Wisconsin priest digs in to refuse bishop's demand to resign

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/wi-state-wire-wisconsin-health-coronavirus-pandemic-religion-dfe5a2f33612e1f527143d8c5008bb06

Wisconsin priest digs in to refuse bishop’s demand to resign
By TODD RICHMOND and DAVID CRARY

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Rev. James Altman calls himself “a lowly priest” serving a blue-collar city in western Wisconsin. But when his bishop demanded his resignation – after a series of divisive remarks about politics and the pandemic – Altman refused to oblige and has since raised more than $640,000 from his conservative supporters to defend himself.

While not unprecedented, a Catholic priest’s refusal to abide by a bishop’s call to resign is certainly rare. Altman’s case, which has garnered national attention and made him a celebrity of sorts among conservative Catholics, has further fueled the divide between them and those urging a more progressive, inclusive church.

Altman, pastor of St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church in La Crosse, first came into prominence before the 2020 election with a fiery video on YouTube.

“You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat,” said Altman, admonishing people to “repent of your support of that party and its platform or face the fires of hell.”

[AleksS]

1. Vows aren't what they used to be...

Hey priest, remember that vow of obedience you took?

Do you know what a vow is?

How does god feel about breaking vows sworn before him?

Just curious...

[regnaD kciN]

2. Nothing like preaching absolute obedience to the laws of the Church...

...and then refusing to obey them in your own case.

Utter hypocrisy.

[3Hotdogs]

3. Altman, if hell were real, there'd be more of your pedo-co-clergy there than Democrats.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. "criticizing vaccination efforts" - that's a real anti-Catholic thing

The anti-Democrat nonsense ("left-wing fascist Nazis" ) is bullshit politics he shouldn't be stepping in to, but criticizing a way of saving lives goes against all the principles of the church. And also makes no sense when he's criticizing lockdowns at the same time. He's a right wing nationalist and psychopath who has somehow ended up in a Catholic position, and they're quite right to try and get rid of him.