Letter from Parish Council and Parishioners to Bishop Perez
October 28, 2018
Dear Bishop Perez,
We, the members of the Parish Pastoral Council of Resurrection of our Lord Parish, along with its parishioners, want to express our profound sadness, sorrow, and anger at the failure of the Church hierarchy to address the sexual abuse crisis that continues to affect the Catholic Church. Decisions to protect the institution over its most vulnerable and innocent members destroy trust and faith in our Church…
Bishop Perez’s Response to Parish Council and Parishioners
November 2018
Dear Church of the Resurrection pastoral council and parishioners,
May the peace of Christ be with you.
Thank you for taking the time to write, sharing with me in such a well-reasoned and detailed fashion, your thoughts on what Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called a “moral catastrophe’ that i taking place in the Church involving the clergy…
Letter to the Faithful Regarding Current Abuse Issues
October 26, 2018
My dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
At this time of the year, there is so much around us that reminds us of the approach of the Christmas season. As Catholics, our way of preparing for the arrival of our Savior is by entering into the season of Advent. In our tradition, Advent is a time of looking forward with hope and of realizing that we are people gifted with the knowledge that God calls us to holiness and a deep love and respect for every person, especially those who are most vulnerable…