A Big Mistake for the Worcester Catholic Men's Conference

This deci­sion, is exactly the wrong one.

And so it was that I was sched­uled to appear at a Catholic Men’s Con­fer­ence in Worces­ter, Mass­a­chu­setts on March 16, until today, when the Roman Catholic Bishop of Worces­ter, Robert McManus, directed that my appear­ance be can­celed. McManus was under pres­sure from Islamic suprema­cist groups who were call­ing and email­ing the dio­cese demand­ing that he can­cel my appear­ance. I’ve been informed that they were asked to call the dio­cese and demand the can­cel­la­tion by a Boston Globe reporter named Lisa J. Wangsness, who con­tacted me this morn­ing and appears to have insti­gated the entire controversy.

It will win us not friends and sim­ply embolden those who hate the church and wish to bring us down.

I know Robert Spencer, he’s a good and hon­or­able man, Bishop Robert McManus is a good man and has been an excel­lent bishop but the key word here is “man” and every man makes a bad move on occasion.

The dis-​invitation of Robert Spencer to this year’s Worces­ter Catholic Men’s Con­fer­ence is not a sin, but it is a shame.

I have sent an e-​mail urg­ing the Bishop to recon­sider this deci­sion and I would fur­ther urge you to pray the Bishop be given dis­cern­ment, (Per­haps the guardian Angel prayer).

Angel of God his guardian dear, to whom God’s love com­mits him here, ever this day be at his side, to light, to guard to rule to guide.

This btw is a prayer that should be used lib­er­ally for peo­ple and for your­self in times of temptation.