Dissenting Authors and Speakers

Matthew 12:30
He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

2 John 1:9-11
Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son. If any one comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into the house or give him any greeting; for he who greets him shares his wicked work.

Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury, Idolatry, witchcrafts [wicca], enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects, Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.

Matthew 18:15-17
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Solemn Warning! The following people are those who claim to be Catholic but dissent from the Truth as handed down from Jesus Christ, Second Person of the Most Blessed Trinity, the Divine Word, to His Apostles and their successors. Unfortunately, even clergy are included on this list. However, since the beginning of Christianity, history shows that even heresy can begin with clergy, one notable example being the priest Martin Luther who started all of Protestantism.

These people are commonly associated with various Dissident Organizations or beliefs as indicated (see also the Dissident Organization page). The names of these individual dissidents, which are listed in alphabetical order by common dissent topic, are offered for your education and awareness. This list is not complete and will be modified as more information is learned over time. Read also on how does a person get placed on this list.

This set of people are unfortunately acting like JUDAS - Just Undermine Doctrine And Spirituality! Since "God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth that all men be saved" (1 Timothy 2:3), remember that it is your duty to pray for these people so that they may embrace the full Truth of the Catholic Faith! God's Love, Mercy and Forgiveness are boundless for the repentant sinner.

Note: each topical section is sorted by last name to simplify browsing (or just use our search engine).

Abortion and Euthanasia
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Sr. Mary J. Bujak	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Sr. Margretta Dwyer	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Joan Harriman	National Organization for Women member who founded Catholics for a Free Choice.
Mary Hunt	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Bishop Franz Kamphaus	German bishop in Frankfurt who, in direct defiance to cease and desist orders from the Vatican, offers counseling certificates to pregnant women who can use said certificates to obtain abortions.
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)	Catholic politician, currently running for president in the Democratic party (of death) who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Fr. Arthur L. Kinsella	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Frances Kissling	President of Catholics for a Free Choice.
Sr. Marie A. Kopin	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Daniel C. Maguire	Teaches at Marquette University. Justifies abortion by saying "when the woman consents to the pregnancy ... God then infuses a soul into the body," thereby implying that killing the "fetus" is not killing a person.
Patricia Fogarty McQuillan	National Organization for Women member who founded Catholics for a Free Choice.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Meta Mulcahy	National Organization for Women member who founded Catholics for a Free Choice.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Jon O'Brien	Catholics for a Free Choice.
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)	Catholic politician who votes for abortion in contradiction to Church teachings. One of American Life League's "Deadly Dozen."
Denise Riley	Catholics for a Free Choice.
Elisabeth Schussler-Fiorenza	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).

Artificial Birth Control / Sex Education
Sr. Mary J. Bujak	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Sr. Lavinia Byrne	Book titled Women at the Altar (condemned by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith)
Bill Callahan	Catholics Speak Out (Quixote Center).
Kathy Coffey	"... we should declare once and for all that the use of birth control is a question of conscience that Catholic couples should decide for themselves. The church need not make a pronouncement on the moral good or evil of the decision ..."
Fr. Charles Curran	A leader in an effort to gain signatures to oppose the Pope Paul VI Encyclical Humanae Vitae.
Sr. Margretta Dwyer	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Maureen Fiedler	Catholics Speak Out (Quixote Center).
Mary Hunt	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Fr. John Forliti	Dissenter against Humanae Vitae.
Fr. Arthur L. Kinsella	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Frances Kissling	Catholics for Contraception, a project of the Catholics for a Free Choice organization.
Sr. Marie A. Kopin	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Rosemary Radford Ruether	Promotes Catholics for Contraception, population control.
Elisabeth Schussler-Fiorenza	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Fr. Richard Sparks	Dissenter against Humanae Vitae. Contributor and promoter of sex educational material being pushed in Catholic elementary schools ("Growing in Love").

Homosexual Lifestyle
Sr. Mary J. Bujak	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Frank DeBernardo	Homosexuality (New Ways Ministry).
Marianne Duddy	Homosexuality (Dignity USA).
Sr. Margretta Dwyer	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Sr. Fran Ferder	Teaches that the homosexual life style is not a deviance, but a healthy alternative lifestyle. Presents at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Co-director of TARA: Therapy and Renewal Associates. Co-author of the book "Tender Fires: The Spiritual Promise of Sexuality" saying that "Whether we are married or single, young or old, divorced or remarried, male or female, gay or straight, celibate by choice or by circumstance, each of us is called to make the long and arduous journey of claiming our sexuality with reverence and integrating it with responsibility" and "Spirituality without sexuality is a phantom."
Fr. John Heagle	Teaches that the homosexual life style is not a deviance, but a healthy alternative lifestyle. Presents at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. Co-director of TARA: Therapy and Renewal Associates. Co-author of the book "Tender Fires: The Spiritual Promise of Sexuality" saying that "Whether we are married or single, young or old, divorced or remarried, male or female, gay or straight, celibate by choice or by circumstance, each of us is called to make the long and arduous journey of claiming our sexuality with reverence and integrating it with responsibility" and "Spirituality without sexuality is a phantom."
Mary Hunt	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Philip Keane	Author of "Sexual Morality" (Paulist Press. 1977). Says that homosexual lifestyle is not immoral. In April 1984, Cardinal Ratzinger of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ordered Archbishop Hunthausen of Seattle to withdraw his imprimatur from this book.
Fr. Arthur L. Kinsella	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Sr. Marie A. Kopin	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Robert F. Miailovich	Homosexuality (President of Dignity USA).
Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SSND	Homosexuality (New Ways Ministry). Formally notified of her error by the Vatican and removed from her position.
Fr. Robert Nugent, SDS	Homosexuality (New Ways Ministry). Formally notified of his error by the Vatican and removed from his position.
Elisabeth Schussler-Fiorenza	Sex Information and Education Council for the United States (SIECUS).
Bishop Michael V. Seneco, CTM, DD	President of the National Conference of Independent Catholic Bishops (NCICB), a group which supports the active homosexual lifestyle.
Fr. George Wertin	Pastor of St. Joan of Arc parish in Minneapolis, MN. He "totally disagrees" with Archbishop Flynn who withdrew a "Catholic" award to lesbian Kathy Itzin. He tried to have Mel White give a homily on accepting gay and lesbian lifestyles, but was also shut down by Archbishop Flynn. This parish actively promotes the intrinsically disordered homosexual lifestyle by marching in gay liberation parades and maintaining a ministry group affirming such a lifestyle.

Married Priests
Louise Haggett	Celibacy Is the Issue ("Rent-a-Priest")
John Horan	Published article pushing married (and women) priests in U.S. Catholic magazine.
Allen Moore	President of CORPUS, an Association for a married priesthood.
John W. O'Brien	CORPUS (Baltimore).
John Oesterle	Association of Pittsburgh Priests.
Anthony T. Padovano	CORPUS, an Association for a married priesthood.

Women Priests
Sr. Lavinia Byrne	Book titled Women at the Altar (condemned by the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith)
Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB	A supporter of Call to Action who promotes women priests.
Paul Collins, ex-priest	Author of the books "Papal Power" and "Mixed Blessings," who was under investigation by the Vatican claims since 1998, claims that it is �far too early� for definitive closure on the issue of women�s ordination.
Sr. Fran Ferder	Quixote Center book titled Called to Break Bread? A Psychological Investigation of 100 Women Who Feel Called to the Priesthood in the Catholic Church. As co-author of a National Catholic Reporter article dated 5/12/02 she states "Central to a more inclusive, open system, is, of course, the need to welcome sacramental ministers from all lifestyles and both genders."
Barbara Fiand	Theologian teaching that women should be priests.
Maureen Fiedler	Interim Co-Coordinator of Women's Ordination Conference.
Ruth Fitzpatrick	Women's Ordination Conference.
Fr. John Heagle	As co-author of an article printed in the National Catholic Reporter dated 5/12/02 he states "Central to a more inclusive, open system, is, of course, the need to welcome sacramental ministers from all lifestyles and both genders."
Andrea M. Johnson	Women's Ordination Conference National Coordinator and support of Catholic Organizations for Renewal.
Sr. Elizabeth Johnson	Promotes Women priests.
Sr. Theresa Kane, R.S.M	Promotes Women priests.
Fr. Richard McBrien	Claims that a future Pope must overturn the infallible document disallowing women "priests" (Ordinatio Sacerdotalis).
Sr. Ruth Sch�fer	Organized "Action Purple Stole," a womens' ordination protest.
Christine Schenk	FutureChurch, Women in Church Leadership (WICL).
Sandra Schneiders (cited in Renew 2000)	Speaker at Call to Action conferences.
Karen Schwarz	Coordinates San Francisco Women's Ordination Conference/WomenChurch.
Bishop "Willie" Walsh	Bishop of Killaloe Ireland said that he would happily ordain women and that the Church "missed out" by not doing so.
Fr. John Wijngaards	Author of "Did Christ rule out women priests?"
(ex-Bishop) Romulo Antonio Braschi: Christine Mayr- Lumetzberger, Adelinde Theresia Roitinger, Gisela Forster, Iris Muller, Ida Raming, Pia Brunner, Angela White	Seven women who went through a mock ordination ceremony held by a schismatic ex-bishop Antonio Braschi. See their warning and subsequent formal excommunication notice here.

Hierarchical Teaching Authority of the Church
James E. Biechler	Association for Rights of Catholics in the Church.
Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB	A supporter of Call to Action who promotes dissent. See her many articles in the National Catholic Reporter dissenting magazine.
Lisa Sowle Cahill	Complains about the Vatican's Formal Notification for Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SSND and Fr. Robert Nugent, SDS.
Fr. Charles Curran	Promotes dissent (see entry in the artificial birth control section).
Terry Dosh	President of Association for Rights of Catholics in the Church, an organization who wants to create their faith through a "democratic" vote and constitution. Mr. Dosh should read the Vatican II documents and realize that we Catholics already have several Constitution documents.
Sr. Fran Ferder	As co-author of the book "Partnership: Men & Women in Ministry" says that "The mobilizing metaphor of this council document (Lumen Gentium, specifically its description of the Church as The People of God) remains the image of the church as a community of faith in history. The result has been a revolution in Catholic consciousness that is stronger than our words and deeper than our symbols. It is a shift from understanding the church primarily as the hierarchical institution to experiencing it as a community of disciples. It is a way of recognizing the primordial dignity of baptism as the basis for all mission and ministry." Vatican II's Lumen Gentium makes it perfectly clear in chapter 3 that the Church is Hierarchical.
Fr. John Heagle	As co-author of the book "Partnership: Men & Women in Ministry" says that "The mobilizing metaphor of this council document (Lumen Gentium, specifically its description of the Church as The People of God) remains the image of the church as a community of faith in history. The result has been a revolution in Catholic consciousness that is stronger than our words and deeper than our symbols. It is a shift from understanding the church primarily as the hierarchical institution to experiencing it as a community of disciples. It is a way of recognizing the primordial dignity of baptism as the basis for all mission and ministry." Vatican II's Lumen Gentium makes it perfectly clear in chapter 3 that the Church is Hierarchical.
Robert McClory	Promotes dissent as advancing Catholic thought and Christian teaching (U.S. Catholic magazine, May 1999). Author of the books "Power and the Papacy" (1997) and "Faithful Dissenters: Stories of Men and Women Who Loved and Changed the Church" (2000). Former board member of Call to Action.
James Muller	As chairman of Voice of the Faithful, he promotes a "democratic" church.
Terence L. Nichols	Tries to avoid the Hierarchical teaching authority of the Church by proposing a re-definition of the hierarchy as something called a "holarchy." This is a thin disguise for a "democratic" Church.
Ingrid Shafer	Association for Rights of Catholics in the Church.
Leonard Swidler	Wants a Catholic Constitution.

True Presence of Jesus Christ - Body, Blood, Souls and Divinity - in the Eucharist [Note that all Protestant denominations also deny the true Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist]
Monika Hellwig (contributor to Renew 2000)	Says that "[Jesus saying this is My Body] more probably was intended to mean that His action of blessing, breaking, sharing and eating in such an assembly in His Name and memory was to be seen as the embodiment of the presence and Spirit and power of Jesus in the community."
Fr. Karl Rahner	Proposes a "transfinalization" or "transignification" which claims the "meaning" of the bread changes after Consecration - a symbol - rather than the Bread really and truly changing into the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. This heresy is specifically condemned in the Pope Paul VI Eucharistic Encyclical Mysterium Fidei.
Fr. Edward Schillebeeckx	Proposes a "transignification" whereby the "sign" of the bread and wine are changed into the "sign" of Jesus Christ. This heresy is specifically condemned in the Pope Paul VI Eucharistic Encyclical Mysterium Fidei.
Piet Schoonberg	Influence for Monika Hellwig and Edward Schillebeeckx.
Anthony Wilhelm	"When we say that the bread and wine 'become Christ' we are not saying that bread and wine are Christ ... What me mean is that the bread and wine are a sign of Christ present."

Divorce and Re-Marriage (Adultery) [Note this group does not follow the official annulment process in the Church]
Sheila Rauch Kennedy	Wants divorce and re-marriage allowed. Author of "Shattered Faith: A Woman's Struggle to Stop the Catholic Church from Annulling Her Marriage."
Janice P. Leary	Reform of Annulment & Respondent Support, an organization attacking the annulment process.
Ingrid Shafer	Wants re-marriage without an annulment (in Association for Rights of Catholics in the Church).
Charlie Davis	As Call to Action speaker, he promotes re-marriage after divorce and claims that St. Augustine improperly interpreted some Epistles by St. Paul on the indissolubility of marriage (in order to "justify" changing of Church teachings) He was also a leader in Call to Action (N. Virginia) and a board member of Catholics Speak Out.

Mass and Liturgy
Mary Hunt	Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER).
Diann Neu (cited in Renew 2000)	Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER).

Theology Incompatible with the Catholic Faith
Sheila Briggs	Feminist Theology.
Fr. Patrick Brennan	Denies the value and necessity of Indulgences.
Tom Beaudoin	"Pop culture is important (e.g. be with the world)," "Pluralism can be a virtue," "Suspicion of institutions can be a good thing," "Humility is the center of all ... teaching authority." See the article "Irreverently Yours: A Message from Generation X" in U.S. Catholic magazine April 1999.
James Carroll, ex-priest	Wrote a book titled Constantine's Sword: the Church and the Jews. Time magazine explains well: "a new book claims that Christianity, not just bad Christians, is to blame for the persecution of the Jews."
Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB	A supporter of Call to Action who promotes Feminist theology.
Paul Collins, ex-priest	Author of the books "Papal Power" and "Mixed Blessings," who was under investigation by the Vatican claims since 1998, claims that a "true and binding revelation [to obey the Church teachings] does not exist," denies that the Church of Christ is identified with the catholic Church, and hold an erroneous view of papal infallibility, among other things.
Sr. Carol Coston, OP	Carol Coston was NETWORK's executive director during its first 11 years and later remained on its board of directors. In a 1984 autobiographical essay, Coston said her feminist perspective, developed during the 1960s and 1970s, enabled her to see "domination" on all sides and gave her freedom to "try to transform" it, as well as to choose her own work, companions and "life-style", and to discover "feminist spirituality." She discussed her spirituality in a 1980 speech published by NETWORK and included in Tuite's NARW-CWU "conscientization" kit. It draws heavily on the thought of Sr. Madonna Kolbenschlag and recommends the "positive images" to be found in the goddess traditions of Ishtar and Isis.
Fr. Anthony De Mello (cited in Renew 2000)	Vatican ruling which states that his teachings are incompatible with the Catholic faith and can cause grave harm.
Fr. Jacques Dupuis	Author of the book "Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism" which obtained a formal Notification from the Vatican.
Matthew Fox	Author of the book "Creation Spirituality" and the founder of a movement with the same name, he was investigated by the Vatican and subsequently dismissed from the Dominican Order in 1993. Creation Spirituality has 10 Principles which replace the 10 Commandments, among which are claims of "Divinity is as much Mother as Father" and "That we experience that the Divine is in all things and all things are in the Divine (Panentheism)." Panentheism is an old heresy which has been resurrected in New Age thought. He has "Techno-Cosmic Masses" which "integrates live music, electronica, multi-media imagery and eastern and indigenous spiritual elements to create a multi-cultural, intergenerational and ecumenical form of worship." The real Catholic Mass makes Jesus Christ present in His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. Fox claims that Christianity has been spiritually destitute ever since St. Augustine came up with the doctrine of original sin. (Friends of Creation Spirituality is also part of Call to Action's Catholic Organizations for Renewal).
Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia	Liberation Theology.
David Gentry-Akin	Pro-feminist men.
Fr. Roger Haight	The author of the book "Jesus: Symbol of God" promotes pluralism, similar to that of Fr. Jacques Dupuis (above). He was prevented from continuing to teach and is presently under investigation by the Vatican. Any real Catholic knows that Jesus is God, and not just a symbol. He also presents at Call to Action conferences. In 2002, he promoted feminist theology, pick whatever religion suits your conscience (indifferentism) and that "Catholics need a new theology" rather than Dominus Iesus, decried the "sexist" Church because women are not leaders (priests), and chided the Church for clericalism because the laity cannot perform priestly duties.
Diana Hayes	Author of the book "And We Still Rise: an Introduction to Black Liberation Theology."
Sr. Jose Hobday	As disciple of Matthew Fox and his creation spirituality, she has been quoted as saying that Catholic teachers "should forget about any church doctrine prior to twenty years ago�cut the spiritual and emotional umbilical cord to the Church and start in a new direction."
Mary Hunt	WomenChurch, Feminist theology.
Sr. Karol Jackowski	As the author of "Sister Karol's Book of Spells and Blessings," Jackowski is into new age, pagan and occult spirituality. Her books says simply: "Find your own favorite prayers, your mantra ... Whatever God or divine power you call upon, whatever moves you make, whatever words you speak, whatever spell or blessing you choose, all of that now becomes charged with the magic in ritual.."
Bishop Franz Kamphaus	Supports dissent via a false freedom of conscience: "Conscience can oblige the individual to acts that are in contradiction of Church teachings .... It is the responsibility of the individual alone."
Hans K�ng	Former theologian condemned by the Vatican.
Fr. Richard McBrien	Says, among other things, that Jesus did not establish the Catholic Church, and calls into question the virginal conception of Jesus and the perpetual virginity of Our Lady, and promotes dissent.
Sr. Mary John Mananzan	Feminist theology, supporter of Call to Action.
Michael Morwood, ex-priest	Author of the books "Tomorrow's Catholic" and "Is Jesus God?" has had the former book banned by Archbishop Pell in Australia. He denies the teachings on the Divinity of Christ and the Most Blessed Trinity.
Diann Neu (cited in Renew 2000)	WomenChurch, Feminist theology.
Sr. Carolyn Osiek	Feminist Theology. Also the author of Beyond Anger: Being a Feminist in the Church, and says that monotheism "becomes bad news" when you have to decide "whether you have a male or female God."
Jacques Pohier	Theologian condemned by the Vatican.
Rosemary Radford Ruether	Eco-Feminist theology.
Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM	Center for Action and Contemplation, focused on the occult Enneagram.
Bishop (retired) Remi De Roo	Supports women priests, Liberation Theology, married priests, artificial contraception.
Edward Schillebeeckx	Theologian condemned by the Vatican.
Margaret Starbird	Says Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene.
Sr. Carmi�a Navia Velasco	Feminist Theology, Liberation Theology.
Fr. George Wertin	Pastor of St. Joan of Arc parish in Minneapolis, MN. In a homily on Sunday, January 12th, 2003 titled "A Baptism That Transforms," he denies the doctrine of Baptism" "People are still locked into the old sin/redemption theology that sees all human being as infected by a hereditary sin from Adam that keeps them from God." Baptism not needed to remove original sin or personal sin but rather the sin of the world. In a July 14, 2002 homily, he preached that "we need to let go of fall/redemption theology" and "How refreshing to embrace a creation-centered spirituality." He was written up favorably in the August 2003 ChurchWatch section of the Call to Action dissident group.

Public Supporters of Dissident Organizations
Fr. Art Baranowski (cited in Renew 2000)	Supporter of Call to Action.
Phil Berrigan (Jonah House)	Supporter of Priests for Equality.
Fr. Patrick Brennan	Supporter of Call to Action.
John Coleman, SJ	Supporter of Priests for Equality. (Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, CA).
Fr. Michael Crosby	Supporter of Call to Action.
Sheila and Dan Daley	Supporter of Call to Action (Chicago).
William J. Davis	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Romero Institute).
Hubert Feichtlbauer	Head of We are Church in Austria.
Matthew Fox	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Friends of Creation Spirituality).
Bishop Jacques Gaillot (deposed!)	Permitted married priests to celebrate Mass, blessed homosexual unions, encouraged distribution of condoms in public schools, and worked to change Church teachings about divorce and contraception.
Saundra Glynn	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Catholics of Vision/Canada).
Jeannine Gramick, SSND	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (National Coalition of American Nuns).
Joe Grenier Cathy Grenier	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Good Tidings).
Thomas Gumbleton (Auxiliary Bishop, Detroit)	Supporter of Priests for Equality and Call to Action.
Paul Halsall	Publishes a web page called "Radical Catholics" which support and link to all forms of dissenter information.
Rea Howarth	Supporter of Call to Action. (Northern Virginia).
Carole Howell	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Promises).
Sr. Theresa Kane	Supporter of Call to Action.
Thomas Kerwin	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Catholics for the Spirit of Vatican II).
Fintan Kilbride	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Coalition of Concerned Canadian Catholics).
Janice P. Leary	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Save Our Sacrament /Annulment Reform).
Bishop Raymond Lucker (New Ulm, MN - Deceased)	Supporter of Call to Action.
Cardinal Roger Mahoney (Los Angeles, CA)	Sponsors a "Religious Education Congress" stuffed to the gills with dissenting speakers. The recent session on April 7-9, 2000 had those such as: Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, Sr. Fran Ferder, Sr. Barbara Fiand, Fr. Richard Rohr, Fr. Patrick Brennan, Dr. Diana Hayes, Bishop Ken Untener, Bishop Robert Morneau, Fr. Thomas Reese, Fr. Michael Crosby, Megan McKenna.
Sr. Mary John Mananzan	Supporter of Call to Action, feminist theology.
Fr. Richard McBrien	Supporter of Call to Action.
Tom McCabe	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Renewal Coordinating Community).
Robert McClory	Call to Action board member, promotes others to practice dissent.
Megan McKenna	Supporter of Call to Action.
Bridget Mary Meehan	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Federation of Christian Ministries).
Bishop Robert Morneau	Speaker at various dissident conferences.
Bishop Albert Ottenweller (retired bishop of Steubenville, Ohio)	Supporter of Call to Action.
Ned Reidy, CSC	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Pathfinder Renewal Weekend).
Fr. Richard Rohr	Supporter of Call to Action.
Rosemary Radford Ruether	Founder of Call to Action.
Fred Ruof	Supporter of Call to Action (Baltimore).
Christine Schenk, C.S.J.	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (FutureChurch).
Fr. Richard Sinner	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (North Dakota Peace Coalition).
William Slavick	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Pax Christi - Maine).
Bill Thompson	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (coordinator).
Bishop Ken Untener	Supporter of Call to Action and feminist events.
Lena Woltering	Supporter of Catholic Organizations for Renewal (Fellowship of Southern Illinois Laity)

Publications and Periodicals who Publish Dissenting Material
Rev. Mark J. Brummel	Publisher of U.S. Catholic magazine.
Thomas C. Fox	Publisher of National Catholic Reporter magazine.
	The American Catholic magazine.
Fr. Thomas J. Reese, S.J., Editor in Chief	America, the magazine published by the Jesuits.

Schismatics and Sedevacantists
Fr. Anthony Cekada	Sedevacantist who claims that Pope Paul VI, who promulgated the Novus Ordo Mass, "... imposed [was] evil, sacrilegious, faith-destroying. This is why as Catholics we reject it."
Bishop Daniel Dolan	Sedevacantist who claims that Pope John Paul II is an apostate and that the Novus Ordo Mass is invalid.
Reverend Anthony Hash, D.D.	"Presiding Bishop" of the schismatic United American Catholic Church.
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre	Former head of Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) who illicitly consecrated four Bishops.
Fr. Curzio Nitogliae	Claims that Vatican II is false.
Fr. Lucian Pulvermacher, O.F.M. Cap	Sedevacantist who claims to be the new "Pope Pius XIII."
Bishop Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI	As head of the Sedevacantist organization The Religious Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (Congregatio Mariae Reginae Immaculatae - CMRI), claims that Vatican II and all popes after Pius XII are heretical and false, as well as that the Novus Ordo Mass is invalid.
Fr. Donald J. Sanborn	Sedevacantist who claims that Pope John Paul II is an apostate and that the Novus Ordo Mass is invalid.
Fr. John Trosch	Claims that Pope John Paul II is a heretical, automatically excommunicated masonic pope and that the Novus Ordo Mass is invalid.

Church Renovation ("Wreckovation")
Fr. Richard Vosko	Well known for modernist Church renovations which do not uphold the Catholic requirements.
Bishop Rembert Weakland (now retired)	Modernist militant Bishop of Milwaukee openly defies Vatican orders that his Cathedral wreckovation does not meet Church teachings.

Speakers at the 2004 Call to Action Conference

(Note: Complete list in alphabetical order. It is unclear whether all speakers claim to be Catholic)

Celeste Anderson Byrne - discusses "Nguzo Saba," basis for Kwanzaa

Brian David Christian - Pagan "prayer" session for "wild men of God" with "ritual, drumming, archetypes and discussion." He was mentored by a Hopi elder.

Kathryn Christian - feminist / female god: "we honor the Holy One with feminine images"

John Chuchman and Karen Schrauben - focused on spiritual healing (what spirituality?)

Lalor Cadley - feminist / female god: "We view images of God from women's experience and contemplate a world where God's image shines in all Her people..."

Charles Curran - against "patriarchal approaches" and for liberal "sexual ethics"

Fr. John Dear, S.J. - author of "Jesus the Rebel, wants us to "�disturb the peace� with trouble-making nonviolence," promotes Pax Christi

Russ Ditzel - promotes women and homosexual priests

Clarissa Pinkola Est�s - Jungian psychoanalyst talking about the "creative fire"

Margaret Farley - into feminism and "sexual ethics," proposes "a framework for Catholic Christian sexual ethics appropriate in today's world ... responsive to contemporary questions and experience."

Brendan Fay, using examples with his own so-called "spouse" Tom Moulton, promotes homosexual unions (so-called "gay marriage")

Fran Ferder - claims that �rigid orthodoxy� has facilitated the tragedy of clergy sexual abuse

Barbara Fiand - into feminist spirituality, she wants a "faith relevant for these arid times" based on "contemporary experience lest our precious story wither"

Elisabeth Sch�ssler Fiorenza - a feminist promoting women priests, claims that "Roman Catholic theology has developed not only hierarchical-kyriarchal understandings of the universe but also a politics of exclusion that has made women second class citizens"

Mary Ann Garfold - promotes "ways for parish ministers and catechists to pass on the vision of church in religious education programs" (what kind of vision?) using a "prayer" session of "music, movement, reflection, and ritual sharing of many types of bread"

Ivone Gebara - "seeks a new understanding of 'sacred' in the realm of our bodies," using principles of eco-feminism

David Gibson - author of "The Coming Catholic Church," he describes" the transformations already underway through both a revolution from below and an impending change at the top." He is working on a follow-up book about the next pope.

Neris Gonz�les - works for ECOVIDA, a Latino social justice / ecology group, and tells her story

Jeannine Gramick - will display an 82-minute film about her disobedience to the Vatican regarding gay and lesbian Catholic teaching and "ministry."

Salome Harasty and Janet Herrick - founders of Stone Circle spiritual resource center for women, will lead a pagan prayer session to "form the ritual circle."

Diana Hayes - feminist theologian who claims that "the bodies of persons of African descent ... have been dehumanized and rendered demonic by ... the Catholic Church"

Pamela Hayes - discusses how the Church�s justice system is working for victims and the wrongfully accused

Daniel Helminiak - uses "human consciousness plus the findings of ... social sciences to make the case that sexual = personal = spiritual integration. The result is a broadly inclusive view of sexuality which is contemporary, not medieval"

Thomas Honor� (ex-priest) and Lena Woltering - Call to Action board members who claim to "go beyond personal prejudice to face the misuse of power by systems and institutions"

Joan Horgan - guides a "prayer" session using "the art forms of movement, writing and drawing to heighten awareness of the Holy Spirit at work within us."

Patricia Beattie Jung - claims that sexual ethics "must be re-examined in light of all Christians' experiences, whether gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, trans-gender or heterosexual"

Joseph Kelly - talks about the "portrayal of Magdalen in Dan Brown's best selling novel, The DaVinci Code, which has caused more than 60 million readers to look at her in a new way"

Joseph Kilikevice, OP - leads a creation spirituality based "workshop" using a "rich diversity of spiritual traditions: Jewish, Christian, Muslim and others" and using "simple chants and reverent movement in a circle." He is the founder of SHEM Center for Interfaith Spirituality, which "honors and embraces the truth as it appears in the teachings of all faith traditions." (never mind that Jesus said that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life)

Martha Ann Kirk and Covita Moroney - "share story, music and ritual from ancient Jewish, Christian and Muslim women, challenging and healing us for our journeys into the future"

Ren�e LaReau - talks about young adult Catholics and "their problem areas of disconnect with the institutional Church." LaReau is a columnist whose work has appeared in dissident magazines U.S. Catholic, the National Catholic Reporter, and America.

Robert McClory - as a former board member of Call to Action, he claims that "the institutional Church seems bent on driving everyone out of the pews or out of their minds."

Melvin John P. Miller and Kuukua Dzigbordi Yomekpe - lead a "participatory and interactive [prayer] session, working with us to find ways in which movement can enhance spirituality." They also lead morning prayer, �Communing with the Spirit through Dance.�

Paul Ojibway - claims that "the American Indian experience of the Sacred as critical for understanding of our place in the universe and our individual path." Wants to "look at ways of praying that inform and challenge our post-modern notions of gender, sexuality, relationships, and exclusive, personalized spirituality and ritualized prayer."

Diarmuid O'Murchu - claims that "relationships and sexuality for long have been conditioned and undermined by narrow anthropocentric and biological terms of reference." Redefines Christianity with so-called "Quantum Theology" wanting us to return to worship of Mother Earth.

Anthony Padovano - As a leader in the International Federation of Married Catholic Priests, he wants to re-define "fidelity"

Linda Pieczynski - a previous president of Call To Action, she talks about the clerical sex abuse crisis

Catherine Pinkerton - looks at globalization "and the theological currents which which are interwoven there"

Cindy and Ken Preston-Pile - Pax Christi supporters who want to "create peace" using methods of "ritual, stories, interactive exercises, creative expression, and presentation."

Mary Ramerman - tells her story: "how a pastoral assistant and mother of three became a priest and pastor to the vibrant community of Spiritus Christi in Rochester, N.Y."

Victoria Rue and Anne Pezzillo - promoting women priests. Ms. Rue, in "Heeding her own call to the priesthood, ... expects to be ordained to the diaconate in summer, 2004, by Austrian 'Bishop' Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger." (Note that Mayr-Lumetzberger was formally excommunicated)

Christine Schenk - FutureChurch member promoting a married priesthood in the Latin (Western) Tradition..

Brian Swimme - Associate director of The Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality, claims that "our failure to find a meaningful approach to the universe has left a distorted mode of human presence upon the Earth"

Mary Evelyn Tucker - discusses the drafting of the Earth Charter and "promot[ing] its spiritual vision," eco-religion, Mother Earth. (creation spirituality oriented)

Gloria Ulterino and Judith Boyd - use Mary of Magdala to lead a "prayer" session using "music, storytelling, and a participatory ritual."

Susan and Jim Vogt - about raising children with values (which values?)

Susan Weissert - looks at AIDS claiming millions of deaths are preventable due to "poverty, debt, lack of access to medicines, and unjust structures"

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