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Apr 30

Sometimes a Broken Clock. Marjorie Taylor Greene is Right About the U.S. Catholic Bishops.

The Congresswoman, the Catholic League Guy, the Church Militant Guy: Three Neo-fascists Jockey for Position Marjorie Taylor Green is, in my view, a deranged bigot, a gun-nut; a (possibly) de facto Putin supporter, an anti-vaxxer, a QAnon dolt, a forced-birth advocate, a neo-fascist, an insurrectionist and traitor to her nation…

Catholic

2 min read

Sometimes a Broken Clock. Marjorie Taylor Greene is Right About the U.S. Catholic Bishops.
Sometimes a Broken Clock. Marjorie Taylor Greene is Right About the U.S. Catholic Bishops.

Mar 4

On Christian Manchildren, Strong Daddy Love, God Putin and Daddy Muscular Jesus Fetish

Male supremacist, white supremacist, homophobic and transphobic Christians have been fantasizing about the kind of violent show of power…

Evangelicals

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On Christian Manchildren, Strong Daddy Love, God Putin and Daddy Muscular Jesus Fetish
On Christian Manchildren, Strong Daddy Love, God Putin and Daddy Muscular Jesus Fetish

Jan 28

March for Light in Washington D.C. : Catholics for Choice Sheds Light on Catholic Misogyny and the Depravity of the US Bishops

(Photo: Ashley Wilson, via Twitter) On January 21, the evening before the “March for Life,” while attendees gathered in prayer inside the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D. C., members of Catholics for Choice, a non-profit organization that lifts up the voices of the majority…

Catholic

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March for Light in Washington D.C.
March for Light in Washington D.C.

Nov 5, 2021

Midnight Mass and Religious Sociopathy, Part 1: Islands are Insular

Spoilers! I have strained to avoid divulging the most dramatic spoilers, but please know that there are some spoilers herein. Islands Are Insular Midnight Mass is a horror series, yes, but it’s also more. The ice blue light over the water, the salt and wind-parched wooden houses and battered ground; the sound —…

Midnight Mass

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Midnight Mass and Religious Sociopathy, Part 1: Islands are Insular
Midnight Mass and Religious Sociopathy, Part 1: Islands are Insular

Oct 19, 2021

Vatican Optics and the Catholic Church Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis and Cover-up, Part 1: Watch How the Vatican Optics Machine Spins the French Bishops Rape Story

French bishops have announced setting up an “independent” commission to “shed light on the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church since 1950”. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) said the panel would seek “to understand the reasons which led to the way…

Catholic Church Abuse

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Vatican Optics and the Catholic Church Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis and Cover-up, Part 1: Watch How the…
Vatican Optics and the Catholic Church Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis and Cover-up, Part 1: Watch How the…

Oct 6, 2021

The Fish Rots From The Head

The Fish Rots From The Head (From August, 21. 2018) The Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report and the Catholic Church The recently published Pennsylvania grand jury report chronicles more than 300 alleged sexual assaults on more than 1,000 victims (and likely many more) over a period of several decades. The first…

Catholic

2 min read

The Fish Rots From The Head
The Fish Rots From The Head

Jul 22, 2021

A poem for the Feast of Mary Magdalene

“Via Lucis” is a poem in 14 parts from Stations of Light, a book of poetry of the sacred, coming soon.

Mary Magdalene

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A poem for the Feast of Mary Magdalene
A poem for the Feast of Mary Magdalene

A poem for the Feast of Mary Magdalene

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Jul 22, 2021

The Manchildren are shitty. So too is “The Pillar.”

Outing the Monsignor Yesterday, the highest ranking non-bishop who works in/with the United States, Conference of Catholic bishops, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, resigned after a report that appeared on the Catholic online platform, The Pillar, based claims that the monsignor had made excessive use of Grindr, a dating app for men…

Catholic

5 min read

The Manchildren are shitty. So too is “The Pillar.”
The Manchildren are shitty. So too is “The Pillar.”

Jul 16, 2021

Boycott the Basket Unitil They Ordain Women

I About six or seven years ago I entered famous Judson Church in New York City to attend the ordination of a Roman Catholic woman priest. The event, which took place in a large sanctuary, was well-attended. As I entered, however, I noticed, that some people were being directed, upon entering…

Catholic

2 min read

Boycott the Basket Unitil They Ordain Women
Boycott the Basket Unitil They Ordain Women

Jul 2, 2021

“Leave the Eucharist, Take the Cannolis”

The Catholic Church has been in the news. Maybe you’ve read a bit about the “Eucharistic Coherence” matter, and the group of United States bishops who have tried to muscle President Joseph Biden on his pro-choice views. These bishops think the president’s views on abortion should disqualify him from bellying…

Catholic

5 min read

“Leave the Eucharist, Take the Cannolis”
“Leave the Eucharist, Take the Cannolis”
Michele Somerville

Michele Somerville

She/her. Poet, writer, teacher, hermeneut punk. Author: Glamourous Life, Rain Mountain Press, http://rainmountainpress.com/books-glamourous-life.html

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