Source: Godong / Getty A French priest straight up lost it when he was confronted with a crying baby during a baptism. In a video that was posted to YouTube on Wednesday, the priest first seems to comfort the infant to no effect. Then the priest grabs the baby’s face right before slapping him. And I’m not talking a cutesy slap. It was a slap big enough to cause shock. “Calm down,” the priest can be heard saying in the video, according to WTHR . The family was NOT here for it. Check out the video below, which has already gotten over 2 million views. Whatever spirit took over that priest, we don’t want none of that.
Catholic Priests Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Allowed To Relocate To South America If you’re a Catholic priest who’s been accused and even convicted of sexually abusing children, don’t fret. The Catholic Church will let you relocate to South America so you can continue molesting more children who are too poor to be credible or speak out. Just a few day before Pope Francis’ historic trip to the States, and after he sent out a letter ordering bishops to follow a “zero tolerance policy” on child abuse, comes news pervy priests aren’t actually being dealt with. Via USA Today The Catholic Church has allowed priests accused of sexually abusing children in the United States and Europe to relocate to poor parishes in South America, a yearlong GlobalPost investigation has found. Reporters confronted five accused priests in as many countries: Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Peru. One priest who relocated to a poor parish in Peru admitted on camera to molesting a 13-year-old boy while working in the Jackson, Miss., diocese. Another is currently under investigation in Brazil after allegations arose that he abused disadvantaged children living in an orphanage he founded there. All five were able to continue working as priests, despite criminal investigations or cash payouts to alleged victims. All enjoyed the privilege, respect and unfettered access to young people that comes with being clergy members. Yikes. Read the entire disturbing story at Global Post . Global Post
Lawd Jesus it’s an exorcism . Catholic Church Gives Exorcism Training According to Raw Story Catholics in and around Madrid concerned that they or their loved ones are suffering from demonic possession may be about to get some much needed assistance from the archdiocese. A spokeswoman confirmed to the Associated Press that the Church in considering training more priests in the exorcism rites to counter increasing demand for its one trained priest’s time. The spokewoman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told the AP, “The devil exists. That’s a fact.” News of the exorcists-in-training was first reported by the Spanish-language Catholic site Religion en libertad, which claims there are eight priests currently in training to learn how to perform exorcisms based on the De Exorcismus et supplicationibus quibusdam, approved by Pope John Paul II in 1998, which replaced the exorcism rites first published in 1614. Catholic World News described the new rite in 1999: The liturgical ritual itself is centered on supplicatory prayers, asking for God’s help, and “imperative” prayers addressed directly to the Devil, commanding him to depart. The prayers are to be said as the exorcist lays his hand on the individual, and are part of an overall ritual which includes specific blessings and sprinklings with holy water. The ritual also includes the litany of the saints, the reading of the Psalms and the Gospel, and a proclamation of faith which may be either the familiar Creed or a simple question-and-answer (“Do you renounce Satan? I do.”). The ritual concludes with the kissing of the Cross, and the final prayer, proclaiming the triumph of Christ and his Church. ReL’s Álex Rosal reports that the eight candidates are additionally studying the 1614 rites as well as the so-called Roman Ritual of 1952, which served as a bridge between the older rites and the final liturgical version issued in 1998. Candidates are also said to be reading the books of Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s chief exorcist and a controversial figure in his own right. Rosal further reports that there are eight candidates to correspond to each of the eight dioceses, and decisions may be made with the input of local psychiatrists to rule out mental illness and drug abuse before beginning an exorcism. Spanish website The Local reports that there are only 18 registered exorcists in Spain, the most famous and active of which is, according to exorcism expert and author José María Zavala, Father Salvador Hernández Ramón, who reportedly studied under Amorth in Rome. The training itself is reportedly being led by Bishop Cesar Franco. Some of these beyotches in America need an exorcism to exercise that demon they got stuck up their a**. Shutterstock Continue reading →
Charlie Sheen’s beef with his daughter’s former school is reaching new levels as he now claims goons have been threatening her and his ex-wife Denise Richards. He says hooligans supporting the Viewpoint School, where Sam used to attend, left a threatening note and a knife jammed into a tree outside her home. Sheen RAILED on Twitter against the spineless “doosh bagz” connected with L.A.’s expensive Viewpoint School who are terrorizing his family. The actor says his girls “had the pleasure of discovering a steak knife used to nail a note to the tree” and that the note threatened his family directly. Charlie says two people were captured on surveillance tape committing the deed and that the behavior has reached the point where he’s contacted police. Sheen wrote on Twitter: “Here’s why people suck; a group of mindless Viewpoint [School] supporting doosh-bagz have targeted [Denise] and the girls with ‘bullying tactics’ as a response to my call to arms.” His “call to arms” involved urging fans to deface the school with toilet paper, etc., in the wake of Sam allegedly being teased into leaving the school. The school insisted it took appropriate action, but Charlie says Viewpoint “condones” bullying, so he responded in kind – and warned those harassing his family. “Leave them alone,” he Tweeted. “This is not a threat but a promise that justice will be served. I’m not hiding. You are. Show yourselves you spineless cowards.” “Oh that’s right; cockroaches scatter in the light.” “FYI – we have your faces on camera. Police are involved.” Charlie later told TMZ that his Twitter request to hurl dog feces and other objects at the Viewpoint School was more of a “metaphoric” call to arms. Sure it was. In any case … notes stuck in trees with knives? This feud just got real. And you don’t eff with the Warlock.
Keyshia Cole has no interest in bowing down to Beyonce. Following the latter’s release of ” Bow Down/I Been On ” – a track that includes the lyric This is my sh-t. Bow down, bitches – Cole absolutely blasted her fellow artist on Twitter yesterday. Beyonce – “Bow Down/I Been On” “Can’t stand when people all self righteous when it’s convenient it makes them look good,” Cole wrote, calling out Beyonce for sending mixed messages. “But can still talk sh-t when convenient 2 FOH.” Despite the backlash from Beyonce fans, Keyshia was unfazed. “First ‘Women need to Stick together’ now b-tches better Bow,” she Tweeted. “Smh. But it’s all G! Chicks stay shooting the sh-t… “I done kept it real from the start! #RespectTHAT.” Cole also stirred up controversy a few weeks ago when she bashed Beyonce’s former Destiny’s Child pal Michelle Williams, writing of her Super Bowl performance : “She always f-cking the groove up.” What do you think of Cole’s beef with Beyonce? Does she have one? Or should she shut up and bow down?
Bill O’Reilly’s divorce from Maureen McPhilmy was/is so ugly, he is trying to get his ex-wife booted from the Catholic Church, according to a new report. The Fox News personality became estranged/separated from Maureen McPhilmy, with whom he has two adolescent children, at some point in 2010. According to sources, O’Reilly then went on a crusade to ruin the career of the Nassau County Police detective she was dating – and has since married. O’Reilly is now in the midst of a scorched-earth custody battle over the ex-couple’s two children, even as he undermines his own custody arrangement. How’s he doing that, you ask? By hiring, as a member of his household staff, the woman he and his ex-wife had agreed on as a neutral arbiter of their disputes going forward. It also involves O’Reilly’s attempts to annul his marriage (rather than merely ending it) and have McPhilmy potentially booted from the Catholic Church. In May 2010, O’Reilly and his wife became estranged and began living in separate houses less than half a mile from each other on Long Island. In 2011, O’Reilly allegedly used connections with the Nassau County P.D. to try to launch an internal affairs investigation into McPhilmy’s new boyfriend. Relations between them only got uglier from there … years later. The Catholic Church is even involved in this now, believe it or not. Follow the link to continue reading Gawker’s investigative report …
It’s official: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is your next Pope and we know exactly what you are thinking: How does Snooki feel about his election? Fortunately, that reality star and many other celebrities have taken to Twitter and expressed their view on the new pontiff. Read on for their reactions… Mario Lopez : Big moment for the church & for those of us who call ourselves Catholics. I hope Pope Francis comes with an open heart & open mind… #Faith Snooki : Yay for Pope Bergoglio!! He’s adorable. Piers Morgan : Pope Francis 1 is known as a frugal, humble, moderniser. Sounds just what the Catholic Church needs. Joy Behar : It’s already starting. Donald Trump wants to see the new Pope’s birth certificate. Craig Ferguson : Rumors already swirling in Hollywood that the new Pope will replace Leno on NBC at 1130. Star Jones : I’m not Catholic…but am excited by the election of #NewPope. May he be blessed with wisdom & the love of Christ. Mia Farrow : American Catholics praying for a liberal Pope who will lead reform. But that is unlikely. Carson Daly : I like the new pope. Opted for silence before he first spoke. Pray for me before I pray for you. Humble. #goodstart
As the College of Cardinals decides on who will be the next Pope , one layman is determined to meet His Holiness and chart a global course for peace and prosperity. Fresh off his “basketball diplomacy” trip to North Korea, NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman is en route to Vatican City with hopes of meeting the new pontiff. On Tuesday, Rodman was en route to Rome with the goal of meeting the Catholic Church’s next leader, with the conclave underway inside the Sistine Chapel. While it may be some time before white smoke billows out of the chapel’s chimney signaling the election of a new pope, Rodman is excited about it. He said his recent meeting with reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would prove he was worthy of at least a meeting with the pontiff-elect. “I want to be anywhere in the world that I’m needed,” Rodman told TMZ. “I want to spread a message of peace and love throughout the world.” The former Chicago Bulls star said his “people” were in contact with the powers that be to arrange a meeting with the successor to Pope Benedict XVI . ”He wants Obama to do one thing: Call him,” Rodman told ABC’s This Week . Claiming that he broke barriers in North Korea that no one else could, Rodman said he could also be the man to help craft plan of peace for the new pontiff. Here’s hoping?
Long before Pope Benedict XVI stepped down as the head of the sexual scandal-scarred Catholic Church, the 18th-Century novelist and dramatist Matthew G. Lewis’ was inspired to write The Monk , a gothic supernatural novel about a man of the cloth who is tempted and corrupted by (cue ominous music)…Satan! More than two centuries later, filmmaker Dominik Moll ( Lemming , With A Friend Like Harry ) has brought the cult classic to the screen starring Vincent Cassel as Brother Ambrosio, the titular Capuchin monk who is led way astray. Here’s the synopsis: Abandoned at birth at the gates of a Capuchin monastery in Madrid, Brother Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), raised by the friars, grows up into a preacher admired far and wide for his fervor. Ambrosio is feared for his righteousness and believes he is immune from temptation – until the arrival of a mysterious apprentice undermines his convictions and leads him down a dangerous path of sin, corruption and murder. First up, is the film’s Red Band trailer which has a bit of a vampire vibe initially — the actress is Deborah Francois — and then gets all sexy and stuff. One corrupted, Ambrosio sets his wolfish eyes on the virtuous Antonia (Joséphine Japy), who, in this clip, does not seem to be interested in finding out what’s beneath the monk’s itchy cassock. Click here to view the embedded video. Why do I think this ends badly for Antonia? The Monk opens Friday, March 8 in select theaters and on VOD. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
My man!!! Denzel Washington keeps it all the way trill when discussing who his friends are, and they ain’t of the White Hollyweird assortment… According to Yahoo! Movies: Some actors make a point of hob-nobbing with famous and high-profile folks in the industry and getting their picture in the tabloids as often as possible. Then there’s Denzel Washington. In an interview with Xan Brooks published on The Guardian.co.uk, Washington announced, “Actually, even within the industry, I don’t have any actor friends. My friends are old friends. One’s an ex-music guy, the other’s a restaurant owner and the other’s an ex-pro ballplayer.” When asked why he didn’t have many friends among his colleagues, Washington snapped, “Because I don’t make friends! Maybe I’m not a butt-kisser, maybe I’m not a schmoozer. I’m not about to go to a party to try to get a job. And then when you have children, the other friends become other parents. We’d coach baseball or basketball. My wife and I were raised right. I don’t want movie-star friends. And being African American, there were no big movie stars to hang out with anyway, not when I was starting out, they were just the third guy from the back! For whatever reason, I never befriended any white actors.” (One of Washington’s public relations representatives later offer a clarification on the Guardian story, “I sat in on this interview,” the rep said. “The part they failed to mention was after he said ‘never befriended any white actors’ he mentioned ‘except,’ and then listed Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, etc. They cut the rest of the thought out. The rest is fine though.”) As the interview went on, Washington’s seem to clarify that his attitude had less to do with his opinions of his fellow thespians and more with the current culture of celebrity in America. “I’m a working actor!” he declared. “What’s a celebrity anyway? Paris Hilton’s a celebrity. I’m just a working actor.” While Washington didn’t go into deep detail about his private life in the interview, the well-grounded and publicity-shy actor alluded to his religious scruples and the role they play in his life and his work. When asked about his character’s plea for help from God in “Flight,” Washington replied, “That line, ‘God help me,’ was very important to me. As an arc as much as anything. You see this butt-naked, coke-sniffing, weed-smoking guy finally get to the point where he can say: ‘God help me.’ He gets his life back.” Love it, way to keep it all the way 100, Denzel!!!! WENN