Argentine Cardinal Ravasi Committed Idolatry Last November

Rorate Caeli (ht, by the way!) has the article - along with video - of Cardinal Ravasi doing homage to an animist "goddess".  What a travesty to see a Prince of the Church commit a mortal sin of idolatry, in the name of misguided "ecumenism".  I use the word "idolatry" for that is what it is - a sin against the First Commandment, committed in public by a cardinal no less.

Ravasi is also president of the Pontifical Council for Culture.  If that phrase sounds familiar, it's because that office spewed forth the "bimbo video" and the "bsdm art".  Given the idolater that is at its helm, it's really no wonder that such vomit was spewed forth from that council.  Please note that both those travesties were publicized shortly after Ravasi committed the very public idolatry.

Is all this part and parcel of the "maturation" that the pope wants us to undergo?

David Bowie Needs Prayers For Repose, Not Sentimental Reverie

Most people are aware that David Bowie died today after an 18-month battle with liver cancer.  For several decades he was a rock star of some renown - and notoriety.  I first want to express condolences to his family and friends and offer prayers for the repose of his soul.  What will now follow is not so much directed at his memory as it is directed towards those who are inappropriately lionizing him.  Even that must be narrowed down a bit, for while we might expect such adulation to come from those who are caught up on rock culture - with its attendant depravity - I'm aghast to see it coming from those who are otherwise faithful Catholics.

Change-Agent Of Evil

My facebook wall was awash with posts mourning his passing.  Some said that his music "was part of their youth".  Yes, some offered an "RIP" or some prayers, but I only saw one post questioning the adulation being heaped upon Bowie.  Some - even priests - praised his talent and quoted his songs.  Others remarked that he was a "pioneer".  That he was.  He was one of the first to glamorize the "androgynous look", bordering on cross-dressing.  He admitted he was bisexual.  Some of his performances included the simulation of sexual acts.  My fellow Catholics (you know who you are!), how does this escape you?

It does seem at times that while faithful Catholics can be very sober and vigilant, there is often a strange "disconnect" when it comes to figures in sports and/or entertainment.  Why is that?  Is it because they want the emotions caused by these "stars" so much that they'll allow the "stars" a "pass" when it comes to their immoral lives and proclivities?  What is it?  I don't get how good people can be so inconsistent as to turn a blind eye towards entertainment idols when they would never do so for other "ordinary" people.

Even the Vatican got swept up in the worldly group-think.  Cardinal Ravasi, head of the Pontifical Council for Culture, put out a tweet lauding Bowie and quoting from one of his songs.  I would say that I'm surprised but I'm not.  Given that this is the same office that spewed forth the "bimbo video" and its "bsdm display", we can say that Ravasi is simply being typical.  Still, it's a disgrace to see a Prince of the Church lolly-gagging with silliness while so many truly pressing issues need to be addressed by the Church.  One could have hoped that the Cardinal might have offered prayers for the repose of Bowie's soul; alas, that did not happen.

I asked questions in the preceding paragraphs, for which I cannot fathom answers.  Does anyone know?  The com-box is open (subject to moderation, of course).

Voris: Half Of Catholic Clergy Are Gay

He seems to have evidence to support that assertion.  If so, that might explain Cardinal Ravasi's slobbering over David Bowie - and other strange things I've seen.

50 Shades Of Gray Rules At Vatican Culture Institute

From the same Vatican office that plopped on us all the bimbo video comes their latest pornographic trash.

I made this large so that all can see how this office has arrogantly dismissed the complaints of good Catholics.  Now think of it!  This office is called the Pontifical Council for Culture.  Wouldn't you think that such an office in the Church would be promoting uplifting religious art and music that were inspired by Catholic teaching, the lives of Jesus, Mary and other saints? Instead, we see nonsense that looks like it might have come from "50 Shades of Gray" or someone's BDSM nightmare.

Along with Cardinal Baldiserri and Father Rosica, it seems that Cardinal Ravasi needs to be given the boot.  If he thinks this display is appropriate for Church use, he has very serious issues that speak of mental illness.

The Vatican Is Getting Groovy, Man!

One would have thought the 1960s had past, with its main proponents now ensconced in academia and high political office.  However, the Vatican appears not to have gotten the memo.

From Tradition In Action, we read that L'Osservatore Romano reviewed a documentary done by Ron Howard called "Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years".  Obviously it focuses on the Beatles.  TIA exposes the inanity of this review, chastising the Vatican for glossing over the cultural rot that is directly attributable to the Beatles and many groups that came after them.  Indeed, the Vatican appears to heap gushing praises on the Beatles, nothwithstanding John Lennon's infamous quip that the Beatles "were more popular than Jesus".  Some even more fundamental questions are these: "what on earth is the Vatican thinking when it even writes such an article?  What does this have to do with the Roman Catholic Church?  Aren't there other topics on which to write that are actually relevant to the Church?  I blogged several months ago about Cardinal Ravasi waxing lyrical about the late David Bowie.  What?  Is the Vatican now trying to prove to pop-culture aficionados that it too is "relevant"?   Whatever happened to focus on Jesus Christ and being the Church that He intended?  How about focus on Tradition as opposed to the fleeting fads of today?  No wonder Mass attendance is shrinking.

Instead of the Church getting "with the times" it needs to realize its timeless nature.

A Closer Look At The Met Gala Debacle

Two days ago, when I wrote about the Met-Gala sacrilege that relegated Catholics (once again) to the status of "niggers of the new age", I linked to a New York Post article.  It didn't dawn on me at the time but now I cannot help but notice how much Dolan seemed to carry on about feeding his face with hot dogs and peanut butter sandwiches.  It's apparent that he loves to chow down - more so than perhaps his Faith and his office as Prince of the Church.

He also loves to make a fool of himself, and by dint of his office, fools of his fellow Catholics and even Jesus Christ Himself.  Of course he had assistance in that from the Vatican, as they lent Catholic artifacts to the gala to be objects of mockery.

Father Peter West posted on Facebook some of the real damage that Dolan did at that gala.  I cannot find that post on Father's wall, but Eponymous Flower saved a screen shot.  I'm going to post a Vortex in which Michael Voris touches upon the roles that Cardinal Ravasi (this one!) and Archbishop Ganswein (designated by the pope to make sure the Pope Emeritus stays quiet?) had in engineering the gala-debacle.

By the way, Bishop Robert Barron seems to have trouble seeing the blasphemies and sacrileges for what they were that evening.  Of course, this is the prelate who entertains the delusions that hell may be empty.