The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Roy Bourgeois, the priest who took his vows to stand with the crucified so seriously the Catholic Church expelled him.
The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Roy Bourgeois, the priest who took his vows to stand with the crucified so seriously the Catholic Church expelled him.
We are not one. And women should leave the church, the policing mechanism of patriarchal power, the well from which demagogues dig, i.e., the most magnificent political organization on the planet. One with the power to embed magical thinking and the subjugation of girls and women as property, as traded commodities, as sex objects, as unpaid labor, as state-owned vessels for mini-mes, as the exploited underclass, soon to be enemies of the state. Zappa had it right: tax the **** out of churches.
Good Lord (pun intended), this is on point. As a person raised Catholic, fully indoctrinated (altar boy, etc.), this resonates very heavily with me. Thanks for getting this story out there, Chris. Once again, fantastic story.
Thank you for this interview. As a Protestant layperson who has been to seminary, I have not requested to be ordained. I am amazed that the issue of ordination is valued so highly. I believe that Jesus called all of us to be disciples; he did not ordain anyone. Living a life-style of justice is more important than climbing up a false hierarchy in an outmoded institution.
I'm gay, and raised in a Catholic household. Thank God, I never put a lot of stock in the church. Many of their teachings didn't make sense. Being an independent thinker, and through 40 years of contemplation, I have been able to develop my own spirituality. Christianity is a fraction of it.
I've watched Roy for years down at Ft.Benning. Glad to hear him again!
One of reasons the pope may be reluctant is the pope is not just the pope of the US but the pope of all the world, where there are very conservative countries.
Mr. bourgeois is an exemplary human being. I would call him a natural saint but he didn't have to convert to any religion and much less to become a priesthood holder to have done the same good as a lay selfless person. But as a priest I'm sure he was admired by his congregation and people in general. Just the opposite to the myriad of preachers at the pulpits, television and even the amateurs that flourished in the streets during George W. Bush, who generated an enormous distaste for religion even in people raised in conservative and religious families like myself.
In my opinion, Christianity forgot the social justice message of Jesus and instead became a rigid code of bedroom manners that should be better named the religion of Paul and succeeding sick theologians. Out of curiosity I scanned the four gospels for Jesus's explicit references to sex and found only that he said that he had no come to replace the law of Moses and this seems to be the justification for Christianity to adopt such inhumane rules.
The statement 'all institutions are demonic', I believe is an honest assertion that all people are benefited and simutaneously plagued by our humanity, such that organized collaborations share that too both in demonic weaknesses and maybe better possible themes. It is not just for doctors, it is worth it for us individually to seek to support the creed to seek to do no harm in the midst of the delivery to provide a mass sequence of actions we deem are good and needed. Confessing our sins can help us to be liberated for a time, from an assortment of demonic/selfish deep seated human elements, as we push forward to seek to perhaps seek to be a doer of good deeds.
We are not one. And women should leave the church, the policing mechanism of patriarchal power, the well from which demagogues dig, i.e., the most magnificent political organization on the planet. One with the power to embed magical thinking and the subjugation of girls and women as property, as traded commodities, as sex objects, as unpaid labor, as state-owned vessels for mini-mes, as the exploited underclass, soon to be enemies of the state. Zappa had it right: tax the **** out of churches.
Good Lord (pun intended), this is on point. As a person raised Catholic, fully indoctrinated (altar boy, etc.), this resonates very heavily with me. Thanks for getting this story out there, Chris. Once again, fantastic story.
I was a wandering Jew and met many a Catholic Priest.
Some were tyrants others shepherds.
They were brothers not enemies.
We could speak our truths.
I do not understand the need to label individuals.
Here in Quebec there is no such thing as gender. We are what we are.
There is only one race Homo Sapien.
Religion exists only between our ears.
It may be painful but our only salvation may be speaking our truths.
The world is starving for want of truth.
Thank you for this interview. As a Protestant layperson who has been to seminary, I have not requested to be ordained. I am amazed that the issue of ordination is valued so highly. I believe that Jesus called all of us to be disciples; he did not ordain anyone. Living a life-style of justice is more important than climbing up a false hierarchy in an outmoded institution.
I'm gay, and raised in a Catholic household. Thank God, I never put a lot of stock in the church. Many of their teachings didn't make sense. Being an independent thinker, and through 40 years of contemplation, I have been able to develop my own spirituality. Christianity is a fraction of it.
Coming out of the gate pretty hot with the 'all institutions are demonic' statement, but otherwise great work as usual!
I've watched Roy for years down at Ft.Benning. Glad to hear him again!
One of reasons the pope may be reluctant is the pope is not just the pope of the US but the pope of all the world, where there are very conservative countries.
Very moving and inspiring story Chris. Thank you.
Thank you very much. It is never explained WHY such pathological hate of capitalist Russia and total support of Nazi-dominated Ukraine government !!
Stand with Russia – it fights for all of us against bipartisan fascist US/UK clique.
https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/10/09/war-crimes-2/
Tucker Carlson Tonight – Oct. 3 (Biden is responsible for this destruction in Europe)
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-carlson-biden-responsible-destruction-europe
Tucker Carlson Tonight – Oct. 5 (Don't ask obvious questions about the Nord Stream pipeline leak)
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-carlson-dont-ask-obvious-questions-nord-stream-pipeline-leak
Tucker Carlson Tonight – Oct. 4 (Interview with Biden’s family former business partner – Tony Bobulinski)
Does anybody have a link for the transcript to this outstanding and VERY important interview?
An American hero and prophet who deserves to be declared a saint by the Catholic Church more so than many others.
Thank you. This was moving.
Mr. bourgeois is an exemplary human being. I would call him a natural saint but he didn't have to convert to any religion and much less to become a priesthood holder to have done the same good as a lay selfless person. But as a priest I'm sure he was admired by his congregation and people in general. Just the opposite to the myriad of preachers at the pulpits, television and even the amateurs that flourished in the streets during George W. Bush, who generated an enormous distaste for religion even in people raised in conservative and religious families like myself.
In my opinion, Christianity forgot the social justice message of Jesus and instead became a rigid code of bedroom manners that should be better named the religion of Paul and succeeding sick theologians. Out of curiosity I scanned the four gospels for Jesus's explicit references to sex and found only that he said that he had no come to replace the law of Moses and this seems to be the justification for Christianity to adopt such inhumane rules.
Re: the ex maryknoll priest.... Good men give credence to bad institutions.
The statement 'all institutions are demonic', I believe is an honest assertion that all people are benefited and simutaneously plagued by our humanity, such that organized collaborations share that too both in demonic weaknesses and maybe better possible themes. It is not just for doctors, it is worth it for us individually to seek to support the creed to seek to do no harm in the midst of the delivery to provide a mass sequence of actions we deem are good and needed. Confessing our sins can help us to be liberated for a time, from an assortment of demonic/selfish deep seated human elements, as we push forward to seek to perhaps seek to be a doer of good deeds.