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Obedience and duty.

Returning from confession at St. Agnes I felt a little more saddened, someone was missing. The lower Church was not nearly as full as it normally was when Fr. Altier was there. Nevertheless he had two lines of about eight penitents waiting. They eventually spread out to the other confessional lines.

My Confessor suggested that I might want to impress upon the blogger world that each priest is under obedience to his Bishop. When Harry Flynn had been rector of Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, his Bishop transferred him from that position and made him a hospital chaplain. Monsignor Flynn neither considered the move as a demotion nor a punishment. Father also mentioned that fourteen years is a long time for any assistant to remain in one place.

“A change will do you good…” -who sang that song?

It’s hard out there to be a pimp…especially when it’s Germany!

Yesterday someone at work wanted me write a post about the German skin-heads or neo-Nazis that were going to be harrassing people at the games. Today I read on Zenit News about the prostitution going on there. I thought to myself, well what else is new - there are always prostitutes working the crowds at these things. After reading the article I can see why the Vatican is concerned and voicing their protests. The birthplace of Nazism has legalized prostitution, something many people want to happen world-wide. The catch is that if a woman is out of work and under age 55 she must take a job to maintain her government benefits. Even if it means going to work in a brothel. Western Civilization has degenerated back to the standards of pagan Rome - next they’ll probably try to make it a hate crime for Churches not to bless same-sex marriages! Check this out from Zenit News:

Wide-scale Prostitution Taints Tournament in Germany:

Prostitution was legalized in Germany in 2002 and already by last year the situation for women was dramatic, warned the British newspaper Telegraph in an article Jan. 30, 2005. The article recounted the experience of a 25-year-old woman who, after turning down a job providing “sexual services” at a brothel in Berlin, faced possible cuts to her unemployment benefits.

Brothel owners enjoy access to official databases of those registered for unemployment benefits. The woman, unnamed in the article, had said that she was willing to work in a bar at night and had worked in a café. Later she received a letter from the job center saying that an employer was interested in her and that she should ring them. Only then did she realize that she was calling a brothel.

Germany’s welfare laws oblige woman under 55 who have been out of work for more than a year to take an available job — including in the sex industry — or lose benefits, the Telegraph reported. The government had considered making brothels an exception, but eventually ruled this out. Brunhilde Raiser, director of the National Council of German Women’s Organizations, declared that in her country, “Forced prostitution has yet to become a public issue of concern as a severe violation of human and women’s rights.” Her remarks appeared May 5 in the Christian Science Monitor, ahead of the June 9-July 9 World Cup. [snip] Zenit.org

“There is great gain in religion provided one is content with a sufficiency.” - 1 Timothy 6:6

How many times are we going to hear about how much Pat Robertson can leg press? I couldn’t figure out why it was such a big deal - who the hell cares? I took the time to read the article - it looks like Pat is endorsing health drink products. He’s making more money for himself. I wonder if he’ll soon start a sort of psychic phone line thing going now - people may call him up (for a fee) to get his various prophecies on the calamities that are heading our way. (Give Dionne Warwick and the other ‘pagans’ a run for the money.) Yes, there certainly is great profit in religion, isn’t there?

Here is a snippet from the Associated Press article I read on Mr. Robertson’s feat:

“Robertson said his doctor encouraged him to leg-press weights to strengthen his bad knees.
But he said he did the 2,000-pound lift on an incline leg press with the machine’s brake on, which means he did not have to lift the weight the whole way.
“When the professionals do it, they take the brake off and let the weight come all the way down on them. And if you don’t have a lot of help, you’ve got a Volkswagen sitting on your hips. I didn’t do that,” he said.
CBN’s Web site has a video showing Robertson leg-pressing 1,000 pounds. The Web site attributes Robertson’s energy in part to “his age-defying protein shake.” The site offers a free recipe for the shake, with ingredients including soy and whey protein, flaxseed oil and apple cider vinegar.
Robertson also has licensed his name to Columbus, Ohio-based Basic Organics Inc., which makes a similar product called Pat’s Diet Shake.
“We’re selling the thing like crazy. There are thousands of people who want to get it. They think the shake had something to do with my ability to lift weights, and I don’t think it did,” he said, chuckling.”

Oh that Pat! He’s just so darn humble!