Georgetown funds center for gays / opposes Tridentine Mass

LSN:

The president of prestigious Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, has promised homosexual activists that the school will fully fund a center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and “questioning” (LGBTQ) students by next fall. The pro-homosexual nature of the center is [a] rejection of what is considered serious Catholic moral teaching.

President John DeGioia told media, “How do we respond to legitimate requests for a more supportive environment? We can continue to do this in a somewhat informal manner … or we can move forward in a more organized way, through more formal and institutional structures and processes. In this case, it is time for the latter.”

On Wednesday October 24, DeGioia spoke to an audience of students and faculty expressing his “sadness” that Georgetown has too often been “hostile” toward the homosexual community. The campus newspaper, The Hoya, confirmed in an editorial that DeGioia “repeatedly committed himself” to each of the demands made by the campus homosexual activist group GU Pride.

DeGioia said, “At a Catholic and Jesuit university, [we] cannot advocate for policies or practices that are counter to Catholic teaching. Part of my responsibility as an administrator … is to ensure that nothing can compromise the integrity of our mission and identity.”

The co-president of GU Pride, Scott Chessare, responded by exclaiming “We won!”

Wait a second. Play that back: "At a Catholic and Jesuit university, [we] cannot advocate for policies or practices that are counter to Catholic teaching. Part of my responsibility as an administrator … is to ensure that nothing can compromise the integrity of our mission and identity."

... call me obtuse, but how is funding a campus center for gays (in other words, a univerity-sponsored place where gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered and "questioning" individuals will celebrate their harmful lifestyle instead of receiving the help they need) ... how is that not compromising the integrity of a Catholic and Jesuit mission and identity? Are we reading the same stuff?

Meanwhile, a student at Georgetown writes:

There is a student-led movement for the establishment of a Tridentine Mass at Georgetown. This has been met with stiff opposition by Campus Ministry, who are not exactly amenable to the traditional Mass. The school newspaper The Hoya has just written a story about it, and Fr. Z has picked it up.

If you are involved with Georgetown, it sounds like you have two worthy tasks to choose from.

Lemme know if I can help.