I have come to the conclusion that I have very few options in what I can and cannot do in dealing with the Roman Catholic Church. So I am going to work on the things I can do. First and foremost, I need to make sure that the boys in Rome are not counting me… Continue reading Actus formalis defectionis ab Ecclesia catholica
Category: Catholic Church
Wandering off the reservation
I am sorting through a lot of comments, a lot of emails and a lot of phone calls? (How did my number get so widely distributed?) Bottom line. I am not wandering off the reservation from the topic at hand. If you want to weave the birth control and abortion discussions into this conversations, I… Continue reading Wandering off the reservation
Pandora’s Box
It seems that my last post opened Pandora's Box. What I thought was going to be an expression of the reasons for my exit from SNAP turned into a flash point for people for and against the way SNAP operates. I have received more email on both sides of this discussion than I expected. It… Continue reading Pandora’s Box
Parting Company with SNAP
Update: If you are coming into this blog post from TheMediaReport.com click here to see my response to Mr. Pierre's use of my post to support his attack on SNAP. I began writing this post over a month ago. It was put aside as my attention went to other, more important events in my life.… Continue reading Parting Company with SNAP
Missouri Reporter Delves into Vianney Renewal Center in Dittmer
When I first reported Father Gibson to the Diocese of Scranton, I was told that he had been removed from ministry and sent to a facility for safekeeping. While the Diocese should have handed this prolific sexual criminal to civil authorities, they instead sent him into the Catholic Church's "Pedophile Protection Center" a.k.a. The Vianney… Continue reading Missouri Reporter Delves into Vianney Renewal Center in Dittmer
Diocese Of Scranton Quietly Reassigns Priest Who Displayed Suggestive Photos of Men in Church
The Diocese of Scranton has reassigned a priest removed from his previous assignment for accidentally displaying questionable photographs of men at a Church event. According to 13 May 2010 edition of The Catholic Light, the newspaper for the Diocese of Scranton, announced (on page 3) that Reverend Edward Lyman has been assigned as "Senior Priest"… Continue reading Diocese Of Scranton Quietly Reassigns Priest Who Displayed Suggestive Photos of Men in Church
Posting the Pope not for everyone
I have received some feedback on the campaign to reply to Pope Benedict XVI's letter to the Irish people (Dear Mr. Ratzinger: Letters from Ireland, ). Some have enthusiastically embraced the idea and plan to write a note to the Pontiff to express their opinion of his prose to the Irish nation. Others think it… Continue reading Posting the Pope not for everyone
Another York Cult Member Writes In…
Virgil Tetherow, Brad Tetherow, Father Gabriel, Mr. Oregon,whatever you want to call the convicted child porn connoisseur who is currently masquerading as a Catholic Priest at a schismatic "Roman Catholic Mission" in York, continues to enjoy the favor of a fringe group of misguided ultra conservative Catholics. One sent in a comment to an old post… Continue reading Another York Cult Member Writes In…
The Pedophile Sex Crisis in the Catholic Church Continues, Despite All Efforts by the Vatican to Make You Think Otherwise
Anyone who has watched network or cable news, read a newspaper, logged on to a blog or a news website in the past couple of weeks has been inundated with information of the Catholic Sex Crisis. (I keep calling it a crisis, because "scandal" just doesn't start to cover it. ) New revelations of bishops… Continue reading The Pedophile Sex Crisis in the Catholic Church Continues, Despite All Efforts by the Vatican to Make You Think Otherwise
Looking for Survivors of Peter J. Dunne, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
I recieved an email today from a SNAP leader up in Pennsylvania. A survivor in Iowa is looking for information on the predator that abused him as a child. The name of the predator priest is Peter J. Dunne of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. This particular priest is a real piece of work. I am… Continue reading Looking for Survivors of Peter J. Dunne, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Off My Knees - A Blog by Michael Baumann 