Australian Catholic Priest shocks - Mothers day mass "Be thankful you were not aborted"...

Happy Mothers day .....

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"A Catholic priest in Townsville shocked his congregation during a primary school Mother's Day mass when he told the year two students they should be thankful their mothers did not abort them.

Father Joshy John delivered his sermon to six and seven-year-old students and more than 50 mothers and grandmothers on Wednesday at Southern Cross Catholic School.
Incensed parents complained to the school and the Catholic Diocese with one mother threatening to pull her student out of the school and another so upset by the sermon she was "shaking with rage", the Townsville Bulletin reports.
One mother who wanted to remain anonymous told the newspaper she thought she misheard Fr John when he first mentioned abortion before he proceeded to mention it several more times.

"The sermon went on and on about how you need to be thankful to your mother for not aborting you as there are hundreds and thousands of children who are aborted each year," the mother said.

"Then, at the end he said, 'if you don’t understand what abortion is, go home and discuss with your parents'," the mother recalled, adding that at their young age the students "don't even know where babies come from".
The Diocese said the primary school's principal Paul Cosgriff spoke to Fr John about his sermon and the priest was extremely repentant for the hurt he caused.
Townsville Catholic Diocese director of learning, teaching and education Ernie Christie said the school issued a formal apology on behalf of a "mortified" Fr John following a "handful" of complaints.
"Fr Joshy is mortified that he said this," Mr said about the priest, originally from India, who did not intend any malice.
"He wishes he wouldn't have said it and apologises for the upset he has caused. What he was trying to say is, 'your parents love you' but it didn't come out like that."









[link to news.ninemsn.com.au]