“MISERABLE SERPENT” BISHOPS JOIN WITH THOSE WHO CONDEMN MEL GIBSON’S “Passion”

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Contact: Stephen G. Brady Phone: (217) 632-5920

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 PM EDT, December 6, 2004

“MISERABLE SERPENT” BISHOPS JOIN WITH THOSE WHO CONDEMN MEL GIBSON’S “COURAGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL EFFORT”

TO: Cardinal William H. Keeler
    Bishop Arthur J. Seratelli (Paterson NJ)
    Bishop John J. Nevins (Venice FL)
    Bishop Gerald Walsh (New York)
    Bishop John Nienstedt (New Ulm)
    All bishops of the USCCB

FROM: The Roman Catholic Faithful, Inc.

Recently, at the conclusion of one of your endless series of committee meetings (The Challenge of Mixed Marriage in American Life is Major Topic of U.S. Catholic-Jewish Consultation Committee), you issued the following statement:

The Consultation also discussed the state of Jewish-Catholic relations in the wake of the film, "The Passion of the Christ," which caused such deep and understandable concern within Jewish community world-wide. The film, it was noted, was in reality a modern version of the notorious medieval Passion Plays which so often over the centuries have triggered riots against the Jews of Europe. Happily, however, the film precipitated no such anti-Jewish violence. Rather, in many places it sparked discussions in which Catholics learned why Jews feared such dramatic depictions of the death of Jesus, and Jews learned that many Catholics today have taken to heart the teaching of the Second Vatican Council that the Jews collectively cannot be held responsible "then or now" for Jesus' death. It was noted as well that continuing work needs to be done among those who have not yet absorbed these official teachings of the Church.

Generally, we in the laity read your prodigious output of wordy, useless position statements and constant “pastoral” bloviating with a mixture of boredom and mild irritation. Occasionally, however, the U.S. Bishops come out with something that is so outrageous, so offensive, so truly malignant, that the laity cannot remain mute. And so it is with this, your latest piece of ecclesiastical drivel.

When we consider your words, we must reflect upon all that you have given the laity during the past several decades; to wit:

• You have destroyed our precious liturgy and replaced it with a quasi-heretical and saccharine floor show.
• You have corrupted our children with poisonous sex ed programs.
• You have allowed our children to be raped by perverted monsters in the clergy and have done everything in your power to cover up these crimes.
• You have destroyed our beautiful churches and Cathedrals and replaced them with ugly “churches” that resemble aircraft hangars or cement factories.
• You have squandered billions of dollars on useless or harmful “ministries” that are little more than glorified havens for left wing activists.
• You have persecuted holy and orthodox priests and nuns.
• You have denied priests their right to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass, a right which no bishop or pastor of the Church can ever take away.
• You have destroyed the faith of millions by promoting false catechesis.
• You have turned away worthy candidates for the priesthood because they accepted the perennial teachings of the Church or because they opposed homosexuality.

The collective evil committed by the American Bishops dwarfs any harm committed in the Enron scandal, yet none of you have been sent to jail.

And now, when a man like Mel Gibson comes along and tries to glorify Our Lord with a movie, when he risks his personal fortune and reputation because Our Lord is despised by the World, you miserable serpents not only do not support him, but join with those who condemn his courageous and beautiful effort. Well, to you bishops, and to all the bishops of the USCCB, the Roman Catholic Faithful responds:

The movie The Passion of the Christ has done more to uplift the human heart, to bring souls to Christ, to increase holiness, and to glorify Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, than all the USCCB committees, subcommittees, documents, pastorals, letters, faxes and speeches put together.

James Bendell
Roman Catholic Faithful

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[Alkhin]

BUMP

[NeoCaveman]

The collective evil committed by the American Bishops dwarfs any harm committed in the Enron scandal, yet none of you have been sent to jail.

Sad but true.

The floors of hell are paved with the skulls of bishops.

[ultima ratio]

I must agree the language seems intemperate. But it was long overdue. Somebody has to challenge these so-called "spiritual shepherds" who are in the business of destroying the faith while pretending to do just the opposite. Jesus, after all, knew whited sepulchres and hypocrites when he saw them and used the same kind of over-the-top language when he had finally had enough.

[corpus]

Correction: "The floors of hell are paved with the skulls of [rotten] bishops. - St. John Chrysostom

[NeoCaveman]

gratias

[steve8714]

The Church and the faithful both sacrifice too much truth in the name of civility.

[Romulus]

Correction to you both: "The road to hell is paved with the skulls of bad priests, and erring bishops are its lampposts."

I particularly relish the mental image of heretic bishops burning merrily at regular internals on the way, shedding a hellish anti-light.

[Romulus]

The Church and the faithful both sacrifice too much truth in the name of civility.

So does James Bendell. He should tell us what he really thinks. ;-)

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Great letter.

I hope Mr. Bendell and RCF have adequate security. The lavender mafia may decide they have had enough.

[ninenot]

Frank and open commentary is a welcome relief from the usual "Bishop-ese" which means little and accomplishes less.

I am acquainted with a US Bishop who has openly (but not publicly) referred to a local priest as a "snake." So happens it is a true statement.

Truth is good.

[JesseHousman]

Grrrrreat! Just Grrrreat!

[pascendi]

"The language is of a nature which I have seldom read in a letter to the US bishops and is the literary equivalent of a kick in gonads."

I like it.

Beats the heck out of weak feminist spanking. Step aside.

[murphE]

This was the best thing I've read all day! That James Bendell doesn't mince words, he's my kinda guy!

[StAthanasiustheGreat]

It's scary, but for the most part I agree with the guy. Not all the bishops are bad, but some (ok, more than some) are downright dreadful. Leo XIII warned us, we didn't listen. Granted this is a small group of bishops who issued that piece of garbage, definitely the usual suspects (Pilzarchyk -- Cincinnati, Hubbard, etc). No surprises there.

[Maximilian]

definitely the usual suspects (Pilzarchyk -- Cincinnati, Hubbard, etc). No surprises there.

How do you know which bishops issued this statement regarding "The Passion"? I haven't seen a list. I thought the list of bishops at the top of this letter might have been the ones responsible, but they are not the same as the bishops you mention.

[Diago]

Thank you, Mr. Bendell!

Millions of Catholics agree with you. Particularly those of us in Cleveland where the Gay Pride Flag still flies on Bishop Pilla's website:

http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/gayandlesbianfamilyministry/images/rnbwtile.gif

[Land of the Irish]

Participating in the meeting were:

For the USCCB: Cardinal William H. Keeler; Bishops Arthur J. Seratelli of Paterson NJ, John J. Nevins of Venice FL, Gerald Walsh of New York, John Nienstedt of New Ulm; Msgrs. Guy Massie of the Archdiocese of New York, Denis Madden and Robert Stern of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association; Reverends John Crossin, OSFS, of Washington Theological Consortium, Charles J. Parr of the National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers, Lawrence Frizzell of Seton Hall University; Drs. Dennis McManus and Eugene Fisher of the USCCB staff; and Lauri Przybysz of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

http://www.nccbuscc.org/comm/archives/2004/04-237.htm

[thor76]

Gerald Walsh of New York is a Bishop.....Auxiliary??? That is news to me, and I am from there!

My only knowledge of him is that he is a Canonist (he has a JCD), and is pastor of St. Vincent De Paul Church in NYC on west 23 Street, which is a very old French national parish.
I had been given the (apparantly mistaken) impression that he was one of the "good guys".

So, I am not pleased to see him here, in very bad company, judgeing from the other Bishops on this list. None of the other Bishop's names are a surpirse to me - not one bit!

I just hope that "Bishop" Walsh does not frequent the building which is across the street from his church: the Grand Lodge of NY.

[Land of the Irish]

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwalshg.html

[Diago]

This guy was at the meeting on behalf of the bishops:


Why convert the saved?
Eugene Fisher


The Catholic Church does not support organisations which aim to convert Jews. Nor should it, argues the associate director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. For the Church believes that Judaism is salvific for Jews.

http://thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00544