Rev. Robert Altier, associate pastor of St. Agnes Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, has been ordered by his bishop to cease posting his homilies on his website or broadcast his views on the radio. His offense has been his outspoken criticism of a program instituted by his Archdiocese, ostensibly to protect children from sexual abuse.
The program, Talking About Touching, has been widely criticized by parents and concerned clergy as explicit sex education and threatening to the innocence of children. Talking About Touching has, however, received endorsements from Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion, anti-family advocates.
A notice is posted on Fr. Altier’s website, “In obedient compliance with the expressed written request of Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Father Altier’s homilies and spiritual presentations can no longer be published on http://www.desertvoice.org/ or broadcast on Relevant Radio. This action of the Archbishop is not related to any scandal or sexual misconduct on the part of Father Robert Altier.”
Archdiocesan spokesman, Dennis McGrath confirmed that the silencing is not for any impropriety. “Father Altier is an honored priest, and has not committed any improprieties.” McGrath added that Archbishop Flynn will not discuss the issue publicly because it is a “personnel matter, but I surmise that Father Altier's contrarian position on Virtus is the issue.”
St. Agnes parish is world-renowned as a bastion of traditional liturgy and for the fidelity to the teaching of the Catholic Church of Fr. Altier’s homilies.
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The receptionist at St. Agnes confirms that Fr. Altier will be Chaplin at a nursing home in Hastings MN. and no longer at St. Agnes.
They would not at this time comment on Fr. Weizbacher., but it's going around he is leaving too.
But I would expect its true that he is leaving as well, he stood up against safe touch program.
Protecting God’s Children"
Protecting God’s Children Audio Window Media
Scripture is being fulfilled, it looks like the sheep and the goats are being separated. He has been preparing us for times to come
"If you do not pray every day deeply in your heart, you will not make it. Am I clear? " Fr. Altier.If We Do Not Pray, We Will Not Make It"Homily from the Mass at Midnight
In my hearts of hearts, I think Fr. Altier expected something like this, and he is willing to be a martyr for the truth and we must pray.
Archive of Fr. Altier Homilies
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