Immaculate Heart Messenger Catholic Magazine - July-September 2002
Subtitle: Special Catholic Church Priesthood Issue
Publisher: Fatima Family Apostolate International
Published: July-September 2002
Place of publication: Hanceville, AL
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Catholic; faith; priesthood
Genres: magazine; Catholic
First sentence: The scandal which has occupies the news almost daily, since early in the year 2002, is not restricted to Catholics or clergy; it is widespread in every occupation and religion; the darkness of the evil fruits of the sex revolution is only now coming into full bloom in all its evil and ugliness.
Description: The Immaculate Heart Messenger is the quarterly publication of the Fatima Family Apostolate. This 52-page magazine in full color is produced by an apostolate that has been endorsed repeatedly by the Cardinal Prefect of the Pontifical Council of the Family.

It offers you the most timely and colorful magazine available today, which is in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. God wants such devotion spread throughout the world, as announced at Fatima. At the same time this magazine covers the whole range of Catholic faith and its practice as each Pope has said, "Fatima is a reaffirmation of the Gospels."

Father Robert J. Fox, editor of the Immaculate Heart Messenger, offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass daily at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament built by Mother Angelica, the founder of the Eternal Word Television Network, (EWTN). The Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Angels and this Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament - where Father offers daily Mass - is located near Hanceville, Alabama. Readers of the Immaculate Heart Messenger will be included in Father Fox's prayers for members of the Fatima Family Apostolate.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Special Priesthood Issue


* Reflecting on the Priesthood Today  * Scandals for the Purification of the Church * Ten Myths About Clerial Pedophilia * The Alliance of the Two Hearts and the Family * The Little Arab * "Is the Lord in Our Midst or Not?" * "No Place in the Priesthood and Religious Life for Those Who Would Harm the Young" * Sign of the New Springtime for Chrisitianity * Fr. John A. Hardon's Homily at Anniversary Mass * Escape From the Rapture Trap * Why Trauma from the Boston Sexual Abuse Cases & Others Shouldn't Idict the Entire Catholic Church * Priests and Seminarians Today - Called to Victimhood * Editorial - Scandals and Purification of the Church * Fatima Family Forum
* Questions & Answers * News Briefs & Comments * FFA Chatterings

Editorial - Scandals and Purification of the Church

The scandal which has occupies the news almost daily, since early in the year 2002, is not restricted to Catholics or clergy. It is widespread in every occupation and religion. The darkness of the evil fruits of the sex revolution is only now coming into full bloom in all its evil and ugliness. We see that is has touched even some of the clergy, their victims and families. It is painful but it will bring purification.

The media which was a large factor in propagating the sex revolution, advocating license in the name of "freedom", is now acting horrified at the leniency of some Catholic leaders toward sex abuses by some priests. The unbalanced media keeps speaking about pedophilia, which means only children. The problem is rather active homosexuality.

The secular media has long fostered homosexuality, along with its gay unions, abortion, artificial birth control, etc. All this and pornography too in the name of "freedom". If the media called it "homosexual activity" - they would have struck against their own agenda.

Yes, corruption has sunk deeply into some priests. There is "no place in the priesthood or religious life for those who would harm the young", said Pope John Paul. Many seminaries have long needed a reform. Our people have a right and a duty to demand reform where it is needed.
Notes: Author Fr. Robert J. Fox's Website http://www.fatimafamily.org Fatima Family Apostolate International a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.  Today June 2009 - Fr. Fox is  "retired" and offers daily Mass at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, which is part of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery Hanceville, Alabama. He continues to write books and is the editor of the Immaculate Heart Messenger Magazine and his programs can be seen on EWTN TV.