Almost two weeks ago, Father James Altman was interviewed by Church Militant. The video is below. In that video, Father excoriates the bishops for their dereliction of duty on account of the covid-hysteria. Please note that at the 10:00 mark, Father praises his own bishop, William Callahan of La Crosse (WI) for at least staying open. In other words, he contrasts his bishop to the other US bishops. Might this have made Callahan so uncomfortable that he felt compelled to kick Father Altman to the curb in order to get back in good graces with his bishop-buddies?
On Friday, May 21, Bishop Callahan relieved Father Altman of his priestly duties and asked for his resignation. His final Mass at St. James the Less Parish was two days later - Pentecost Sunday. Below is his homily from that Mass. Callahan is accusing Altman of being "divisive and ineffective". Could Callahan possibly be more ambiguous and nebulous about those charges? I applaud Father for initiating a canonical challenge to that bogus charge.
So what can we do, besides prayer, which we should all be doing anyway? Phone calls, emails, and letters are necessary to these two individuals. First, contact the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. His contact information is given here. Let them know politely but firmly that it is Bishop Callahan who should be disciplined for trying to get one of his priests sacked for simply telling the truth and providing the Sacraments to his flock. Second, contact Bishop Callahan himself. He needs to be rebuked for how he is treating Father Altman. He needs to be reminded that he is a bishop who must answer for the manner in which he carries out (or fails to, as the case may be) his sacred duties. Lastly, those in the Diocese of La Crosse can advise their bishop that they will no longer contribute their hard-earned money to someone intent on destroying the vocation of a good priest.
This past week, Father James Altman, a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse, WI, put out this video that rightly excoriates the Catholics who plan to sin by voting for candidates from the party of death: that is, Democrats. Does that sound so harsh? Recall that the dems themselves enshrined baby-murder and sexual perversions in their party platform. Father Altman is simply acting as a true priest who is warning Catholics of the dangers to their souls if they vote Democrat. Let us recall that "rebuking the sinner" is one of the Spiritual Acts of Mercy.
Naturally his bishop is throwing him under the bus. I'll have more to say after you review the video.
Here is the press release that Bishop William Callahan plopped on his website today. He acknowledges that what Fr Altman said is true. Well, he had too, lest he look like a total blathering fool. But then he starts to snivel about the tone of Father's words. As I watched this video, I saw nothing angry about Father's words. The bishop wimpers about Father being judgmental, but his whole letter itself reeks of judgmentalism - the whiny, crybaby type, to be precise.
Then Callahan invokes Matthew 18, and states that he is correcting Father in private, not in public. What??? Just what in hades does he think he's doing by publishing his screed on the diocesan website? So much error, so little time.
I don't have the time to pick this press release apart, bit by bit. Rather, I'd suggest to all my readers to contact him soon and often. The main phone number is 608-788-7700. Here's their facebook pageand their twitter page. On the plus side, Bishop Strickland of Tyler Texas has spoken out in favor of Fr Altman's admonition.
Faithful Catholics of the Diocese of La Crosse, please consider curtailing your donations until Callahan ceases rattling his saber at good priests like Father Altman
