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Financial Assistance requested
Reverend David C. Trosch December 10, 1993 Most Reverend Oscar H. Lipscomb, DD, PhD The Catholic Center Dear Archbishop: As you well know I am in total disagreement with you in regard to the question of "Justifiable Homicide". I have been willing to personally discuss the issue with you at any time, but you have chosen to insist that I leave the diocese before such a discussion can take place, and then only when you apparently feel that I have repented of my position. I have been told that instructions were issued to the editor of the Catholic Week long before this question arose that anything I submitted was not to be printed. Since "Justifiable Homicide" has become an issue, I have again attempted to present a sound position and allow it to be open for general discussion. But, again this attempt to communicate was thwarted. No priest of the diocese has made an effort to contact me to discuss this issue. In addition you have felt the need to issue a "pastoral instruction" which has been printed in our diocesan newspaper, "The Catholic Week." At this point I want to thank you for perhaps giving me my best opportunity for establishing the position of "Justifiable Homicide". The enclosed is in response to your cover letter and official position statement alleging to represent the teaching of the Catholic Church. Copies are being mailed to all cardinals of the Church; all bishops of the United States of America; to the priests of the Archdiocese of Mobile; to a limited number of selected priests and theologians; to select Pro-Life organizations; to select Catholic, Christian and secular news media; to select government officials; and to a variety of private individuals throughout the diocese and the world. It is my opinion that you have not acted in a manner becoming of a bishop of the Catholic Church. You have acted arbitrarily and unfairly in my regard, and most importantly you have been instrumental in handicapping the efforts of those who have been active in the saving of the most innocent of human life, the unborn. I have always made myself available to you. You and your office staff have always known how to reach me. If you would, publicly or privately, be willing to have an open minded two way discussion on this issue or any other issue of the Catholic faith always feel free to contact me. Know always that everything I am doing, I do in love of you and all mankind. I believe that I am acting in the service of God. If after all of this you still believe that I am in error, please start formal proceedings against me that I may learn in the grace of God. Sincerely in Christ,
fr. David C. Trosch P.S. I believe that your removal of my faculties to say public mass, to hear confessions and removal from my parish as administrator (another injustice on your part) was without due canonical process. I will soon be initiating formal canonical process against you. Abortion? The greatest evil the universe has known or will know?Justifiable Homicide encourages "God's Choice," "a Live Baby not a dead Baby."We are a very small part of what one day will populate the galaxy, the universe. REBUTTAL DOCUMENT: "You Shall Not Murder" versus "Justifiable Homicide"  Editor
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