Arturo and me in San Miguel

Yours truly took a little trip down Mexico way at the end of July, 2008.
One of the friends I spent 'quality time' with was Arturo Jurado [on the left of the photo], an early Legionary of Christ who filed charges against the founder, Fr. Marcial Maciel, which eventually led to the Vatican 'silencing' this sexually abusing charlatan.
Arturo is as good-natured as they come and I was pleased to spend time with him in San Miguel de Allende where he is now retired and involved in volunteer activities to benefit the local populace.

PS we are sitting in the main square, Plaza de la Conspiracion, -we continue to conspire and plot against that holy man and his holy -and rich!- followers!

Gracias, Arturo, for your hospitality and company!

Mormon-like Pure Fashion from Regnum Christi

"Accordingly, the clothing guidelines for the fashion shows are strict: Shirt necklines should be no lower than four fingers below the collarbone, no thin or sheer material, no strappy backs or halters, and no tank tops without overlaid shirt or jacket; pants should not be too tight, and the appropriate length for shorts is determined by putting arms straight at the side and measuring no higher than your longest finger; skirts should be no shorter than four fingers above the kneecap; and no exposed bra straps."

Reading the PURE FASHION RULES for this new generation of Chaste Catholic Virgins reminds one of the ritual purity rules of the Book of Leviticus and Christ's remonstration with the Pharisees in Matthew 23;
the writers of FASHION RULES must never have read the Letters of St Paul either, as these celebrate the Christian's freedom from the nit-picking Old Law...

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Cults in our (Catholic) Midst

Oh, yes, those poor misguided cults out there! All those New Age Cults and those strange "Oriental" and Indian cults! But that could never happen to us Catholics because we have the true faith and the right doctrine, and we are with the Pope and approved by Rome!

But, what about the Opus Dei and its METHODS, and the LEGION OF CHRIST and its REGNUM CHRISTI MOVEMENT?

And Love Holy Trinity Mission?, another doctrinally Orthodox Catholic group **

International Cultic Studies Conference in Philadelphia, end June, 2008

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

The FLDS temple at the YFZ Ranch near Eldorado, Texas

Formation 1930
Purpose/focus Church
Headquarters Hildale, Utah
Membership 10,000


JUST got back from the Conference on Cults here

Catholics think they are free of these because of Catholic groups' doctrinal orthodoxy; they forget a cult is a cult because of its METHODS: how it RECRUITS, RETAINS AND RELEASES -OR NOT!- MEMBERS; it is characterized by CHARISMATIC LEADER weilding limitless power over the members and absorbing more and more of their energies, devotion, love and life.

What the Bishop of Baltimore really wanted to say to the Legion of Christ & John Allen needles them

You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last.
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast.
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun,
Crying like a fire in the sun.
Look out the saints are comin' through
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.

The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense.
Take what you have gathered from coincidence.
The empty-handed painter from your streets
Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets.
This sky, too, is folding under you
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.

All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home.
All your reindeer armies, are all going home.
The lover who just walked out your door
Has taken all his blankets from the floor.
The carpet, too, is moving under you
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.

Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you.
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
The vagabond who's rapping at your door
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
Strike another match, go start anew
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.

Allen rubs it in ***

"Three Things to Understand about the Legion of Christ"

Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships (Paperback)
by Janja Lalich (Author) "If you are a former cult member and want to come to terms with your experience, it is important to understand what a cult is..." (more)

Paul say: some relationships with individuals or groups are toxic, so this book may be applicable to your case.

Parents and Friends of those in such a relationship/group can learn a lot from this "cult" expert.

In the case of parents of LC or RC children the concept can pull a lot of pieces together and help make sense of the nonsensical parts.
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