On August 28th, Bishop John C. Iffert offered a public Mass in Cold Springs, Kentucky, at St. Joseph’s Parish for a group called “Catholics Embracing All God’s Children.”
This group is an advocacy organization for same-sex marriage and other sinful behaviors considered contrary to natural law.
Bishop Iffert defended his actions by insisting that the group in question was merely a “support group for parents of LGBTQ children.”
At St. Joseph’s Parish on August 28th, where Bishop Iffert celebrated Mass, materials were distributed for those interested in learning more about “Catholics Embracing All God’s Children.”
One of the items distributed was a so-called “litany of queer saints.”
In addition to suggesting that people like Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson, and the Stonewall rioters are saints, this litany included several blasphemous statements, such as:
- “Saints Perpetua and Felicity, who shared a kiss before dying, patron saints of same-sex couples, pray for us,” insinuating that these holy martyrs were somehow lesbians.
- “Saint Francis of Assisi, gender nonconformist who loved all creation without limits, pray for us,” implying that St. Francis of Assisi was involved in carnal bestiality with animals.
- “Our Lady of the Rainbow, Mother of Diversity, we your LGBTQ children call on you. Comfort, guide, inspire, liberate, and protect us. Wrap us in your rainbow mantle as Our Mother of Pride.” This blasphemous claim that Mary, the Mother of God, is the “mother of pride” is deeply offensive and heretical, contradicting core Catholic beliefs about Mary’s nature and role in salvation history. Such a claim distorts Marian theology and attacks the Catholic understanding of humility, purity, and sanctity that Mary exemplifies. It is often made in progressive or revisionist contexts seeking to appropriate religious symbols for purposes contrary to Church teaching.
- And, perhaps the most egregious blasphemy, “Saint John, Beloved Disciple, apostle who shared special love with Jesus, pray for us.” This blasphemous insinuation suggests a romantic or sexual relationship between Jesus and St. John the Beloved. Promoted in progressive circles, particularly within the Sodomitical movement, this idea is profoundly heretical and represents a grave distortion of Christian doctrine.
It is the duty of a parent to correct and love their children, warning them of both temporal and eternal dangers. It is their duty to love them enough to correct them. Similarly, it is the duty of a bishop, as a spiritual father and shepherd of souls, to correct those in error or sin, and to warn them of the dangers they face. However, no such warnings were given on August 28th; the homily delivered at the Mass did not include clear warnings about the dangers of these lifestyles.
If Bishop Iffert had wished to clarify the dangers posed by these lifestyles, he would not have offered the Mass for such a subversive group in the first place.
The evidence, particularly the “litany of queer saints” distributed on August 28th at St. Joseph’s Church, shows that this group not only supports but celebrates harmful and dangerous lifestyles. Most of the so-called saints in the litany were not Catholics and did not live according to natural law; rather, they were celebrated for their sodomitical lifestyles.
It is evident that this group seeks to influence the Church towards secular progressive ideologies, advocating for inclusivity and acceptance that demands the Church conform to the world rather than the world conforming to the Church, of which Christ is the head.
Reparation for the blasphemies must be undertaken by the faithful, and corrections must be made by those in authority. The group “Catholics Embracing All God’s Children” must be sharply corrected and prohibited from ministering to homosexual persons.
Further reparation is needed to counteract the blasphemous and heretical notions that distort Catholic doctrine and address the offense these blasphemies have caused to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, His Blessed Mother, and all the saints.
See the full “litany of queer saints” distributed at St Joseph Church on August 28 below.
