The Hobby Horses of Belief (and assorted hazards)

Peregrinus

Obviously Christchurch Cathedral doesn't have the global or even national signficance of Notre-Dame, and the church/state relationship differs as betwen France and NZ. But the civic and heritage sentiments which support the reconstruction of Notre-Dame are also the primary driver for the reconstuction of Christchurch cathedral. If this matter were left to the church alone, there's no doubt that the Cathedral would not be rebuilt.

Hotblack Desiato

In other news… you gotta keep your orgies under control.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/world-news/catholic-priest-who-threw-wild-orgy-involving-male-hooker-erectile-dysfunction-pills-and-mutilation-learns-fate/

A Catholic priest who hosted an out-of-control orgy where a male prostitute overdosed on erectile dysfunction pills and was mutilated was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Poland on Tuesday.

The Polish clergyman, who was assigned to the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Angels, landed the jail time after being convicted of sexual offenses, supplying drugs and failing to provide assistance to a person in danger of loss of life or serious bodily harm.

He was only officially identified as “Tomasz Z” because of Polish privacy laws, but the Daily Mail said he was Father Tomasz Zmarzły.

Igotadose

Doesn't the RCC get it? Crazy drug fueled violent orgies and that priest says it's only newsworthy because it involves the clergy.

At least this creep went to prison for awhile. Maybe Poland's wising up, hard to believe though.