BIG protest coming up this Saturday

[Lilith Cherry]

St Francis will be waiting for Mercardo to teach him a lesson! I dont think the nuns are exactly "Christians" either Good luck with the protest!

[Catty1]

Hardly the spirit of St. Francis! Hope the protest brings that guy's ego - and a few others - in check!

[pomtzu]

Perhaps someone could hold a sign that reads:

Love all creatures great and small. The Lord God made them all.

Perhaps this "Father" and the nuns, don't think that cats fit in this saying. Sorry - but they are heartless jerks in my book and perhaps they should take a good hard look at their "profession", and what it means. Obviously, they have lost sight along the way.....

[momcat]

What damage is this cat doing to convent property? Who is he hurting? So he lays in the grass getting some sunshine and maybe catch a nap, I simply don't understand what the problem is here. One would think a priest and a religious community would take a kinder and more humane attitude towards one of God's creatures.

At the church I belonged to before it closed following our Pastor's passing, a group of feral cats was being fed by the owner of the funeral home across the street. The cats would then go to Pastor's back yard with a chain link fence to play and do what cats do. Pastor loved watching them especially when the mommie cats introduced their new babies. Pastor's husband built shelters for them in the yard where they had free access. Jeff always made sure there was food and fresh water for these most welcome visitors. Seeing all the kitties in the yard before and after service was a treat we all looked forward to. Maybe this is why I find this situation so incomprehensible.

Donna, if there's a petition or anyone we can write to in support of this kitty please pass it along? Groucho and I will be with you in spirit.

[Karen]

Definitely a letter to the editor as well, listing the benefits of having a cat around re: pest control, etc.

To others, I am sure these are not Franciscan nuns, likely a different order.

[Litterati]

Kudos to you for taking the initiative and I hope that the protest is a huge success with a big turnout, media coverage and all. Some people have attitudes towards our furry friends that I will never understand. Makes me so angry, so thanks for doing your part to help change things.

[moosmom]

There are no petitions. Just a bunch of people trying to make the public aware of this travesty. I just found out that I need a permit from the City of Hartford to do the protest. So, I'll be off to the City of Hartford tomorrow morning to get the permit needed. I'm just glad I called ahead of time! It could've been a disaster.

Will keep you posted.

[pomtzu]

To others, I am sure these are not Franciscan nuns, likely a different order.

Does it really matter what order that they are???? IMO - they are way out of order.

[Karen]

Does it really matter what order that they are???? IMO - they are way out of order.

I just mentioned that because different orders of nuns have different priorities - the Franciscans are more noted for kindness to animals, children and the poor, the Dominicans for intellectual pursuits (learning and teaching), Benedictine for discipline and silences, etc., etc.

[lizbud]

I couldn't find any religious order of nuns by the name mentioned, but this address is home of this church.

http://www.parishesonline.com/script...g.asp?ID=21825 I hope someone can get through to them about how cruel
it would be to take this cat to any Shelter.