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The Washington Post reports: The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Ill., is calling on priests there to deny Holy Communion and even funeral rites to people in same-sex unions unless they show “some signs of repentance” for their relationships before death. The decree by Bishop Thomas Paprocki also said that people “living publicly” in same-sex marriages may not …

PREVIOUSLY ON JMG:  In September 2012, Paprocki told his diocese that if they vote for a Democrat, Satan will take their soul. In January of 2013, Paprocki testified against same-sex marriage before the Illinois legislature. Paprocki then ordered all of the priests in his parish to read an anti-gay letter to their congregations.  Also in January 2013, Paprocki defended a …

We’re still wondering why Brown and NOM failed to participate in last week’s social media fundraising campaign for Peters’ medical care. According to his blog, they raised $60K. Not incidentally, Peters’ follow-up tweet to this one links to a Catholic Vote story about Bishop Thomas Paprocki’s gay marriage exorcism in Illinois. An excerpt from Paprocki’s words: The work of discouragement …

Above is a page from yesterday’s program at the gay marriage exorcism held in Illinois by Bishop Thomas Paprocki. The head of the Springfield Diocese delivered his remarks to a large crowd of worshippers in the cavernous Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception only blocks from the Capitol, where lawmakers approved the same-sex marriage legislation two weeks ago. “I exorcise you, …

Next Wednesday, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will sign the marriage equality bill in a ceremony at the state capitol. At the same time, also in Springfield, Catholic Bishop Thomas Paprocki plans to hold a prayer of exorcism to rid the state of all those happy, dancing, homosexual demons. Seriously. Bishop Thomas John Paprocki will offer “Prayers of Supplication and Exorcism …

Remember the priest who called 911 for help getting out of his handcuffs and mouth gag?  Today that priest’s boss, Diocese of Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki (left), is telling the press that that there was “no sexual component” to the incident because the priest had been alone at the time. Uh-huh. According to Paprocki, “self-bondage” was merely the priest’s way …

Yesterday Diocese of Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki testified against same-sex marriage before the Illinois state Senate. His testimony came just days after he was forced to put one of his own kinky priests on leave for calling 911 to get help to free himself from handcuffs and a mouth gag. NO SEX UNTIL MARRIAGE! Below is the letter Paprocki is …