PAUL ANTHONY MELANSON at La Salette Journey has devoted an entire post to the alarming subject of Terence Weldon: Homosexual Activist, in which he accuses me, among other things, of blasphemy.
Terence Weldon has engaged in blasphemy against the Lord Jesus. Blasphemy, as Father John Hardon, S.J., explains, “..is every form of speaking against God in a scornful or abusive way. Blasphemy need not be expressed in speech. It can be purely internal in thought or desire. And it can become externally manifest in actions that are blasphemous twice over: once because of the internal contempt for God which inspires the action, and once again because the blasphemer goes so far as to profess his opposition to God so that others are scandalized by the blasphemy.”
But wait, there’s more. That’s mild, compared to the comments.
Ellen Wironken said…
Every lie comes from the Devil (John 8:44). Lies such as this one, which seek to cast doubt about Jesus’ purity, are particularly demonic. I believe this is strong evidence of demonic activity in Weldon’s life.
Wendy said…
The demon of corruption, the demon of blasphemy is prowling about seeking souls to devour.
http://www.spiritdaily.org
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Ted Loiseau said…
Terry Weldon should be excommunicated from the Church. I read where this radical activist is an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist.
If this is true, it is an outrage.
You have been warned: Here be demons.
(On the other hand, I’ve also been accused before of being guided by the Holy Spirit herself. Take your pick).
Ooh, you scary, scary monster type thingy you. I wouldn’t worry, hate consumes more greedily than love so I feel they will be burnt out before they manage to raise enough money to form a posse and fly over here to burn you in a windmill with pitchforks and flaming brands.
On the other hand… “‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Your welcome
Thanks, Jennifer. Given the source, I take these attacks as a kind of reverse endorsement, not worth a serious response.
Beautifully said Jennifer, it made me smile
Your hatred for Jesus is demonic. Your assertion that Jesus may have been a homosexual IS blasphemy. You are guided by a hatred which may only be described as demonic.
“Hatred” for Jesus? Just because I try to take seriously the very orthodox idea that he was fully human, as well as divine?
Your closed mind is amazing.
To suggest that Jesus had a homosexual inclination is to blaspheme Him. You are in a state [objectively speaking] of mortal sin.
And you are passing judgement on the state of my soul: which both scripture and Catholic teaching instructs us to avoid.
actually if you want to bring canon law and the Catechism in to this: The homosexual condition is not in itself sinful and homosexual persons are no less sinful than any other person, merely the ACT of homosexuality is. Therefore, if you were to say that it is blasphemous to suggest that Jesus could have had a homosexual orientation, then you would yourself be a heretic as you are countermanding the Catechism by implying that the homosexual orientation IS in fact sinful That is, if you want to speak [objectively]. Also, you are nothing but a lay person. You have no authority to judge to moral state of someone’s soul, and to take it upon yourself is a sin against temperance and humility. Not to mention a DIRECT violation of the COMMAND of Jesus Christ not to judge others. And you are a woman, and the Magisterium of the Holy Church states that the Lord God Christ Jesus cannot work through the body of a woman (that is why women cannot be ordained, and why all priests STILL hold the right to deny all women from approaching the altar if they so choose); which has been repeatedly confirmed by the Pope. In fact, you have LESS authority in the church than homosexual men do, because if they choose to be celibate and reject the gay culture, they can become apart of the Holy Priesthood, where as you will never be worthy of the honor to administer the faith of Jesus no matter what you do. Your status in the church is so low, that even the Supreme Pontiff and the Magisterium COMBINED were not given the authority by God to raise your status above silent servitude even if they wanted to.You are a servant, you have no competence to judge others; do not take it upon yourself to rise above the position that the Teaching Authority of the church has placed you. That itself is a mortal sin.
By the way, to all the non-judgmental and temperate people who read this, I do not for one second believe in any of that non-since about the inferiority of women. But since she was being [objective] and using (an attempt) at orthodoxy to abuse the faith as a tool to aggressively judge others, I could not resist playing Inquisitor and returning the favor to show her what it is like to be on the receiving end. I guess that makes me a heretic then doesn’t it? Well, if she does not believe what I said either, then that makes her a heretic too
Thanks. You are obviously correct that a same-sex orientation is not sinful. We are taught that Jesus was fully human as well as divine, and so will certainly have had sexual impulses, feelings and physical responses. These may conceivably have been of a same-sex nature. To say this, is not to ascribe any sinful state on to him.
Therefore, it follows that the suggestion that I attributed sinful nature to Jesus is itself contrary to the Magisterium. I love this insight.
‘You are deceived’, again you have stated the truth as given us by the ‘magisterium’ as regards to the status of women in the Church. It’s a bit in your face, but all that you’ve written is most certainly implied in the teachings of both JPII and BXVI. No woman has the competency to comment or judge any matter concerning the dogma/doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, nor to assert any other person is in violation of such.
Ann Duclos, has no more competency to make her judgments than any of my cats-or me for that matter.
You too Mcole1977, you violate the catechism in implying that the homosexual orientation is sinful. Not to mention, you are not competent to judge on such matters, as canon law states, such matters are only for Church theologians and historians, none of which may speak infallibly either. You are merely a layman, you are incapable of discerning the truth beyond what is given to you by the Magisterium of the church. ONLY a Bishop and a trained exorcist have the authority to discern demonic possession and influences. You are neither, and to assume their authority is a mortal sin, as stated by canon law.
By the way. Saying that a suggestion like that is indicative of hate, is entirely false as there is not a single word spoken in anger, distaste, or against anything that Jesus Christ said or did. Your viewing that the homosexual orientation is morally corrupt is not only a HERETICAL violation of the Catechism of the Teaching Authority of the Holy Church, but also reveals that you are in fact the one filled with hate and narcissism; because your hate for homosexuals is so strong (which seems strong enough to be boosted by the strength of demons, but I am not competent to judge such matters) to cause you to have delusions that you have the authority to overrule the Magisterium and re-write the catechism yourself. Such arrogances are MORTAL sins worthy of Martin Luther.
Well stated. There is so much projection going on with these demonic/heresy comments it’s actually quite scarey, and as you say, these people are making judgments way beyond their ‘pay grade’.
People who police like this and see mortal sin and hatred everywhere have wrecked the church. Besides, it seems, most folks who indulge in this sort of thing are psychologically underdeveloped, or crazy.
My own experience is to recall a wonderful scripture professor who was, probably, a highly closeted man who objected vehemently when there was a semi official mailing also suggesting Jesus was gay. In his later years this man really mellowed.
I hope the temple police hounding you might eventually be blessed as well.
Thanks.
In assessing the importance of these remarks, I like to consider whence they come. In that light, I see them as flattering. (I’d really hate to have their endorsement, so I’ll pray for them, too).
Coming from you, that’s a compliment.
if you wouldn’t mind, could you tell me where that semi official mailing was circulated? I would be really interested to read it if I could and what university? it was from. I am going to grad school for religious studies in the fall.
um….. I am trying REALLy hard not to tear into them. Using only the most orthodox of Saints and teachings I could shred them. It is so tempting, but I want to take this opportunity to state that (while it is NOT a feature of Mr. Weldon’s site) most progressives fail to understand, care, and most importantly, empathize with the pain that conservatives feel when they come across things that they feel attack the sacred in their life. It is truly one of the worst feelings. I know because I was trapped there for so long. It is nothing but a vicious cycle of hate and fear of everything in this world. I feel so bad for people like that, I pity them emensely. In fact, I resist many progressive things simply because I know first hand the internal anguish that they will cause to untold amounts of people. It is horrible. Truly, I say that with the most seriousness, from the bottom of my hart. I want so bad to ease their pain. I hope the kingdom comes soon so that no one has to suffer like that anymore. If I am wrong in my views, then when God arrives and shows me then I will whole heartedly repent, until then, I will continue to pray for these people so that god may lead them to a less fear filled and more relaxed understanding of the Gospel. The Gospel means The Good News. It was meant to tell people that they are free from the bondage of sin and to rejoice at the love and and affection that god showers upon all people, jew, gentile, and sinner alike with no distinction between the two.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Judge not least you be judged by the father.
Promotor Fidei and You are Deceived:
Thanks to both for your fierce defence of me, but I ask that you please hold back on assumptions / judgements about the knowledge or ordained/ lay status of those attacking me.
What’s really telling to me about the attack on Terence as a “blasphemer” is the definition of blasphemy that Paul Anthony Melanson uses: “It consists in uttering against God…words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one’s speech; in misusing God’s name” (Catholic Catechism). Melanson assumes that by speculating that Jesus might have had a same-sex inclination Terence is being hateful, reproachful, and disrespectful toward God. My question is: Why? Why is it hateful to suggest that Jesus might have been what we now term “gay”? Why is it disrespectful? It’s only so if you believe that being gay is a bad thing. Terence clearly does not, and neither do I, and neither, frankly, does God.
In my own prayer life I have a sense of a Jesus who was not gay, but perhaps this is simply a failure of my own imagination. Jesus was, as Terence points out, fully human; this means that he was (and is) a sexual being and that he loved, though selflessly. To make Jesus sexless is to deny his humanity. In any case, if someone labels me as gay-which I am-I do not take this as a gesture of disrespect, hatred, or reproach. I take it as an accurate estimation and as a compliment.
Why would God be offended by being associated with gay people? He socialized during his time on earth with others seen by many as outcast and inferior-prostitutes, tax collectors, etc. Would he not now sit down for a fabulous banquet with the gays? Why not? God loves us.
I’m Queer (I prefer that to a single definition of my identity) and have consorted with prostitutes, a police officer, several estate agents, a yardie and even the Duke of Westminster (“Where’s my bloody Madeira??”). I KNOW God loves them all, as He loves me; as He loves Terence; as He loves Mcole1977. As I know this, I love Terence and Mcole1977 (even though I don’t know their real name etc.) We are ordered to, ordered to, love all. Tis hard sometimes, but that is the teaching.
I agree that to see Jesus as sexless is to deny a major part of His existence on earth, but there are others who may conform to the sexless ideal; Asexuals (whom I have also consorted with). So perhaps it is not a denial of the Christ’s humanity to think of Him as sexless after all. Asexuals come in all shapes and sizes and let’s face it, sex just complicates life, maybe Jesus understands this
You are a heretic “Father.” And your views have been thoroughly and exhaustively refuted. If you really are a priest and believe what you say you believe, why don’t you use your full name and address your beliefs to Church authorities?
You are a fraud.
And you are rude.
There is nothing remotely heretical in what FrJohnQ has written.
I can confirm that he is indeed a priest in good standing. There is no reason whatsoever why anybody posting a blog comment should be required to supply a full name and address.
You are the one who has been rude in my opinion. And your blasphemy will - if unrepented - merit Hell.
Do I seriously need to repeat myself a THIRD time? Peter, go read the response to Ann Duclos below, and then read my response to Mcole1977. You are in direct violation of the catechism and canon law.
Santos…. you sound of spanish origins, you are probably affiliated with one of those catholic cults who idol worship their founders like Opus Dei, support murderous fascist dictatorships around the world, and protect child raping clergy.
Go away mad or go away happy, - but just GO AWAY - OK?
Thanks, Terence! And yes, Mr. Santos, I am a Roman Catholic priest in good standing. I do post pseudonymously to protect myself and those I know and love, but you can learn about my spiritual life in intimate detail at agaypriestsspiritualjournals.com.
QTCmon, I choose you!
I just arrived and really only have a hint of what is going on! But, I must say it is nice to finally arrive at a place in my life that I can easily recognize the devil. The devil doesn’t waste his time with men in general. We have enough capacity for evil on our own. I noticed he spend his time at church with the “saved” and “good” people! I have signed up for a subscription and greatly appreciate the work you do! Thank You!
Thanks for signing up, Zelmar. I hope you continue to find something of interest here.
I cannot take seriously a priest whose last name is Hardon. Yes, indeedy! From what I have read of his, he has a permanent one for anyone left of Atilla the Nun.
Well spotted, Jim. I hadn’t noticed that name - had to go back to the post to work out the reference.
Lord protect us from gollies and ghosties and long leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Particularly from orthotoxic “Catholic” ones!
Like that word - ”
orthotoxic”. I can’t believe how some people seem to get their rocks off by accusing others of heresy, and threatening them with hellfire. The crazy who runs ”La Salette Journey” now has a second post up, wringing his hands over the scandal of a priest backing me up (Fr JohnQ, in this thread). His readers are aghast that no bishop has taken me to task, or excommunicated me.
(Don’t bother to read it, or his comments thread. It’s insane, but boring. This comments thread is much more fun. Thanks to all, for making it so.)
I want to bring him down. To suck him until his opposition to gay sex and gay marriage dissolves like a cheap fog. He won’t be repressed after I suck him dry.
Terry, I’m so glad you can laugh about this nonsense. It truly makes no sense at all.
And just in case you need to confirm that you’re demonically possessed, you may wish to take the Rev. ($9.95 U.S., of course). Rob Tisani’s test for demonic possession.
Also, I notice today the following comment in response to John Allen’s latest article at National Catholic Reporter: “The ad links [at NCR] are of the Devil and the worst part is I’ll bet you all know it. It may be sinful for me to even be here so see ya. Forever. BLAH! PFFFT! POOEHY!”
I fear we may be in for more of this in the Catholic church, as Catholics dumbed down by the poor catechesis offered under the last two papal regimes conflate “Catholic” beliefs with right-wing evangelical ones.
I cannot laugh at it unfortunately. It infuriates me. It is one thing to be an ultra conservative catholic, that is entirely fine, seeral family members of mine are, but it is another thing entirely to be an uneducated, westborough baptist style, fascist, catholic. That is NOT the catholic tradition. They are probably affiliated with opus dai or regnum Christi. This is growing in the church dramatically. The CDF has become the same, the last two regimes have been violating canon law left and right like nobodies business. Before v2 the papacy was a monarchy, but he was not absolute, he sti had certain things he had to abide by. The last two popes hahave built an administration where arbitrary will, not the rule of law and procedure, rules. This is not catholicism. If thy only knew HALF of the lies and corruption and immorality that the past two regimes have brought into the upper hierarchy they would drop dead in shock. It is disgusting. I know so many clergy and religious that are beyond disgusted with the current Vatican that it isnt even something to joke about. I fear that the future is ominous for the church. If only Paul XI, JP1 and even the pre council pius xii and pius XI knew what would become of the church… They all cried when they read the real 3rd Fatima secret reportedly, I bet it was about this…
I agree with you, Promotor. Any laughter one can have over these sorts of comments is the sad head-shaking kind of laughter-the kind that grows out of rueful experience. And yes, you’re absolutely right: this kind of thing is growing in the Catholic church dramatically right now. It’s everywhere in American Catholicism, due to the open alliance of our bishops with the religious (and political) right. The screamingly over-the-top rhetoric in that Boston Pilot article some weeks back, which sought to attribute homosexuality to diabolical tampering with mothers’ wombs, was, I suspect, a kind of trial balloon on behalf of a powerful sector of the American church, to see just how far they can carry this rhetoric.
Melanson has a long history of homo-hatred, whilst presenting himself as a devout, pious and observant Catholic.
But, it seems every other post on his blog is directed at the “gayz” and his contempt and sheer, utter hatred for them.My thinking is that some of the most virulent homo-hatred comes from self-hating homosexuals.
Terence, you are so much better than those HYPOCRITES, they come over here assuming that you will delete their comments, yet they have deleted EVERY comment that I have posted on their blog; all of which contained nothing but simple FACTS verifiable with the catechism or in reputable news sources.They attack your ‘scholarship’ yet refuse to open the Catechism of the Church to see that they are wrong….just sick, mentally ill people. The exact same behavior of the german masses in the 1930′s. They are Brainwashed.
oh dear… no body go over to protect the pope blog, it is another popolatry site…except it is even worse than La Salette Journal…
Homosexuality will never be right in God’s holy sight. That’s why Jesus said “repent” that includes homosexuals choosing a path of sexual sin, a path of rebellion. God created them male and female, saying man shall not always be alone and He created Eve (a women) tell them to be fruitful and multiply. Man and could never honor God’s command. That’s why its against nature (God’s intended purpose) and an abomination. In the end all homosexuals that chose not to repent shall face reality they hated God’s plan and hear from Jesus depart from me I never knew you you worker’s of iniquity.
Satan the Lord rebuke you in Jesus name. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Liberty from sin, adultery, fornication, and yes homosexuality. The true and living God shall put an end to lies that homosexuals don’t need to repent and be born again. Who are you to point your finger at troubled marriages when you trouble others purity? Your example is one of defiance to the truth.
The Lord can bring repentance from all sin - that includes sins of prejudice and homophobia.
No, Jesus does NOT liberate people from homosexuality. I know. I prayed for years that he would fix me. I followed every directive of the church to the letter and the spirit. I agonized for years praying that he would take this condition from me. But he did not. and yes, we are born that way. My parents have suspected that I was gay since I was 4 years old. No 4 year old is capable of a sin that could ‘separate himself from god’ like that; and no I was never molested or anything. A 4 year old cannot hate god or god’s plan because a 4 year old can’t understand such abstract concepts. A 4 year old does not even have a concept of sex. Either homosexuality is not a sin or god creates some people specifically to hate them; which means that he is not a loving god.
Advocatus, you are not the only one to have found this. Reports over the past year in particular (and also previously) are that even many leaders of the ex-gay movement itself, are now admitting that they have been wrong all along. Homosexuality cannot be “cured”, even with God’s help, for the simple reason that it is not a pathology in the first place. Science of course, knows this - and so do many, many theologians, from the Catholic church and others.
Scripture scholars have shown, in dozens of learned works, that the popular perception of scriptural condemnation of homoerotic relationships rests largely on distortion, selective reading, mistranslation or misinterpretation of the actual texts. Pope Benedict has written that alongside the value of Catholic tradition, there is a “distorting tradition”, which we must guard against. Catholic moral theologians are now recognizing that the insistence that sex is exclusively intended for procreation, is part of that distorting tradition. In consequence, there is now widespread agreement that the entire structure of Catholic sexual ethics needs to be rethought.
You are a evil man, hiding behind sweet words and secular justifications for sinful dilemmas. You or any one wouldn’t be here without God creating a womb for an intended purpose. Homosexuals fall into the category of lovers of pleasure more then lover’s of God. May the living God put an end to this site of wickedness. You know you don’t serve God, but the father of lies. As Jesus said you can’t serve two master’s. It would be wise of you to take off the mask and stop justifying what God’s word clearly calls sin. Your intolerance to God’s truth can not be hidden forever.
There is another sin for which the Lord can bring repentance and forgiveness: that of judging others.
“Judge not, that you be not judged”. (Matthew 7:1)
pay no attention to Peter Santos, Michael Cole or Ann Duclos….that is just Paul Anthony Melanson hiding behind his many pseudonyms