Today In The USA

The Oklahoman in a report titled, “Controversial crucifix creates rift at Warr Acres church” points out a problem for the Catholic church as it confronts a sexual scandal of Biblical proportions.

The report also reveals the furor within an Oklahoma congregation as it confronts what some are calling “Jesus porn”.

The Rev. Philip Seeton of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Warr Acres, Oklahoma defends the crucifix, which is about 10 feet tall and hangs above the main altar. The good reverend says that the area of the crucifix in question is meant to depict Jesus’ abdomen “showing distension” and not a penis.

Yeah, Reverend, sure it is…

For comparison purposes, here is a picture of the original San Damiano cross, a common Catholic icon that originated in Italy in the 12th century.

And here is a full-sized picture of the “Okie version“.

By the way, the original is 22 inches x 16 inches while the “Okie version” is reportedly about ten feet tall, no mention of of width which is probably around six feet.

So what does the Monsignor Edward Weisenburger of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese think of the crucifix? Apparently he sees no problem with it and that means it will take someone higher in the pecking order of the Catholic church to “know it when you see it”.

Meantime, one of the comments to The Oklahoma report pretty much sums it up best, “He is risen…indeed.”

The Rev. James Scahill of St. Michael’s Church in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts has done something that few in the the Catholic church have had the balls to do, namely calling for the pope to resign over the church’s sexual abuse scandal.

As the scandal enveloping Pope Benedict XVI and his “accommodations” for a priest accused of child sex abuse thirty years ago refuses to die down, one might expect that more than one priest might be speaking out and calling the Pope on his “accommodations” for accused child-molesting priests.

Don’t hold your breath…

And don’t expect Reverend Scahill’s sermon on Divine Mercy Sunday to escape the notice of the folks in Rome.

Especially when Scahill said things such as, “If he can’t take the consequences of being truthful on this matter, his integrity should lead him, for the good of the church, to step down and to have the conclave of cardinals elect a pope with the understanding that the elected pope would be willing to take on this issue, not just in promise.”

Wonder if Pope Benedict XVI will be as “accommodating” of one ballsy priest with a knack for stating the obvious as he was for an accused child molester?

Don’t count on it…

Read it at Priest calls for pope’s resignation and watch for changes at St. Michael’s Church.

Hazmat teams evacuated the neighborhood and tested a Westland, Michigan home after the landlord said she thought the former tenants were running a methamphetamine lab inside.

Turned out that the former tenants were not running a meth lab but they probably were not to good about dumping the “cat box” either

Even more revealing…

It seems that the landlord, Sue Walters, said she entered the home Monday for the first time in 20 years after kicking the tenants out.

Not criticizing or anything like that, but Sue you might want to pull your head out and take a look at your rental property a little more often than once in 20 years.

Read it at Smelly litter box mistaken for meth lab, neighborhood evacuated and understand this must have been the cat litter box from hell…