Sunday, March 10, 2013

Is Fr. Butterballino assigned to Holy Family in Concord?



Until about 15 years or so ago, St. Anthony's Shrine in Boston, which is lovingly known as "Arch Street" and sits in the heart of downtown Boston, was home to Catholic immigrants and daily Mass goers. Subsequently, the place was trampled and pillaged by friars who devoted themselves to promoting immorality, licentiousness and sins against the First Commandment.

Several years ago in Boston, the friars at St. Anthony's appointed gay porn novelist Scot Pompfret as a lector, Eucharistic Minister, trainer of lay ministers and oversight of social justice ministry.

The priests were, evidently,  too busy. And, you are about to find out why.

Scott, who describes himself as a ‘happy porn-writing sodomite’, became quite chummy with the friars and several diocesan priests who shared Scott’s interest in SSA eroticism.  The less than sharpest tools in the shed agreed to be interviewed and disclose their personal genital activities to Scott. 


The whole affair – no pun intended – came to a screeching halt when Pomfretpublished the stories the priests told him as sexual memoirs. 

Since My Last Confession," proved too much for the friars, many of whom were interviewed by Pomfret as he wrote the book. The book suggests that some local clergy, who are given fictional names, are sexually active, and is mocking toward Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston.

Pomfret was shocked that he had the rug pulled out from under him by the friars at Arch Street who said they were upset what was pitched as a 'memoir' turned out to be an "exposé" on them.

"I am still kind of speechless - I am on some level amazed that it came from the friars, since these guys sat through interviews with me for the express purpose of this book."



In case you're wondering how the Cardinal Archbishop of Boston, who has episcopal authority and oversight of the See, responded: He sent his sleddogs out to assure the faithful that he took no part in the decision to have Pomfret removed:

The shrine is overseen by the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province and is not administered by the Archdiocese of Boston; a spokesman for the archdiocese said officials there were not involved with the decision.
He may not 'administer' the Shrine but he certainly has authority over it.    In charity, I will refrain from editorial commentary as it speaks for itself. The book named notable presbyteral characters from the Archdiocese of Boston and chronicled the libido prances of others under pseudonyms.

At the time, I wrote to those in Boston who have charge over the safety of children to inform them that Pomfret’s book included at least one story glorifying sexual pleasure of the sexual exploitation of minor at-risk children and asked them to investigate and flush out the ebophile. I also notified sexual abuse groups.

It would seem like if you have an author writing an expose on the sexual romps of priests and one of the stories speaks about sexually exploiting at-risk teenagers at rest stops, it would be a matter for the police to get Pomfret to reveal the identity of that dangerous individual.

That was the problem, was it not? Grown men exploiting at-risk male teenagers? The truth of the matter is, neither the Chancery, the attorney general or the people who promote themselves as advocates for children, really cared there was an ebophile on the loose and that it was being used as sexually entertainment. Turning SSA men on with it.

Frankly, if it came to a contest for the most useless group of people when protecting children against pedophiles and ebophiles, the attorney general, SNAP,“Bishop Accountability” and the rest of the loudmouths who promote themselves as interested in the welfare of children would be neck and neck with the people in the Chancery. 

   Sadly, the clock has ticked out waiting for the Cardinal to take actions against priests who are a danger to themselves, a danger to the faithful and danger to the Church as they are subject to blackmail. Parents whose children and loved ones have been affected by their disordered apostolates and ministries have solicited Boston bloggers for assistance.

Forensic examination of their attempts to get the Bishops and Cardinal Archbishop to take action has been underway for the past few months. Other sources – some in the presbyterate – brought connections to Pomfret’s book into the disturbing trail of dereliction of duty. A summary of one disclosure is posted in the comments section of Boston Catholic Insider by “Catholic forensic nerd”


1. I’ve figured out who “Fr. Butterballino” is and what parish he’s at. The parish is Holy Family in Concord. The book preview says: “When the Brown Bag (aka Cardinal O’Malley) started issuing statements concerning same-sex marriage and adoption, Father Butterballino addressed them directly in his parish bulletins. For example, he wrote that to call gay adoptions “gravely immoral” and a form of violence proved only that those issuing such statements had never spent a second with gay adoptive families.”

I Googled on: parish bulletin gay adoptions “gravely immoral” form of violence The first hit you get is the letter from the pastor of Holy Family in Concord to parishioners:

“November 4, 2005 Dear Sisters and Brothers, At a recent meeting of …” The link on Google doesn’t work, but you can go to the parish website and get the letter from the pastor Fr. Austin Fleming here.
 
http://www.holyfamilyconcord.org/pdf/lettersarchive/letter11-4-05.pdf
The passage referenced in the book is at the bottom of the second page of the letter.

The book goes on: “In fact, Father Butterballino supported Joan and Claire’s civil marriage and the civil marriages of other gay parishioners. He admitted, “I’ve been to four civil weddings of gay people. It scares the s#(t out of me because those are very public situations. After the rite is over, I do some kind of prayer or blessing. If I’m called on it, I can say I was there and I performed a prayer. I didn’t perform a wedding.”

Couple paragraphs later: “Since the incident with the petitions, Father Butterballino reported some progress, which I couldn’t help but attribute to his remorse. He came out to a member of his parish staff who had learned her son was gay. He had triumphant comings-out to select acquaintances. He even learned to be open with his parishioners that he was spending his summer vacation in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the gay beach mecca.”

I Googled: Fr. Austin Fleming and Provincetown

This says he vacationed at Herring Cove beach in P-town:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/concord/news/lifestyle/columnists/x1185657618#axzz2Mx0HPD5h

The pastor is quite the prolific writer and blogger. It’s like he’s leaving a papertrail especially so someone will find him and do a rescue/intervention.
At this point, all I am willing to say is--there is going to be a whole new meaning to the Archdiocescan motto "The light is on for you".

29 comments:

Lynne said...

Oh Carol! The last line says it all. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Kd said...

I'd like to find the Light but there's none on here in Norwell. I'm finding more and more the Archdiocese is capturing all the good Priests sending them to some undisclosed location and letting the wolves feed the sheep! BAH ! This is atrocious, atrocious I say, atrocious!..

Steve "scotju" Dalton said...

Carol, I hope the next pope sends someone to Boston who wears steel-toed shoes, who will leave the sodomites in Beantown with gravely injured fundaments!

TTC said...

I pray for a shepherd too.
n.b. I hesitated informing you that Pomfret called himself a sodomite because I don't like that word. I thought it was necessary to convey the vulgarity and defiance of this man who was appointed to train Catholic ministers. The Cardinal's tenure is to appoint people to train future evangelists whose venom for the teachings of the Church manifests itself in the chancery, in our schools and apostolates. Then,when scandals become too big to ignore, he pretends it isn't his fault.

These priests need intensive therapy and spiritual counseling and the people they have debased and set on a path of destruction need to be guided gently back to resisting sin.

It is going to get mighty ugly if he doesn't put his big boy pants on and clean house.

Anonymous said...

Have you seen St. Cecelia's bulletin this week?

Anonymous said...

You are referring to Fr Piggy's (as he is known by disgusted students at Stonehill) lecture?

Anonymous said...

Why are students at Stonehill disgusted with Fr. Piggy?

Anonymous said...


Fr. Piggy, among others are ramming gay sex down the throats of Catholic students.


http://newwaysministryblog.wordpress.com/tag/fr-george-piggford/

Anonymous said...



"Sister' Grammick is a sea hag lesbian nun who has been excommunicated for also ramming gay sex down the throats of Catholics.


An article in the campus newspaper, The Summit, captured faculty reactions for those who participated in the evening, including that of Fr. George Piggford who teaches English:


“I think that Sister Jeannine Gramick’s witness and her ministry is incredibly powerful…I have a great deal of respect for her willingness to live according to her conscience, and to discern, not just on her own, but in conversation with other people, how she feels God is leading her to minister to other people.”


Why does the Catholic Church continuously poison the minds of students who stupidly spend lots of money to go to a Catholic school thinking they are not going to run into sales pitches for this filth? Normal men are sickened by it.

TiredoftheBS said...

http://newwaysministryblog.wordpress.com/

"Hopes for a New Gay Pope"

A homosexual pope would be a magnificent thing. The essence of the Gospel is that we are all God’s sons and daughters and we are all equal as God’s children…The homosexual priest must be free to express his identity and his sexuality…”

“But Canadian Catholics are increasingly accepting. Half approve of ‘same-sex couples marrying.’ An additional one in four Catholics acknowledge they disapprove of homosexual relationships, but “accept” them anyway…

==As speculation about a possible African pope continues in Rome, news from Malawi and Cameroon about aggressively anti-LGBT actions by Catholics reminds the global church that an African pope might entail troubling views on homosexuality and gender.==

--Catholic blogger Terence Weldon, at QueeringTheChurch.com, attended the first Mass and described the positive atmosphere of the event, as well as his hopes for the future:--



An article in the campus newspaper, The Summit, captured faculty reactions for those who participated in the evening, including that of Fr. George Piggford who teaches English:


“I think that Sister Jeannine Gramick’s witness and her ministry is incredibly powerful…I have a great deal of respect for her willingness to live according to her conscience, and to discern, not just on her own, but in conversation with other people, how she feels God is leading her to minister to other people.”

This revelation makes it easy to understand why Fr. Unni was attracted to and hosting Piggy at his parish.

Anonymous said...

grammick's message at Stonehill:

Her message was strong and her passion was palpable…

“The bulk of her presentation was centered on ‘signs of hope’ which demonstrate what she believes to be a changing attitude in the Catholic Church toward the LGBT community. She speaks of the church in terms of the masses of people rather than the men who make up the hierarchy and cites polling that indicates a growing sense of support among Catholic people for LGBT individuals and even same-sex marriage. This was her first sign of hope.

“Her second sign of hope came through the success of the ministry which she founded. Gramick insisted that New Ways Ministry is not advocating for a triumph of new ideas over old, but rather, the simple idea that God loves all his children just the way they are. While this ministry has faced significant scrutiny since its inception during the seventies, there has also been tremendous support for the mission of New Ways and for Sister Jeannine herself.

“Another sign of hope has been the changes Gramick has seen in the institutional structures of the church…After citing scripture, ‘I am the vine; you are the branches,’ Gramick explained that we are all rooted in God’s love, there are individuals who comprise the right branches, like Pope Benedict, and individuals who comprise the left, like Sister Jeannine, but it is in our common point of origin that we can move the conversation forward.”

What did Piggy think?


“I think that Sister Jeannine Gramick’s witness and her ministry is incredibly powerful…I have a great deal of respect for her willingness to live according to her conscience, and to discern, not just on her own, but in conversation with other people, how she feels God is leading her to minister to other people.”

It is indisputable that the reign of Cardinal O'Malley has been a crusade to encourage his flock to engage in homogenital sex.

Is it any surprise that John Allen is leading his media crusade for Pope?

Maria said...

Gee, Raymond Arroyo and friend thinks O'Malley should be Pope. As in, they have witnessed his "holiness".

Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners....

Maria said...

and friends plural.

breathnach said...

Carol and Maria, Arroyo is largely a creature of the neo-conservative, Catholic "conservative", think tank culture of the Beltway. He's a sitting duck for the O'Malley PR behemoth. I'm glad to report that another Catholic "conservative" was convinced to reconsider "Cardinal Sean" and came to the correct conclusion. Check out both of these posts at First Things' "PostModern Conservative" blog.

http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/postmodernconservative/2013/03/10/a-lesson-in-church-politics-received/

http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/postmodernconservative/2013/03/08/sean-omalley-for-pope/




Stonehill student said...

Carole,

Piggford was involved in the book project 'queer forester' which is a 'gay liberation' book

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/Q/bo3631981.html


"Thinking about homosex"
'homoeroticism'

Piggford is a sick dude. As a good-looking 20 year old, I get creeped out everytime he looks at me.

Why is the Cardinal sponsoring this stuff at his schools and parishes?



Anonymous said...

Stonehill Student: your getting "creeped out" says more about you than about Fr. Piggford. Sounds like you have a case of latent homosexuality to me. Congratulations on being good-looking. Fr. Piggford is not at all a "sick dude."

Stonehill student said...

Being creeped out by Fr. Piggford crusade to queer young men is how every normal male heterosexual in the college is reacting.

There is nothing latent or homosexual about wanting run screaming from a homoerotic predator priest.

I ask the question again - what is Cardinal O'Malley doing sponsoring a priest crusading homoerotic behavoir in young men at his parishes and schools?

Anonymous said...

You're not going to believe this but a google search of Father Piggford has him speaking at Arch Street!

Do you think he'll be passed around the full circuit of Unni, Josoma, Garrity, Fleming - et al?

You should notify every priest in the rcab what Father Unni is doing and being permitted to do.

Anonymous said...

"You're not going to believe this but a google search of Father Piggford has him speaking at Arch Street!"

And? What's your point?

"You should notify every priest in the rcab what Father Unni is doing and being permitted to do."

"Permitted to do?" Inviting a priest to come to give a Lenten talk? Why don't you write an article about it for The Pilot and send it off. This is certainly incredibly newsworthy.

"We interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring you this special report. Fr. Unni is having a Holy Cross priest give a Lenten talk at St. Cecelia Church in Boston." OHHH....what a bad priest! Too bad the Cardinal is in conclave now and can't head on over to Belvidere Street to slap Fr. Unni's wrist. I hope the new pope fixes this mess!

Anonymous said...

The point is there is a group of priests grooming young men to have gay sex and Fr. Piggford has been booked at parish #2 in that group of priests. It isn't hard to quess the priests who will line him up to fluff pillows in their parish.

Are you suggesting the Cardinal has been forbidding Fr. Unni from hosting sex support groups for homosexuals and is slipping this one in while he's in Rome?



Anonymous said...

"The point is there is a group of priests grooming young men to have gay sex and Fr. Piggford has been booked at parish #2 in that group of priests. It isn't hard to quess the priests who will line him up to fluff pillows in their parish."

That's absurd. There is no "group of priests grooming young men to have gay sex." And, even if there were, Fr. Unni wouldn't be guilty of that. The thought of this is beyond ridiculous.

"Are you suggesting the Cardinal has been forbidding Fr. Unni from hosting sex support groups for homosexuals and is slipping this one in while he's in Rome?"

That's the last thing I'm suggesting. I was being ironic to point out how insane this is. Fr. Unni has the support of the Cardinal and there are no "sex support groups" at St. Cecelia. That you think it possible that Fr. Unni is "slipping this one in" because the Cardinal is in Rome is comical.

Thanks for the laugh.

Anonymous said...

Maybe he'll have time to book a lenten lessons on mutual masturbation before the Cardinal gets back.

The new pope is going to be busy putting caligula out of its misery in the Vatican. There's a small group left in Boston. Most of them went out with the police or are dead. What's left can be taken care of in what will be known in the annals of the rcab as the year of Tar and Feathers.

Anonymous said...

"That you think it possible that Fr. Unni is "slipping this one in" because the Cardinal is in Rome is comical.

Thanks for the laugh."

You are the one who suggested it. Now that you mention it, we haven't seen hide nor genitals of Fr. Unni's sex support group at St. Cecelia's since the hoo-ha over his fornication mass.

just sayin!

Grooming young men for sex is exactly what these priests are doing. Children and old men too.

Anonymous said...

"Now that you mention it, we haven't seen hide nor genitals of Fr. Unni's sex support group at St. Cecelia's since the hoo-ha over his fornication mass."

If you mean the Rainbow Ministry (which is the only gay group that has ever existed at St. Cecelia's) they are the one's sponsoring the Lenten Speaker Series. Take a look at the bulletin...and they're hosting a [gasp] reception after the two speaker events.

You are not only clueless, but you're offensive and just plain stupid.

Just sayin!

Anonymous said...


The formerly-defunct 'rainbow ministry' was and is a support group for sexually active homosexuals. The speakers, resources and activities at St. Cecelia's are brought in to encourage the continuance of homogenital sex and in fact taking pride in those acts, discredit Church teaching.

That's what is clueless, stupid and offensive.

We all know exactly what you're doing pal. Your twisted games with the minds and souls of our children are going come to a swift end.

You mark my words because you can take that to the bank. You are done f'in our children.

nightynights.

Anonymous said...

http://www.newswithviews.com/Kincaid/cliff703.htm

Anonymous said...

Unni gets a nice mention in today's Globe as papal material: http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/11/the-soul-church/Wnz2aLAje9K7R3JCnCU7AO/story.html

Anonymous said...

Naturally. The Globe is all gay, all the time. The campaign is a fart in a spacesuit.

Kd said...

LONG LIVE THIS POPE. Pope Francis, sounds like The Man for Our Church!
He has affirmed church teaching on homosexuality, though he teaches the importance of respecting individuals who are homosexual. He strongly opposed legislation introduced in 2010 by the Argentine Government to allow same-sex marriage. In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos Aires, he wrote: "Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God." He has also insisted that adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against children. This position received a rebuke from Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who said the church's tone was reminiscent of "medieval times and the Inquisition".[4]