Confessions of Canceled Priests
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CHICAGOu2014Is Father James Altman a heretic, or one of the last men of faith?
The Wisconsin-based priest hasnu2019t been allowed to practice mass since 2021, after he appeared in a
Before you ask, no, the so-called Canceled Priests werenu2019t canceled for that.
Sex crimes, they repeatedly say, arenu2019t why they were cast out of the church. Instead it is thought crimesu2014mostly railing against homosexuality, abortion, IVF, or because they were getting too politicalu2014that have led to their banishment. The priests, sprinkled among the 400 or so attendees, were removed from their pulpits and banned from hearing confessions by bishops in their diocese, and they were never reassigned to another parish. (Altmanu2019s diocese cited u201Cpublic and ecclesial concernsu201D when they announced heu2019d gotten the boot.)
The coalition raises money to support the priests and fund their canon lawyers, who appeal their dismissal to the higher-ups at the Vatican, similar to a civil procedure. Also attending are other conservative and controversial Catholic media stars and speakers like John-Henry Westen, who started LifeSite news, a far-right media outlet that was kicked off YouTube two years ago. The prepper Doug Barry, who gives advice on how to be ready for power outages and food shortages when the spiritual crisis gives way to a real-life one, is also here.
At first glance, this conference is standard convention fare. Everyoneu2019s wearing bright orange lanyards. Vendors are hawking merchandiseu2014thick theology books, glittering rosaries, and plastic Virgin Mary statuesu2014from folding tables near the ballroom. An older woman with a sensible haircut and cotton capri pants, hobbling on crutches toward the check-in desk, announces, u201CThis is why grandma doesnu2019t go whitewater rafting!u201D
But under the lanyards and the cheery faces of the volunteers working the conference is a roiling anger. The people here feel betrayed and abandoned by the Church, which they say has forsaken its own ideals in favor of modernity and liberalism.
Theirs is an extreme expression of whatu2019s become a familiar feeling among millions of Americans who feel alienated from organizations or institutions or political parties they used to trust: I didnu2019t leave it. It left me. Itu2019s an alienation that has led to a collapse of trustu2014even among the most faithful, even when it comes to one of the most ancient institutions in the West.
It is not an exaggeration to say Father James Altman railing against Rome sounds just a little like Martin Luther with his Ninety-Five Theses doing the same more than 500 years ago in Wittenberg, Germany, igniting the Reformation that split the church.
u201CCovid really woke a lot of people up to whatu2019s happening,u201D attendee Linda Kapolas tells me while perusing hand-painted canvases of St. Michael for sale in the vendor room. Kapolas, who lives between Arizona and Wisconsin, had started following Father Altman, and then the rest of the canceled priests like Fr. Clay Hunt, Fr. Jeff Fasching, and Fr. James Parker on social media.
u201CWe know that Satan has infiltrated much of the church at this point,u201D she says. But when I ask for examples, I get a vague answer: u201CEvents that are taking place, the divisions that are occurring, things that the pope is coming out with.u201D
In short, she just doesn’t trust it anymore.
Nor does Abby Johnson, the pro-life activist who worked for Planned Parenthood between 2001 and 2009 before pivoting hard against abortion. She kicked off the two-day event with a rant about how scientists developed the Covid vaccine using cells from aborted babies, and how the Church, in her mind, just shrugged that off.
u201CNevermind the fact that if you get the jab and youu2019re pregnant, it might kill your baby in the womb,u201D Johnson boomed. Someone pipes up from a table in the backu2014u201CTell it, Abby!u201Du2014before the whole room breaks out in applause.
Back in August 2021, when the pope said it was an u201Cact of loveu201D to get the shot, Abby went rogue. She posted a video on Facebook about vaccines and was promptly disinvited from speaking at a few pro-life and Catholic events. One was a womenu2019s event in her diocese in Texas. Two others were with National Right to Life, the biggest anti-abortion organization in the country. All three canceled her for u201Cgoing against the Church,u201D she says.
u201CThey can cancel me here but I will not be canceled in the kingdom of God,u201D she trills, followed by another big round of applause.
The vaccine isnu2019t the only sticking point for these Catholics. Many of them are also upset that Rome encouraged churches to shut their doors during the pandemic, which people here count as sacrilege. Another gripe that comes up in several of the speeches and conversations I had is the 2019 service attended by the pope in the Vatican gardens where an Amazonian statue of a fertility goddess called Pachamama was on display, for which he was accused of pagan idolatry.
Some of the rage here dates as far back to 2003, when a scandal of widespread child abuse committed by priests first emerged in Boston. That these crimes continued well into 2018, when a Pennsylvania grand jury exposed how the Church had covered up the sexual abuse of over 1,000 children in the state by more than 300 priests over 70 years, has many here fuming. u201CIf anyoneu2019s abusing a child or anyone abusing anyone, period, I donu2019t care what their age is, itu2019s going against the dignity of the human person,u201D Father John Lovell, who founded and runs the coalition, told me. Lovell claims he was punished, and eventually axed by his bishop in Rockford, Illinois, after he blew the whistle on a teacher for having an inappropriate relationship with a student at a Catholic school where he taught.
In short, the Coalition for Canceled Priests is not impressed with Pope Francisu2019s 10-year tenure. But as much as they detest the state of the Church, the idea of leaving it is unthinkable. They want to get it back.
For many, that means returning to a time before the Second Vatican Council, which, among many changes, expressly disavowed any theological basis for antisemitism.
The conference attendees probably donu2019t believe the Jews are Christ-killers, but they do crave a more authentic Church, one that hasnu2019t forgotten itself. One that conducts its mass the way it used to, in Latin. One that isnu2019t bleeding hundreds of thousands of believers every year, from Latin America to Europe.
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Over the dregs of a communal bowl of russet potato chips, I spoke to a young couple who traveled from Broward County in Florida for the conference.
u201CThe traditional mass has been kind of hidden. Itu2019s not really spoken about, you have to search for it,u201D Andrew James tells me. Heu2019s here with Yairene Rivera, 30, who he met at church. Rivera describes the Latin Mass as “The One.”
u201CI wanted the full experience of the mass that was never changed, no restrictions.”
Sheu2019s not the only one attracted to the uncompromising version of the faith. In fact, hardline Catholicism is having a cultural moment. In young urban circles, like in downtown Manhattan, Catholicism has taken on a punk sheen, as religious orthodoxy becomes the new way to prove youu2019re transgressive. Meanwhile, the new, post-liberal right includes intellectuals who embrace the idea of integralism, which dictates that Catholicism should be the basis of our government and laws.
But while the coalitionu2019s attendees are not urban punks or political theorists, they are most certainly activists.
One speaker, Liz Yore, is a lawyer who focuses on human trafficking and a frequent guest on Steve Bannonu2019s podcast, War Room. Now, onstage, flanked by a statue of Jesus on the cross and another of the Virgin Mary, Yore struggles to get her slideshow to work.
But then, suddenly, a cascade of images emblematic of the culture war spill out onto a screen.
There are pictures of singer Sam Smith dressed as a devil, transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney clutching a Bud Light can, and Drag Queen Story Hour at a public library. She calls out Target for being u201Cgroomers,u201D and the Los Angeles Dodgers for hosting drag group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at their stadium for Pride Night. That event, which happened a few days before this conference, led to a Catholic uprising with thousands marching and wielding signs outside the stadium.
People here blame Pope Francis for being too welcoming toward gay Catholics. This summer, they point out, the pope invited Father James Martin, a well-known proponent of gay inclusion in the Church, to participate in a council in Rome.
u201CThe hierarchy has joined sides with the perverted atheistic propaganda and agenda of the globalists,u201D Yore says, to the sound of boos. u201CThat was painfully obvious last week at Dodger Stadium, as thousands of Catholics marched at the very same time that Jorge Bergoglio sends a handwritten love note to Father James Martin.u201D
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, who describes himself as u201Cred-pilled,u201D led the procession of protesters in L.A. People here call Strickland u201CAmericau2019s Bishopu201D and heu2019s the only one they have any nice words for. The rest of the church hierarchy is referred to as u201Can Old Boys club,u201D u201Ccompany men,u201D u201Ccowardly,u201D u201Ccorrupt,u201D u201Cemasculated,u201D and u201Cvipers.u201D
Around three ou2019clock on the second day of the conference, the organizers get word that the Vatican has launched a formal investigation into Bishop Strickland after his appearance at the Dodgers protest. Soon after, donations to the coalition started pouring in.
u201CI just got an email from an anonymous donor, I wonu2019t say who, who donated $3,000 to the coalition,u201D announced Fr. Scott Duvall from the stage.
One of the speakers, radio host Jesse Romero, leads the room in u201CStricklandu201D chants. Everyone pulls out their rosaries, and many people fall to their knees to pray.
Out front, near the check-in desk, I ran into Megan Olszewski, 52, from Southeast Wisconsin. She has glasses and short hair, and tells me she got pregnant in her teens and came back to the church after 17 years when she was homeschooling her son and he started attending confession. u201CI thought, u2018How could I send him to confession if I havenu2019t gone?u2019u2009u201D
I asked her about what she thought about the conference.
u201CIu2019ve learned a lot,u201D she says, but she looks worried. u201CIu2019ve heard of the deep state before but I never heard of the deep church. Itu2019s kind of terrifying.u201D
u201CIu2019m a rules girl,u201D she continues. u201CFor me, you always listen to the pope and your bishops but at this point with Francis, and some of these other bishops, Iu2019m like, u2018What do I do now? Am I supposed to go against authority?u2019 Because it sure seems like it.u201D
Additional reporting by Gabe Cohen.
Suzy Weiss is a reporter at The Free Press. Her last feature was about the tech messiahs who are battling mortality.
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