Petey’s at it again, but even beyond the normal unintentional humor, Petey outdoes himself. While the Governor has fumbled this whole deal terribly and needs to have a get rid of NOI moment, it was pretty predictable that some would try and expand upon the fiasco. IFI does it by calling on Garcia to step down from the commission.
One of the voices:
“Catholic Citizens of Illinois has called for the immediate removal of Rick Garcia from the governor’s Commission Against Discrimination and Hate Crimes because of his own hate mongering. We are outraged by his attack on Cardinal Francis George, calling him a ‘bigot.’
As Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal George has a duty to defend the teachings of the Catholic Church against homosexuality as a “disordered lifestyle” and to oppose efforts to undermine marriage as it was established in the beginning by God.
“We are offended by Garcia’s frequent attacks on the Catholic Church and all Christians for their belief in biblical values. We repudiate his attacks on the Illinois Family Institute which has been effective in the defense of marriage and efforts to place a referendum on the ballot to define marriage in Illinois as a union between one man and one woman.
“Anyone who has studied the agenda of the homosexual rights movement will understand that a major platform for establishing acceptance of homosexuality in America is to silence the churches by vicious attacks and name-calling. We will not be silenced.
“The type of hatred Rich Garcia spouts on a regular basis has no place on a commission financed by the taxpayers and he must be removed from the Commission at once.”
Mary Anne Hackett
President
Catholic Citizens of Illinois
What is the Catholic Citizens of Illinois? Kind of a local Catholic League
Guess who is on the advisory board?
William Donahue of secular jew fame. He’s got about the same interesting views as Farakhan does on Jews:
WILLIAM DONAHUE, PRESIDENT, CATHOLIC LEAGUE: I spoke to Mel a couple of weeks ago about this. And I don?t think it really matters a whole lot to him. It certainly doesn?t matter to me. We?ve already won.
Who really cares what Hollywood thinks? All these hacks come out there. Hollywood is controlled by secular Jews who hate Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular. It?s not a secret, OK? And I?m not afraid to say it. That?s why they hate this movie. It?s about Jesus Christ, and it?s about truth. It?s about the messiah.Hollywood likes anal sex. They like to see the public square without nativity scenes. I like families. I like children. They like abortions. I believe in traditional values and restraint. They believe in libertinism. We have nothing in common. But you know what? The culture war has been ongoing for a long time. Their side has lost.
You have got secular Jews. You have got embittered ex-Catholics, including a lot of ex-Catholic priests who hate the Catholic Church, wacko Protestants in the same group, and these people are in the margins. Frankly, Michael Moore represents a cult movie. Mel Gibson represents the mainstream of America.
Now, I don’t really like Garcia’s choice of language, but he was talking about one person, not the evil secular Jews. Yet, the good Catholic Citizens of Illinois are happy to have an over the top bigot on their advisory board while calling for Garcia to step down.
Pot-Kettle issues are abundant here.