Charles has some unusual interests which raised some eyebrows and resulted in his being disinvited from this year's Midwest Catholic Conference where he was to be a speaker. Basically, sharing with them a strong interest in fantasy literature, he has hoped in the past to evangelize people involved in gnostic and occultist movements by convincing them that what they are looking for can be found in the Catholic Church. According to him he has obtained at least one conversion this way. This has resulted in Charles having some contacts and associations which Drolesky and others feel that no Catholic should have for any reason. You may agree with them. However, I felt that Drolesky's reaction was over the top (as did a neutral traditional Catholic correspondent of mine), and that the "revisionist" Michael Hoffman (who must be the only commentator to have attacked Mel Gibson's
Passion for being too pro-Jewish!) is not a reliable source. Drolesky's decision to associate himself with Hoffman makes it rather odd, to say the least, for him to chide Charles Coulombe for keeping bad company.
You can read about the controversy (from Drolesky's point of view) at his website:
Coulombe Questions
Empty Works
Charles sent me a tongue-in-cheek defense of his position entitled "Confessions of a Catholic Occultist" which I can e-mail you if you like.
Charles's excellent writings on Catholicism, monarchy and fantasy can be found on my website:
Charles Coulombe archives