Priest Who Wants Gays Killed: I’m Hiding After Death Threats by LGBTQ+ Activists
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You may remember the priest who burned a rainbow flag after saying gay people should be put to death, and that he was then removed as head of his church . Now, he says he’s been driven into hiding thanks to “homosexualists” who have threatened him.
In his first interview since the controversial flag burning, Rev. Paul Kalchik said he has been sent off the grid not by his own hateful actions but by the evil gay people who want him dead. I mean, do they even know what it feels like for someone to say they hope you are put to death?! (Wait…)
Additionally, the priest says he went into hiding out of fear of being “arrested” on the orders of the Cardinal who warned him not to carry out the burning. But he also told a friendly “reporter” that he was fearing for his life after receiving death threats, and that he had no knowledge of his removal from the Church.
Kalchik added that, if police had come to arrest him at the parish, he isn’t sure what would have happened because he had volunteer policemen protecting him from “rabid homosexualists”.
Kalchik, a priest who once led Resurrection Parish in Chicago, told the website Church Militant that he wasn’t officially told not to burn the rainbow flag (although he definitely was). He also said he thought he’d be sent to a mental institution .
In the interview, Kalchik told the website that he was initially told he would be sent to St. Luke’s Institute, a psychiatric center in Maryland that focuses on mental health care for priests .
Kalchik has led the Resurrection Parish congregation for the past 11 years, but he was removed from the position after his church went ahead with plans to burn a pride flag that he called an “ over-the-top sacrilegious depiction of our Lord’s passion .”
The pastor was told not to destroy the flag, but insists that he never received verbal instructions not to do so .
“Cardinal (Blasé) Cupich doesn’t operate in a written format,” he said. “ Nobody said to not destroy it .”
Kalchik is blatantly lying here. He was told not to destroy the flag by the Archdiocese. He did it anyway. He also performed an exorcism on the fabric, implying homosexuality was the result of demonic possession.
It’s also worth noting the irony of how Kalchik sees himself as the victim given that he’s argued that the punishment for homosexuality should be death :
When asked about his views toward homosexuality, Kalchik was unequivocal, saying he’s “quite literal” when it comes to what the Bible says in Leviticus, Corinthians and Ephesians . Leviticus 20:13, according to the King James Bible, states: “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: They shall surely be put to death .”
What he did was ridiculous and just a means to grab attention while demeaning some of the most vulnerable members of our society. I hope he comes out of hiding soon. Maybe then he can listen to the concerns people have about his actions and understand why they sent such an awful message.
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How dare someone invoke death threats on the guy who invokes death threats!
Karma, she is a b!%ch, ain't she?
This whackadoodle should concentrate on helping the church get rid of the pedophiles within, not concentrating on adults choosing who to love.
then the pews would mostly be empty
Seems weird that this turds 'god' keeps creating gays if it hates gays so much. [eye roll]
Yeah, that's another thing that doesn't make sense
Seems weird that this turds 'god' keeps creating gays if it hates gays so much.
God (aka Mr. Infallible) finally realized how badly he fucked up when he recklessly instructed humans to be fruitful and multiply. He saw that our population growth became untenable for the planet, and countered it by making more of the kinds of humans that don’t accidentally get pregnant. Problem is that he already claimed to be infallible, therefore his faithful flock of lemmings cannot accept his new discreet plan. He already told them to hate queers, so goddamit that’s what they’re gonna do.
"Thou shalt not kill!" (Oh wait, unless they are gay, then it's totally cool). Yet another example of how some people can use the bibles ambiguity to fit their own agenda. What a f*cking joke.
thumper fanatics love to cherry pick the old testament when it suits their mentally challenged agendas.
Homosexuality is natural but religious belief is not. There is not another animal species that take part in religious rituals but many species exhibit homosexual behavior.
Very true.
Somebody posted a seed about gay penguins who got their own egg to adopt
Not all priests are child rapists
While a joke, it does capture something that many people refuse to acknowledge. The fact is a child is far more likely to be sexually assaulted/raped by someone they know, family, friend, neighbor, priest, coach etc., than they are by a stranger. So all those ad campaigns of the decades past of "Don't talk to strangers" was well intentioned, but should have focused on a different target. It should have been the "Don't trust anyone, stay in groups/crowds, don't ever let your guard down and always tell your parents everything" campaign.
Pull my finger!
Children should also stay far away from future SCOTUS judges especially if they're a casual acquaintance.
This is proof that organized religion is a cancer on the human race.
the worst of the lot is the most vocal
This fellow does not sound a very priestly priest. A new order I am unaware of perhaps?
church of the self righteous hypocrites
Amazing is it not that human beings in 2018 take ancient Hebrew rules and presume they are the word of God. A perfect example of the dangers of not thinking critically.
Some people have a great ability to deceive themselves.
The part I found amusing was this happened in Chicago in an LGBT-friendly church and diocese.
That soon to be ex-priest must be a real moron. My understanding is that this wasn't the only reason he was removed.
It's amazing, they believe it so much they are willing in some cases to kill those who do not agree.
He sounds more than a bit unhinged. He's afraid he'll be arrested? For what? So far as I can tell, he's done nothing illegal. Shitty, yes. Illegal, no.
And the death threats - well, those shouldn't happen. Of course, he shouldn't be calling for anybody else's death, either. I'm betting that if he had never called for anyone's death, nobody would be threatening his. But then he couldn't play the "poor, persecuted me" card.
I have no sympathy whatsoever for bigots who whine when they're treated the same way they've treated the people they hate. If he's done nothing "illegal" then neither have those who want to treat him the exact same way.
Wow, talk about an extreme view. This guy is gay, guaranteed.
Yea, that's my guess as well Lenny.
Another self-loathing closeted homosexual.
Is Kalchik a Trumper?
You get three guesses and the first two don't count.
If I'm inappropriate, I apologize up front.
But I'm laughing at the "perfomed an exorxcism on the fabric"
So....the Devil infects fabric now? Good to know. I've always thought that Rayon was a Satanic invention
Pat Robertson agrees with him. He says secondhand clothes can contain dangerous demons.
He says secondhand clothes can contain dangerous demons.
LOL I can see the TV ads now. Laundry away the demons !!
cheer...s
lol
Does Woolite remove demons or do I need to use a pre-soak and Tide?
I'd say if it's not a bleachable fabric, you're probably just going to have to throw it away.
This is why I'd never buy shoes on consignment. Who knows what demons hang out in nasty insoles?
Does that also apply to color-safe bleach or only to chlorine bleach?
Agreed.
I think you have to go with the big guns. Clorox, ultra-concentrated.
I like the splash-free version. Wouldn't want that stuff getting away from you and poofing away the angels in your favorite pair of pajamas.
I had to run to the store to get coffee beans and a few other things for tomorrow and while I was waiting to check out I wondered if dry cleaning might remove demons?
I buy store brand bleach but I often use it for other cleaning tasks. I guess it is the splash-free bottle.
I'm not sure that angels would approve what I wear to bed.
I think some sort of aqueous solution is necessary. How else can you mix in the holy water?
Snort!
Like this?
Those ferns seem to be thriving. I can't imagine why :D
I hated when the priest would bless everyone with holy water from his scepter. The smell of religious incense on high holy day was almost gag inducing. A 90-minute mass would have been so much better if someone had replaced the incense with a bit of marijuana in the incense burner.
I had to think about that before I got the joke.
Great play on words!
Ha! I actually didn't intend it that way. Thanks for making my joke funnier!
You didn't really think the dryer is responsible for your lost socks did you?
Send the bill to the manufacture and tell them their washer sucks.
At least they'd know, and you may be surprised.
I always keep my picks in the strings.
LOL as a drummer I dont wash my sticks in the washing machine so NO problem here either. But I do appreciate the warning...lol
I spent 100 dollars on the dryer maintenance guy to pull the drum out and hand me a nickel
ouch
Must have been pretty annoying, lol
It was. The dryer was making this horrible noise so I call in maintenance.
I was pissed
Yeah me too. Basically my sticks break and I throw them in the recycling bin.
LOL
I dont break sticks I don t play that hard. I used to throw sticks all over the damn place till I discovered the ZildJian Dipsticks. Man I Love them ! I haven't tossed a stick in years.
I'm more into interegent playing than power playing. And I play solo mostly so...
I do have speakers that come on like live sound and some times I play along like that. Love Bad Company !
Just a hobby I've enjoyed for a long time.
What the Hell, ya sure ya also dont have termites ?
LOL
I've played and had a set of drums in my house most of my life, guess what never a wood shaving to be found.
I've heard of shredding it on an instrument but short of that happening I'd look into this.
LOL
Thanks, but No thanks !
Rock is great metal is too hard for my taste anyway. Having my home destroyed NO WAY.
I did have all sound reduction windows and doors installed (the ones when I bought the house needed it anyway) this way I really can Jam out with the music I like to play with at the volume I need to match it as I play along on my drums. Its like playing with the band, I love it.
The reduction is actually so good I can jam out 24 hours of the day without bothering my neighbors as long as I don't get carried away. That's nice, I used to need to stop at 10 PM or chance pissin someone off.
Guitar picks... LOL I play a banjo. I am no Earl Scrugs, (RIP), but I have fun with it.
Well, since we have completely derailed, think you'll enjoy this, pretty impressive skills actually.
Did anyone on Newstalkers ever post on Harmony Central in the past?
George Carlin has the answer,
I hear that some people keep them in their nose.
I went into the way back machine and, found this,
My dad could...huge nose.
Scruggs was a legend in the 'pickers' community. Steve Martin is fantastic, but he is no Earl Scruggs. Thanks for posting that, it's one of my favs.
You're welcome.
gee... i'm shocked that some of the people in the group he wished death upon are returning the favor ... i guess he just expected them to repent and start believing in his God since he advocated for their deaths ? .... i'm also just so " shocked " that a religion and deity that supposedly preaches love - advocates for death ...
( yes, i know, they want you to die out of "love"... *sigh* )
Why is it that religious people always have to have someone to go after. If it isn't burning witches at the stake, it is gay people should not live.
It is like they always need a nemesis/scapegoat in order to make themselves relevant. Or someone to lord over to make themselves feel better.
Sad and pathetic really.
Religious always need to feel persecuted for their beliefs or to have people who are a threat that must be eliminated.
Gosh, why would anyone want to send him to a mental institution? More than likely they'd send him to the White House. He is really,
No offense. But Kalchik is IN a mental institution.
None taken, I don't belong to an organized religion, I'm a Wiccan.
Epistte in 13.1.2 very wisely mentioned that Pat Robertson also believed Kalchik's assertions.
This is very heavy weight as far as confirmations of evil. After all, it was Robertson who deftly inquired from one of his aides on his TV show as to whether, "Mac & Cheese was a Black thing." This preponderance of intellect must not be ignored.
It seems to me that the patients have taken over the asylum.