Archbishop Hitler

Never thought I would spend half my time on this blog smoking out Nazis in modern society. I came across this story on the web and couldn't pass it up.


http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_080121_majerus.45f5820f.html


Nutshell: the new coach of the Saint Louis University (jesuit school) basketball team had the gall, the unmitigated audacity, to verbally support Hillary Clinton, Pro-Choice, and Stem Cell Research. Archbishop Burke of St. Louis, a prelate with a history of interfering with other people's lives, has decided that because of expressing those opinions he is unfit to coach at the University.
Once again we have the wonderful combination of cassocks and jackboots. Hey Burke! This is America! Just because your boss is a Nazi doesn't mean you have to try and one-up him! This absolutely fries me. He has no right to strongarm the University that way, nor to control the freedom of expression of its basketball coach. You don't have to surrender your conscience when you take a job and you don't have to wear a gag because a religious leader decides he doesn't like what you think. He wants to punish the coach for his remarks and probably will want to deny him the sacraments (he pulled that stunt a few years ago with John Kerry).
So far the University has remained sane and its position is that Majerus doesn't speak for the school on such matters. Lets all hope their saner heads prevail and Burke doesn't excommunicate him or some such.

Hmmm. Let's look at the Archbishop's actions with Kerry a moment. By his lights, if he denies the sacraments he puts the guy outside the pale, spiritually speaking. What happens if he just up and dies? In theological theory, if he dies whilst unshriven and with no last rites is his soul condemned? If so does that make the Archbishop guilty of something far worse than killing the meat body? Could he be arraigned for attempted soul-icide?

I can't believe Catholics aren't embarassed by this Nazi joker.