{"id":541817,"date":"2021-05-26T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=541817"},"modified":"2021-05-26T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T20:21:04","slug":"bishop-seeks-to-remove-priest-who-blasted-godless-pro-abortion-democrats-and-hypocrite-clergy-who-enable-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bishop-seeks-to-remove-priest-who-blasted-godless-pro-abortion-democrats-and-hypocrite-clergy-who-enable-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Seeks To Remove Priest Who Blasted \u2018Godless\u2019 Pro-Abortion Democrats And \u2018Hypocrite\u2019 Clergy Who Enable Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbishop-seeks-to-remove-priest-who-blasted-godless-pro-abortion-democrats-and-hypocrite-clergy-who-enable-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=541817&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1215902148-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A Roman Catholic priest in Wisconsin who went viral for denouncing what he described as the \u201cgodless platform\u201d of the Democratic Party and the liberal clergy who enable it was asked to step down by his bishop.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. James Altman of&nbsp;St. James the Less Catholic Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was instructed by Bishop William Patrick Callahan last Friday to resign for allegedly being \u201cdivisive\u201d and \u201cineffective\u201d because of his controversial rhetoric, which is often political and includes skepticism about lockdowns and the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/05\/25\/bishop-moves-to-remove-beloved-priest-who-preaches-against-sins-of-liberalism-vaccine-mandates-wicked-clergy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Federalist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Altman does not intend to resign and plans to appeal the bishop\u2019s ruling to the Vatican with the help of a canon law lawyer. A <a href=\"https:\/\/givesendgo.com\/G24HH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crowdfund<\/a> that sought to raise $20,000 for his legal defense fees has raised more than $250,000 as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lacrossetribune.com\/news\/local\/diocesan-statement-regarding-father-james-altman\/article_32405cf2-6362-57f3-96e0-0e5c15514ff6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> released by the Diocese of La Crosse, the punitive action was taken against Altman only after attempts to \u201callow Fr. Altman the opportunity to respond to fraternal correction\u201d allegedly proved unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>As The Federalist further reported, \u201cAltman\u2019s homilies have gone viral over the past year, beginning with a fiery broadside against the modern Democratic Party\u2019s pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-transgender platform, but zeroing in on failures in Catholic Church leadership to teach the catechism, keep the faithful coming to church, police sexual sins and abusers in the clergy, positively affect the culture, maintain a moral influence on politics, and most recently, simply keep their doors open amidst COVID-19 panics and secular leaders\u2019 demands that worship end or be severely curtailed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot be Catholic and a Democrat, period,\u201d Altman said during his first homily that went viral last summer. \u201cTheir party platform absolutely is against everything the Catholic Church teaches. So just quit pretending that you\u2019re Catholic and vote Democrat.\u201d He went on to warn that anyone who supports the Democratic Party\u2019s platform is in danger of hell, especially because of the \u201cdiabolical agenda\u201d of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Altman also rebuked the \u201chypocrites\u201d in the church hierarchy who accuse him of being \u201ctoo political,\u201d noting that such attacks always come from people on the Left who seemingly have no issue when the Church embraces elements of the leftist political agenda.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fr. Altman: You cannot be Catholic &amp; a Democrat. Period. (Part I)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3-7eoTN2vNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Altman has also offended some with his largely maskless services and for opening his church\u2019s doors on Easter to hundreds who received the Eucharist on their tongue. Altman has also advised his congregants to avoid the \u201cexperimental\u201d COVID-19 vaccines, and described as \u201cdiabolical\u201d any attempt to shame or compel people into receiving them, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lacrossetribune.com\/news\/local\/father-altman-under-fire-for-covid-protocols-vaccine-misinformation\/article_278faaa0-6815-58a7-9ab3-d31a1c5da4a4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Crosse Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/safety\/safety-of-vaccines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>, \u201cCOVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. COVID-19 vaccines were evaluated in tens of thousands of participants in clinical trials. The vaccines met the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s (FDA) rigorous scientific standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency use authorization (EUA).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the Pentecost homily during which he drew audible gasps from the congregation when he announced the charges against him, Altman said, \u201cFor the record, through my efforts at preaching the truth, somehow \u2014 very unintended \u2014 the truth has gone \u2018viral\u2019 over the past 11 months and people all over the globe, as far away as Borneo, [Italy] have written over 4,000 letters and cards \u2014 more than that in emails \u2014 all saying the same thing: \u2018We\u2019re starving out here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat really is at play here, dear family, is that other shepherds are offended that I simply state the fact that they have abandoned their sheep in a time of need,\u201d Altman said. \u201cAs you\u2019ve heard me say so many times, if this alleged virus was allegedly a fraction as dangerous as they said it was, all the more reason to keep our churches open and get you the sacraments so you stay in a state of grace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/moral-evil-pelosis-archbishop-demands-pro-abortion-catholic-politicians-to-refrain-from-communion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Moral Evil\u2019: Pelosi\u2019s Archbishop Demands Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians Refrain From Communion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/source-of-discord-vatican-urges-caution-to-u-s-bishops-considering-formal-rebuke-of-pro-abortion-catholic-politicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Source Of Discord\u2019: Vatican Urges Caution To U.S. Bishops Considering Formal Rebuke Of Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><em>member<\/em><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Roman Catholic priest in Wisconsin who went viral for denouncing what he described as the \u201cgodless platform\u201d of the Democratic Party and the liberal clergy who enable it was &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313160,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1215902148-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Bishop Seeks To Remove Priest Who Blasted \u2018Godless\u2019 Pro-Abortion Democrats And \u2018Hypocrite\u2019 Clergy Who Enable Them","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1215902148-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Bishop Seeks To Remove Priest Who Blasted \u2018Godless\u2019 Pro-Abortion Democrats And \u2018Hypocrite\u2019 Clergy Who Enable Them","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}