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Monthly Archives: April 2007
Throwing the Bums Out
For years, I’ve ranted about how no clerical criminal, no matter how wicked, has ever been formally excommunicated from the Catholic Church for sexual abuse. (Or any other crime, for that matter.) I knew what I wanted to see — for the fallen priest to be shamefully, publicly, and ceremonially stripped of his priesthood, losing … More…
Posted in Black Collar Crime, Heretic's Pulpit, Priests of Darkness
Tagged catholic church, clergy sex abuse, clericalism, crisis, excommunication, forgiveness, sin, supremacy, vatican
Jesus Christ Gnostic Superstar
Every Lent, I indulge myself by watching my favorite musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar“, that great rock-opera written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber way back in 1969. This year, I was fortunate enough to see it live on stage on Palm Sunday, on its “farewell tour” with Ted Neeley as Jesus. He starred in … More…
Posted in Astrotheology, Heretic's Pulpit, Pop Cult, Weirdload
Tagged catholicism, da vinci code, drama, easter, gnosticism, jesus, jesus christ superstar, lent, mary magdalene, theatre