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Anonymous Catholic: "Why I Decapitated the Obscenity of Linz" - Stone - 07-02-2024
The Catacombs refuses to include an image of 'the Obscenity of Linz' but the image is widely available on the internet for those interested...
Anonymous Catholic: "Why I Decapitated the Obscenity of Linz"
gloria.tv | July 2, 2024
The anonymous "Catholic" who claims to have beheaded the obscenity in the cathedral of Linz, Austria, writes a testimony on Telegram (1 July).
He calls it not his task to prevent what Bishop Manfred Scheuer of Linz is doing: "But it is our task to prevent any defamation of God and His Most Holy Mother".
Since the Blessed Mother protects him every day, he wanted to be there for Her.
The alleged "Catholic" explains why he acted instead of seeking dialogue: "Unfortunately, emails are ignored by the Diocese of Linz, phone calls are abruptly ended, and there is no outlet for criticism".
And: "In the face of this abominable and blasphemous caricature, urgent and decisive action was required".
At first, the "Catholic" wanted to saw off the torso of the statue. But he realised that it would be too noisy and take too long. So he changed his plan on the spot and opted for the head: "Without the head and the halo, there would be no doubt that it was a caricature of the Virgin Mary".
RE: Anonymous Catholic: "Why I Decapitated the Obscenity of Linz" - Stone - 07-02-2024
FSSPX on Linz Obscenity: "Please Don't Mindlessly Attack the Bishop"
gloria.tv | July 1, 2024
The depiction of "Mary giving birth" in the cathedral of Linz deeply offends every devout Catholic, writes Father Johannes Regele, superior of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X for Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia.
His statement is an open letter to priests and the Catholic faithful (Fsspx.at, 20 June). Father Regele, who was a molecular biologist before entering the priesthood, was born in the diocese of Linz.
"This sculpture is a testimony to the dissolution of the Catholic faith, the disrespect of our time for the sacred, a profanation of the cathedral, and it also shows very clearly how little idea even the cathedral chapter and those responsible apparently still have of Catholic theology, how much the faith has shrunk".
Several diocesan and religious priests have asked Father Regele how they should respond to the blasphemy.
He replied that they should "pray and atone". They could gather regularly for prayer in the cathedral's votive chapel or at the tomb of the great Monsignor Franz Joseph Rudigier, who was Bishop of Linz (1852-1884).
Regele advises against "worldly actionism": "Please don't just mindlessly attack the bishop".
In an aside, Regele mentions that Holy Mass is strictly forbidden in the cathedral and churches of the diocese of Linz: "Some people treat you like a leper".