Not since the February 27, 2011 edition of the SGG bulletin’s Bishop’s Corner (see rebutting article) has Daniel Dolan uttered anything so cunningly vile as he has in his recent Bishop’s Corner offering of August 7, 2011. I guess that he just doesn’t want to be outdone by his partner in serpentine subterfuge, Anthony Cekada – each vying for the coveted title of “Archduke of Arch-Hypocrisy.” For sheer quantity, the prize must go to Cekada. For his nonsense on Schiavo, to his latest attacks on Bishop Petko and Abbot Giardina -- and for his embarrassing mis-call of Fr. Markus Ramolla’s “deportation,” he has been at his prolific best.
But for sheer underhanded cunning and subtle innuendo, Devious Dan is your man. In his attempted character assassination of anyone, he always implies things; or, he gets a stooge to do his dirty work for him, while he himself directs operations from afar, safely out of sight. Take the case of Fr. Bernard Hall in Chambéry, for example. Fr. Hall came to Chambéry, at the invitation of those folks, to fill a void. Fr. Rogér, one of SGG’s satellite priests, could not be there in Chambéry often enough to fill their needs; and the parishioners requested that Fr. Hall fill that void.
When Dolan got wind that Fr. Hall was not only invited to France but to Ireland as well, he dispatched his lackey-at-large, Thomas Le Gal, to start spreading “dirt” about Fr. Hall. Dolan also branded Fr. Hall a “destroyer”; and, to make sure that the people of Chambéry “got the message,” they were threatened with SGG “pulling its priests out of there” if they continued to go Masses celebrated by Fr. Hall [see It’s Got to be Ill-Le Gal, Bound with Shame, and Removing All Doubt (Again)].
But it seems that too many have “flown the coop” at Chambéry, so Devious Dan had to keep hammering away at his prey – a man who came by invitation to bring the sacraments to a people neglected and deprived; a man whose only aim was to heal and soothe; and a man who, rather than make waves, meekly and quietly went away (when Dolan’s threat was delivered to the people of Chambéry) rather than cause any trouble for those folks. So now, Dolan dispatches lackey No. 2 (McGuire) over to France to bolster up Fr. Rogér (perhaps to free him up to shore things up at Chambéry). Using lackeys, you see, is a great strategy, for lackeys are expendable – and the one manipulating them can “deny any involvement” should things go awry. If “Lurch” falls on his face, Dolan can just leave him there, low and wet, in his French foxhole; after all, with finances strained back at headquarters, he can’t afford to rescue pawns in the field. Besides, he knows anyway that McGuire’s parents will come and bail him out, if need be.
So, in his Bishop’s Corner column, Dan the Dastardly states: “Fr. McGuire is away to France for a few days vacation to visit our brethren there, and some of that blessed land’s many shrines and saints. This kind of travel is good to maintain our Catholic ‘family unity’ of faith and charity. It also serves as an effective way to counter those who wish only to divide and isolate Catholics today [Italics added], even as it cheers and refreshes both those who go and those who stay.” First off, how does “this kind of travel” maintain “Catholic ‘family unity’ of faith and charity”?? Wow, I didn’t know that “traveling” could do all that!! All that is flowery phraseology, Dan (which you’re full of); but it doesn’t make much sense. Then you go on to say: ”It also serves as an effective way to counter those who wish only to divide and isolate Catholics today.” Gee, “traveling” accomplishes that too?! I’ll have to book your travel agent!
Who’s doing the “dividing” here, Dan? You of all people should dare to say that! You, of course, were insinuating that it was Fr. Hall who was one of “those who wish only to divide and isolate Catholics today.” Isn’t that a bit like the pot calling the kettle black? And what did Fr. Hall do to “divide and isolate Catholics”? He came -- when asked -- to offer Mass for them: that’s what he did! He did not speak one word against you or anybody else. How does that constitute “dividing and isolating”?! It is you, Dolan, who have been “dividing and isolating”: It is you who vilified this righteous man as a “destroyer.” It is you who first fired him for trying to stand up to your corruption at SGG; and it is you who then tried to get him deported. It is you who – when he tried to do God’s work in Chambéry, threatened the people there with sacramental blackmail. It is you, after he has gone quietly away after being victimized and character-assassinated by you, who must continue to bear false witness against an innocent man of spotless character. Your twisted mind just doesn’t know when to quit, does it!!
Of course, Dolan and Cekada’s record of duplicity -- of spiritual blackmail and divisive mistreatment -- goes back a long, long way (see …But the Greatest of These is Charity, Divide & Conquer vs. Conquer & Unite, Removing All Doubt (Again), and …Or It Will Deal with Thee – to name just a few). That has been their modus operandi just about ever since they’ve known each other. And one other integral part of their modus operandi is that they don’t know when to quit .... lying -- incessantly and insidiously.
I must say that it was very good of you, Dan, to flatter the people of Chambéry by referring to France as that “blessed land” of “many shrines and saints”: more flowery Dolanese, but again, more NONSENSE. Yes, France was such a place; but that was yesteryear. Now, it is choking on venom – Islamic venom – that threatens to engulf the country. Chambéry is but a small Catholic oasis in a vast, amoral secular wasteland that is fast succumbing to Moslem infiltration and influence. It is very flattering of you, Dan, to compliment the people of Chambéry on their country; but it is just another one of those meaningless “sweet nothings” that fills up space in your Bishop’s Corner verbiage.
Instead of waxing poetically and effeminately about the weather, fulsomely humoring people with counterfeit flattery and meaningless platitudes, or uttering any other such honeyed phrases to camouflage your twisted mind, try telling the truth for once. Stop your game of engaging in parlor-room talk while you ply your parlor-room tricks. Stop your game of victimization, vilification, and character assassination; it hasn’t worked so far, and it never will. But you don’t care, do you. You don’t know any other way; you can’t help yourself – you must do it. Like your reckless rector down in Florida, you have to keep on the offensive – because you have no defense. And, like him, you are all about MONEY – that’s why you must frantically try to hold on to the followers you have, and to use threats and blackmail to keep them from defecting.
All of you are desperate for revenue – and that’s why you are casting your hungry, greedy eyes toward the direction of OLS in Arizona. It’s “last chance gulch” for you – and for Sanborn, for sure. If I were he, I’d be distancing myself from you and Tony. He has his own stooge there – Palma – to try to “pave the way” for him and his longed-for “permanent relationship” with them (and Palma is a stooge; he’s listed as third-in-line – behind Sanborn and Selway – on OLS’s roster; and, like Dolan’s lackey McGuire, he’s just another expendable pawn, a means to his boss’s end). Sanborn’s mouth is watering, his lips are smacking; he can taste the money!
So, if Sanborn can only persuade the folks at OLS that he’s not affiliated with you two toads, he’s “in like Flynn,” as they say. But that’s where the rub comes in: he’s been too intimate with you two; he’s been your political bedfellow for too long now. It’s too commonly known, and there are too many examples of not only complicity with you but of his defending your actions “too much too often.” For him to deny his association with you or to say that he’s not aware of what’s been going on at SGG all along is like Mary Todd Lincoln saying that she’s unaware that her husband’s been shot.
As it turns out, the OLS people are starting to wake up not only in this regard, but also in regard to there being more and more surfacing about the substandard quality of MHT Seminary’s curriculum -- like the following comment from someone who was a former MHT seminarian: “I think I learned more about logic while courting my wife, than I ever did in the seminary” (see other comments as well). As the OLS folks keep scratching beneath the surface for more information, the more they will learn about both SGG and MHT; and all three of you will be cut out from getting your covetous hands on OLS’s bounteous booty.
The bottom line for Slick ‘n Slimy Dan® and his un-trusty cohort is that they should “get out of Dodge” while they still can, before they deplete what’s left of their dwindling stash. For sure, they’ll have to fight Sanborn for OLS’s elusive prize; and -- you know what they say: there’s no honor among thieves! Besides, by the time the OLS lawsuit gets settled (over the sad events going on there), there may not be all that much prize money to be had. And as for MHT, its undistinguished alumni continue to embarrass it with their less-than-stellar “ecclesiastical performance.”
As an outsider looking in, it seems to me that OLS deserves better than either their former pastor – a troubled alcoholic who has failed several attempts at “rehabilitation” -- or their present curate – an MHT pawn of doubtful capability. What they really need is a competent priest who is neither a hopeless drunk nor an erstwhile instrument of some covetous fortune seeker. Perhaps a temporary “sharing” arrangement with another reliable traditional group’s priest(s) can suffice until a really genuine “permanent relationship” can be found with a competent group.
Whatever transpires, one thing is for sure: the trademark duplicity of Dolan and Cekada (and the complicity of MHT) is catching up with them. Add to that the information that is getting near to surfacing about Dolan and Cekada’s past, and you have the perfect recipe for them (either with or without Sanborn) to make an unceremonious exodus from the scene. Then we can all wish them good-bye – and good riddance.
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