A book by Fr. Enrique Rueda.
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Now out of print, Fr. Rueda's classic can be found online but it is rather expensive. Fr. John Harvey, the founder of Courage referenced the book frequently in his own research and writings. I regret I never purchased the book years ago. I never paid it much attention since Fr. Harvey seemed to cover everything in his own books. That said, the book can help explain how and why a growing majority of Catholics now appear to accept homosexuality as normal, as well as being more receptive to same sex marriage. Unable to quote directly from Rueda's book, I will have to rely on other online sources. The following from Mary Ann Kreitzer:
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The infiltration...
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In his book, The Homosexual Network, Fr. Enrique Rueda warned of “multiple forces and practices encouraging the increased acceptance of homosexuality.” He demonstrated the mainstreaming of deviance by outlining homosexual ideology and goals and describing the growing subculture due to gay groups infiltrating schools, churches, the media, and other institutions. Rueda connected the dots between American liberalism, feminism, and the gay movement including funding sources from both government and secular foundations. It is an eye-opening work.
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Rueda pointed out that sex ed textbooks, even at the elementary level, were “highly sympathetic” to homo-sexuality portraying perversion as normal. It was clearly part of the strategy to indoctrinate children from the playpen. Those who control the young control the future. Professional groups, e.g., the American Library Associ-ation (ALA) established “gay task forces” to make sure gay literature was promoted in libraries around the country. Citizens saw this acted out in their local communities. In Fairfax County, VA in the early 1990s, for example, public debate broke out over The Washington Blade, a D.C. gay paper with graphic ads placed in the free distribution area of library lobbies. Despite hearings before the library board where most citizens objected, The Blade remained and is easily available today even to children. Books with gay themes, including picture books for pre-schoolers (Heather has Two Mommies), invaded the shelves of public libraries and schools.
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Rueda described the infiltration of the mainline churches through the effective networking of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, New Ways Ministry, and others who worked to establish gay task forces in both Protestant and Catholic churches. The impact devastated the Episcopal Church which is splintering and helped create the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. The John Jay study authorized by the USCCB (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops) showed 80% of abuse cases involved homosexual priests molesting adolescent boys. In addition, two thirds of the bishops covered up what were often criminal acts, a scandal that could only take place because of the normalizing and acceptance of homosexuality. - Mary Ann Kreitzer
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I will be adding follow up posts in the next few days.
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News Links:
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Most Americans now ready to accept homosexuality
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Gay columnist: 'Let's face it, we want to indoctrinate children.'
