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[Catholic Caucus] Monsignor Rossi Boots Me From D.C. Basilica on Corpus Christi Sunday
The American Spectator ^ | June 23, 2019 | George Neumayr

Posted on 06/24/2019 5:51:46 PM PDT by ebb tide

[Catholic Caucus] Monsignor Rossi Boots Me From D.C. Basilica on Corpus Christi Sunday

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the whistle-blowing former papal nuncio to the U.S., recently confirmed my scoop from last year that Monsignor Walter Rossi, who runs the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, is an accused gay predator.

“‘Monsignor Rossi is, without a doubt, a member of the ‘gay mafia.’ You can read about him online on The American Spectator website,” Viganò told the Italian journalist Marco Tosatti.

“I can say that, while I was a nuncio in the United States, I received the documentation that states that Msgr. Rossi had sexually molested male students at the Catholic University of America,” according to Viganò. “The Vatican, in particular Cdl. [Pietro] Parolin, is well aware of the situation of Msgr. Rossi, as is Cdl. Wuerl. I can finally testify that Rossi’s name was proposed for promotion to my predecessor, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, who blocked his progress.”

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: dcbasilica; francischurch; homos; rossi
Alleged Predator Bars Journalist George Neumayr From National Shrine
1 posted on 06/24/2019 5:51:46 PM PDT by ebb tide
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To: Al Hitan; Coleus; DuncanWaring; ebb tide; Fedora; Hieronymus; irishjuggler; Jaded; JoeFromSidney; ..

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2 posted on 06/24/2019 5:53:09 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: ebb tide

Neumayr is a scheming slimy slanderer and egomaniac, but, I’m fully on his side in this case, which to use a phrase N himself might devise, is one of episcopal brutality.


3 posted on 06/24/2019 6:02:46 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace... pax)
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To: ebb tide
I don't think Rossi has a canonical right to do that.

OTOH, the canonical rights of lay Catholics may be hard to enforce. But since Missus Valencia Camp, the Shrine Security Person, said it was a "civil matter" involving the police, here's hoping the irrepressible and indispensable George Neumayr can assert his rights as a Citizen and get some kind of procedural and substantive due process.

Rossi --- absurd. Not only homomafia kingpin, but Clericalist on Stilts.

4 posted on 06/24/2019 6:07:37 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops." - St. John Chrysostom, Bishop)
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To: Marchmain

“Neumayr is a scheming slimy slanderer and egomaniac…”
Where does this vitriol come from?


5 posted on 06/24/2019 6:12:47 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Not by that route. The DC archdiocese and DC police have a rather close, cooperative, even symbiotic, relationship.


6 posted on 06/24/2019 6:29:31 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace... pax)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Toward N or Rossi? Ha. No vitriol, that’s the lay of the land.


7 posted on 06/24/2019 6:33:22 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace... pax)
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To: Marchmain
That's another reason for the corrupt clergy mess. In many places police wouldn't arrest clerics, prosecutors wouldn't prosecute, judges settled things out of court. It was assumed the Church would take care of things intramurally.

Not just the Cath. Church. Churches generally.

And not just churches. Doctors. Lawyers. Other professions. You didn't drag them through the courts. You assumed the professional brotherhood would "take care of it" among themselves.

8 posted on 06/24/2019 7:10:20 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops." - St. John Chrysostom, Bishop)
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To: Marchmain
Care to back up the "slanderer" accusation?

You have already shown your disdain for Christopher Ferrara, Catholic Family News, and the Remnant Newspaper.

What are your go-to sources? America Magazine? L'Osservatore Romano?

9 posted on 06/24/2019 7:17:01 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

I believe you’re right, and described the situation well.


10 posted on 06/24/2019 7:38:31 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace... pax)
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To: ebb tide

My priest confessor— ha ha, just kidding you, Ebb Tide!


11 posted on 06/24/2019 7:40:53 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace... pax)
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To: Marchmain

So you won’t support your detraction of your fellow Catholics: “scheming slimy slanderer and egomaniac”?


13 posted on 06/24/2019 7:57:21 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: Marchmain

Pronounced Mah-JEE-ster, as in ‘GEE whiz’!

Actually, it's MAH-jee-stair.

But thank you for playing.

14 posted on 06/24/2019 8:45:08 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod (To restore all things in Christ~~Appeasing evil is cowardice~~Francis is temporary. Hell is forever.)
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To: ebb tide

Neumayr turns vague accusations into confirmed facts with hackneyed yellow journalism techniques. He turns facts into lurid, mass-appeal fantasy stories. He seems to pride himself on logical fallacies. He decides what he wants to say, then targets people and places to create or coerce bits he then knits into far out pet theories that resonate with readers prone to hysteria over reason.

N went to a jam-packed, big-event mass with the dear hope of provoking getting tossed out. Now, that’s OK, low class, but a legitimate journo trick. N is in the right in this regard! I would defend to the arch himself N’s right to attend mass and be in a parish church of any size. But wasn’t it clever of N to get some revenge? Now he looks like a personal victim of the corrupt hierarchy — and in fact he is!

It’s always good to play devil’s advocate when reading articles, especially ones that draw all the conclusions for you. This is helpful for anyone including Catholics. I did not intend to insult fellow Catholics, most of them would see thru these manipulations and not give N the time of day.


15 posted on 06/24/2019 9:01:11 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace... pax)
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To: BlessedBeGod

I hate to correct you; you seem to make the common error of giving the Anglo accent to the Italianate. Maybe you innocently picked that up from some ignorant priest, would not be uncommon.


16 posted on 06/24/2019 9:06:02 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace... pax)
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To: Marchmain

I’m not interested in your detractions. Never have been.

You seem more interested in attacking the authors of the articles posted rather then addressing the content of the articles.

What are you complaints against Catholic Family News and the Remnant? They’re too Catholic for you?


17 posted on 06/24/2019 9:08:42 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: Marchmain

I hate to correct you; you seem to make the common error of giving the Anglo accent to the Italianate. Maybe you innocently picked that up from some ignorant priest, would not be uncommon.

Nice try, but that's directly from a native speaker of Italian who is familiar with Sandro.

18 posted on 06/24/2019 9:39:26 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod (To restore all things in Christ~~Appeasing evil is cowardice~~Francis is temporary. Hell is forever.)
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To: ebb tide

Not sure why you say ‘detraction’ ? Or ‘too Cath’ either ?


19 posted on 06/24/2019 9:56:45 PM PDT by Marchmain (peace... pax)
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