Idiot File Update
I know, I know. I've already put the name of Pope Benny and other catholic clergy in for membership in the files, but that doesn't mean there's any kind of a shortage of these narrow-minded numbnuts lining up for inclusion. Today I'd like to include the entire Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, previously headed up by Ratzinger, everyone's favourite former Nazi.
First of all, you should know that the CDF is today's name for what used to be called the Holy Office of the Inquisition. (Is it just me or does anyone else see it as an oxymoron to put "holy" and "inquisition" together?) Anyway, it was established in 1542 by Pope Paul III to "maintain and defend the integrity of the faith". (emphasis my own) What a proud tradition they have of doing that, especially with the number of victims they burned at the stake, in order to keep the faith pure and unsullied. Human blood staining the hands of the Office's prefects surely was an indicator of just how well they were doing at "safeguarding the morals throughout the catholic world". Since the excesses of the Inquisition faded away into history, the Office has done nothing worth note toward ensuring "the experience of the church shines with a singular brightness".
The CDF has come forward with yet another proof of its collective worthiness of membership in the Idiot Files with its March 14 declaration, called a "Notification", to the faithful that the writings of the Jesuit priest Jon Sobrino, a liberation theologian, are now to be avoided like the plague. The specific works to beware of are "Jesus the Liberator" and "Christ the Liberator".
Citing the wide diffusion of Father Sobrino's works, particularly in Latin America, the CDF denounces them as being rife with methodological deficiencies, one of which is Sobrino's failure to bow deeply at the waist every time the early councils of the church are mentioned. We all know about the council of Nicea, right? That's the one where the wise leaders of the church actually gathered to vote on the vexing question of whether or not Jesus was divine. We also know the vote was not unanimous. There were two dissenters, but there is no record extant of them being struck down by divinely hurled lightning for their nay-saying.
I do not accept the declaration of the CDF that Sobrino's writings could "be of grave danger to the faithful". I do not believe the CDF have the best interests of the faithful at heart. I do believe they are pissed off with Father Sobrino, especially for one statement he made in an interview published in the German weekly "Freitag" on May 23, 2003. "The accumulation of riches," said he,"is a horrible scandal". Since the Wall Street Journal has said the Vatican's financial deals in the U.S. alone have been so big that it has bought or sold gold in lots of a million or more dollars at a time, it is very possible that the CDF feels Sobrino is pointing his finger right at them, among others. Tsk, tsk, such a naughty he is to criticize those who regard themselves as beyond reproach.
The members of CDF are stuck back in the days of Pius IX. That worthy's Syllabus of Errors and his declaration that the idea of freedom of thought was "an insanity" fill these idiots with nostalgia for the good old days of the Office of the Inquisition. The Idiot Files may be populous, but they still have room to spare for these latest eager beavers who want us all to know how minimal their mental might really is.
First of all, you should know that the CDF is today's name for what used to be called the Holy Office of the Inquisition. (Is it just me or does anyone else see it as an oxymoron to put "holy" and "inquisition" together?) Anyway, it was established in 1542 by Pope Paul III to "maintain and defend the integrity of the faith". (emphasis my own) What a proud tradition they have of doing that, especially with the number of victims they burned at the stake, in order to keep the faith pure and unsullied. Human blood staining the hands of the Office's prefects surely was an indicator of just how well they were doing at "safeguarding the morals throughout the catholic world". Since the excesses of the Inquisition faded away into history, the Office has done nothing worth note toward ensuring "the experience of the church shines with a singular brightness".
The CDF has come forward with yet another proof of its collective worthiness of membership in the Idiot Files with its March 14 declaration, called a "Notification", to the faithful that the writings of the Jesuit priest Jon Sobrino, a liberation theologian, are now to be avoided like the plague. The specific works to beware of are "Jesus the Liberator" and "Christ the Liberator".
Citing the wide diffusion of Father Sobrino's works, particularly in Latin America, the CDF denounces them as being rife with methodological deficiencies, one of which is Sobrino's failure to bow deeply at the waist every time the early councils of the church are mentioned. We all know about the council of Nicea, right? That's the one where the wise leaders of the church actually gathered to vote on the vexing question of whether or not Jesus was divine. We also know the vote was not unanimous. There were two dissenters, but there is no record extant of them being struck down by divinely hurled lightning for their nay-saying.
I do not accept the declaration of the CDF that Sobrino's writings could "be of grave danger to the faithful". I do not believe the CDF have the best interests of the faithful at heart. I do believe they are pissed off with Father Sobrino, especially for one statement he made in an interview published in the German weekly "Freitag" on May 23, 2003. "The accumulation of riches," said he,"is a horrible scandal". Since the Wall Street Journal has said the Vatican's financial deals in the U.S. alone have been so big that it has bought or sold gold in lots of a million or more dollars at a time, it is very possible that the CDF feels Sobrino is pointing his finger right at them, among others. Tsk, tsk, such a naughty he is to criticize those who regard themselves as beyond reproach.
The members of CDF are stuck back in the days of Pius IX. That worthy's Syllabus of Errors and his declaration that the idea of freedom of thought was "an insanity" fill these idiots with nostalgia for the good old days of the Office of the Inquisition. The Idiot Files may be populous, but they still have room to spare for these latest eager beavers who want us all to know how minimal their mental might really is.
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"The world is full is of morons, it's plain to see. And a helluva lot of them are Catholic, but not like me ..." So sang a little bird this morning, before the sun was even up. If there was a Geiger-counter-like device for idiots and you took it to Vatican City, the thing would go off like bleating hell! What's next? A witch hunt by Ratzinger? (He's got the name to lead an inquisition.) If this was a cartoon, the Poop would be a rat.
(Sigh) The only group that consistently make politicians look like saints are the puppeteers of organized religion.
(Here's a funny one, my spell checker doesn't recognize the word Vatican -- but suggests voodooism.)
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