However, omit irrelevant details. Inclusive in a way they are still loved but must do penance for the church. The point here is that your Bishop cannot be worse than a devil and your Diocese cannot be more polluted than our cesspool diocese. You must act in good faith with good will. Witness Literature is: A Witness letter to Your Bishop: Witness Literature: Is important. Use this sample complaint letter (.txt file) the next time you need to file a complaint. 4 0 obj Visit the next version of USA.gov and let us know what you think. We have collectively experienced what you have experienced, and we have chosen to stay. Required fields are marked *. We hope other souls can begin to write, to pen the way to a more robust church. Request dated October 1, 2021: In this initial letter we introduce the concept of the syndrome, the how and why, pros and cons, touch on mice to elephants, and possible 3rdparty crank ups. Northwestern University Press, 1977. As you draw closer to Christ have no fear, he will take nothing from you, in fact you will find you have more options with Christ not less. As a number of prominent Catholics have pointed out quite clearly in the wake of the Cdl. <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 19 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 595.32 842.04] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Love is Light, love is Life. The objective of writing should be obvious. Address them as "Most Reverend" followed by their full name. The Brazilian Padre Alexander we say thank you, one of the few to offer us Hope, support and affirmation with a few kind words. Abandoned Catholics, abused by their clergy, kicked out, thrown into exile, still need to be fed. Bishop of (Diocese name) [Address] City, State, Zip] Dear Bishop (Name), I am writing to inform you that I am withholding all funds from the diocese until you Therese, do you agree people are beginning to understand why the Bishop may not be able to respond, due to a mix of concepts, his multiple hats he wears, the many motivations to fire him, take him out of office, perceived deep pockets others want to get into for their own needs. And may God preserve us from the nest mentality, that of jealously guarding ourselves in the small group of those who consider themselves good:the priest with his loyal followers, the pastoral workers closed in among themselves so that no one can infiltrate,the movements and associations in their own particular charism, and so on, he said. It will be entertaining as laugh at ourselves. Ltd., 2002. Be not afraid, of what should we not be afraid of, be not afraid of the Truth about ourselves. Do not stray from the topic and write concisely. Therese, do you feel it is important to the Catholic exile community to be offered a Voice, expressing this Catholic history of Voices, the Voice of slavery identifying clerics as slaves, to be in service to others, the Voice that has expressed disgust over the rape of the Bride of Christ by a cleric under a sentence of Denigration from Clerical state to some lesser inclusive state. 4. This process for healing may include a process of a just resolution, which addresses unresolved conflicts, support for victims, and reconciliation for parties involved.82 This can take place at any time during the supervisory, complaint, or trial process. This Letter Campaign Template offers you a method to achieve your goal, stay in the Church and express your voice, offering suffering a voice, the suffering you have witnessed and often personally experienced. PROBLEM: State a Clearly defined problem you have thought through. Copyright 2016 by The United Methodist Publishing House. It is the same in Church society. The letter must contain:- - your personal details (name, address, telephone Remind the forgive and forget clergy abuse to be healed crowd about the sterling examples of our elder clergy statesmen fighting in Church court for over 100 years. Your witness letter is that witness testimony to that dominion of the lie, that totalitarian empire of injustice, ruled over by satan, who argued with St. Michael the Archangel and whose offspring has had enmity with the offspring of the woman Mary and Our Father since the beginning. This is a hard Truth to accept if you spent your entire life thinking the most important place for you to be is as a member of the Clergy or professional staffer of the Clergy and you pursued this goal all your life and guarded this idea, your treasured ideal pursued with all your strength. It is difficult to capture all the concepts necessary to ease the suffering experienced. f) Supervisory Follow-up and HealingThe bishop and cabinet shall provide a process for healing within the congregation, annual conference, or other context of ministry if there has been significant disruption by the complaint. To resolve the problem, I would appreciate your (state the specific action you want: money refunded, charge card credit, repair, exchange, etc.). Check out an example letter that used this format. Would he say you Go out yourselves and find them, bring them back!, 100121 F BRIEF THE WAY OF THE CROSS LEADS HOME. It is witness literature that is penned on a battlefield where there is the stench of death hanging over the land. Your Bishop will be told you are many things, just accept that the criticisms will come with the territory. Missionary work is not supposed to be comfortable. Bear in mind that it is a formal letter, so the greeting must be respectful and not too personal. The Clergy and staff I have known will call the police on me for lesser reasons than me announcing we should crucify the Bishop. You Will be Putting Love Where There is No Love! I am writing to inform you that I am withholding all funds from the diocese until you address the serious evil of homosexuality within the ranks of not just the priesthood, but most importantly, the episcopate. Society is to benefit from Church diffusion of God. WebLETTER FORMAT All letters should be in business format and typed on white paper. We have not left the Church and we do not intend to leave. You can complain about the same by writing a complaint letter. I am disappointed because (explain the problem: for example, the product does not work properly; the service was not performed correctly; I was billed the wrong amount; something was not disclosed clearly or was misrepresented; etc.). Folks can you imagine Catholic Pageantry:inviting your Bishop to your parish the one you were kicked out of and simply meet at the Dumpster at the perimeter of the parish boundary, you stand across the property line and discuss your travels as an exile community, like the Nat Geo Wildebeasts you travel from Flint to AOD Lapeer Immaculate Conception then North to Saginaw Diocese and then back to Flushing then Davison and then home to Flint. These clergy and staff Judge and exclude. The bishop has a difficult task. We assume you have been as laity labeled haters. WebOther ways to report abuse or misconduct by a bishop include: Contacting the Archdiocese directly by emailing reportbishopabuse@archspm.org or calling 651 We feel we can do more, achieve more and feel more satisfied in staying and getting others to leave their ways of sin and come to the Cross which leads us home. McCarrick catastrophe, until the vice of homosexuality within the episcopate is resolved, nothing will change. In appropriate situations, processes seeking a just resolution as defined in 362.1c may be pursued. When people do not like their bishop, they often call for the pope to fire him and appoint another. It is more important to be Holy than it is to be a Bishop, even the Bishop of Rome. She desired to be a great saint. To that end, the following are my demands: A public admission and acknowledgement by you that the root of this problem is a crisis of homosexuality in the priesthood and the episcopacy. So when the patients make fun of you that you are stupid or lack degrees you remind the patients you are writing about, most of them lacked something and probably was brain cells, a lack which would disqualify them from even gracing the lecture rooms of this towering intellectual giant who quotes. Like you, we have been lied to and lied about. Yes, the Bishop when hanging on the cross suffering, with what his clergy have done or have failed to do, is allowing our voice to exist. Yearly: $120 a year, To pay in advance without a subscription, click here A locked padlock <>>> Those cultures both avoid the negative and use the positive People of Determination. This is Catholic Lay Spirituality which requires a three legged stool; One leg is Christ, the second Reason and then Faith. That any matter that would fall under the jurisdiction of civil authorities be shared with them as well. The loss of innocence when being removed from our ministries, locked out of the Adoration Chapel. It is so painful for some that a jester it seems is needed to have a conversation along the borders of guarded territory, about church abuse, sex, financial and consequences. Denigration versus defrocking. Your AddressYour City, State, ZIP Code(Your email address, if sending via email), Name of Contact Person(if available)Title(if available)Company NameConsumer Complaint Division(if you have no specific contact)Street AddressCity, State, ZIP Code. History of Requests: October 1, 2021: This is our initial request. What should United Methodist congregations know about disaffiliation? Never alone, your family of Carmel will accompany you on new pathways to Holiness in the 3rdmillennium. Such requests have come from the right and the left in the church. Conditioned such that even the showing of the whip is enough to silence them. Timothy Nerozzi. Proin gravida nibh auctor aliquet amet anean sollicitudin, lorem quis. We assume the Bishop forwards these letters to our parish. In fair dealing we want to focus on the facts of the problem and avoid the thunder and lightning being interjected into the fight by these other enemies of our Union with Gods Will. Whenever a person in any of the above categories, including those on leaves of all types, honorable or administrative location, or retirement, is accused of violating this trust, the membership of his or her ministerial office shall be subject to review. #1 RE:What is the Policy of the Lansing Diocese on The Persian Messenger Syndrome: aka Kill the Messenger. Our Bishop is told we are haters. We offer the food necessary to trust, to see hope in a better church. What would he do when he saw that 20 percent of Catholics had disappeared? That these letters offer others a voice, and they say they have noticed changes after they have had their concerns made known in a letter, even knowing the Bishop, may not read the letter and surely will not respond, they do not care, they have relief expressing through a voice, the simple act of being offered a voice. Love is truth with justice and mercy. We struggle with grief. We will grow this FOREWORD as our stories grow. We Care! Make sure you write the title/name/position etc of the receiving official, as the first line of the address. Preserving Good Faith and Fair Dealing. We suffer when isolated. Stay tuned as we offer service guides on good government to our clergy and their staff through these letters, grievances, pageantries and condemnations. You can change that. This Letter Campaign recognizes the ongoing wounding of Christ and the wounds inflicted upon the Holy Church inflicted by clergy and staff. Your first paragraph should be your introduction. When you place your order, your Church Militant Premium membership will be activated. It is more important to be Holy than it is to be a bishop even the Bishop of Rome. 3339 Massachusetts Ave NW Montana Diocese Asks Catholic Laity to Help Pay $20 Million Sex Abuse Settlement, Francis Claims Hes More Conservative than Liberal, Covenant House Promotes Transgenderism, Dispenses Contraception, Catholics, Muslims, Hindus Back Scottish Evangelical. Circumstanced by the Sin of Betrayal, Dante locates at the deepest point in hell, the dwelling place of Betrayers; Dr. Jordan Peterson makes note of the caustic psychological reality of Betrayal, and offers a remedy for this sin asking that we all simply start, with a change, by an individual effort to; Tell The Truth, or At Least Do Not Lie, and Clean Our Room. You letter will help clean our collective room, our parish, our diocese and our Church. option selection above at the current full price on the date of each renewal, until you cancel. XAjSRvi/$GBsW7HAbJo%85NJ|Y?/Uh|~hYAc'LSYf\aC?>7m 'bcB(_.q+E|*Tc4+|N YF['6[N3{p)=AOG#_C%`\w#1}nQ,,A!Vx %$Hc\(*n %vQbFakvn*ta P[_\"|PT$(tGr5Tb6Zc- F/"M9wK9G|BlP7vzpnmvD 7M @P>xL%` 64Ov&H'G,t4IRe.1{j|oO\HZo@a#8#I{! Fields in bold will need edited and include the date, the bishop's name and mailing address which you can look up online, your name, your chosen confirmation saint and the corresponding confirmation name. In doing this act of Love, speaking Truth to power, think of Tank Man in Tiananmen Square have a mental picture of him as you confront those in juridical tanks bent on destroying Church community and Catholic Doctrine. We intend to purify our cesspool Diocese and show you how it will work in your Diocese. Unfortunately, your (product or service)has not performed well (or the service was inadequate) because (state the problem). Our goal is Holiness. This love is not the candy crush love but the love and humility for Truth with that pertinence and kindness that is willing to endure all things including the willingness to correct and discipline a Bishop. This is part of our voices effort in Church and is simply a hatchling effort at Witness Literature, existing and being a witness. WebUnder Title IV any person can proceed with a complaint based on possessing knowledge of a potential offense committed by a member of the clergy. A clergyperson shall continue to hold his or her current status while a complaint is held in abeyance. 1 0 obj Because this is True, HOLINESS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING A BISHOPRome will never allow to exist a religious order of men or woman whose sole professed Charism is hanging around hospital delivery rooms seeking to claim every male born, claiming every male for priesthood. WebIn this letter, you can describe yourself so that the bishop can see that you truly wanted to be confirmed. Our Bishop is considered by some to be a devil, our Diocese is considered by some to be a cesspool. 78 The person filing the complaint and the clergyperson shall be informed by the district superintendent or bishop of the process for filing the The loss of community. Y&w$i{T#31-$ |9\1VfwTus=ooW 8" Bishop of (Diocese name) FROM:We are diocesan laity watchers; we are people of determination embracing a martyrdom of work not of blood. How To Write A Letter To The Bishop. It reminds me about the ending scene in the movie; Alls Quiet On The Western Front, where the leadership feels no pain, sees nothing, smells no death and the dying are laying all around the trenches of the common foot soldier the ones our Little Therese tried to protect from heaven. Bishop the most difficult part of the exile is finding good water. Include sufficient detail to back up your claim and to show that you have thoroughly researched the subject. Carmel teaches us to put love where there is no love. Next, outline what actions you have already taken to resolve it and how you x[ms~:MMih:N%fsI.41x Our Truth, of separation and not communion. This system must also incorporate a "whistleblower" safety mechanism so that good, faithful clergy have a means of reporting lewd and lascivious behavior on the part of fellow clergy toward them or others without fear of reprisal. SCENE ONE: Do not even mention your complaints in such an event. Only we are going to Lansing Chancery offices to have the Bishop or a third class relic of his, restore the brain the clergy and staff made disappear when it was indicated you were stupid. We are not Theologians. In good faith we have to admit that we (WE can mean those other than the Bishop are at fault) might be part of the problem and the world might be contributing to the trouble. All original time limitations may be extended for one 30-day period upon the consent of the complainant and the respondent. Your letters will support others in this martyrdom of work, your response, arising out of the clergy lobbies destruction of community and doctrine. It is our Hope that you Love God, Love Church and Love your Bishop. This saint reminds us that the devil is just part of our problems. All for speaking truth as we are taught to. Im curious how creative writing instructors at colleges and universities handle students who write about really disturbing things and who seem potentially dangerous to themselves and others? With the agreement of the executive committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry, the bishop may extend the suspension for only one additional period not to exceed thirty days. #2 RE:Protect the Voice of Reason theOctober 1, 2021, is restated here. Keep in mind we ride for the Carmel Brand, That means we are informed and formed by the Carmel spirituality. Carmel has the capacity to sanctify, take that which is dead and bring to life, that is the story of your brown scapular that you will be wearing as you begin your journey, the brown scapular should you choose to wear has attached to it promises of eternal life. We have for our purposes here, three enemies to overcome, the devil, the world and the flesh. His silence is an answer. A complaint is a written and signed statement claiming misconduct or unsatisfactory performance of ministerial duties.78 The person filing the complaint and the clergyperson shall be informed by the district superintendent or bishop of the process for filing the complaint and its purpose. We believe the Bishop is only informed in about 30 % of the time about circumstances that drive people out of the Catholic Church and the version of events almost always are delivered on the lips of clergy and staff, professional Catholics who make their living off the Church. Have a news tip? Do not record it, do not have media there but when done the Bishop goes inside the parish to express how cold he is and hungry could he have a cup coffee and maybe a donut and when staff ask him what are you doing here he just reports he was feeding the exile community. We have been arrested, threatened with arrest, locked out of the brick-and-mortar Church, a parish church we built with our own hands and our own treasure, only to end up being barred from entering simply because we were witnesses to abuse. Our letters are sent to the Bishop, and we believe he sends them to the parish pastor and parish leaders we are having problems with. This is a Carmel Thing to Love and make lovable that which is not lovable, and we do that by putting love where there is no love. TBA, #4 RE: Preserve Message from Decomposition: TBA, #5 RE: Message Will Not Be Well Received: Truth is Confrontational: TBA, #6 RE: Do you agree with Pope Francis when he teaches Nest mentality in Church leads to judgment and exclusion. We recently as Church lost 20% of our family in a five (5) year period. A process seeking a just resolution may begin at any time in the supervisory or complaint process. We have experienced what we would describe as their wants, the clergy and staff want political dominance and conversion to their form of spirituality and liturgy. It is the love that we put in this effort. They hug T and whisper keep up your efforts. They'll get you the answer or let you know where to find it. Catholics reduced to the status of a stray feral cat, kicked out of the way at the will of the pastor and fed at the pleasure of others. Catholic life is difficult enough. When the supervisory response is initiated, the bishop shall notify the chairperson of the Board of Ordained Ministry that a complaint has been filed, of the clergyperson named, of the general nature of the complaint, and, when concluded, of the disposition of the complaint. Letter Template: 1 Confirmation That Truth about ourselves, includes the Truth about The Order of importance. 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