No, this isn't a "please ban this person" thread. I'm not trying to get him banned, what I'm trying to do is get this person to reveal himself. Veritas, you are a very confusing and mysterious character. On the "Bishop Paul Petko" thread, you claim that you are a ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ:

I am a former seminarian and classmate of Bishop Petko. We both attended Mary Immaculate Seminary. And, I am also a gαy man.

So you claim you're gαy, then you say this a few days later:

At the same time, however, it helps to remind me that living a life open to God and His will can be very difficult in the secular world in which most of us live and function.

Oh please. You say you're a gαy man, then you turn around and talk about living a life open to God's Will? You aren't following God's Will if you're gαy, for starters. If you're gαy, then you are no Christian.

And I find it incredibly bizzare that you come here, start a thread and tell some story about how Bishop Petko told you he is gαy without providing any proof to back up your claim, admit that you yourself are gαy, then start posting about how to follow God's Will. That is very fishy and I'm not buying it. Either you're playing a big joke or simply fooling yourself.

So, I'm starting this thread asking you to explain yourself. You can't expect to sign up on a forum, post some story and then not reveal anything else about yourself.

Good evening SpiritusSanctus and Raoul76,

Though I understand some of your thoughts and concerns, it is hard to reconcile those with a care for the truth.

Yes I am gαy.  And, contrary to your beliefs, I also have a relationship with God that I have maintained through my life’s journey.  I use the cross in my avatar as God is the center point of my life.  And, it is in obedience to Him that I speak the truth.

I find it interesting what you want me to identify myself while it is OK for you to use something other than your real name in this site.

In my posting I did reveal a bit about myself – though not enough to identify me.

A clarification, yes I said Bishop Petko told me he was gαy.  But, the main point of my entry was that I know Bishop Petko is, or at least was, gαy due to having sɛҳuąƖ encounters with him on numerous occasions.

My message was simply a warning to be careful about Bishop Petko.  And, it gives some room for further inquiry.

It seems to me more important to look at the message – for better or for worse – than to look at the messenger.

Reading the postings on this site has shown me that there are a large number of folks truly striving to follow God and coming together here in a form of community.

At the same time, however, my reading has also shown a significant amount of personal attacks back and forth between posters – sometimes to a degree that really makes me wonder about just how Catholic or Christian they are.

The attacks on me indicate quite a bit about the situation and about the attackers.  The information I presented has upset folks – perhaps because there is a reason to be upset – the reason being that things are not quite as angelic about Bishop Petko as some might believe.  And, perhaps, this “rocking the boat” causes an uncertainty and that rather than deal with the uncertainty, folks attack the messenger.

I also find it interesting that you say that I have “earned … the right to be relentlessly hounded and exposed.”

I find nothing Catholic or Christian about that.

I have said that I claim what I have written as the truth in front of you and in front of God.

So, there you have it.  You will not believe me – no matter what I say.  I could identify myself and give you every detail of every location and action.  You would still, most likely, dispute what I said.

It is a no win situation.

So, feel free to keep questioning my veracity.  I would prefer, however, that you look at Bishop Petko’s veracity.

What?  A thumbs down for the previous post?  I thought this was the standard teaching of the Catholic Church?

Correct me if I'm wrong, rather than hide and criticize.  

Who ever is thumbing down, ought to explain themselves.

SS or Laramie- are you able to recognize if you have a new 'critic' added?

Yeah, I've got a new critic it looks like. It's veritas, obviously.

Veritas,

You would do your cause here a great deal of good if you could state that you are now faithful to the Church's teaching, whatever your sins in the past may have been.  You should only state this if it is the truth of course.  

Well said Sigismund.

Well, I'm asking this veritas fellow how he can be gαy yet call himself a Christian. That in turn plays a big role in his credibility.

Funny how veritas won't respond to this thread anymore, he just hides behind his computer thumbing down everyone.