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PopeWatch: Phil Robertson

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From the only reliable source of Catholic news on the net, Eye of the Tiber:

VATICAN–Just days after Pope Francis removed former La Crosse bishop Cardinal Raymond Burke from his seat on the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops,  Francis today removed Phil Robertson, one of the stars of the A&E reality show Duck Dynasty and founder of Duck Commander, meaning the conservative patriarch of the “Robertson Clan” will lose his influential role in appointing bishops in the United States. Burke’s removal came soon after he said that Pope Francis’ comments suggesting that church teaching on matters such as abortion and gay marriage didn’t need to be repeated were, “not altogether easy to interpret” and went on to say that, “we can never talk enough about the defense of human life.” Many analysts are now suggesting that the Robertson’s removal was due in part to similar comments he recently made to GQ magazine criticizing homosexuality. Among the many of the explicit comments made, Robertson told GQ that “Everything is blurred on what’s right and what’s wrong… sin becomes fine. Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men.  It’s not right.” The pope on Monday appointed Washington, D.C., Cardinal Donald Wuerl to the 18-member board to replace Burke and Robertson. Robertson, who was the consultant to the Congregation for Bishops, and seen by many in the Church as a conservative ally of Burke, will head back home to Louisiana. A spokesman for Robertson told EOTT that Robertson was sad to leave, and felt that both he and Burke were unfairly targeted for “preaching about the objective truths in the bible.” He went on to say that “In them cases where homo sex unions have been legally recognized or dun been given legal status and rights belonging to marriage, clear ‘n emphatic opposition is a duty. We all gotta refrain from any kind of formal cooperation in the enactment or application of such gravely unjust laws and, as far as possible, from cooperation on the level of their application and things like that. In this area, everyone can exercise the right to conscientious objection.”

PopeWatch has learned that when asked to comment Pope Francis gave a one word response, “Quack!”

And on that note, PopeWatch is going on hiatus to enjoy some Christmas and New Year’s cheer.  See you on January 2, 2014!

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Kevin
Kevin
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 7:41am

Is this a spoof?
Much respect for The American Catholic, but this does not make sense.
Phil Robertson is a good man and a devout Christian, but he is not a Catholic. Why would he be a part of any board with influence over the appointing of Catholic Bishops in the US???

Barbara Jesnsen
Barbara Jesnsen
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 10:06am

Very confusing article. things are confused enough without having to figure out something like this. What is your point?

Mary De Voe
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 10:33am

“What is your point?”
The point is the point. Only pointed ridicule will alleviate some anally retentive individuals of their counterproductive, often malicious deeds. Homosexual behavior may also relieve anal retention but then it starts to get blurry.
God bless us each and everyone.

Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 12:53pm

🙂 That was pretty funny.

philip
philip
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 1:03pm

Merry Christmas and Joyous Light be yours in the New Year.

Phil Robertson will face (white) martyrdom for speaking up however he and his family will benefit from being true to themselves and God.

Burke is The Man!
Unshakable in faith!
God be with them.

Willaim P. Walsh
Willaim P. Walsh
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 3:50pm

A&E went after Phil Robertson because St. Paul of Tarsus is beyond their reach.

Penguins Fan
Penguins Fan
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 6:20pm

A&E can go drag up Armando Montelongo b****hing at his hired help when he finds out the house he bought for $80K needs $50K in work and he budgets only $10K.

anzlyne
anzlyne
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 10:24pm

Good joke- and almost believable according to some commentors. Cardinal Burke working with Patriarch Phil.
Regular Catholics like myself have more to identify with in Phil than we do with many lower case c catholics. The neat part is that the elites of the two party and the media don’t know what to make of it; the social engineers will have to re-estimate their voting blocks if they want to stay effective in their manipulation. I wish there was some way we could take them hunting snipe.

anzlyne
anzlyne
Saturday, December 21, AD 2013 10:36pm

I can’t believe I just said that.

Ernie
Ernie
Sunday, December 22, AD 2013 6:11am

With the present “Bishop of Rome” a sense of humour is a dsitinct advantage for my part.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours Donald

Mary De Voe
Sunday, December 22, AD 2013 9:48am

“”Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours Donald” And to you and yours Ernie! ”
Amen

Mary De Voe
Sunday, December 22, AD 2013 9:55am

Let me say it. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

Botolph
Botolph
Sunday, December 22, AD 2013 12:26pm

Donald I did realize this time that it was a spoof, thank God lol. Donald to you and to all who visit and converse here, I wish all a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. God bless us, everyone.

Jeanne Rohl
Jeanne Rohl
Sunday, December 22, AD 2013 5:37pm

Me thinks you are all getting a little punchy. I can’t believe you said that either Anzlyne! Of course I can’t believe some of the stuff I say either! And Mary D great play on words. Merry Christmas Boys and Girls!

Mary De Voe
Sunday, December 22, AD 2013 8:58pm

Jeanne Rohl: WOW What a family

Kevin
Kevin
Monday, December 23, AD 2013 8:39pm

OK, another Kevin out there. Well, of course, many, but I guess I better refer to myself as Kevin SD

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