Bishop Thomas Gumbleton denied by St. Paul - Minneapolis Diocese the right to speak at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church

My boyfriend, who is a peace activist told me of a Bishop, who would be speaking at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Minneapolis today at the 9a.m. mass was also a peace activist like ourselves trying to make a difference in the world by speaking at different churches throughout the US

I have been a Catholic all my life and although I do not attend church on a regular basis, I do believe in God, Jesus, and life after death. Bishop Thomas Gumbleton is someone I would love to hear talk about the Catholic Religion along with Peace and Social Justice.

After doing some research myself on Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, I was very excited and planned on taking my 3 teenage children to his sermon - homily today at the 9a.m. mass. We would travel over an hour to hear him and because I really enjoyed his readings that are published on the Internet this would be worth the trip.

I was quickly dis hearted when I learned Archbishop Harry Flynn, head of the Archdiocese in the St. Paul, Minneapolis area disbarred Bishop Gumbleton from speaking today at the 9a.m. mass. He was not allowed to speak there because of his views on the war and other subjects the Catholic Religion continues to stifle individuals from speaking out about.

When will the Catholic Archdiocese ever learn that the reason people are leaving the Catholic church and checking other religions out or leaving religion altogether is because the Archdiocese won't give up their stringent ways and start thinking openly and honestly about what is happening in our world today by letting people like the Bishop Thomas Gumbleton speak about the injustices of the world, the dirty filthy war we shouldn't even be involved in and various other issues which need addressing.

I am looking forward to going on vacation next month and hopefully hearing Bishop Gumbleton speak at a church which accepts that people have a right to voice their beliefs even if it isn't necessarily what they believe.