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Sign petition to ban anti-Pope group from World Youth Day!!

Sign the petition to ban the group "Rescate" from World Youth Day!

As has been discussed at the following threads,
http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=67722
http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=67691

the Argentinian rock group "Rescate" who is slated to perform at World Youth Day has made several comments which are offensive to the Papacy. Many truly believe that their presence at WYD would send the wrong message to the kids of the world. The comments include:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rescate

"Personally, we don’t think the Pope is God’s representative on earth. Jesus came to do away with any intermediary between God and man, and therefore we have a direct relationship with Him."

"...the Pope’s strength is more political than spiritual. This Pope, who is so orthodox, so rigid and not very ecumenical in eyes of some, could turn out to be a surprise because of how he might be forced to change due to political situations from which he cannot escape. Replacing John Paul II obviously has more of a political than a spiritual significance."

These comments are in direct contrast to the teachings of the Catholic church. If you are offended that a group with these views would perform at an event hosted by the Pontiff himself, please sign the petition to ban Rescate from WYD.

The petiiton is here: http://www.petitiononline.com/wyd2005/petition.html. Please sign the petition, and alert everyone you can about this problem.