Welcome to our Public Beta Site - What does this mean?
Dublin: 15 °C Tuesday 22 May, 2012

Watch: US Catholic TV preacher finds Irish Catholicism “in dire straits”

Michael Voris claims to be an Emmy-award winning journalist. We're still looking for the evidence of this.
Michael Voris claims to be an Emmy-award winning journalist. We're still looking for the evidence of this.

AN AMERICAN CATHOLIC television ‘star’ has “exposed” what he sees as the lack of faith and commitment of Irish Catholics.

Taking to the streets of Dublin, Michael Voris said he could find only one person (out of about 24) who said they go to mass because they “believe” (and not because their parents “make them”).

Vortis’ programme “The Vortex” on RealCatholicTV.com claims to trap and expose “lies and falsehood” and on their trip to Ireland they said they discovered the “cataclysmic meltdown of the Catholic church”.

One man who claimed he didn’t “have” to go to mass every single Sunday was chided by Vortis, who told him:

Do you know the church teaching that to deliberately miss Mass on Sunday is a mortal sin? (See 0:54)

Voris saves some of his strongest words for the “homosexual rights movement” in Ireland, lobbyists for what he describes as “so-called gay marriage” and the shock of finding stickers on the ground “all over the place promoting sodomy as a right.” (See 5:30)

Check out the full video posted to Voris’s blog this week:



Voris and his crew were in Dublin last week on the invite of Fr Dave Mardsen of St John Vianney Parish in Artane. He spoke after each of the church’s Holy Novena masses. When contacted by TheJournal.ie, Fr Marsden said he hadn’t seen the video and that he had extended only a simple invite for Voris to speak at the Novena.

In case you missed him or just want to check out more of his video gems, you can join RealCatholicTV.com as a premium subscriber for $10 a month. Bargain!

For pictures of RealCatholicTV.com in Ireland, see its Facebook page >

Read Next:

Comments (62 Comments)

  • Kenneth O'Brien 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Shyster

    Reply
  • Report this comment

    ”Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again”

    Seriously his idea of ”morality” has no place in a modern, pluralist society. And he should coinnigh amach.

    Reply
  • Mark Dennehy 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Dodging mass in Ireland is sodomy avoidance, not sodomy promotion!

    Reply
  • Emmet Galvin 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    I live in the U.S. and trust me, the yanks are in no position to preach to us on this topic.

    Reply
  • Roisin Kelly 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    ha, his hair should have its own religion

    Reply
  • Paul Moloney 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    He has some fairly out there ideas and makes the Iona Institute look like liberal hippies. For example, here he saying America needs a Christian dictator:

    http://stupidevilbastard.com/2011/01/michael-voris-explains-why-america-needs-a-christian-dictator/

    Reply
  • Christine Klein 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    1500 Years exactly! Time for change – even the catholic church which is the worst of them all!!! MY OPINION! Times of guilt, pressure and control are over!!!!!!Thank god….

    Reply
  • Neil Murphy 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    What an absolute gowl.

    Reply
  • Kenneth O'Brien 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    The stupid…It hurts.

    Reply
  • Paul O'Keeffe 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Lol totally bonkers. He should try sodomy. It’s a lot of fun:-)

    Reply
  • Mark Phillips 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Love the way he talks about how Ireland was a “bastion” for the Church before, as if what went on then was good. I’m glad to see people being free from their opression and indoctrination. Plus, that guy is just really, really weird.

    Reply
  • Killian Bolton 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    That man has the most punchable face ever! at the same time it shows how mindlessly conditioned people are to religion… Q:why do you go mass? A: Ummmm… Ehhhhh…dunno really, just do y’know?! (what he really means is) A: Ehhhh…ummmm…i go to mass cause i haven’t actually developed the capacity to have an analytical and critical thought process, its easier to let other people do the thinking for me….y’know?!

    Reply
  • Paddy Behan 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    What a great Fr Ted character this guy would make Fr. Sod O’Mea.

    Reply
  • Jessica Connor 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    I am so proud of all the Irish people and the celebration of Sodomy & Equal rights and the progression we’ve made in the last 1500 years that apparently scares this crazy man. C’mon the future.

    Reply
  • David McDermott 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Religion is just for loonies!!!!

    Reply
  • Eoin O'Connor 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    If you watch this video through Youtube you will see a link in the top right hand corner entitled ‘Irish Stew’ in which this Voris guy talks about child abuse in Ireland. In the video he places a large part of the blame on homosexuality. Is anybody else outraged by this? This, a week after protests in Cork over that piece of art which were said to be encouraged by the ‘America Needs Fatima’ group. These American religious groups are bordering on extremist.

    Reply
  • Gavin 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Either thats a rug on that guy or he’s seriously hitting the regaine

    Reply
  • Barry 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    I note with interest that his youtube comments require approval by him, its clear he fears reality by doing this,

    My comment which I was going to post is:
    “As a born a bread Irish man your nonsense is not welcome in Ireland, your views are twisted and parish that “invited” you needs to apologies publicly to the Irish people for trying to encourage your twisted views.

    Its evident that your video has been selectively edited as it makes no mention of the Murphy report etc (reality) and the consistent lies the church have told there “followers” when it came to abuse, this is why so many people are abandoning this twisted religion created by man. “

    Reply
  • Seán Ó Briain 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Right lads. I’m convinced. I’m heading back to mass this Sunday, and if you’re all not there – I’m telling the American mullet on you.

    Reply
  • damian 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Wow. Surprise, surprise an American Christian extremist telling us we’re all going to hell… The US has so many good points, but this movement over there is scary. Someone mentioned the Jesus Camp documentary. Definitely worth a view: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Camp

    The young fella at 5:08 in the video talked a lot of sense. He will make up his own mind, on his own terms. Great to see clear and logical thinking youth in this country.

    Reply
    • Darren Flynn 02/07/11 #
      Report this comment

      Of course it doesn’t preclude the possibility that he cherry picked the most “heathen” replies to suit his “Irish are Morally Corrupt” agenda.

      But yeah, I’m actually quite heartened to hear Irish people talk (mostly) eminent sense – I feel a glimmer of pride returning. There’s hope for us yet :)

  • Michelle Monaghan 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    “”The Catholic Church is the only hope against evil”" (7:18) OH MY GOD!! doesn’t even begin to cover how i feel about that video!! That is pure complete bullshit. If the church was actually true to its own rules it would still be strong here, but it is one of the biggest hypocrits out there! and as for sodomy… yes its such a terrible thiing for two people to be happy together, i don’t know why we even allow marriage or happiness anywhere at all. And it’s against the religion to worship false gods, fairly sure a famous t.v. priest and his asking for money for a website is not true to that rule.

    Reply
  • Chester Puller 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Put this fucker into a Christian Brothers school somewhere in the north inner city for a couple of years, let him do time as an alter boy, and then let him see what he thinks about Catholicism. I gave it up for lent.

    Reply
  • Colm Ryan 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Has anyone reached out to Fr Dave Mardsen of St John Vianney Parish to ask him what the heck he was thinking when he decided to invite this loon over? This man is a wonderful advertisement for atheism. Thanks Fr. Dave!

    Reply
    • Flash McDonnell 02/07/11 #
      Report this comment

      I’d love to know what he was thinking, myself. That’s my granny’s parish and I’ve been to a few masses there over the years. Never got any indication that it was a hotbed of this type of madness.

  • Brian M 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    If only he took a few steps back maybe a 19a would put an end to his nonsense.

    Reply
  • Pat Bowe 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    God bless you Father, your’re full of shit..oh the Bible tells us to call no one our father”. Ur man in Artane is worse for facilitating that lying, fool. Sodomy and Mass, strange a priest would put them together, I suppose nothing new. I wonder what does the good holy man do in private, come on tell us, I suspect I know and I am only making judgments’ like you good priest makes.
    Another nail in the coffin of the church in Ireland.

    Reply
  • Spillinksuz 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Reading the caption under the picture of this guy wonders me why ye even entertain his crap?????

    Reply
  • Mark O' Cular 01/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Ah Jaysus!!! I would have loved to see the outtakes of this vox poppery.. I’m sure he withheld the tough answers, when they became questions.. “here mister, what’s the story with you preaching hate to us? we are trying to get over that shit”

    Welcome to the Vortex.. where dogmatic lies are spun.. Pawn takes bishop.

    ;)

    Reply
  • Darren Flynn 02/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    He missed the part where all us peasants got educated and scientifically literate.
    Iron age mythology just isn’t up to the job of running a 21st century society in a compassionate and tolerant way.

    PS Looking at his hair(piece) I’d say he’s still carrying on the old practice of religious animal sacrifice … beaver I’d guess …

    Reply
  • finners_99 02/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Destroyed in 40 years, and not a moment too soon. It’s great that we no longer live in the priest ridden state if our forefathers. Americans do dramatic righteous indignation very well.

    Reply
  • Report this comment

    The guy’s a prick. The priest who invited him over is worse. if he tghinks that a Thunderbirds lookalike wittering about sodomy is going to win people back to any form of religious belief, he needs to find a different job.

    Reply
  • ….. not one mention in the video of what actually destroyed the Catholic Churchs sadistic hypocritical grip on Ireland……let me see, the Magdalen Laundries, trafficking and selling babies… child abuse – all lost on this guy …

    Reply
  • Anthony O'Donnell 02/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    He sounds a bit anal, bugger him and his sodding opinions, just what Ireland needs right now a touch of fire and brimstone like we haven’t had enough already , someone knock his wig off and tell him fuck off.

    Reply
  • Eamon Reilly 04/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    SECTARIAN BIGOTRY is alive and well on thejournal.ie . If it isn’t the twat pretending to be a catholic bishop on twitter then it’s sectarian asshole ‘journalists’ putting negative spin on youtube videos that they don’t agree with. Such a scumbag website. Goodbye SECTARIAN BIGOTS. Can’t stand the smell here no more…..

    Reply
    • Susan Daly 04/07/11 #
      Report this comment

      Dear Eamon,
      I am sorry that you don’t like the tone of TheJournal.ie. However, sectarianism is a very strong word to bandy about. Certainly, I think you are coming close to defamation in branding any of TheJournal.ie’s staff ‘sectarian bigots’. Unfortunately, you won’t have read this comment as you have already left the building but I thought I should leave it just in case you pop back in for a look.

  • Eamon Reilly 04/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    I’m back just to say this – What has 1. his hair 2. his accent 3. his country 4. whoever invited him over got to do with anything???? Is he not entitled to his opinion the same as any person here?? I think if any judge saw the comments of the anonymous coward who goes under the name ‘cardinal brady’ on twitter for the past few months, there’s be no defamation case. Come on ahead. I haven’t got a penny to my name but you are welcome to come and try and take it anyway. So much for pluralism. So much for freedom of speech and freedom of thought. There is nothing going on here but bullying by a mob with catholics being ridiculed and abused daily and afraid to put their heads into the firing line. Adios. I am gone this time. I’m a brawler but injustice gets my blood pressure up….

    Reply
    • Darren Flynn 04/07/11 #
      Report this comment

      Well, we were all bullied by the church and religious dogma for the longest time so I think that’s karma coming back to bite you on the arse my friend ;-)

  • Lisa Saputo 05/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    I hope the Parish didn’t pay for that, I love that so many people don’t give a shit about religion anymore.

    Reply
  • Oireachtas Retort 05/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    I would wager the twat pretending to be a catholic bishop is more popular then his inspiration tbh

    Reply
  • Brian Horgan 06/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    Worst episode of Seinfield ever.

    Reply
  • Billy Leen 07/07/11 #
    Report this comment

    The Catholic Church destroyed itself in Ireland by brainwashing and destroying the lives of countless numbers of Irish people.

    Reply
  • Gan Ainm 10/08/11 #
    Report this comment

    Hilarious! Just another Christian extremest trying to brainwash his followers. You should read this guy going on if you’re looking for a laugh…. http://christwire.org/2011/07/electric-daisy-electronic-dance-raver-orgy-leaves-100s-sodomized-drugged-in-hollywood-dj-kaskade-tweets-at-manns-chinese-theater/

    Reply

Add New Comment