Posted on 08/14/2006 12:07:57 AM PDT by freepatriot32
LONDON - The U.S. publishing company Ignatius Press has refused to sell any works by Welsh singer Charlotte Church after she called German-born Pope Benedict XVI a Nazi and mocked the Catholic Church.
The directors of Ignatius Press said they were offended when the Welsh singer mocked the Catholic Church in the pilot of a proposed eight-part television chat show.
Church, dubbed the "Voice of an Angel" before she turned her talents to popular music, also dressed up as a nun and pretended to hallucinate while eating "communion" wafers imprinted with smiling faces signifying the drug Ecstasy.
She smashed open a statue of the Virgin Mary to reveal a can of hard cider inside, said she worshipped "St. Fortified Wine," and stuck chewing gum on a statue of the child Jesus.
Ignatius Press announced that Church's products have been withdrawn from its Web site and catalogue.
"It is with regret that we do this," the company said in a statement to its customers on its Web site, www.ignatius.com.
"Miss Church possesses a great gift from God, and in the past she has used her talent often to offer praise and glory to Our Lord," the statement said.
"We cannot stand by a young woman who uses her stature in the media to mock the Eucharist, slander the Holy Father, and denigrate the vows of religious women," it continued.
"Therefore, our catalogues and Web site will immediately withdraw all compact discs, cassette tapes, DVDs and VHS tapes that feature Miss Church. Please join us in praying for this troubled young woman," the statement added.
Church declined to comment.
Church, 20, was raised a Catholic and sang for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican at the age of 12.
The pilot for "The All New Charlotte Church Show" was filmed before a live studio audience July 12.
Ignatius Press was founded by Father Joseph Fessio, a California Jesuit who studied under the future Pope Benedict at the University of Regensburg in Germany in the 1970s and who continues to be a close friend.
Pope Benedict, the son of a German policeman opposed to Nazism, was forced into the Hitler Youth movement as a child, and during World War II he served briefly in an anti-aircraft battalion
Were the first Christians "Bible alone" Christians, before the New Testament had been compiled or even written?
How could "the Bible alone" doctrine be implemented effectively before the invention of the printing press?
Does Jesus command the writing of the New Testament in the Bible?
What does Jesus tell us in the Bible regarding obedience to His Church?
What does Scripture call "the pillar and foundation of truth"?
You just don't see that. You may enjoy your air of superiority, but you use the same tired arguments to justify error and deceit.
I believe in the rat poison theory of many "religions". They give you 99% good wholesome food to lure you. But, it is laced with 1% poison...
"...but surely you will not die!"
I will. She's got such a great gift and being a singer myself, I can appreciate how wonderful she is and who gave her that gift. I hope and pray she recognizes that soon.
Can't y'all find a religious forum to debate this stuff on?
I think someone who argues a statue in church is horrible is kind of stupid, but I could have sworn this thread was about Charlotte Church & her behavior, not statues.
Has it occured to you that neither will change opinions?
Of course. In fact, I'm convinced of it. But I can't let an attack against Christ's Church go unchallenged. Otherwise, other readers might be harmed by pageonetoo's errors.
In Isaiah 22, we see the transferal of the office of the vice regency of the House of David from Shebna to Eliakim. Such is the nature of an office.
Thus, there is no reason to believe that the office of the vice-regency of the eternal House of David passed out of existence with the death of Peter, and, in fact, historically, the office of the vice-regency of the eternal House of David was passed on from Peter to Linus continuously to this day through to Pope Benedict XVI.
There is also evidence of Apostolic succession in Acts.
Acts 1:12-26Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city. When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) and said, "Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus— he was one of our number and shared in this ministry."
(With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
"For," said Peter, "it is written in the book of Psalms, " 'May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,' and, " 'May another take his place of leadership.'Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection."So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs." Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
Actually, I don't think O'Connor's actions hurt her with her fan base. Church's fan base is very different, and more likely to be offended by her actions. Kind of like the difference between Pearl Jam and The Dixie Chicks.
She looks quite coarsened.
I remember hearing that Sinead was booed off stage at one of her concerts. She desreved it.
Booze does that. She deserves every ounce she gains.
What happened to her? Drugs? Or time with peer group of lefties? Either will ruin a child.
Guess you've never heard of the caliph.
Is English your first language?
Please tell me what other pretend requirements of our faith include. I want to know what else I'm missing, and at the very least, this Klannish behavior is amusing as all-get out.
FR is infested with Catholic bashing. Most of it is tolerated by the moderators. I've learned to ignore it. The poster in question, however, seems to be running his posts through Babelfish.
She looks horrible and coarse.
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