Deathstyle, 100%...
Posted on 04/22/2016 7:35:03 PM PDT by Morgana
- Catholic internet evangelist Michael Voris, the founder of Church Militant and known worldwide for his famous show The Vortex, “where lies and falsehoods are trapped and exposed,” has revealed for the first time that he was actively involved in homosexuality “over a prolonged period of time.”
The internet sensation who has been zealous in exposing error and falsehood even where bishops are concerned, has long admitted he was a revert from a sinful sexual lifestyle, but never before revealed its specific nature.
“I have said many times — in public — that I was in a state of mortal sin, and had I died, I would have been damned,” said Voris in a Vortex episode released Thursday. “I will now reveal that for most of my years in my thirties, confused about my own sexuality, I lived a life of live-in relationships with homosexual men,” he said. Voris stressed that those grave sins took place before his “reversion to the Faith.”
“Since my reversion, I abhor all these sins, especially in the world of the many, many other sins I have committed having nothing to do with sexuality,” added Voris.
Voris said he decided to reveal the details of his past on the basis of his receipt of information suggesting that “the New York archdiocese is collecting and preparing to quietly filter out details of my past life with the aim of publicly discrediting me, this apostolate and the work here.” But beyond that impetus, Voris says he regrets not revealing the nature of his sins before because it was “limiting God” and perhaps not letting his example inspire others in homosexual lifestyles to turn to God for help.
“From the time of my return to the Faith, I have wanted nothing than for others to experience the joy and life-giving truth of the Catholic Church,” said Voris, “to know that the dead can be raised, to deeply consider what is truly meant by ‘With God all things are possible.’"
“He can even restore your formerly shattered, confused sexuality,” added Voris. “It does not matter — whatever the issue, whatever the sin, whatever the depth of the deepest darkness, there is nowhere God can not come to you and rescue you.”
During the Vortex special, the founder of Church Militant apologizes to “anyone who is wounded” by the revelations, noting that he “did not intend to deceive” but only “didn't see the need to provide up-close detail of past sins.”
While he says he does not know what ramifications to his apostolate will come of the revelation, he prays only that “the will of God be done.” Concluding, he says: “We will never cease declaring these truths, the glories of the Catholic faith, regardless of what happens.”
Watch Voris' revelation on The Vortex here:
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Brace yourself everyone the Lavender Mafia will just go nuts over this. Don't care.
Thank you Jesus
shocking but truthful ping. One can be free of that deathstyle.
Meh, how a person was before reaching for Jesus and Mercy doesn’t and shouldn’t matter if he has a current record of clean living after salvation.
Huge opportunity to remember that God makes the same time for us as he did for him.
Deathstyle, 100%...
I agree. The past is done. Voris is doing excellent work and “he who is without sin can cast the first stone” (Jn 8:7).
Good for him to be able to accept God’s grace. Doesn’t lower my view of him, and it is impressive that he was able to overcome that confusion.
There is a reason he’s coming out with this.
Glad you said it Michael... Thanks!
If any straight guy says it, they would have automatically been labeled a hater and a homophobe...
Yes. Just think of all the people who are so sunk in sin and believe there is no escape and no hope.
Yes, the gaystapo will go ballistic over this. They are convinced a gay person can’t be cured of their disorder, because it’s not a disorder, it’s normal.
Somebody else was about to reveal it.
Best wishes to Mr. Voris.
They were going to black mail him
This is what Justice John Roberts and all the others in position of power should do instead of giving in to the black mailers and selling out our country.
That’s another good possibility.
I am withholding my opinion on this for now. I believe there is more to this story and I suspect in time we will find it out.
Hmmmm
What a loser.Charging money without full discloser.Is he going to give a refund.Not coming clean with paying customer’s.Accusing the Archdiocese of N.Y of hunting him down and only coming out because of that As he says.Where is his proof that NY did not tell the truth.
How Good Catholics Kept Michael Voris’ Secret ...
In her recent post on the Problem of Detraction, she reveals that when she was engaged in a ‘battle’ with Voris, ‘informants’ contacted her about Michael’s past:
When I originally published my criticisms of Church Militant back on my old blog, I had a moderated com-box — nothing got posted unless I had approved it first. There were several comments submitted from gay men who were aware of Voris’ past, including one of his former partners. I didn’t publish them in spite of the fact that the commenters themselves were confused as to why they were being censored, why their story could not be told on my platform. - Melinda Selmys
Anyone engaged in such a debate - Selmys needing to defend her fidelity to Catholic teaching and so on - would have yelled “Jackpot!”. She had the goods on Mike! She admits she wanted to publish the information. Instead, she sought counsel, and did the right thing - his secret was safe with her. She avoided the serious sin of detraction. My respect for that woman soared. She ends her essay with an authentically Catholic conclusion:
If I had outed Voris all of those years ago, it would not have been good. His supporters would probably have rushed to insist that my sources were lying. There would have been a firefight. Voris himself would have been placed under horrible stress.
It would also have deprived him of the dignity of being able to tell his own story, in his own words, from his own perspective, when he decided that it was time to do so. It might have prevented the outpouring of mercy and support that we’re seeing today from both his fans and his critics. An opportunity for healing and reconciliation would have been lost in order to score a meaningless victory in a meaningless war — a war in which egos are bolstered at the cost of communion in Christ. - Melinda Selmys
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