Oh My!
It is simply unbelievable what I discover when I search online for religion news. It seems that our lovely world sinks further and further into apostasy with each passing day, and the newspapers delight in chronicling this descent.
First, our friend Emmanuel Milingo is at it again. The ex-communicated Roman Catholic archbishop who stunned the world by his marriage in 2001, and was excommunicated in 2006 for ordaining four married men as bishops, is now in Seoul, South Korea to study the theology of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
Yes, the same Sun Myung Moon who said this:
Jesus Christ is trying to follow me, my footsteps, all the way. He stayed in Paradise, because he did not marry. But I gave him marriage. Don’t you want to meet the wives of Buddha, Confucius and Muhammad? They sent letters of gratitude to me from spirit world. They pledge that even if their religion disappears, they will follow me. Can you imagine anyone in this world claiming to have married those past saints? The rings I prepared for their marriage cost a great deal per couple. Did I do that because I am crazy? Did I ask you to donate to cover that? [source]
The article reports:
Milingo has said that there are around 150,000 priests that have married across the world, and that the Vatican needs to abandon its “no-marriage” policy in order to seek reconciliation with these married church officials as well as to secure enough members for its priesthood. [source]
While I agree with the archbishop that the Pope should lift the celibacy restriction, I cannot agree with his desire to study such an insane theology. I had thought that this man may have been the leader of a new schism, but I sincerely hope that Catholics the world over have more discernment than to follow this man.
This is interesting only for the fact that, with the mention of “Sister,” most people automatically think “Roman Catholic.” But, in this case, I’m willing to bet that this Anglican, since I know that the Church of England and its offshoots are very individualistic in their preaching. They teach that you should have what is best for you, and that nothing should get in the way of this happiness.
In this case, a dying man’s wish was to lose his virginity. So the hospice he stayed at helped him hire a prostitute for sex in order to fulfill his dying wish. The article said that ”[t]he hospice staff, after taking advice from a solicitor, the clergy and health care professionals, decided to help him.”
Primairly by lending moral support, I think. The article wasn’t very specific. Neither did they seem to try to talk him out of it. In response, Sr. Frances said “I know that some people will say ‘You are a Christian foundation. What are you thinking about?’. But we are here for all faiths and none.”
Still, did you even try to talk him out of it? C’mon.
And, finally, with news of the weird sort everywhere, it is good to know that some people can still make me laugh. Tominthebox News Network carries several amusing (but satiric) stories, especially this one. It made me laugh out loud. Which wasn’t the best idea, since I’m blogging from the library today. My computer is down. 
