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Sanchez is Gone But Questions Linger
The tenth Archbishop of Santa Fe, the Most Reverend Robert Fortune Sanchez, who resigned in disgrace for gross mishandling of clergy abuse among his priests while taking sexual advantage of a number of young women, has died. And so, we are led to believe, ends the crisis here. The crisis, maybe, but not the mystery. … More…
The Cult of Survivors
The Catholic Church has often been described as a cult by critics. In fact, most of the cult checklists out there seem directly targeted at Rome, even if aimed at Mormons, Scientologists, or Heaven’s Gate. But there is another group that exhibits many of the same disturbingly cult-like features of the Catholic Church, even … More…
Posted in Heretic's Pulpit, Priests of Darkness, Survivor Issues
Tagged catholic church, cover-up, crisis, cults, legal, snap, support, survivors
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Women’s Ordination, Child Abuse, and a World Bank
Every time I see a stupid, reactionary, and patronizing action by the Vatican, the Holy See reminds us all once again that they are not to be judged by mere human law. No, their stupidities transcend all normal classifications of idiocy, soaring into rarefied realms of blithe intransigent irrationality with utter glee. The problem is … More…
Posted in Heretic's Pulpit, Priests of Darkness, Roman Circus
Tagged bank, catholic church, clergy sex abuse, clericalism, economics, inquisition, liberation, nwo, ratzinger, supremacy, vatican, women clergy
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My Last Sermon
A version of this message was sent on the last day of August to all the church groups I have subscribed to. While I have learned much from the Independent Catholic Movement, met some incredibly spiritual people, and was given the chance to minister to souls in need, there is, if not a “dark side”, … More…
Posted in Annunciations, Heretic's Pulpit
Tagged anticlericalism, catholic church, excommunication, independent catholicism
“Invicible Ignorance” and an Irish Uprising
Add to the ever-growing numbers of people around the world angry at the Church for the clergy abuse scandal, the Prime Minister of Ireland and the Archbishop of Dublin. Here’s what AP had to say: The Irish are broadly lauding this week’s thunderbolt from Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who denounced the Vatican’s role in the … More…
Posted in Black Collar Crime, Priests of Darkness, Roman Circus
Tagged catholic church, clergy sex abuse, clericalism, crisis, ireland, reform, theology, vatican
From Victims to Laughingstocks
I stumbled across a brand-new website, that of the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State, no less, and could not believe my eyes. Can this possibly be for real? With such a name, they must be extremely, impressively serious. But on a closer look, this is either a sophisticated tongue-in-cheek joke, or there … More…
Posted in Pop Cult, Priests of Darkness, Roman Circus, Survivor Issues, Weirdload
Tagged catholic church, crisis, legal, ratzinger, survivors, vatican
Breaking News: St. Anthony Swiped
Such times we live in; the Age of Science, and yet ancient scraps of dead people are still treasured by many for their magical powers. Well, as long as it’s not a case of “furtim sacrim“, the time-honored practice of sacred theft, wherein it’s OK under some circumstances to “liberate” relics if they are to … More…
Posted in Making Martyrs, Pop Cult, Priests of Darkness, Survivor Issues, Weirdload
Tagged art, attacks, catholic church, saints, superstition