Another Priest Caught with Hands in the Till

“A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to 63 months in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two rural Virginia parishes. Rodney Rodis pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering in October in the theft of more than $600,000 in donations from St. Jude Church and Church of the Immaculate Conception in Louisa County between 2002 and 2006.”

This was reported in a Feb 20 WTVR (Richmond, Virginia) article titled, “Former Priest Sentenced,” which went on to say:

“Rodis set up bank accounts and a post-office box, where he directed parishioners to send contributions. Rodis then transferred the money to his personal account, using it to support his family - a wife and three children, whom he concealed from parishioners. He also wired money overseas to relatives who used it to buy real estate.”

In 2006 when Rodis “retired” because of poor health, he held a special fundraiser to sucker his parishioners into giving him another $27,000 (on top of what he’d already stolen!) to help with his medical bills.

Rodis was finally caught after a parishioner asked for, but did not get, a tax-receipt for a $1,000 donation, and then contacted police.

Rodis told neighbors he was in the import-export business.

Let us thank God once again for publicly exposing the vile and corrupt nature of the Roman priesthood. Pray daily that God give Catholics the grace to flee their wicked priesthood, and to receive Christ by faith ALONE for the full and free forgiveness of sins – no Roman priests needed!

Don't Touch That Dial!!

If you have trouble with your TV, you can always ask the Catholic “Patron Saint” of television, St Clare of Assisi (1194-1253). She was “honored” this past week in a special Mass given by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, as he marked the 50th anniversary (Feb 14, 1958) of Pope Pius XII declaring her the patron of television.

In the Feb 18 Zenit News Agency article titled, “Cardinal: St Clare Can Guide TV Watchers,” Bertone said:

“St Clare is not only the patron of television, but she can also teach us the correct use of this media.”

Why did Pius XII choose her for this? Because, according to Rome, late in life when she was too ill to attend Mass, an image of the Mass being said was displayed on the wall of her cell, just like a TV screen would show.

Comment – Was this the first “Mass for Shut-Ins?” Was it in black-and-white, or living colour?

Hmmmm……this is interesting! What could we invoke her help on? Here are some examples:

1. If the remote is not working. This could save having to make lengthy customer service calls to India!

2. When the weather interrupts satellite reception.

3. Whether I should watch the basketball or hockey game. The list is endless……

Considering the quality of TV today, I must say St Clare has not done a good job the past 50 years! Maybe it’s because St Clare is a busy gal – she’s also the patron of goldsmiths, laundry workers, telephones, and television writers.

And - she’s also the patron saint of the telegraph. However, I doubt she’s had much work on this one, lately!

This whole Catholic “patron saint” system is nothing but the warmed-over pagan worship of many gods. May God give Catholics the grace to forsake this phony system, and to receive Christ by faith ALONE. Christ died to bring us to God; it’s a slap in the face to Christ to seek anyone but God in prayer.

Marriage Depends on the Nose??

The Catholic Church can get quite bizarre when trying to defend its positions. Such an example was seen in the Feb 7 Zenit News Agency article, “The Way to a Woman’s Heart is Through Her Nose.”

Picking up a theme from a recent article in Psychology Today (hardly a godly publication!), Catholic researcher Vicki Thorn tries to present the idea that contraceptive pills can affect the way women smell men, and therefore guide a woman to marry the wrong man! The article said:

“When a woman is on the pill, explained Thorn, her physical chemistry changes as the body is duped into thinking it is pregnant. As a result, the type of man she is attracted to is one with pheromones that are similar to her own, like her father's or her brother's. Her body, through her nose, is trying to help her to surround herself with protection, safety, familiarity.”

“On the other hand, Thorn continued, a woman not using chemical contraception, will be attracted to a man that has a different genetic make up than her own, or her family's, since mates that are genetically too similar can cause difficulties in conceiving, or affect the health of the children.”

Comment – So “the pill” causes a woman to like the smell of a guy who’s DNA may be too close to that of the woman – therefore affecting the health of their children. Hmmmm……I’ve never heard this one before.

And – the pill can further complicate a marriage:

“Problems arise when a woman goes off chemical contraception. Her body will return to a pre-pill chemistry, and she may have difficulty with what she perceives as a different scent of her husband. This may have something to do with why…one of the most common things women tell marriage counselors is, ‘I can’t stand his smell.’”

Let’s get to the truth here: The Catholic Church is not concerned about pre-marital sex, healthy children, or good marriages – the real reason Rome fights the pill is that the only way Catholicism can grow in numbers is through birth rates.

For example, this is why Rome is so supportive of illegal immigration into America, because the white Catholic population in the USA in 2008 is about the same as it was in 1965. The clergy can read the census numbers.

May Catholic singles and couples flee the church of Rome, and receive Christ by faith ALONE; that they would depend on Christ to guide them to the right spouse, and depend on Christ to strengthen marriages – and not depend on the way a woman’s nose is working on a particular day!

CSI: Cincinnati

One of the weird things about Catholicism is its fascination with dead body parts. So I found it strange when Cincinnati, Ohio Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk objected to a new exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center called, “Bodies…The Exhibition.” This was reported in the Jan 29 Cincinnati Enquirer article, “Archbishop Bans ‘Bodies’ Trips.”

“The 15,000-square-foot exhibit…is 20 human cadavers preserved by a process called polymer preservation and shown in various poses. The goal…is to show the inner workings of the human body. It includes about 200-250 preserved body parts, giving close-up views of the body's organs.” The bodies are from China, and were supposedly corpses never claimed by anyone.

Pilarczyk said, “I do not believe that this exhibit is an appropriate destination for field trips by our Catholic schools.”

The archbishop’s right hand man, Father Mike Seger said, “To treat the human body – any body – like ‘stuff’ is morally offensive and grisly. It reminds me of a carnival show of 100 years ago.”

Why are they complaining?? Rome has been the biggest dealer in body parts for centuries!!

1. Jan 22 in Catamarca, Argentina, the heart of Bishop Mamerto Esquiu (d. 1883) was stolen from a crystal urn in a local church.

2. In late 2006 the heart of St John Vianney (d. 1859) toured Long Island, New York, in a gold and velvet shrine.

3. I was recently in a lobby of a local Catholic high school, and there was a prominently displayed glass case (2’x3’) with about 20 different bones (knee, femur, parts of skull) from various saints.

4. This past December in Tucson, Arizona, bone fragments from the three wise men were on tour. The list is endless……

The Catholic use of dead body parts to get “nearer” to saints or God Himself – is pure evil. The only way for a Catholic to get nearer to God is to get further away from Rome!! I thank God for exposing the hypocrisy in the Catholic Church, and please pray daily for Catholic conversions.