On the Feast Day of Saint Maximilian Kolbe

[ndrosen]

Back on Tuesday, a devoutly Catholic friend of mine at the Patent Office, who would no doubt be delighted if I were to convert, said that I should look up Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and spelled the last name.

“I’ve read about him,” I said. “He was incredible.”

After a moment, I asked, “Is this his feast day or something?”

My friend confirmed that it was (August 14).

And then, in the few days after August 14, the news was full of reports and opinion columns about what has come to light in Pennsylvania; not only did some priests molest children, but the Catholic hierarchy covered up for them, and made it possible for appalling evildoers to continue their careers and molest more children. Again.

Sigh.

Comments

[cynthia_says_hello]

I know you don’t watch many movies or Tv (?? I think??) but that being said, “Spotlight” is a really good movie relevant to the subject matter of priests abusing children in the Catholic Church, the coverup, and recent exposure. Here, setting is the Boston Archdiocese and Boston Globe.

I wasn’t sure I’d either like it or be able to watch it, but it was very well done and probably one of the best ways to delicately treat this subject matter.

I have Catholic friends who won’t watch this movie or clam up re: this topic - the movie touches on that as well. Anyone who has Catholic friends/family members will see part of them/that in this, unless their eyes are glued wide shut.

[cynthia_says_hello]

Also, this movie does an excellent job highlighting the subtle and not so subtle
Power of the Catholic Church in Boston and really around the world. The word power can also be replaced by: machinery, cult, psychology, propaganda….etc.; and “Church” can also be replaced as well.

This of course is my opinion, supported by publicly available facts, my knowledge of Christianity (of which Catholicism is based, as I understand), being a Christian myself, and my personal experience with members of the Catholic Church. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻