Wednesday, October 10, 2007

HAMMER AND NAILS

Catholic priest, Cristian Von Wernich, according to this story on Latin America Press.Org, has been charged with 80 counts of murder and torture.

Von Wernich was chaplain to a group within Argentina’s military junta and is accused of thorough participation in that regime’s “dirty war.”

Von Wernich was charged in December 2005 after evidence surfaced of human rights violations, but the trial only began in early July of this year, when the prosecutor found there was enough evidence to try him for direct responsibility in seven assassinations, 42 cases of kidnapping and disappearances and 31 counts of torture.

This should come as no surprise to Catholic news followers. Instances of priests and bishops collaborating with totalitarian regimes are plentiful.


In Buenos Aires Father Wernich has found support from two Jesuits.

In June, when Von Wernich’s trial date was announced, Jorge Bergoglio, Buenos Aires” top cardinal, said that the “Church is the subject of persecution.” Bishop Andrés Stanovnik of the northern Chaco province timidly defended the priest: “I’m not going to make any value judgments on a brother. One mustn’t prejudge because Father Von Wernich has only been accused, not convicted.”

So we need a Salesian to express…

“I’ve questioned and I continue to question the Church’s role as an institution, above all in the hierarchy, because it wasn’t able to meet the challenge, which is to say, it wasn’t with the crucified,” said Salesian priest Rubén Capitanio, who testified against Von Wernich. “Von Wernich’s case is more than symbolic, because he put himself on the side of the crucifiers.”

Of course this brings up the deepest of contradictions: Christians sold out to the empire that crucified their savior.

The poor deluded Jews. They thought the Messiah would help them gain enough military power to throw off their oppressors, the Roman Empire.

Little did they know that Jahweh’s intent all along was to join up with the Roman Empire itself. As John the Baptist was to Jesus, so Jesus was to Constantine the Great, paving the way.

Holy Roman Empire. Holy Catholic Church.

So the Jewish people basically performed the role of unpaid surrogate mother--"thanks for giving us Jesus, now take a shower."

That’s the birthright Jacob swindled. Way to go, Jacob!




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