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Bishop who called Katrina God's punishment asks pope to rescind his promotion
TP Nola.com ^ | 2.15.09

Posted on 02/16/2009 2:59:25 AM PST by trumandogz

VIENNA (AP) -- A pastor who created a controversy by suggesting that God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina because of the city's sins said he will ask the pope to rescind his promotion.

Pope Benedict XVI's recent appointment of the conservative Rev. Gerhard Maria Wagner, 54, to auxiliary bishop in Linz, Austria's third largest city, sparked an outcry among Catholics who warned it could prompt people to leave the church.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: katrina; neworleans; sin; vatican

1 posted on 02/16/2009 2:59:25 AM PST by trumandogz
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To: trumandogz

That’s a shame. Just because he said the same thing as some American evangelicals, he’s been under a lot of heat. He could have been a very good bishop.


2 posted on 02/16/2009 3:07:09 AM PST by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: trumandogz

Anyone who would leave the Church because of anything a bishop said, already has.


3 posted on 02/16/2009 3:09:49 AM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: vladimir998

No, our Pope simply understands that God did not punish the people of New Orleans and southern Mississippi with Katrina.


4 posted on 02/16/2009 3:10:29 AM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: trumandogz

Uh, he may understand that, but is that why the priest ASKED to have his name removed from the list?

It doesn’t sound like Pope Benedict meant to remove his name.


5 posted on 02/16/2009 3:15:53 AM PST by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: vladimir998

The Germans - who hate the Pope anyway - are all over this guy and are using him to attack the Pope in the media. The bishop obviously does not want to be another club used to beat the Pope.


6 posted on 02/16/2009 3:31:19 AM PST by livius
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To: trumandogz
I assume New Orleans is not a significant concern among Austrians.

So why the uproar?

7 posted on 02/16/2009 3:53:59 AM PST by cmj328 (Filibuster FOCA or lose reelection)
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To: livius

I understand that.

I know he removed his own name. It was not the pope who was opposed to him becoming a bishop, of course.


8 posted on 02/16/2009 4:04:55 AM PST by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: trumandogz

oh I dunno, did God ever punish a city because of its sin?


9 posted on 02/16/2009 4:10:48 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: cmj328

IIRC, at some point he mentioned or implied that homosexuality and sexual sins as being the root of it. The gays in Europe are absolutely foaming at the mouth about the Catholic Church and seek every opportunity to attack it viciously. Heck, the Pope gave a talk or homily on the Feast of the Holy Family which, naturally, talked about families, and the gays were out rioting because it was “homophobic.” How? It mentioned a couple as a man and a woman.

It doesn’t take much.


10 posted on 02/16/2009 4:14:20 AM PST by livius
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To: trumandogz
These people should visit the ninth ward today... with armed guards to protect them... and then let their opinions be known. Wall up the 9th and give them 30 days... there will be heads on pikes and wide spread cannibalism. evil is just some of what these animals are.

LLS

11 posted on 02/16/2009 4:27:44 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my president... NEVER!)
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To: trumandogz

Good heavens. Just because he spoke truth ?

The same will likely be true when NK finally lobs one over on the left coast.


12 posted on 02/16/2009 2:45:13 PM PST by festus (Politics makes for strange bedfellows)
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To: festus

Or when the next tornado hits Oklahoma.


13 posted on 02/16/2009 2:48:28 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: LibLieSlayer
I was in the 9th Ward a few weeks ago and did not need armed guards.

But perhaps those who cannot defend themselves or cannot handle the culture should not go down to New Orleans.

And when the next tornado hits in the Midwest, we will know it was due to the behavior of the people in that area.

14 posted on 02/16/2009 4:35:08 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: trumandogz
They killed a little girl in broad daylight 9 weeks ago... she was there with a government help project... and I know officers that refuse to go into that place at night. If you were armed and confident you probably are ok in the daytime. I stand by what I said... wall them up with no outside contact and see what happens... I suggest you stay on the outside of that wall.

LLS

15 posted on 02/17/2009 4:09:24 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my president... NEVER!)
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To: LibLieSlayer
Yes, the murder rate is high in New Orleans and a woman was killed in the 9th Ward a couple months ago. However, it was not in broad daylight.

I went to high school in the Lower 9th and never had any problems. Since Katrina, I have spent a lot of time helping out with clean-up and rebuilding. Never a problem and I always feel welcome.

However, I did get a car window smashed while helping down in St. Bernard, an area that has a drastically different racial make-up than the Lower 9th.

16 posted on 02/17/2009 1:41:58 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: trumandogz

Hmmm... interesting.

LLS


17 posted on 02/17/2009 4:43:16 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my president... NEVER!)
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