At this time of year, our thoughts naturally turn to the plight of refugees, and I want to highlight the case of Jorge, an Argentinian priest.
Jorge fled to Italy about six years ago, changed his name to Francis to evade the Argentinian Secret Service, TANGO, and has since been unable to go home. If he returns to Argentina, he is likely to be arrested and asked all sorts of embarrassing questions about his activities there. So he has been working in Rome, in an administrative job that is clearly beyond him, waiting for the day when he will be able to return home.
Jorge (masked for his own protection).
Jorge's religion is a simple Pachamama-based worship, as is usual for the indigenous people of South America. However, he has been under severe pressure to adopt the right-wing imperialistic colonialist fascist Catholic religion, as founded by that not-very-Socialist man Christ, who is styled the "King" by his followers, rather than a humble "Comrade" or "Citizen Jesus".
Pachamama bishops refuse Communion as they don't believe in it.
Jorge wants nothing more to live a humble lifestyle, perhaps taking aeroplane trips once a month to destinations worldwide (not Argentina!), being addressed as "Holy Father", and worshipping in his own unique manner, making up doctrine whenever he feels like it. Is it too much to ask for your support here?
Stupendous!
ReplyDeleteAnd apparently, the Argentinian Secret Service sent a female operative to try to apprehend His Holiness in St Peter's Square on Tuesday night as he went to admire the Vatican's Nativity scene. She hung on to his hand, but fortunately he was able to beat her off, although he later covered the situation by apologising for losing his temper in a homily on the evils of violence against women...
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