Saturday, October 18, 2014

FALL 2014 MAILBAG #2


Editor's Note: Here's a very timely -- and opportune -- communication about the rector, whom we've been neglecting of late. We hope this makes up for our public inattention. (Privately we've been following his travails very closely.)

Readers, have you seen the Sep. Most holy Trinity Seminary Newsletter? What say you to to this money seeking rant from Sanborn? "It is absolutely necessary for the survival of Catholicism during this Modernist crisis that this seminary [Most Holy Trinity in Brooksville, FL] continue to function. If the lay people are to preserve their Catholic Faith, they will need well-trained Catholic priests. If they do not have them, they will sink into error, heresy, and moral corruption." Strong stuff. Care to comment?
Indeed, we shall. We have a lot to say, in fact.

First off, the statement is completely false. Naturally we're too discreet to call it a lie. We prefer to think that the rector, like that Aeschylean President of the Immortals, is having his sport with us.

What's the basis for our opinion? Well, to tell you the truth, it's in Big Don's very own words --  and in his self-published behavior. For if he really believed MHT was so necessary, why did he invite as his companion to Europe a "priest" who (1) did not attend MHT Seminary and (2) who never enrolled in any brick-and-mortar seminary? Uneven-Steven McFaker  -- without whom the rector, according to his own admission in the same newsletter, "could not have undertaken the journey" -- studied independently, first with a priest out West (until they parted ways) and then for a spell with Erroneous Antonius.

Why didn't the rector choose one of his own completers to accompany him? Could he not have traveled to Central and Eastern Europe if he had no other option than to invite an MHT trainee?

He could've tapped the Forlorn Finn, a McFaker colleague at the SW Ohio cult center. The Finn's company might have proved a fine gesture in Hungary, where the national language is distantly related to Finnish. Also, wouldn't the Poles, the Germans, and the Austrians have been impressed that a fellow European had attended Big Don's swampland seminary? Wouldn't you think that, if the training were so good in Brooksville, the rector would have seized the opportunity to show off his own man rather than some stranger "formed" outside his supervision, someone who's an alien to the culture of a formally organized traditional Catholic "seminary"?

Or is it the case that the rector didn't have confidence in his own products, so he was forced to choose an outsider? Or did the possibility of the McFaker's  succeeding Dannie play a large part in his decision?

We don't know the answer. But it's obvious the rector must believe in his heart that Catholicism in West Chester, OH, Rochester, MN, and Grand Forks, ND, can survive without priests trained at MHT Seminary. Likewise Big Don must be certain the lay folk there won't sink into error, heresy, and moral corruption. If you ask us, it seems that a "priest" who wasn't "trained" at MHT must have been better suited than his own thick-skulled completers. Otherwise, surely the rector would have selected an MHT trainee, right?

If Big Don didn't want the Forlorn Finn for some reason, why didn't he ask one of the others, for instance, the slavishly devoted Skipper from Michigan? Uneven-Steven could have substituted at the Michigan chapel while the rector and Skippy traipsed about Europe. If Big Don were in the mood to flout his principles, it would have been a grand and welcome gesture to show the forgetful Skipper that skipping the consecration at Mass was no obstacle to representing "well-trained" sedevacantism at its best and brightest.

It's settled, then.  Big Don's own actions assure us that the continued operation of the MHT pesthouse is definitely not an imperative, no matter what he shouts from the pulpit. Don't you agree?

That means Traddies are now free to get their Catholic priests in all sorts of ways other than from a so-called "seminary." And if the magnificent rector is O.K. with a non-seminary-formed "priest," then Traddies should be fine with one, too.  And with such priests there's no danger of the laity's falling into error, heresy, and moral corruption either, or else why would the Big Don sanction the McFaker's presence both in West Chester, Ohio,  and in his entourage abroad (and occasionally at MHT in front of the quivering, weak-minded young "seminarians")? Furthermore, why would the rector suffer his three completers in West Chester, namely, Lurch, the Forlorn Finn, and Bede the Unsure (viz., of his validity), to associate as colleagues with such a "priest" if there were any danger to souls? Clearly there's no problem at all in the Donster's mind. None in the slightest, thank you!

Now since you all know from the rector's approval of the McFaker that MHT trainees are really not needed for the survival of the faith and the weal of your souls, the good news is that you don't need to support MHT financially. Save your money and take your kids to Disney World -- or to the orthodontist. You can get priests just as ignorant as the completers at a far cheaper price.

Uneven-Steven's disgraceful, error filled exposition of the Summa on Restoration Radio is proof that you don't need an MHT "formation" to be audaciously clueless and mired in error. Anyone can be like the French completer who couldn't bless holy water without a moral crisis and who once administered so much salt to an infant at baptism that the baby got sick and the ceremony had to be interrupted. Also, how about the case of the MHT completer who couldn't perform a burial service? And let's not forget about the completers who, like the McFaker, were ordained by "One-Hand Dan," and hence possess doubtful orders!

You see, you don't need the seminary at all. You can get ignorant, doubtful, malformed "priests" without recourse to the pesthouse.

Isn't that a relief? No more digging deep to fund overpriced and poorly constructed additions to the "seminary." No more underwriting budget-busting re-do's resulting from bad workmanship and supervision. No more quarterly payments of your second-collections for "seminary" support. No more monthly or annual donations. No more loud, fist-pounding sermons demanding that you keep the pesthouse afloat in the steamy swamp to the detriment of your family's treasure and your own retirement. 


Thanks, Big Don, a.k.a. "The Mauler of the Modernists," for setting us straight.  Possible loss of the faith! Threats of error! Danger of heresy! Moral corruption!  *Whew!* You had us scared for a minute there.We didn't know you were just pulling our leg, you big, ol' kidder, you! 


A postscript...

We can't resist sharing another little example of the rector's intellectual sloppiness. In his stilted travelogue,  he wrote of the  "123 days of a brutal communist regime under the leadership of Bela Kuhn" (sic!) in Hungary. The trouble is, the revolutionary's name is spelled Béla Kun. Even with the entire web at his fingertips, the rector couldn't repay Magyar hospitality with the correct spelling of a historical figure's name.  We could forgive the missing diacritical mark on the forename, but the surname's misspelling is unpardonable. What an amateur! Luckily the Europeans will soon discover the truth for themselves (with a little bit of helpful outside assistance, to be sure).


30 comments:

  1. Could you reveal who the priest out West is that taught the McFaker? I've often wondered. How long did he study with the priest? Why did they part company?

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  2. He studied with Fr. Vallaincourt in Spokane while he lived in an apartment.They did not part on friendly terms. He may have been there for 4 or 5 years.

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    1. It appears we have some very informed followers out in cyberspace!

      The 4-5 years seems reasonable. Since the man was born in 1985, then he is likely to have graduated from college in 2006, assuming a 4-year undergraduate course of studies. (However, we don't know what effect his self-reported earning of two bachelor's degrees has on this timeline.) In his Rosary Sunday 2013 oral auto-bio, he says he worked in property management after graduation. It might be reasonable, then, to suppose he began his independent study as early as some time 2007, and we know for certain that "One-Hand" ordained him in the first quarter of 2012.

      Perhaps one day we'll have occasion to recount why this man left his MA chapel to join "One Hand" at the cult center.

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    2. Thanks, Anon 4:33. I was thinking that it may have been another priest. I don't think that priests should have mysterious pasts. Everything should be open & aboveboard.
      There seems to be a lot of power-playing & manly egos getting in the way & running rampant in traddieland, no? Can't anyone get alone with anyone else nowadays?
      I'm not familiar with either of these priests but I'm always curious about all the players being talked about so appreciate the information.

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  3. We agree, Anon. 7:41. Everything should be above board. But if everything were really transparent, Catholics would boot out many of the priests they have.

    What's really funny is that in Traddieland, there are no secrets, really. The cat's out of the bag, but no one will say anything. The bosses ignore or sweep under the rug serious character flaws (probably out of fear of exposure). The idiot "faithful" often stop their ears when someone tries to tell them what's going on. For everyone it's a matter of pure expediency, and anything goes. "The truth is out there," as they used to say on the X-FIles, and it's easy to find, but few in Tradistan are interested.

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  4. Hurray!! I finally figured out why Heiner is entwined with SGG! I really, really hate to rag on the priests at SGG, but honestly they ask for it.

    Heiner has a video up now at TR on an interview with Fr. Nkamuke & he's graciously allowing us to view it all, instead of just a snippet, for free. I watched a few minutes of it but don't have the extra time now to plow through till the end. Fr. Nkamuke seems like a nice enough person & I'm sure will do some good with what he's got. But after listening to Fr. McKenna's interview & parts of this one, I now know why Heiner hangs with SGG. So far their priests make Heiner look like a genius. And he loves that.

    I wish Fr. Nkamuke all good wishes & may God bless him abundantly.

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    1. As Henry Higgins exclaimed, "I think you've got it!" Lightweight that Heiner is, he's a Doctor of the Church beside these bozos.

      It's a pity that Bede the Unsure put so much trust in the rector and "One Hand." The problem with his training and his orders is that we think Big Don may consecrate him in a few years.

      There's nothing to be done about his formation, but something should be done about his priestly orders.The poor man deserves to return to his country with undoubted holy orders to be certain that he possesses the necessary charism for a challenging apostolate.

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  5. "If they do not have [Catholic priests], [the laity] will sink into error, heresy, and moral corruption."

    We know this is not true given the Japanese who for 200 years did not have any priests. However in defense of the rector, his sentiment is correct that normally priests are important to have.

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    1. An apt example.

      We, too agree with the rector. TRAINED priests are important. But we'd add that in the pinch we're in, untrained priests are acceptable, as was the practice centuries before in mission territories.

      We just want the rector to stop trying to pull the wool over our eyes by saying that his little vocational school produces genuinely trained priests. We'd also like him to put his money where his mouth is and reject interlopers like Uneven-Steven McFaker when they don''t attend any "seminary" at all.

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  6. On the other side of the coin - sometimes it's the Catholic 'priests' who are leading the laity into error, heresy & moral corruption! Double Horror!!

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    1. How very true. One good example is the invention of new mortal sins, which was a specialty of the Skipper when he was in Ohio. Another example is Uneven-Steven's exposition of the Summa on Restoration Radio. And yet another is the priest, now based in N.Y., who impregnated a young woman he was counseling and then declared bankruptcy rather than pay her the restitution he promised in a settlement.

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    2. Oh how the times have changed even in this era of apostasy. Back in the euphoric apostatical "New Pentecost" of Montini/Paul VI I knew a young Priest who impregnated a Nun he was counseling in some type of Rogerian "encounter group/sensitivity training" (which was a very subversive element in 20th Century Catholic Modernism, see E. Michael Jones' outstanding account here- http://www.culturewars.com/CultureWars/1999/rogers.html although the Piest in question was not part of this incident, the circumstances were very similar).
      At least he realized the seriousness of his actions and the implications of children growing up without fathers. He got himself "laicized", the Nun renounced her vows, they got married and raised 5 children. Although I surely do not approve of such fornication at least he didn't compound one grievous sin with more.

      Thanks for your work.

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    3. That priest was far more honorable than the sede we referenced. The girl's boyfriend told people that the sede used to call him, probably trying to find out if he could pin the pregnancy on him. The girl testified that after she procured an abortion, the sede priest expressed relief.

      All in all, the priest in your account is a far better man and Catholic than this sede sleazeball. Even Carl Rogers, the cause of so much grief in the Catholic world, later regretted what his seditious teachings had brought about, so he's a better man, too.

      Thanks for the great illustration.

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    4. "Invention of new mortal sins"

      Sometimes I think some preachers talk too much about mortal sin and encourage a direct resistance to sin rather than an indirect resistance. Jesus says "do not resist evil" in Matthew 5:39. What I mean is that one can "fight mortal sin" by doing something good.

      Someone might hear sermons about mortally sinful films. They therefore get the impression that one should avoid ALL film. But then there are edifying films or at least films that are acceptable, like the "Passion of the Christ" film. Perhaps instead of listing all the bad films, one might simply talk about the good films to watch and create lists of approved activities and films and so on.

      The person who is stealing because he cannot provide from himself out of laziness - is he helped by adding guilt that he is mortally sinning? Yes, the guilt could be a catalyst for change and is in many people. However it could also incite greater feelings of despair and resignation to failure, inertia, and apathy.

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    5. ^while someone who commits a mortal sin needs confession and to be sorry for this sin, perhaps I mean that if this is a habitual problem, a different approach may be necessary?

      Additionally sometimes it seems in an over-reaction to sins, one goes to the excess of condemning innocent things. I guess that was your original point.

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    6. We only hope that some Tradistani clergy read your excellent comments and acquire a little common sense.

      An additional explanation for the clergy's invention of mortal sins may be a desire to exercise even greater control over the laity. Or perhaps it's a smokescreen for their dreadful formation in theology.

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  7. A priest declares bankruptcy?! How does that happen? Did she then sue the church, which she should have done first anyway?

    Speaking of bad 'priests', whatever happened to Ryan St. Anne Scott? Is he still in his monastery or did he finally go to jail? It's amazing how slithery that man was! I was following that story but haven't heard what the outcome was.

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    1. Yep! After he agreed to a large settlement, he declared bankruptcy and went under the radar for quite some time. He surfaces from time to time, but tries to keep low. The last time this bottom feeder floated to the top was last summer to tell a grieving widow that he knew her husband better than she did. We also think he may be involved in stirring up some trouble for this weekend's ordination in Lawrence, MA.

      But this pond-scum isn't the only one to try to escape debt. Other sede priests justify defaulting on credit-card debt by saying that the banks cover themselves for such contingencies through their fees.

      We thought Scott had closed up shop, but maybe not. Perhaps someone out there in cyberspace has the latest info. We'll ask some friends who used to keep track of that character. We have our hands full just keeping tabs on all the SW Ohio-Brooksville cult personalities.

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    2. P.S. She did sue the chapel, and its insurance company settled. If only her attorney had done a little more comprehensive discovery. There was a smoking gun.

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  8. I hesitated writing about Ryan as it could be construed as going off on a tangent, but since the subject was bad priests I thought I'd take a chance. Yes, you've got plenty to keep you busy with SGG, but if you can do an update on Ryan, I'd love to know 'the rest of the story'. Last I heard he was in legal trouble in one state (ILL?) but wasn't in jail & was not to leave the state. So what does he do? Leaves the state, of course. And nothing happens to him!!! He set up yet another 'monastery' in the new state and that's the last I heard of him. That's been some time ago. Did anyone ever bring him back to face the music?

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    1. We'll send out another e-mail to some acquaintances. If we learn anything, we'll report here on this comments page.

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  9. Thanks. I think he fled to MO & set up shop in
    St. Louis. I've searched the internet in vain. His website &/or magazine was called Our Lady of Tears. He seems to have disappeared into thin air!

    Several years ago, when he was into raising llamas, his website was called Monastic Fleece. How apropos is that?! LOL

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    1. Our contact only knew about the MO venue, but thought it was dated. She promised to try to follow up with some friends in MO who might know.

      What a great name for his site! A Freudian slip? These guys are all the same: when one scam gets shut down, they open up another: Religion as entrepreneurial adventure.

      We suppose that if we wait long enough, he'll surface again. There will always be Traddies willing to throw away their hard earned money on a miter-wearing buccaneer with a gift for gab. Gosh, are these folks needy!

      If ever we get an update, we'll post it here.

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    2. Update: Apparently the charges against him were dropped owing to the great expense of pursuing them. He may still be in St. Louis.

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  10. Good Grief!! It's the story of his miserable life. He's the slitheriest (yes, slitheriest , which goes beyond most slithery) man I've ever seen.

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    1. LOL. "Slithery" was the very term our informant used. "Slitheriest" is even better. He's certainly a model for the cult masters to emulate in spite of their professed disapproval. If they would only recognize that in the eyes of many, they're no better than "Bp." Slither.

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  11. He's a Bishop now??! I thought he was a Father or an Abbot. Is Bp. Slupski at it again?

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    1. Our contact says he's been calling himself a "bishop." We asked for info on his consecrator. We're waiting for an answer

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    2. BTW, here's a link:

      http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2012/05_06/2012_05_02_Magee_RyanSt.htm

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  12. This is enough to make any sane Catholic go running back to the novus ordo.

    What has gone on in the world of traditionals since the late sixties could fill volumes. No one could ever make any of it up if they tried. No imagination is that vivid.

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