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What's happened to the anti-Catholic guy on Mass Ave?
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Anonymous
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I don't think I've seen him for ages. Given all the latest scandals, I thought he'd be out there with a new sign ...
Anyone know? |
Anonymous
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I still see him all of the time - literally every day. Maybe you're just passing by at times that he's not there?
In fact, he was there yesterday, but he was surrounded by a bunch of women protesting the church's treatment of women. |
Anonymous
| He's still there. |
Anonymous
| Oh, thanks. He must be taking his break when I go by early afternoons (not rush hour). Glad he's okay. |
Anonymous
| He is still there. Also, I take objection to your referring to him at "anti-catholic". Protesting against pedophiles is not being anti-catholic. |
Anonymous
I agree! Thanks |
Anonymous
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His sign hasn't gotten more elaborate and upscale so you may have missed him. I had to do a double take when I saw him earlier this week. (I hadn't gone that way at that time in quite awhile.) I was used to the homemade handwritten sign.
He has been doing this for at least 5 years. Does anyone know his story? |
Anonymous
| He was molested by a priest in Italy during his youth. They interviewed him during the Pope's visit to DC a few years ago. |
Anonymous
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He's an interesting character. There was a long article published about him a few years ago. If I recall correctly, he thinks he MAY have been molested as a child but has no actual memory of it. It's a feeling he has. The church offerred to pay for therapy but he turned it down and prefers to protest.
I am not saying the church is perfect - they have protected pedophiles for CENTURIES -and I am not even catholic - but I am not quite sure he's all there either. |
Anonymous
Actually, his website looks pretty anti-Catholic to me. Yes, because of the hiding pedophiles issue, but he doesn't have many nice things to say about the Catholic church so that's why I called him "anti-Catholic". |
Anonymous
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Years ago, my husband dressed up as him for Halloween. We may well be going to hell.
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Anonymous
Conceptually, you are right. In practice, not so much. |
Anonymous
| Why are these forums so anti Catholic? Anti Catholic education, church, anti-Catholic everything. It seems that the District is dominated by 3 types: waspy (Protestant)/Jewy/non-religious. |