Australian bishop welcomed to new diocese with pagan ‘smudging’ ritualOn July 11, Bishop Kenneth Howell participated in the indigenous pagan ceremony before the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Toowoomba, Queensland.TOOWOOMBA, Australia (LifeSiteNews) — An Australian bishop was welcomed into his new diocese with a pagan “smoking” or “smudging” ceremony performed at the steps of his cathedral. It was intended to “purify” him and the sacred place of “negative energies.” On July 11, Bishop Kenneth Howell participated in the indigenous pagan ceremony before the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The ceremony was conducted by Janine Mayer of the...