Archbishop Casey told our Catholic men’s group, through his rector, that we couldn’t pray the Rosary on the Cathedral steps this year — he wanted to stay “neutral” toward the Pride Parade next door. Scripture, the Fathers, and the Catechism say a bishop can’t be neutral toward sin.
Timestamps
0:00 – Theme Song
0:33 – INTRODUCTION
2:54 – PART 1: What Actually Happened
8:23 – PART 2: Can a Bishop Be Neutral?
14:27 – PART 3: Why These Are Sins, Not a Matter of Opinion
17:25 – PART 4: A Bishop Who Refuses Neutrality — and One Who Didn’t
19:49 – PART 5: The Public Square — Police, Noise, and the Evidence
24:52 – CONCLUSION
📖 Sources for This Video
Scripture
Ezekiel 3:18 — Douay-Rheims (the Watchman)
Matthew 14:3–4 — St. John the Baptist’s rebuke of Herod
Galatians 2:11–14 — Paul’s public rebuke of Peter (verify exact DR wording before final cut)
Historical / Public Record
Cincinnati Pride 2026 official route information (cincinnatipride.org)
Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains — staff/rector page (cathedralaoc.org)
Archdiocese of Cincinnati — Archbishop Casey installation record
Christ Is King Action Ministries — 2024/2025 event notices
Patristic
Pope St. Gregory the Great, Pastoral Rule, Part II, Ch. 4
St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, IIa-IIae, q. 33, a. 4, ad 2
St. Basil the Great’s confrontation with the prefect Modestus (recorded by St. Gregory Nazianzen)
Magisterial / Doctrinal
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2284–2285, 2357
Catechism of St. Pius X (1905), Q. 8
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Letter on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons (1986)
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dignitas Infinita (2024), §§56, 59
Pope Pius XI, Quas Primas (1925), §32
Canon Law
Code of Canon Law, Canon 212, 386, 392, 747 §2
Contemporary Parallels
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone (San Francisco) — Immaculate Heart consecration homily (per FSSPX News coverage)
Bishop Thomas J. Tobin (Providence) — June 1, 2019 statement
Genre Precedent
Correctio Filialis de Haeresibus Propagatis (2017)
⚠️ Disclaimer (adapted)
This video presents the Catholic Church’s perennial moral teaching on these topics for educational and doctrinal purposes. The opposition expressed is theological opposition to specific acts and an ideology — not hatred of any person. This video is a filial correction directed at a public decision, not a personal attack on Archbishop Casey.
