Apparently, there are many who agree, and probably wouldn't object to the professor doing this, even here on a conservative forum.
If the guy has problems with the Catholic Church or catholic theology, he has no obligation to be any part of it.
I know people who are agnostic, or generally non-believers, lapsed Catholics or Deistic in their beliefs, but would never do something so deeply offensive to so many. Most of them don’t care enough about Catholic Eucharistic theology to bother with this kind of horrid sacriledge.
But what he is suggesting is so vile and wrong and offensive...It is the kind of thing people used to do at Black Mass, and in satanic ceremonies.
For that matter, I seriously doubt anything is going to happen. He is probably doing this just to taunt the faithful.
I am, actually, very encouraged by the responses to date on this.
There are many conservatives. We slam muslims for threatening violence for descrating a Koran or images of Mad mohammed. We also slam Catholics for losing their minds over what scientifically is a cracker.
Believe what you want. Don't get violent when someone calls you on a fantasy.
I believe in God. I have absolutely no belief that the cracker becomes the flesh of God. It's a religious ritual and it's worship. That doesn't mean you get to threaten to "beat some sense" into someone that desecrates a cracker.
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Although desecration is certainly a most serious action, it seems as though Christ, being Who He is, can as easily withdraw Himself from the accidental of the appearance of the wafer. “God is not mocked.” No matter what. When He was on earth, of course, it was foretold and fulfilled. Now, as Who He really is, I doubt that such “desecration” would do much more than to make a fool of this person. And, it might even move the Almighty to make an example of him. Happy thought, that...
As far as I know there has been no proof offered that the student received any death threats. Has he produced any of these Emails, recorded any the calls? I am starting to doubt his tales.
And, after doing that I’m SURE that he will desecrate a picture of Mohamed.
Yeahhhh, right!
While, on his blog, he makes disparaging, condescending remarks about everybody who disagrees with his materialistic worldview. What a pathetic excuse for an "educator."
I was with Bill until this last line.
It it’s “just a cracker” why does it drive anti-Catholics up a wall?
Gee, how respectful of other people’s religions this liberal professor is!
Paul Zachary Myers, a professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, has pledged to desecrate the Koran. He is responding to what happened recently at the U.S. military’s detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba when a guard was accused of desecrating the Muslim holy book by placing it in a toilet. Myers was angry at Muslims worldwide for their angry reaction to the alleged incident. His post can be accessed from his faculty page on the university’s website.
Here is an excerpt of his July 8 post, “It’s a Frackin’ Book!”:
“Can anyone out there score me an Arabic copy of the Koran?” Myers continued by saying, “if any of you would be willing to do what it takes to get me one, and mail it to me, I’ll show you sacrilege, gladly, and with much fanfare. I won’t be tempted to just put it in a toilet (no, not even if I have a choice between returning it to you and watching Osama bin Laden piss on the Ka’aba in Mecca), but I will instead actually urinate and defecate upon it, all photographed and presented here on the web. I shall do so joyfully and with laughter in my heart. If you can smuggle a Koran out from under the bomb-belt wearing psychos and babbling burkas hovering over your local mosque, just write to me and I’ll send you my home address.”
Paul Zachary Myers, a professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, has pledged to desecrate the Torah. He is responding to what happened recently in Jerusalem when a Jewish soldier prevented a tourist from spitting on the “Wailing Wall”, which many Jews believe to be the western wall of the historical Jewish temple built there by Herod I. Myers was angry at Jews worldwide for their angry reaction to the alleged incident. His post can be accessed from his faculty page on the university’s website.
Here is an excerpt of his July 8 post, “It’s a Frackin’ Scroll!”:
“Can anyone out there score me an authentic Torah scroll?” Myers continued by saying, “if any of you would be willing to do what it takes to get me one, and mail it to me, I’ll show you sacrilege, gladly, and with much fanfare. I won’t be tempted to just spit on it (no, not even if I have a choice between returning it to you and watching the Israeli Army turn the Wailing Wall into a public urinal), but I will instead actually urinate and defecate upon it, all photographed and presented here on the web. I shall do so joyfully and with laughter in my heart. If you can smuggle a Torah out from under the hook-nosed bankers and scheming slum landlords hovering over your local synagogue, just write to me and I’ll send you my home address.”
What a nut job.
My question is WHY is it so imperative for this Professor to desecrate the Eucharist? This means to me it matters very much to him. Satan hates the Cross.
Let him do it. He will get his in the end.
Paul Myers
Associate Professor of Biology
Phone: (320) 589-6343
E-mail: myersp@morris.umn.edu
And his discipline coordinator
Tracey Anderson
Associate Professor of Biology
Phone: (320) 589-6324
E-mail: anderstm@morris.umn.edu
And His bosses boss
Dr. Roland L. Guyotte
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean Academic Affairs
315 Behmler Hall
600 E. 4th Street
University of Minnesota, Morris
Morris, MN 56267
320-589-6015