Ethics

Catholic Theocrats

By Ed Brayton

Historically, much of the record of theocracy in the Western world took the form of Catholicism. These days, however, support for theocracy comes primarily from Protestant circles, particularly from Calvinists. But that doesn't mean that Catholic theocrats have disappeared entirely. Meet Thomas Drolesky and his website, Christ or Chaos. What can you say about a man who thinks Pope Benedict is too liberal?

Drolesky is a sedevacantist, which means he believes that all Popes since the death of Pius XII in 1958 have been invalid. They are not true Popes or even true Catholics because they have been seduced by modernism. Ever since Vatican II accepted ecumenism and the idea that people have religious liberty not to believe in Catholicism, you see, these people believe that all hell has, quite literally, broken loose. On other words, these people are out of their minds.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 01, 2008 (boomark / email).