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Alleged pope incarnate excommunicated
CNN ^
| December 14, 2005
Posted on 12/14/2005 6:18:38 AM PST by NYer
MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A Roman Catholic bishop here has excommunicated members of a communal sect whose leader allegedly claims to be a manifestation of the late Pope John Paul II.
Sect leader Edwin Gonzalez Concepcion and his followers can no longer receive communion or participate in church activities, according to the order issued by Mayaguez Bishop Ulises Casiano Vargas.
Gonzalez, a former firefighter in the town of Aguada, has told his followers that he became a manifestation of John Paul when the pope died in April and that Pope Benedict XVI is the "antichrist," according to the order, which priests in the diocese read to their congregations Sunday.
Members of the group couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
The bishop also alleged that another sect leader, Gladys Miranda, claims she is the Virgin Mary, and that followers of the group make it hard for parishioners to receive communion by lying face-down in the aisle.
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TOPICS: Activism; Catholic; Current Events; Humor; Ministry/Outreach; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture; Theology; Worship
KEYWORDS: bishop; excommunicated; mayaguez; pope; puertorico
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posted on
12/14/2005 6:18:38 AM PST
by
NYer
To: american colleen; Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; ...
Truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction.
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posted on
12/14/2005 6:19:17 AM PST
by
NYer
("Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion")
To: NYer
I remember my first experimentation with drugs...
3
posted on
12/14/2005 6:20:11 AM PST
by
Mikey_1962
(I grew up in a slum, when I got to college it had become a "ghetto".)
To: NYer
4
posted on
12/14/2005 6:22:56 AM PST
by
AnAmericanMother
(. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
To: NYer
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posted on
12/14/2005 6:26:38 AM PST
by
Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: Knitting A Conundrum
Some crazy people there. And why would they be lying face-down in the middle of the aisle during church?
To: caringiscreepy
To keep other people from receiving communion, I think, but I don't know why they do that. Other people aren't worthy?
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posted on
12/14/2005 6:34:22 AM PST
by
Knitting A Conundrum
(Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
To: NYer
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posted on
12/14/2005 6:36:31 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("You don't HAVE to be a fat pervert to speak out about eating too much and lack of morals." ~ LG)
To: AnAmericanMother
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posted on
12/14/2005 6:40:41 AM PST
by
NYer
("Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion")
To: NYer
LSD: It's not just for breakfast anymore.
10
posted on
12/14/2005 7:01:06 AM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: NYer
"You're outta here!"
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posted on
12/14/2005 7:06:24 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: AnAmericanMother
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posted on
12/14/2005 7:29:20 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: NYer
Alleged pope incarnate excommunicatedI swear t' G-d, I wuz framed!
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posted on
12/14/2005 7:30:18 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(Liberals screwed again: HOLIDAY derives from the words Holy Day. NOW what will they do?)
To: NYer
The bishop also alleged that another sect leader, Gladys Miranda, claims she is the Virgin Mary, and that followers of the group make it hard for parishioners to receive communion by lying face-down in the aisle.
When I first read this, I was thinking why doesn't the Priest just ask them to flip over, until I understood they were trying to prevent OTHERS from receiving...
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posted on
12/14/2005 7:36:23 AM PST
by
Dominick
("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - JP II)
To: Lazamataz
Left your fingerprints, I'll bet.
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posted on
12/14/2005 7:51:44 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
("You don't HAVE to be a fat pervert to speak out about eating too much and lack of morals." ~ LG)
To: NYer; AnAmericanMother
Should have added a bracketed note to the article title "Barking Moonbat Alert!" Another example of what happens to people when they don't get enough fiber in their diet!
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posted on
12/14/2005 8:52:14 AM PST
by
Convert from ECUSA
(Not a nickel, not a dime, stop sending my tax money to Hamastine!)
To: NYer
excommunications, heresy trials....darned if this isn't sounding like the good ol' Catholic Church again!
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posted on
12/14/2005 9:27:14 AM PST
by
Claud
(waiting for the interdicts any day now)
To: NYer
This is moving fast when you think about "Vatican time"!
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posted on
12/14/2005 9:29:13 AM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: NYer; Salvation; Nihil Obstat
Not the only wacko religious group in my Puerto Rico, but certainly one of the most picturesque...
I have posted the news and some commentary in Vivificat en Español. If you read Spanish, you're welcome to visit there.
http://vivificar.blogspot.com
-Theo
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posted on
12/14/2005 9:32:13 AM PST
by
Teófilo
(Visit Vivificat! - http://www.vivificat.org - A Catholic Blog of News, Commentary and Opinion)
To: Salvation
This is moving fast when you think about "Vatican time"! Sure is!
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posted on
12/14/2005 12:03:33 PM PST
by
DBeers
(†)
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