Asking to be prosecuted

For Hate Speech.

I won't identify which priest did this on EWTN last night because it will cause an immediate investigation into his hate speech but it's outrageous and EWTN should pull him from their line up of otherwise great programming.
This character priest who has turned his talks into an industry railed last night against apostacy
for what he views the church teachings to be, and said anyone who disagrees should be lined up by the Bishops before a firing squad if they had any balls essentially. I am not kidding. Full of spit and vinegar and nothing of the love of Christ apparent, he railed against those who, for example thought the church's teaching on contraception lacking, which would include me, for example and all the protestant world basically, should be deemed a traitor and lined up before a firing squad before the Bishops. In this age of people openly saying that they are going to 'exercise their second amendment rights' if their candidates are not elected (Sharon Angel)
this is reckless irresponsible hate speech. No question about it. It clearly incites violence. The people in the crowd, mostly it appeared students or graduate theolical types, probably at a place like steubenville all chuckled like it was funny or applauded loudly. He was calling for a physical punishment for an inquisition.
As a convert I never would have in a million years joined a church like this person is reflecting in the first place if he ever showed up within a thousand miles of my RCIA class. It's insanely ignorant and medieval. It is not more moral, more holy or more God. It's the egotistical ranting of a priest looking for a prosecution.
He said that the fight of the moral issues is the fight of heaven, OK, fine, then said "Your Mother Wears Army Boots" or combat boots in noting that the blessed mother does battle with the devil. Yes, but he completely misses the point that they do it with Love and non violently. Because central to the power of the cross is that Love conquers all evil. Jesus rebuked Peter when he took a sword to cut off the ear of the romans capturing Jesus in Gethsemene. It's about time today's Peter did a little firm rebuking of this sort of egotistical evil in his priesthood.

If this sort of rhetoric was coming from the pulpit in eighteenth century France i now understand why the bulk of the prisoners in the Bastille during the French Revolution were priests.


I don't want this to be a reflection on EWTN which is otherwise a great evangelical outreach that provides very inspiring programming. Earlier in the evening they ran a brilliant special on Saint Theresa of Avila. But followed by this character, I had to turn off the TV and pray for his church, which is in real trouble.

I am sorry but the words "firing squad" and Bishops should never be used in the same sentence. The words "The Bishops should line them up before a firing squad" makes me wonder if a Seminary can revoke a degree and the Bishops revoke an ordination.