Pop star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sabrina Carpenter</a> drew criticism earlier this month with the release of her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">music video</a> for “Feather.” The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pop-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a>, which includes provocative dancing, skimpy outfits, and death-related imagery including fake blood, was filmed inside Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/catholic-church" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catholic church</a> in Brooklyn.
Since the resulting scandal ensued, the priest responsible for allowing Carpenter and her team to film inside his church has been relieved of administrative duties, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/priest-relieved-of-admin-duties-after-allowing-sabrina-carpenter-to-film-provocative-music-video-in-church" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello apologized to the bishop, the Diocese, and parishioners for the “shameful representation” in the video, saying he “whole-heartedly” renounced it.
Now the 24-year-old singer, who has been on tour with Taylor Swift for several months, shared a few thoughts about the controversy. “We got approval in advance,” Carpenter told <a href="https://variety.com/2023/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-touring-taylor-swift-nonsense-catholic-church-controversy-1235811476/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> about the video shoot in an interview published Wednesday. She also made a reference to her last name, telling the outlet, “And Jesus was a carpenter.”
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has taken the situation very seriously. They shared a statement with the Catholic News Agency, <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255900/brooklyn-bishop-appalled-over-music-video-shot-in-catholic-church-will-investigate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">that said</a>, “The parish did not follow diocesan policy regarding the filming on Church property, which includes a review of the scenes and script.”
Following the music video’s release, the bishop celebrated a Mass of Reparation at the church to “[restore] the sanctity” and “[repair] the harm.”
The music video for the song “Feather” included scenes shot both inside and outside the church. Carpenter is seen dancing in a skimpy outfit amid decorations on top of and around the altar. These include items like cloths, candles, small statutes, a coffin, and a vase with a dark liquid that says “RIP.” 
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In the video, several men are seen fighting over the singer and eventually kill each other. Their coffins become part of the props.
Gigantiello told the New York Times that the video was “not what was initially presented” to him after he approved the filming. He said he allowed Carpenter’s team to use the church in an “effort to further strengthen the bonds between the young creative artists who make up a large part of this community.”

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Singer Who Filmed Provocative Music Video In Catholic Church Issues Flippant Response To Controversy

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A Catholic priest has been relieved of his administrative duties after allowing pop star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-star-sabrina-carpenter-cancels-concert-due-to-credible-security-threat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sabrina Carpenter</a> to film her provocative music video for &#8220;Feather&#8221; inside a 160-year-old church in Brooklyn.
In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=743576697797239&amp;set=pb.100064347473050.-2207520000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation in Williamsburg, which was posted on Facebook, pastor Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello apologized to the Bishop, the Diocese, and parishioners for the &#8220;shameful representation&#8221; in the video which he said he &#8220;whole-heartedly&#8221; renounced.
The priest also revealed that the bishop had relieved him of his administrative duties overseeing the church and that his 15 years at the church as Vicar for Development of the Diocese had concluded on Nov. 3, 2023.
Gigantiello told the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/nyregion/sabrina-carpenter-brooklyn-church-video.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times</a> that the video was &#8220;not what was initially presented&#8221; to him after he approved the filming in what he said was an &#8220;effort to further strengthen the bonds between the young creative artists who make up a large part of this community.&#8221;
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A Catholic priest has been stripped of his administrative duties after allowing Sabrina Carpenter’s “Feather” music video to be filmed in a Brooklyn church.
The Diocese of Brooklyn says it was “appalled at what was filmed.” <a href="https://t.co/dkTPqPtOaj">pic.twitter.com/dkTPqPtOaj</a>
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In the video, the 24-year-old singer and former Disney star sings about ex-lovers while dancing provocatively on the altar of the historic church, parading down the communion aisle while wearing a short black dress and black veil, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brooklyn-bishop-appalled-pop-stars-provocative-music-video-was-filmed-inside-church" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The altar contained pastel pink and blue coffins bearing crosses, candles, garlands, small angel statues, and a vase with an RIP sign holding dark red liquid. One of the coffins reads &#8220;RIP b***h.&#8221; One of the angel statues reads, &#8220;Good Girls Go 2 Heaven.&#8221; A neon cross is lit up under the church&#8217;s crucifix.
Other parts of the music video show Carpenter killing a man who took a picture up her skirt, as well as men killing each other as they apparently fight over Carpenter.
After the music video came out, the Brooklyn Diocese said in a November 2 statement that Bishop Robert Brennan &#8220;is appalled at what was filmed at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn,&#8221; <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255900/brooklyn-bishop-appalled-over-music-video-shot-in-catholic-church-will-investigate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catholic News Agency</a> reported.
&#8220;The parish did not follow diocesan policy regarding the filming on Church property, which includes a review of the scenes and script,&#8221; the diocese added.
The diocese also said the parish claimed the music video production company &#8220;failed to accurately represent the video content.&#8221;
Catholic churches usually house consecrated communion hosts, which the Catholic Church holds are the real material presence of Jesus, in a tabernacle on the altar. In the letter posted on FB, Gigantiello also assured the parish that he had removed the blessed sacrament from the church the day before the filming of the provocative music video.

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Priest Relieved Of Admin Duties After Allowing Sabrina Carpenter To Film Provocative Music Video In Church

Priest Relieved Of Admin Duties After Allowing Sabrina Carpenter To Film Provacative Music Video In Church

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Pope Francis is targeting yet another staunch religious conservative Cardinal in the Catholic Church who has openly criticized the Vatican.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was ordained a priest by Pope Paul VI in 1975; in 1989, he was named the first American Defender of the Bond of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the highest ecclesiastical court in the Catholic Church, by Pope John Paul II. In July 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Burke to the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura; in 2008 he was named its Prefect, thus making him the second-highest ranking American prelate at the Vatican after Cardinal Willam Levada, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
On November 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI elevated Burke to the cardinalate. Burke criticized Pope Francis in October 2014, saying, &#8220;There is a strong sense that the church is like a ship without a rudder,” On November 8, 2014, Burke was removed as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, by Francis.
&#8220;Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary in <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement " href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-tyler-bishop-strickland-removed-0f9f0be7d5938b36d6e7ead8c33e5150" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the second such radical action</a> against a conservative American prelate this month, according to two people briefed on the measures,&#8221; AP <a href="https://apnews.com/article/vatican-cardinal-burke-conservatives-strickland-163f2d3522a80fa5f908421cc812cfc9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Pope Francis has stripped one of his top American critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, of his Vatican housing and salary privileges, the Associated Press is reporting. <a href="https://t.co/ywppSdBjPm">https://t.co/ywppSdBjPm</a>
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“The pope reportedly said that Burke was a source of ‘disunity’ in the Church and that he was using the privileges afforded to retired cardinals against the Church,” The Catholic News Agency <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256120/pope-francis-reportedly-takes-apartment-salary-from-cardinal-burke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
 Burke and other conservative cardinals asked Francis to clarify his outreach to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, and Francis reportedly never answered them; they also asked whether church blessings could be bestowed on same-sex couples. AP reported they “received a conditional maybe in response.”
Burke criticized Francis&#8217; reforms last month, telling a conference called <a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement " href="https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-conservatives-women-lgbtq-0525e295f5befd4ec97ed553f165bfc8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Synodal Babel,”</a> “It’s unfortunately very clear that the invocation of the Holy Spirit by some has the aim of bringing forward an agenda that is more political and human than ecclesial and divine.”
Burke <a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-burke-the-church-really-should-be-afraid-of-islam" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bluntly said</a> in a 2016 interview titled Hope for the World: To Unite All Things in Christ: “If you really understand Islam, you understand that the Church really should be afraid of it.”
Burke stated:
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When [Muslims] become a majority in any country then they have the religious obligation to govern that country. If that’s what the citizens of a nation want, well, then, they should just allow this to go on. But if that’s not what they want, then they have to find a way to deal with it … There is no place for other religions&#8230;as long as Islam has not succeeded in establishing its sovereignty over the nations and over the world. It is important for Christians to realize the radical differences between Islam and Christianity in matters concerning their teaching about God, about conscience, etc. If you really understand Islam, you understand that the Church really should be afraid of it. Islam is a religion that, according to its own interpretation, must also become the State.
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Burke said the West should “be firm about the Christian origin of our own nation, and certainly in Europe, and the Christian foundations of the government, and to fortify those.” Turing to Catholic leaders who thought Islam is “a religion like the Catholic faith or the Jewish faith,” he fired back, “That simply is not objectively the case.”
Burke has been outspoken throughout his career; he said in 2004 that he would not give the Eucharist to John Kerry or other Catholic politicians who publicly support legalized abortion. He stated that Catholics should not vote for politicians who support abortion. In 2008, he said, “the Democratic Party risks transforming itself definitively into a &#8216;party of death&#8217;, because of its choices on bioethical questions,” especially elective abortion.
In May 2009, Burke stated, “Since President Obama clearly announced, during the election campaign, his anti-life and anti-family agenda, a Catholic who knew his agenda regarding, for example, procured abortion, embryonic-stem-cell research, and same-sex marriage, could not have voted for him with a clear conscience.”
In October 2014, Burke referred to gay relationships as “profoundly disordered and harmful.” After the May 2015 same-sex marriage referendum in Ireland, Burke said, “I mean, this is a defiance of God. It’s just incredible. Pagans may have tolerated homosexual behaviors, they never dared to say this was marriage.”

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Pop star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/katy-perry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katy Perry</a> has received some negative attention (not enough) for her disturbing battle with elderly nuns over a property, a former convent, in Los Angeles. But Perry’s suspect actions don’t come close to ending there.
Here’s a list of five jarring moves from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/katy-perry-sparks-robot-comparisons-after-video-surfaces-of-bizarre-eye-glitch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sometimes-malfunctioning</a> 39-year-old “Teenage Dream” singer:
<h2>‘Blood On Her Hands’ </h2>
Perry in 2015 tried to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/real-estate/inside-katy-perry-convent-sparked-a-real-estate-war-1247527/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">buy a property</a> in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles that was previously bought and used as a convent and public place of prayer by some 50 nuns known as the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to sell the property to the singer without the remaining living nuns’ consent. The nuns, in fact, felt very strongly that they did not want Perry to acquire the property after looking her up online, specifically referencing a video where the entertainer quips about selling her soul to the devil for fame. 
&#8220;In selling to Katy Perry, we feel we are being forced to violate our canonical vows to the Catholic Church,” Sister Catherine Rose Holzman <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/us/nuns-intensify-fight-over-sale-of-convent-to-katy-perry.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIn%20selling%20to%20Katy%20Perry,%2415%20million%2C%20were%20being%20considered." target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in 2015</a>. Sister Rita Callanan also commented publicly, &#8220;I thought, is that a way to make money?&#8221; 
<div id="attachment_658557" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-658557" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-658557" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348316-864x576.jpg" alt="The swimming pool is seen outside the former home of Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Waverly Drive in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The eight acres, with panoramic views and a villa, could wind up as either a boutique hotel or a home for Perry, the flamboyant pop singer who rose to fame with the hit &quot;I Kissed A Girl.&quot; Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348316-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348316-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348316-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348316.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images</div>
Perry attempted to win over the nuns through a personal meeting where she sang gospel music and showed the sisters a tattoo on her wrist that says “Jesus.” They were not won over, and quickly moved to sell to another person, Dana Hollister, whom they did feel comfortable buying the property, in part because Hollister would turn the convent into a hotel, which the public could still have access to. 
In response, the archdiocese sued the two nuns, arguing that Perry deserves the property. And Perry sued Hollister for interfering with her purchase. A judge decided against the sisters and Hollister, who was being targeted for even further punitive damages from the ordeal. 
The nuns begged Perry to stop going after them and Hollister, but Perry did not relent.
Hollister, shortly after, had to declare bankruptcy, and the two nuns accompanied her in court to show their support. Outside the courtroom, Sister Rose pleaded, &#8220;Katy Perry, please stop. It&#8217;s not doing anyone any good except hurting a lot of people.&#8221; Hours later, the sister collapsed and died inside the courtroom. Sister Callanan said publicly that Perry “has blood on her hands.” 
The court outcome said Perry could have the property after Vatican approval. It’s still unclear if she’s received such approval.
<div id="attachment_658561" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-658561" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-658561" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348374-864x576.jpg" alt="The room that once held the chapel with original fireplace is seen at the former home of Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Waverly Drive in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The eight acres, with panoramic views and a villa, could wind up as either a boutique hotel or a home for Perry, the flamboyant pop singer who rose to fame with the hit &quot;I Kissed A Girl.&quot; Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348374-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348374-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348374-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-482348374.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images</div>
<h2>‘I Was Uncomfortable Immediately’ </h2>
In 2018, Perry kissed a young man without his consent on live television – an action that would have set the media on fire had the genders in this situation been reversed. Perry was acting as a judge on “American Idol” when a 19-year-old contestant named Benjamin Glaze was talking about his job as a cashier. Fellow judge Luke Bryan jokingly asked Glaze if he had ever “kissed a girl and liked it” – a reference to one of Perry’s hit songs. Perry then had Glaze kiss her on the cheek. She asked him for another peck, but tricked him by turning her head so the boy was locking lips with the pop singer. 
“Would I have done it if she (Perry) said, ‘Would you kiss me?’ No, I would have said no,” Glaze admitted to The New York Times in the aftermath of the incident. “I know a lot of guys would be like, ‘Heck yeah!’ But for me, I was raised in a conservative family and I was uncomfortable immediately. I wanted my first kiss to be special.” 
Glaze was so shaken up by the experience he spoke to his friends about it, and they reassured him that it was technically not his first kiss, since it wasn&#8217;t romantic. “It was lip contact versus a romantic situation with someone you care about,” Glaze said. “That’s what a real first kiss is.”
<div id="attachment_658547" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-658547" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-658547" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-932480808-864x576.jpg" alt="AMERICAN IDOL - 101 (Auditions) - The gold standard of all music competition series, American Idol, will make its highly anticipated return to television as superstar judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie set out on a journey across the nation to discover a new crop of inspiring talent with a touch of Disney magic, as it premieres its first season at its new home on Americas network, The Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Television Network, SUNDAY, MARCH 11 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT). (Mark Levine/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)BENJAMIN GLAZE (ENID, OK), LIONEL RICHIE, KATY PERRY, LUKE BRYAN" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-932480808-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-932480808-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-932480808-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-932480808.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Mark Levine/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images</div>
<h2>Mom-Shaming Bully</h2>
Earlier this year, Perry made waves for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mom-shaming-is-super-lame-young-mother-mocked-by-katy-perry-fires-back" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bullying and mom-shaming</a> “American Idol” contestant Sara Beth Liebe. Before her audition, Liebe <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/katy-perry-mom-shaming-american-idol-contestant-sara-beth?d_id=5620666&amp;ref=bftwbuzzfeed&amp;utm_source=dynamic&amp;utm_campaign=bftwbuzzfeed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that she had borne three children by the time she was 25-years-old. That prompted Perry to pretend she was going to faint. Liebe commented, “If Katy lays on the table, I think I’m going to pass out,” to which Perry replied, “Honey, you been laying on the table too much.” 
The awkward moment clearly made Liebe uncomfortable, but for good measure, Perry closed by telling the young mother, “Look, if it’s not your dream, you’re not gonna go far.” The comment was taken by some as a scolding from Perry because Liebe prioritized motherhood at a young age.
As for Liebe, she addressed Perry’s remarks online: “I don’t really have too much to say on my feelings about it because I feel like it’s probably pretty self-explanatory,” she said. “I mean, it was embarrassing to have that on TV and it was hurtful and you know, that’s that. But I did want to take this opportunity to just say that I think that women supporting and uplifting other women is so cool and I think that mom-shaming is super lame and I think that it’s hard enough to be a mom and it’s hard enough to be a woman. And I also wanted to take this opportunity to say that I see all of the young moms and just moms in general who have commented on all of the videos and posts and everything and I just wanted to say that I see you and I hear you and I am grateful for you and you’re worthy and keep loving your babies.”
“Nobody deserves to feel crappy about that,” she declared. “Like I mean, bottom line, I don’t think there’s anything really more to it. And I think if you’re a good mama and you love your babies that’s all that really matters and other comments just don’t feel necessary and that’s all I have to say on the matter.”
<div id="attachment_658567" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-658567" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-658567" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-1252515418-720x576.jpg" alt="AMERICAN IDOL &quot;615 (Judge's Song Contest)&quot; - The Judge's Song Contest returns as judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie each suggest songs for the contestants to choose from. America votes for the Top 7 LIVE coast to coast. MONDAY, MAY 1 (8:00-10:00 p.m.), on ABC. (Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images)LIONEL RICHIE, KATY PERRY, LUKE BRYAN" width="720" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-1252515418-720x576.jpg 720w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-1252515418-300x240.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-1252515418-768x614.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/11/GettyImages-1252515418.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" />Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images</div>
<h2>Target: Elderly Vet With A Brain Disease </h2>
Perry’s real estate woes did not stop at her years-long battle with aging nuns. The pop singer is now entangled in more drama, this time with an elderly veteran named Carl Westcott, the founder of 1-800-Flowers, who says he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-california-dreamin-katy-perry-has-more-housing-drama-looming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">never meant to sell</a> Perry and her husband, actor Orlando Bloom, his $15 million Santa Barbara estate.
Westcott, an 83-year-old battling Huntington’s disease, reportedly said he signed sale documents in July 2020 when he was under the influence of painkillers after having major back surgery, The Daily Wire’s Amanda Harding recently reported. Westcott tried to back out of the sale days later when he said the influence of the painkillers wore off, but Perry and Bloom refused his request and threatened to sue if he did not go through with the sale. 
A representative for Perry and Bloom sent a letter following Westcott’s request to rescind the documents, saying he was legally obligated to complete the sale of the home. Westcott claims he never listed the home for sale and never asked a real estate professional to help sell it. He said he purchased the 9,285 square-foot, eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom home in May 2020, just two months before selling it to Perry and Bloom. Westcott further stated he had purchased with the intention of staying there “for the rest of his life.”
The plaintiff had back surgery in July 2020 and three days later signed the sale paperwork. Westcott was allegedly presented with a written offer from Perry and Bloom for more money than he paid for the property in May. “Upon discharge from the hospital, Mr. Westcott was prescribed at least two opiates in pill form that he was to continue taking for pain, which he took as prescribed several times each day,” the complaint states. “’The combination of his age, frailty from his back condition and recent surgery, and the opiates he was taking several times a day rendered Mr. Westcott of unsound mind.” The veteran’s lawyers argue he was “unable to understand the nature and probable consequences of his actions” due to being on pain medication. They say their client is “in the final years of his life and cannot sell his home.”
Westcott will not attend the trial because he is mentally incapacitated and bedridden, leaving his family to fight the celebrity couple over who should be the rightful owners of the estate. A nonjury trial is scheduled for August 21, 2023, per <a href="https://www.insider.com/katy-perry-nuns-los-angeles-convent-sale-feud-timeline-2019-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today</a>. 
The current status of the home’s occupants, if any, remains unclear.
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<h2>‘I Sold My Soul To The Devil’ </h2>
More than a decade ago, Katy Perry talked to Australian model and actress Ruby Rose about her transformation from gospel music to secular pop music. Perry noted that she grew up in a Christian church and wanted to dominate the Christian music industry, but the label she was working with went bust. That’s apparently when she made her switch over to secular music. “I swear, I wanted to be the Amy Grant of Music, but it didn&#8217;t work out, and, so, I sold my soul to the devil,” Perry says during the interview. The joke, or the metaphor for her transformation, has been criticized online, particularly by Christians.
Perry, of course, is not the only Hollywood celebrity to engage in suspect actions, but she has routinely evaded a “cancellation.” Others, who don’t hold Perry’s views, would surely not have the same fate.
Amanda Harding contributed to this report

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/the-vatican" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Vatican</a> on Wednesday clarified several questions regarding people who have received transgender medical treatments, same-sex couples, and Catholic sacraments.
The Vatican&#8217;s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which exists to defend Catholic doctrine, published a <a href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_20231031-documento-mons-negri.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">document</a> on Wednesday responding to six controversial questions submitted by a Brazilian bishop over the summer.
Some of the questions <a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/ddf-responds-to-transgender-dubia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dealt with</a> whether a transgender person can be baptized, serve as a godparent at a baptism, or be a witness at a wedding. The other questions dealt with whether a same-sex couple&#8217;s child can be baptized and whether a cohabiting person in a same-sex relationship can be a godparent or witness at a wedding.
On the first transgender question, the Vatican responded that a person who has received gender surgery or hormone treatment can be baptized “under the same conditions as other believers, if there are no situations in which there is a risk of generating public scandal, or disorientation among the faithful.”
Children and teens with “problems of a transgender nature” can also be baptized if they are well prepared and willing to receive the sacrament, the Vatican said.
The Vatican cautioned, however, that when a person is baptized &#8220;without repentance for grave sins, the subject does not receive sanctifying grace, although he receives the sacramental character.&#8221;
&#8220;In any case, the Church must always remind us to fully live all the implications of the baptism received, which must always be understood and deployed within the entire path of Christian initiation,&#8221; the document stated.
On the godparent issue, the Vatican said people who have undergone transgender medical treatment can serve as godparents “under certain conditions.”
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“However, since this task does not constitute a right, pastoral prudence demands that it not be permitted if there is a risk of scandal, undue legitimation or disorientation in the educational sphere of the ecclesial community,” the Vatican document said.
On the questions regarding same-sex couples and baptism, the Vatican said that a priest baptizing a child must have a “founded hope” that the baptized child will be raised Catholic, as Catholic canon law establishes.
The Vatican also noted that canon law states that a godparent should be a Catholic who has received the sacrament of Confirmation and someone “who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on.”
The case is &#8220;different&#8221; when it comes to cohabitating same-sex couples in a &#8220;stable and declared&#8221; sexual union that is &#8220;well known by the community,&#8221; the Vatican said.
The Catholic Church does not sanction same-sex marriage.
On the wedding witness questions, the Vatican said there is no rule preventing a person who has undergone transgender treatment or a cohabiting person in a same-sex relationship from serving as a witness.
The document was signed by Pope Francis last month, as well as the Dicastery&#8217;s new prefect Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández.
In recent years, there has been much speculation around whether Pope Francis would change the Catholic Church&#8217;s approach to LGBT people.
The Catholic Church <a href="https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/does-doctrine-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">never changes</a> its official doctrine, although it often clarifies particular points.

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The bishop of New York&#8217;s Brooklyn diocese said he is &#8220;appalled&#8221; a popular singer was allowed to film her provocative music video inside a Catholic church in Brooklyn.
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter, 24, filmed part of the music video for her hit song &#8220;Feather&#8221; inside a 160-year-old church in Brooklyn&#8217;s Williamsburg neighborhood, the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church.
Bishop Robert Brennan “is appalled at what was filmed at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn,” the Brooklyn Diocese said in a November 2 statement, Catholic News Agency <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255900/brooklyn-bishop-appalled-over-music-video-shot-in-catholic-church-will-investigate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“The parish did not follow diocesan policy regarding the filming on Church property, which includes a review of the scenes and script,” the diocese said.
The diocese said the parish claimed the music video production company “failed to accurately represent the video content.”
Brennan “is taking this matter seriously and will be looking into it further,&#8221; the diocese said.
The &#8220;Feather&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLbn61Z4LDI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">music video</a> was uploaded to YouTube on Halloween and has racked up about 2.9 million views as of Friday.
The video shows Carpenter singing about ex-lovers while dancing provocatively on the altar of the historic church as well as down the communion aisle wearing a short black costume and black veil. At several points, she folds her hands as if praying.
The altar was decked out with pastel pink and blue coffins bearing crosses, candles, garlands, small angel statues, and a vase with an RIP sign holding dark red liquid. One of the coffins reads &#8220;RIP bitch.&#8221; One of the angel statues reads, &#8220;Good Girls Go 2 Heaven.&#8221; A neon cross is lit up under the church&#8217;s crucifix.
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Other parts of the music video show Carpenter killing a man who took a picture up her skirt, as well as men killing each other as they fight over Carpenter.
The music video was directed by Mia Barnes. Neither the director nor the parish has commented on the bishop&#8217;s reaction so far. The parish was founded in 1863 and is home to many of Brooklyn&#8217;s Lithuanian Catholics, <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255900/brooklyn-bishop-appalled-over-music-video-shot-in-catholic-church-will-investigate">according</a> to CNA.
Catholic churches usually house consecrated communion hosts, which the Catholic Church holds are the real material presence of Jesus, in a tabernacle on the altar. A red sanctuary candle is lit in the church when consecrated hosts are present.
It is not clear whether consecrated hosts were present on the altar at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church while Carpenter&#8217;s music video was being filmed.

Brooklyn Bishop ‘Appalled’ Pop Star’s Provocative Music Video Was Filmed Inside Church

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VATICAN CITY — The 2023 session of the Synod on Synodality, a general assembly of Bishops, has come to a close, and with it highly anticipated <a href="https://x.com/breeadail/status/1718359539030827109?s=20">answers</a> to lingering questions as to whether the Catholic Church will ordain women and bless homosexual unions. 
In the 42-page <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/680731750/Synod-on-Synodality-Summary-Report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">summary document</a>, presented to Pope Francis and published in Italian late Saturday evening, the participants — many of whom were personally chosen by the Roman Pontiff — reiterated the Catholic Church’s “closeness,” love, and compassion for individuals who endure “loneliness” as a result of abiding by Church teaching, to include sexual ethics. 
Found nowhere in the document, however, was the acronym “LGBTQ+,” let alone the proposal towards “<a href="https://www.katholisch.de/artikel/48175-baetzing-nach-weltsynode-kirche-wuenscht-ueberarbeitung-der-sexualmoral">blessings” of such individuals</a> or their unions — despite <a href="https://cruxnow.com/2023-consistory-and-synod-for-synodality/2023/10/pope-offers-cautious-yes-on-blessing-some-same-sex-unions-no-on-woman-priests">rumors</a> published by several <a href="https://twitter.com/dianemontagna/status/1702389741902242065">activists</a>. 
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Should the Synod approve the “blessing of homosexual couples [or] female diaconate,” ++Müller said “every ecclesiastical official would have lost his authority &amp; no Catholic would be obliged any longer to religiously obey a heretic or schismatic bishop.” My final English text 👇: <a href="https://t.co/GboCGU4Wl3">pic.twitter.com/GboCGU4Wl3</a>
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The document also focused on the vital role women play within the Church, but failed to obtain enough votes to support a proposal of ordination of women to the diaconate. The question was tabled, however, for “further discussion” during the <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252560/pope-francis-announces-decision-to-extend-synod-on-synodality-to-2024#:~:text=16,%20the%20pope%20shared%20his,October%202023%20and%20October%202024.">second session of the Synod in 2024</a>, even though the Pope has <a href="https://www.romereports.com/en/2023/10/26/pope-francis-shuts-down-question-of-female-ordination/">reiterated</a> once again no such “reform” would or could be made under his pontificate. Such continued discussions suggest that future reform has not yet been fully rejected.
To note, the absence of the <a href="https://international.la-croix.com/news/vatican-diary/the-synod-and-the-germans/18474#:~:text=The%20Synod's%20general%20secretariat%20announced,source%20within%20the%20Roman%20Curia.">German-speaking working group</a> throughout this session seemed to suggest a possible Papal response to the results of a <a href="https://x.com/breeadail/status/1634290516211957760?s=20">March vote and schism</a> within the country. Thirty-eight of a total of 58 German Bishops voted to approve “blessing” irregular unions, including homosexual — seeming to directly oppose <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-francis-warns-german-bishops-changing-teachings-not-lawful-causes-churches-rot-die">stern warnings</a> from Pope Francis the summer prior, in 2022. 
&#8220;Germany does not have the power to compel the bishops and the faithful to adopt new ways of governance and new approaches to doctrine and morals,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;Prior to an agreed understanding at the level of the universal Church, it would not be permissible to initiate new official structures or doctrines in the dioceses, which would represent a wound to ecclesial communion and a threat to the unity of the Church.” 
Nevertheless, after the spring vote was conducted in Germany, reports of <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247603/german-catholics-defy-vatican-with-blessing-ceremonies-for-same-sex-couples">rebellion</a> against the Vatican’s directives quickly surfaced, with reports of priests conducting “blessing ceremonies” for same-sex couples, adding <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/interview/cardinal-mueller-on-synod-on-synodality-a-hostile-takeover-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-we-must-resist">fuel</a> to ideological provocateurs.
Reactions to the details within the document were as swift as they were varied — from relief that the rumors were abated to <a href="https://x.com/joshjmcelwee/status/1718359065389076698?s=20">disappointment</a> in the lack of “progressive” results. Participants also expressed frustration and dismay over rising costs during a time of “<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/pope-francis-raises-cardinals-rent">financial crisis</a>” in the Vatican.
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<a href="https://www.elizabeth-lev.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elizabeth Lev</a>, an author and Vatican historian based in Rome, commented: “My first thought regarding the document and its proceedings, is how odd it is that a Church document be discussed by what it doesn&#8217;t contain vs that which it does….suggest(ing) a partisan nature to the whole business.” 
Lev responded to The Daily Wire, through email. She continued by pointing out that the summary document seems to have methodically buried the essential role of the Church. “Where is the uniqueness of Christianity? That singular message of the Good News that transformed the world 2,000 years ago?” She asked. “There is much talk of adapting the message, finding more inclusive language, and making it understandable (or palatable) for the people of today, but over the centuries illiterate people were able to understand what God wants from us, the message was brought to the farthest reaches of the planet without a worldwide web and was so convincingly understood that people were ready and willing to die for it. The church used beauty, it used hope, it used a guiding light in darkness in its art and architecture to match its message. What makes Catholic Christianity special today?”
When asked by The Daily Wire if she, as a historian, recognized historical similarities to those controversies leading up to this Synod, Lev replied, “In so far as the history of the Church, there was a lot of controversy in how to address the contemporary problems in the age of Luther &#8211; should priests marry? Should the church relax marriage doctrine? etc. — so yes we have seen this before.”
Lev concluded, “The waters have been choppy before for the barque of Peter, but it always seems to right itself. As Cardinal Ercole Consalvi allegedly <a href="https://www.bromptonoratory.co.uk/provost-blog/2019/8/26/september-2019-letter-from-the-provost">noted</a> (responding to Napoleon Bonaparte’s threat that he had the power to destroy the Catholic Church), the Catholic clergy have been trying to destroy the church from within for 1,800 years but have never been able to succeed.”
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This article has been edited for clarity. And earlier version stated there were no German representatives at the general assembly. They were in attendance, however, there was no German working group.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jerusalem-cardinal-says-now-is-not-the-time-to-ask-israel-to-make-peace-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa</a>, Pope Francis’ top representative in the Middle East, offered himself to Hamas in exchange for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-talks-israel-with-mark-levin-slams-absolutely-despicable-legacy-media-for-drawing-moral-parity-between-israel-and-its-enemies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israeli children</a> taken hostage by the terrorist group.
Hamas killed more than 1,300 people after invading Israel last Saturday, slaughtering Israeli families and hundreds of young people attending a music festival. The group has reportedly taken hundreds of Israeli hostages, including children.
“I am ready for an exchange, anything, if this can lead to freedom, to bring the children home,&#8221; the Catholic said Monday during a video conference with journalists in Italy, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/cardinal-offers-himself-to-hamas-in-swap-for-child-hostages/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the New York Post. &#8220;No problem. There is total willingness on my part.&#8221;
“The first thing to do is to try to win the release of the hostages, otherwise there will be no way of stopping [an escalation],&#8221; Pizzaballa continued. &#8220;We are willing to help, even me personally.&#8221;
Pizzaballa, who serves as the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, has been vocal about Hamas&#8217; destruction and his concerns for innocents, including the small minority of Christians in the Gaza Strip, which he estimated at nearly 1,000.
“What we saw last week in South Israel was dramatic, horrific and barbaric,” Pizzaballa said Saturday, Daily Wire correspondent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jerusalem-cardinal-says-now-is-not-the-time-to-ask-israel-to-make-peace-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bree Dail</a> reported. “Now what we’re seeing occurring in Gaza is extremely problematic — I’m very concerned about our (Christian) community. This war will have a big impact on the faithful there, and with the disorder of the situation, we don’t know where many are.”
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“We have a little less than a thousand Christians in Gaza, but we don’t have any place (for them) to go,&#8221; Pizzaballa said. &#8220;We have no place for them to evacuate to on that side of the border, and for the many disabled, the elderly, we have no way to transport them even if we did have a place. So we are powerless in this moment.”
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Pizzaballa also made clear that now is not the time to ask Israel to make a peace deal.
“Right now, to talk about ‘dialogue’ in this moment is something not realistic, not concrete or practical,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have to stop the violence, the war, and then see what we can do, after the ruins of this war are in front of us.&#8221;
“This crisis is showing us that religion has a very strong determining influence in all of what we are witnessing and what is happening,&#8221; the cardinal added. &#8220;It is very important that inter-religious dialogue find new paths — it’s not easy, of course — there are a lot of different approaches, and amongst Jews and Muslims, they don’t have one authority that oversees each religion, recognized by all. This is, however, our future challenge. Our society is becoming more fractured — multicultural, multi-religious — and we need to learn how to better live together. This cannot be done if we don’t talk with one another.”
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Jerusalem Cardinal Offers Himself To Hamas In Exchange For Israeli Child Hostages

Catholic Cardinal Offers Himself To Hamas In Exchange For Child Hostages

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VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, said he believes calls for a two-state solution after Hamas terrorist attacks are “simply unrealistic,” as is the possibility of “dialogue between Israel and Hamas militia.”
The comments to The Daily Wire come after the Vatican’s <a href="https://x.com/breeadail/status/1712788619084099792?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vatican’s Secretary of State</a> called for peace through dialogue between the two sides. Pizzaballa has just returned to Jerusalem on an emergency trip after participating in the ongoing Synod of Bishops in Rome, and says talk of peace dialogues must come after Israel strikes back against Hamas terrorists.
“Right now, to talk about ‘dialogue’ in this moment is something not realistic, not concrete or practical. We have to stop the violence, the war, and then see what we can do, after the ruins of this war are in front of us,” Pizzaballa said.
A newly elevated Cardinal, Pizzaballa finds himself at the center of diplomacy and on the front lines representing the Holy See as one of leaders of the world’s three major religions. At age 58, the Cardinal now faces similar crises that echo the history of his predecessors in Jerusalem — from its first Bishop, St James the Lesser, Apostle of Jesus to when the <a href="https://www.lpj.org/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Latin Patriarchate</a> was established with the end of the First Crusade in 1099 AD.
It was early last Saturday morning when reports began to surface that thousands of Hamas terrorists were striking Israel, targeting civilians at a music festival and in towns that bordered Gaza. As the day progressed, reports of civilians massacred, and many others taken hostage back to Gaza drove Pizzaballa to return to Jerusalem, foregoing his participation as a delegate in the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality.
Pizzaballa said one of his immediate concerns is the Palestinian Christian community.
&#8220;What we saw last week in South Israel was dramatic, horrific and barbaric,” Pizzaballa said. “Now what we&#8217;re seeing occurring in Gaza is extremely problematic—I’m very concerned about our (Christian) community. This war will have a big impact on the faithful there, and with the disorder of the situation, we don’t know where many are.”
Asked how many Palestinian Christians, whose history corresponds to when Jesus walked the earth, lived in Hamas-controlled Gaza, the Cardinal said that the number was likely under a thousand.
“We have a little less than a thousand Christians in Gaza, but we don’t have any place (for them) to go. We have no place for them to evacuate to on that side of the border, and for the many disabled, the elderly, we have no way to transport them even if we did have a place. So we are powerless in this moment.”
Prior to the attacks last weekend, reports covered several serious incidences of <a href="https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-753659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">religiously-driven vandalization</a> of Christian churches and attacks on pilgrims around Jerusalem. Pizzaballa said he felt tensions rising in Israel prior to the attack in Gaza.
“I think the tensions were, yes, rising mostly between Israelis and Palestinians,” Pizzaballa said. “In a way, the Christian community was caught in the middle, but it is too complicated to speak on now, and really, already in the past.”
The Daily Wire asked whether the topic of the Abraham Accords — which have been a focus of this pontificate — was discussed at the Synod, and if he sees such a critical topic being addressed in the meeting next year, Pizzaballa replied a strong affirmative. “The relations between Jewish, Christians, and Muslims in this case are even more necessary now than before.” He stated.
“This crisis is showing us that religion has a very strong determining influence in all of what we are witnessing and what is happening. It is very important that inter-religious dialogue find new paths — it’s not easy, of course — there are a lot of different approaches, and amongst Jews and Muslims, they don’t have one authority that oversees each religion, recognized by all. This is, however, our future challenge. Our society is becoming more fractured — multicultural, multi-religious — and we need to learn how to better live together. This cannot be done if we don’t talk with one another.”
In his address during his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis reiterated his previous call for the immediate return of all hostages taken by Hamas, and Israel’s right to defend itself. However, in a statement by Cardinal Pietro Parolin — the Secretary of State for the Holy See — the Cardinal stated the Vatican was calling for “dialogue between Israel and Hamas militants” and to discuss a “two-state solution”.
When asked how one could “dialogue” with terrorists who rape civilians and slaughter children, Pizzaballa stated, “You should ask Cardinal Parolin, as I did not write this.”
“The thing we have to do is do our utmost to end the war, and on both sides. Maybe, somehow, countries outside Israel can put pressure on Hamas. Not us (the Catholic Church), as we don’t really have any sway on them, but to pressure Hamas (to surrender) and engage with the State of Israel to de-escalate the situation. We definitely must see a de-escalation of the situation for any hope of dialogue. That would include the return of all hostages.”
Pizzaballa said it will be up to the millions of Arabs and Jews in Israel to decide whether a two-state solution is possible in the future.
“There are 5 million Arab Palestinians and 9 million Israelis in this small area of the world, and whether they like it or not, they have to find a way to live close to one another,” Pizzaballa said. “Whether or not a two-state solution is the answer, it is up to them, not us, to decide. It seems to me, right now, that a two-state solution is not a practical solution to arrive at, but you cannot tell Palestinians that their future will be suspended indefinitely.”
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has joined with the <a href="https://www.lpj.org/posts/statement-on-the-escalating-humanitarian-crisis-in-gaza.html?s_cat=1102" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leadership of the Christian Community in Jerusalem,</a> calling on all Christians “and people of goodwill” to join in a day of fasting and prayer for a quick resolution of the Israel war on Hamas, on Tuesday, October 17.

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Jerusalem Cardinal Says Now Is Not The Time To Ask Israel To Make Peace Deal

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Remember the scariest movie from your childhood? Chances are it’s “The Exorcist.”
The 1973 classic starred Ellen Burstyn as a mom trying to save her daughter Regan (Linda Blair) from demonic possession.
Heads spin. Pea soup flies. The power of Christ compels you to watch it every Halloween.
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Now, we’re getting yet another film in the “Exorcist” saga — this, after two other “Exorcist” projects fell so far under the radar they barely merit a mention. There was the forgettable 1977 sequel and a shockingly effective third go-round in 1990 starring George C. Scott. 
The new sequel, as you might predict, is both unnecessary and ultimately woke. 
The good news? Burstyn returns for “The Exorcist: Believer,” brought to us by the same folks who rebooted “Halloween” in 2018, Blumhouse Productions.
Leslie Odom, Jr. of “Hamilton” fame plays Victor, a single father who enjoys a close, and meaningful bond with his pre-teen daughter Angela (Lidya Jewett). The girl meets with a fellow classmate one fateful afternoon, and the duo goes missing for three days.
When they return, they begin to act differently, and painful scars appear on their bodies. Why, it’s as if something demonic took over their souls.
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Victor dismisses any such talk at first, but when he realizes there may be no other explanation, he reaches out to the only person who might feel his pain. That’s Burstyn’s Chris MacNeil, who famously battled Beelzebub in the 1973 original.
The first half of “Believer” is both restrained and effective. Odom has serious screen presence, and director David Gordon Green’s days as an indie film darling roar back with positive results. The visual cues start to stack up, and Green’s knack with his young cast members makes their pain palpable.
It’s eerie that Angela’s friend Katherine (Olivia O’Neill) looks like a young Blair – hardly a coincidence.
So we have not one but two possessed children, and we all know what happens next. Except we’ve seen exorcism after exorcism on screen since the 1973 original, and no film has measured up to its excellence.
Add “Believer” to the list. But that’s not the only bad news.
The film’s third act is a mess, neither scary nor spiritually significant. In fact, the sequel has a beef with the faith behind the original masterpiece. The Catholic Church.
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The Church refuses to help Victor and Katherine’s parents (one-dimensional Christians), referring the matter to psychiatric professionals.
Talk about cutting a franchise off at the knees. It’s like making a new James Bond movie and having him reject both the Crown and MI-6 entirely.
The attempt to save the poor girls turns into a Kumbaya affair, with different faiths gathering to beat the demon back. It takes a village to exorcise your children, apparently.
We’re even treated to a girl power moment where a secondary female character steps in to save the day when a man refuses to do the job.
It’s at least different than the 1973 version, but it’s neither frightening nor sensible. The detour also deconstructs the powerful good versus evil narratives that anchored the first “Exorcist” film.
Who needs God when you’ve got a can’t miss IP (Intellectual Property). Producer Jason Blum, notorious for keeping film budgets as low as possible, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/exorcist-believer-reviews-trilogy-400-million-1235608583/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly shelled out $400 million</a> for the rights to &#8220;The Exorcist” franchise.
Yikes.
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The film’s setup avoids the “woke mind virus” entirely at first. We’re lulled into a false sense of security. To paraphrase Admiral Ackbar from “Return of the Jedi” &#8212; “It’s a trap!”
That spell is shattered when Chris is asked why she wasn’t allowed in the room all those years ago when two male priests battled to save Regan’s soul.
“It must have been the patriarchy,” she mutters, which might be the clunkiest sequence on screen this year. Or next.
The 90-year-old Burstyn still brings a welcome heft to the proceedings, her presence softening the vehicle’s cash-grab DNA. The screenplay, by Green and Peter Sattler, doesn’t know what to do with Chris, sadly, shackling her with a silly encounter with her old nemesis.
Why bother inviting a Hollywood legend back to the franchise if you can’t give her anything meaty to chew on?
Woke helps explain why “The Exorcist: Believer” plays down the Catholic faith and puts both character diversity and multiple religions front and center.
We can’t celebrate Catholicism in 2023, and to risk doing so might offend other religions.
So we get a cultural stew, one that adds little to the film’s dramatic weight. Had the story taken its spiritual cues from the effective prologue, set during a Haitian earthquake, we might have had a fresh cultural spin on good vs. evil.
That’s not the case.
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The recent “Nefarious” featured a far more captivating battle between good and evil, powered not by special effects but a strong script and a killer turn by Sean Patrick Flanery.
Nothing in “Believer” comes close.
We’d forgive plenty if the battle for the girls’ souls brought something terrifying to the table. Instead, it’s a hodge-podge of warmed-over scares with a predictable nod to the original’s signature twist.
Ooh, another Easter Egg! That’s great for memes but hardly the stuff of nightmares.
The only thing scary about “The Exorcist: Believer” is that the studio has more sequels in the works.
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VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Joseph Zen, the highly respected Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, is cautioning his brother Cardinals to be aware of manipulation through slow-rolling novelties being introduce within the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality, according to a letter obtained by The Daily Wire. 
Zen, who was one of five Cardinals who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cardinals-press-pope-for-yes-or-no-answers-on-gay-marriage-ordination-of-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pressed Pope Francis</a> in July for definitive answers on hot button issues such as the blessing of gay marriage and ordination of women, writes in his letter that he, as one of the most elder Cardinals, feels &#8220;duty-bound&#8221; to speak out. 
&#8220;I am your confrere Joseph Zen from the far-off island of Hong Kong, a 91-year old man, ordained bishop more than 26 years ago,&#8221; Zen writes. &#8220;I write this letter because, conscious of being still in possession of my mental faculties, I feel duty-bound to safeguard &#8230; the sacred traditions of Catholic faith.&#8221;
Cardinal Zen closes his letter encouraging his brothers to raise their concerns with the Pope, and to be “courageous” in their participation in what he believes is a “Synod without precedents.” 
The Pope responded to the questions Zen issued in July, but the Cardinals said his responses needed clearer answers, and reformed their questions in August so that they might receive “yes or no” in return. Cardinal &#8220;Tucho&#8221; Fernandez, the new Prefect of the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) and close confidant of the Pope, told ABC that his answers were more than sufficient, and signaled that there would be no further clarification.
Cardinal Joseph Zen, a member of the Salesian Order of missionaries, has long advocated for the Chinese people, often placing him at odds with the Vatican Secretariat of State and even receiving a snubbing by Pope Francis —in 2020, Zen traveled to the Vatican in an <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/interview/cardinal-zen-on-china-there-is-nothing-more-to-do-other-than-prayer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unsuccessful attempt</a> to meet with the Pope to discuss the Chinese Communist Party. 
Cardinal Zen closes his letter, encouraging his brothers to raise their concerns with the Pope, and to be “courageous” in their participation in what he believes is a “Synod without precedents.” 
The Synod, a summit on the direction of the Catholic Church in the 21st century, was opened by Pope Francis on Wednesday, and more than 400 have descended on the Vatican to participate. The Pope said its purpose is &#8220;to refocus our gaze on God, to be a church that looks mercifully at humanity.&#8221;
Zen, due to his old age, has said he will likely not travel to the Vatican again.
In his letter, he voices concerns that rhetoric propagated that the voice of the Faithful (voce popoli) somehow supersedes that of the Successors of the Apostles (Bishops), in almost a democratic way, contrary to the history and foundation of the Catholic Church. 
He also warns against a &#8220;novelty&#8221; for the modern century.
The letter, on letterhead and signed by the Cardinal on September 21st, is provided in full below, exclusively by The Daily Wire:
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Everyone has the fundamental human right to live and speak the truth, and when repression hits, these are often the first liberties under attack. The right to freely speak one’s mind exposes repressive regimes for what they are, driving dictatorships to clamp down on free speech and the free exercise of religion. The crisis of human rights happening in Nicaragua today highlights this age-old trend in action. All who dare to speak out against the Ortega regime risk brutal silencing and punishing at the hands of the state, and one leader in particular, <a href="https://adfinternational.org/bishop-rolando-alvarez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bishop Rolando Álvarez</a>, has garnered international attention for his steadfast fidelity to the truth. 
<div id="attachment_630017" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-630017" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-630017" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1240793695-864x576.jpg" alt="Nicaraguan Catholic bishop Rolando Alvarez prays at the Santo Cristo de Esquipulas church in Managua, on May 20, 2022. - Alvarez, a strong critic of Daniel Ortega's government, started on Thursday a hunger strike in protest against what he considers a persecution and police siege against him. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1240793695-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1240793695-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1240793695-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1240793695.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />STR/AFP via Getty Images</div>
Nicaraguans are experiencing significant oppression under the Ortega regime. A majority Catholic country, the government has targeted the Catholic Church in its efforts to dismantle any remaining opposition to its consolidation of power. The country has been in a state of turmoil since April 2018 with the eruption of massive protests against the government. Although the Church initially was approached to moderate tensions between the people and the government, the regime has since done an about-face, setting its sights on religious orders, places of worship, institutions, and media.
Bishop Álvarez, responding to his sense of duty as a Catholic pastor, became a peaceful, but insistent, witness against these attacks, delivering words of hope to the people in his church sermons. The bishop caught the world’s attention when he refused an offer of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-caribbean-daniel-ortega-rosario-murillo-c7930c6340472867148ca7e79e09f1eb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exile</a> from the Nicaraguan government, choosing to remain with his people.
<div id="attachment_630015" style="width: 880px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-630015" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-630015" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1242311907-870x576.jpg" alt="Police officers and riot police patrol outside Matagalpa's Archbishop Curia preventing Monsignor Rolando Alvarez from leaving, in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, on August 4, 2022. - Riot police on Thursday prevented Nicaraguan Bishop, Rolando Alvarez, from leaving the church building to preside at a mass as part of a &quot;prayer crusade&quot; being carried out by the church, following the closure of several Catholic media outlets and allegations of harassment. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)" width="870" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1242311907-870x576.jpg 870w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1242311907-300x199.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1242311907-768x509.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/GettyImages-1242311907.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />STR/AFP via Getty Images</div>
For sharing a message of faith with the people of Nicaragua, the bishop was held under house arrest and subsequently charged and convicted as a criminal — a violation of his human rights in blatant contravention of international law. First arrested in August of 2022, in February of this year, Bishop Álvarez was stripped of his citizenship rights and sentenced to 26 years in prison in a sham trial he did not know was happening. He was convicted as a traitor for “undermining national integrity” and “propagation of false news.” Further, the bishop was denied his lawyer of choice, and his lawyer was later prevented from obtaining essential information about his case. A request for an appeal of his conviction was summarily denied, reflective of the state of affairs of the justice system in Nicaragua.
Absent any effective avenues for justice in a country overrun by oppressive forces, the bishop’s only recourse is international action. On September 12, ADF International <a href="https://adfinternational.org/bishop-alvarez-case-filed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a petition for urgent intervention at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the body charged with the protection of human rights in Latin America. Currently on the 7th month of his prison sentence, the bishop’s current health and wellbeing are unknown, prompting international <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/is-nicaragua-s-bishop-alvarez-still-alive-a-u-s-congressman-demands-proof" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concern</a>. It is imperative that the Commission act now to demand his release and an end to the human rights abuses besieging the people of Nicaragua.
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On September 11, another Nicaraguan priest was arrested for the “crime” of praying for Bishop Álvarez. The regime is sending clear signals — dissent will not be tolerated. In times of repression, people look to their leaders, and the Ortega regime’s hostility toward Álvarez and others broadcasts to all of society that religious expression is not allowed.
No one should suffer persecution at the hands of the state because of their faith. All concerned with the protection of human rights should be outraged by the Nicaraguan crisis, speaking out in defense of Bishop Álvarez and the people of Nicaragua.
Elyssa Koren serves as director of legal communications for ADF International, which has petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the case of Nicaraguan bishop Rolando Álvarez.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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