrupted and all will be good in the hood.
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