On October 21, Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. and Fr. Paul Sullins, Ruth Inst. Senior Research Associate, presented two dozen white roses and a commendation to The Most Reverend Michael Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, Virginia.
Morse remarked: “We are delighted to honor Bishop Michael Burbidge with Roses from Ruth. His Excellency was very gracious to my colleague, Fr. Sullins, and me. We are impressed with the bishop’s commitment to helping his people address the gender ideology with clarity and charity. Significant controversies and confrontations are taking place within the boundaries of the Arlington Diocese. The bishop’s statement will provide aid and comfort to those who are fighting for the integrity of the human body and for scientific, philosophical and theological truth.”
The commendation stated in part: “As a sign of support for Bishop Burbidge, the Ruth Institute offers these roses and our prayers for him and for all the people of Arlington, Virginia, Catholic and non-Catholic alike.”
On October 19, Bishop Burbidge was interviewed on the syndicated radio talk show, Catholic Answers Live. He explained that his letter to fellow Catholics, “A Catechesis on the Human Person and Gender Ideology,” was a call to parents not to “buy into that which is false.”
In the interview, Burbidge remarked: “Every part of my DNA tells me who I am. Someday, individuals who’ve ‘transitioned’ may ask their families, ‘Why would you let me do this? Look at what happened.’”
The Ruth Institute looks forward to working with Bishop Burbidge to, as he stated in the interview, “give people the language to communicate what they already know.”
In an earlier press release, the Ruth Institute said: “Thank God for clergy like Bishop Burbidge for having the moral fortitude to speak out against such dangerous delusions.”
The Ruth Institute is a global non-profit organization, leading an international interfaith coalition to defend the family and build a civilization of love.
Jennifer Roback Morse is the author of The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Love and Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Village.
To schedule an interview with Fr. Paul Sullins, contact media@ruthinstitute.org.