” ‘Can anyone out there score me some consecrated communion wafers?’ Myers continued by saying, ‘if any of you would be willing to do what it takes to get me some, or even one, and mail it to me, I’ll show you sacrilege, gladly, and with much fanfare.’ ” UMM professor Paul Zachary Myers quoted in a press release by the Catholic League.
This nutty professor is soliciting Eucharistic Hosts on the internet in order to desecrate them. Bill Donohue’s Catholic League has rightly publicized and responded to this outrage.
Why is it always a layperson who is out there responding to these types of outrages that are occurring more and more frequently in our country? Isn’t that what bishops are supposed to be doing? Can’t the multi-million dollar operation at the USCCB find some time to defend our Faith against these outrageous assaults on the Church and our formerly Christian culture?
In Canada, Christianity is under full fledged assault for so-called “hate crimes”. Christian pastors and Catholic priests are being hauled in front of human rights commissions by homosexual activists and others for teaching and communicating the truths of Christianity. One priest in particular has been forced to spend $20,000 of his own money to defend himself in this kangaroo court system. How long will it be before we in the U.S. are faced with this same oppression? Unfortunately it isn’t too far off if we end up with a President Obama and a Democratic Congress in November.
If elements of Christian doctrine become designated as hateful in the U.S. can we count on our shepherds to stand up and be counted or will it be left to the laity to once again defend Christ and His Church? I’m afraid we already know the answer. After all, speaking out forcefully might jeopardize the government hush money that goes to funding Catholic Charities and other diocesan initiatives. This government subsidy has already been quite effective at muting many of our shepherds voices on the issue of baby killing. That is, they are mute unless the issue can be rolled into the seamless garment along with climate change, immigration, racism, etc.
Father Corapi recently wrote that weak leadership in the Church is a punishment for sin. He also said that the Church is filled with too many CEOs and very few apostles. I wish he was wrong but he speaks the truth. If only our bishops would listen.