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In reply to the discussion: I am Catholic and this is quite disturbing to me! [View all]old as dirt
(1,972 posts)46. President Biden is in good company.
Fr. Phillip Berrigan and his wife, Liz McAllister, were both excommunicated in 1973 when they disclosed their marriage. (The excommunication was later rescinded.)
Philip F. Berrigan, 79; Priest and Pacifist Who Helped Inspire Vietnam War Protests
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-08-me-berrigan8-story.html
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To pick up a newspaper in 1968 and see a photo of two Catholic priests in full Roman collars praying over a flaming pile of 1-A draft files -- nothing could be more shocking, said Jim O'Grady, co-author of a 1997 biography of the Berrigans, Disarmed and Dangerous.
The Berrigans were convicted of destroying government property. Philip was sentenced to three years and two months in prison, to run concurrently with a six-year sentence for a raid -- this one involving throwing blood on draft records -- the previous year on a draft board office in Baltimore. After sentencing, both Berrigans at first rather openly hid from the authorities, but eventually were arrested and served their terms. Philip was paroled after 2 1/2 years, Dan after 17 months.
Dan Berrigan wrote a play about the Catonsville raid, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, which ran off-Broadway in 1971.
Dan and I went to prison because we believed that Christianity and revolution are synonymous, Philip Berrigan wrote later. He also believed that true Christianity required a vow of poverty. The next car is every mans dolce vita, he once said.
During his time in prison for the Catonsville raid, Philip was secretly married to McAlister, a nun whom he met in the antiwar movement. They disclosed the marriage in 1973, and both were immediately excommunicated.
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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-08-me-berrigan8-story.html
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To pick up a newspaper in 1968 and see a photo of two Catholic priests in full Roman collars praying over a flaming pile of 1-A draft files -- nothing could be more shocking, said Jim O'Grady, co-author of a 1997 biography of the Berrigans, Disarmed and Dangerous.
The Berrigans were convicted of destroying government property. Philip was sentenced to three years and two months in prison, to run concurrently with a six-year sentence for a raid -- this one involving throwing blood on draft records -- the previous year on a draft board office in Baltimore. After sentencing, both Berrigans at first rather openly hid from the authorities, but eventually were arrested and served their terms. Philip was paroled after 2 1/2 years, Dan after 17 months.
Dan Berrigan wrote a play about the Catonsville raid, The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, which ran off-Broadway in 1971.
Dan and I went to prison because we believed that Christianity and revolution are synonymous, Philip Berrigan wrote later. He also believed that true Christianity required a vow of poverty. The next car is every mans dolce vita, he once said.
During his time in prison for the Catonsville raid, Philip was secretly married to McAlister, a nun whom he met in the antiwar movement. They disclosed the marriage in 1973, and both were immediately excommunicated.
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The Catonsville Nine original 5/17/68 footage
Deemed too dangerous for broadcast in May 1968, the iconic footage of nine Catholic activists burning draft files might have been lost forever if not for Pat McGrath a dogged and sympathetic reporter, who has struggled to ensure its preservation. Read the full story on Waging Nonviolence: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2013/05/how-the-catonsville-nine-survived-on-film/
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Yep, agree! A lot of religions are getting rather bizarre. They are aligned with Trump, that
RKP5637
Feb 2023
#1
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debm55
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Yes, that's correct. JPII really got the party started with the diocese-packing. That led to...
keep_left
Feb 2023
#40
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electric_blue68
Feb 2023
#51
American Catholic bishops have been awful my entire life, as far as I've been aware of them.
RockRaven
Feb 2023
#12
So what?! That doesn't erase the Church's centuries of anti-women brutality and oppression!
Sky Jewels
Feb 2023
#56
WTF?! When did I say that? I don't have a religion. I think ALL religion is stupid.
Sky Jewels
Feb 2023
#95
I find the Christian myth has a great deal of truth. Enough truth to be worth believing.
summer_in_TX
Feb 2023
#99
The Christian Church, Catholic or otherwise, has a long history of intolerance and prejudice
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Feb 2023
#16
Don't even pay attention to them. It's the same group of Catholic bishops that *always* go after...
Hekate
Feb 2023
#17
As a Lapsed, I *will*judge them. I've held on to nostalgia for"the olde religion"(after Henry VIII).
UTUSN
Feb 2023
#19
More arguing over woo about sky beings and the wilful suspension of disbelief that is necessary to
Celerity
Feb 2023
#41
It is just sad that the world's oldest con (the human invention of god/gods) is still not only
Celerity
Feb 2023
#61
I'll tell you what's disturbing, putting money in a plate on Sunday that goes to Catholic lawsuits
JuJuChen
Feb 2023
#47
Not to mention, if you're a woman supporting the Catholic Church, you're supporting
Sky Jewels
Feb 2023
#60
In historical writings, I usually see that referred to as "la culture mayor".
old as dirt
Feb 2023
#81
No offense, but you have a history of attacking Black Catholic Cultures in the Catholic group.
old as dirt
Feb 2023
#77
I think the abortion issue has caused a schism in the U.S. Catholic church
JustABozoOnThisBus
Feb 2023
#55
Anyone who claims to speak for God does not have a voice worth listening to.
Earth-shine
Feb 2023
#94