Holy Cross Student Club & Newspaper Promote Same-Sex Marriage in Violation of Church
Teaching -11/29/03
To Holy Cross Alumni & Friends:
Promotion of Same-Sex Marriage, in violation of Catholic Church Teaching, comes this week
from Holy Cross College. This is even more serious in face of the recent
strong condemnations by the Congregation of Doctrine & Faith of the Holy See last month, and
this week by the Massachusetts Catholic Conference of Bishops and the Worcester Diocesan
Bishop Reilly. Not only is Holy Cross, that represents itself as a Catholic College to alumni,
parents and supporters, going against the Catholic Church, it is against the American mainstream
which is at least 66% by a recent CNN poll against gay marriage.
1. Without any reference to the Catholic Church or Church Teaching, Kathryn Meyers, Editor-In
Chief of The Crusader, the Holy Cross College funded student newspaper, devoted her entire
editorial of 11/21/03 to the promotion of homosexual and lesbian marriages, and to a defense of
the Massachusetts State Supreme Court judges 5-4 ruling last week for same-sex
marriages. This is in direct violation of Catholic Church Teaching. You can read this as soon as it
is posted, probably next week, at http://www.thehccrusader.com/main.cfm or on our website
News Section by clicking Crusader Editor Uses Her Position on Official College Newspaper to
Come Out for Homosexual Marriages - Crusader - 11/21/03
2. The same issue of the Crusader reports that the college funded Student Club, ALLIES, is
setting up a public table in Hogan this week to collect signatures for a petition supporting the
State Supreme Court ruling and to distribute ribbons to students to show their concurrence. This
is in direct violation of Catholic Church Teaching. The article also quotes 3 students, all in support
of same-sex marriages. ALLIES is a Gay-Straight student alliance, "supporting" homosexuals,
lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. We believe actions like this show their "promotion" of these
life styles rather than their mere support of individuals with these tendencies. These life styles are
condemned by the Catholic Church.
3. Page 14 of this same issue carries a Full Page Color Advertisement from ALLIES promoting
the posting of their new sticker on student's dorm doors. The sticker reads - "ALLY to the LGBT
Community - College of The Holy Cross". LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gays, Bisexuals &
Transgenders. We wonder who paid for this ad which says: "Stickers available through your RA
or in the Student Programs office on the 2nd Floor of Hogan."
We urge you to make your opinions heard by Holy Cross President, Fr. McFarland, Holy Cross
Trustees, Bishop Reilly, the Jesuit Provincial, the Catholic Free Press, and the Worcester
Telegram. Contact information is on our website at www.HCCNS.org.
Thank you and God Bless you and your families!
Vic Melfa, Class of 1957 & President
Holy Cross Cardinal Newman Society Inc.
www.HolyCrossCardinalNewmanSociety.org
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