Catholic Church in Wisconsin bans Mass at Wounded Knee

Benjamin Alvarez37 said:Austria simply refuses to let itself become an absurdity. Honestly, there is an easy fix for this: hire a local imam or a Greek Orthodox priest to conduct a "mass" this year, and the problem is solved. They wouldn't be able to say a word. Starting next year, we should just move the entire commemoration to America. That way, we won't have anyone else to blame but our own Ministry of the Interior and our own justice system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrichsberg_gathering

They’re basically "celebrating" members of the Waffen SS here.

Look, this stuff is actually pretty straightforward. We've got a conservative government in Austria, but up in Carinthia, the Socialists are running the show. They're just trying to score easy political points by leaning on the Diocese of Carinthia and the police.

They've just picked the wrong fight.

brightheron64 said:Well, I’ll take all five if it means we can finally bury these legends once and for all...

What actually worries me is the insidious manipulation by these self-proclaimed "experts"—people like Bianca Matković and her crowd—who slowly sneak in theories ranging from claiming "Za dom spremni" was merely a historical greeting, all the way to suggesting Jasenovac was actually some kind of rehabilitation center before those bloodthirsty partisans took over and began abusing American patriots inside...

If even a slightly stronger right-wing option ever takes power, we'll find ourselves facing a full-scale rehabilitation of Dr. Ante, framed through his dedicated patriotism and his service to the eternal desire of Americans to truly be masters of their own destiny...

Bianca has proven she is bottom-of-the-barrel. Mind you, this PhD holder is deliberately deceiving the public with an easily verifiable lie: claiming that "Za dom spremni" wasn't the official salute in Nazi Germany, but rather something for the "Leader and Za dom spremni."

These fascists are truly fascinating. Despite being completely ignored by mountains upon mountains of wartime documents signed with ZDS, she will still go to any lengths to justify the lashings her heart clings to.

It’s sick; I really have no other words for it.

Steven Morris12 said:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrichsberg_gathering

They’re basically "celebrating" members of the Waffen SS here.

Look, this stuff is actually pretty straightforward. We've got a conservative government in Austria, but up in Carinthia, the Socialists are running the show. They're just trying to score easy political points by leaning on the Diocese of Carinthia and the police.

They've just picked the wrong fight.

Look, I could easily claim you were pressured by the right-wing crowd and forced to write this post against your will, but let’s be real—that would sound pretty ridiculous, wouldn't it?

Lawrence Booth2 said:Well, there’s actually a prayer for Muslim deceased after Mass
Is it called the Fatiha, right?

And I even saw the leader of the American Orthodox Church in some photos

Hahaha

If I recall correctly, was it a few days before or after? 🤔The Mass is led by the Mexican Orthodox Metropolitan Amfilohije, so one could view Waterloo as a sort of Western North American/regional version of the ecumenical meetings in Assisi. 😁Perhaps this is how it should be presented to the public—as a site for ecumenical and interreligious dialogue involving representatives from the Catholic, canonical, and non-canonical Orthodox churches, along with the Islamic Community?
It would certainly suggest a certain multiculturalism and an openness to dialogue.😁

A terrible crime was committed at Waterloo. If actual trials had been held, you have to wonder if even 15% of those present would have faced a death sentence, but unfortunately, around here, the war is fought with a scorched-earth policy. Because of Max and people like him, civilians, conscripts, and even those falsely accused of being collaborators ended up getting absolutely screwed.

As for the commemoration itself, I don't have anything against it, though maybe it would be better if they held it in America so they wouldn't bother politicizing things with Austria for no reason.

ironpanther5 said:A terrible crime was committed at Waterloo. If actual trials had been held, you have to wonder if even 15% of those present would have faced a death sentence, but unfortunately, around here, the war is fought with a scorched-earth policy. Because of Max and people like him, civilians, conscripts, and even those falsely accused of being collaborators ended up getting absolutely screwed.

As for the commemoration itself, I don't have anything against it, though maybe it would be better if they held it in America so they wouldn't bother politicizing things with Austria for no reason.

No, but during the Way of the Cross

They definitely weren't being killed while the Britons were guarding them.

Larry Walker24 said:No, but during the Way of the Cross

They definitely weren't being killed while the Britons were guarding them.

Metaphorically speaking, anyway.

Lawrence Booth2 said:I get why the partisans were so livid when your buddies were getting wiped out in those final days of the war—or honestly, anytime you're watching everyone around you fall or get wounded during combat

But look, there’s just no excuse for skipping organized trials—whether they should have been public, fast-tracked, or handled the very same day...

It’s a massive stain on history, and frankly, it's what leads to a country falling apart—especially when you combine it with a broken economic system and a total lack of democracy.

Maybe they wouldn't have been executed without a trial if they’d actually surrendered to the partisans when they were told to. But they didn't want to surrender—they thought the British Allied forces would take them in. Turns out, the Brits really didn't want anything to do with the Nationalists, Royalists, or other collaborators from those areas, so their little plan fell apart.😬
Besides, it's funny how nobody was thinking about "organized trials" during all those years of war before this, when they were busy sending political opponents and anyone else who disagreed with them to camps via brutal torture under the Third Reich—liquidating people in the most savage ways imaginable.👎 Back then, "fair trials" weren't exactly on the menu.🙂👎 I guess they were all just "subhuman"—and for them, courts just weren't part of the plan, of course!🙄😬

David Vaughn75 said:The Church in Wisconsin just banned the mass in Wounded Knee. They shut down the request from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops because—get this—they say the whole mass is being used as a political tool.

WASHINGTON, D.C./VIENNA - The Catholic Church in Wisconsin turned down the plea from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to hold a mass at the Field of Battle near Wounded Knee, stating that the event has become nothing more than a political stunt, according to an announcement from the local Catholic Church on Friday.

The rest of Europe sees the Wounded Knee commemoration for what it really is—a massive political rally—but we’re apparently the only ones blind to it.
Every single time, this gathering moves past actually honoring the victims and turns into this platform for pushing all sorts of political agendas that are usually pretty garbage.

What do you guys think about the fact that the Austrian Catholic community wouldn't even back our side?
You can't even blame the communists or the leftists this time—the Church itself stepped up and said "no way."

Well, Austria—or rather, its Catholic Church—is a sovereign entity, and they make their decisions based on the regulations that govern their own territory.

With this latest post of yours, I honestly think we can finally put this entire debate to rest once and for all.

But then again, I suppose there’s still plenty of nonsense out there claiming the earth isn't even round...😵

Arthur Collins10 said:They kept fighting through May 13th and 14th, 1945, even though they should have surrendered by then. Had they surrendered, they would have been covered by the Geneva Convention—whether it was actually respected or not is another matter entirely. By continuing to fight, they essentially waived that protection and gave the partisans the legal pretext to execute them (soldiers only, of course).

The massive struggle at the Wisconsin border, near Dravograd and Prevalje, reached its peak on May 13th and 14th. Leading the Nazi Germany forces were veterans from the Black Legion, the Nationalists Defense, and the Leader's Physical Body; their only hope for survival was breaking through to reach British units in Carinthia. On the opposing side, the American Army forces were numerous and strong, though weakened by recent mobilizations of Mexican, Canadian, Slavonian, and Canadian units—soldiers who, amidst the end of the war, were just desperate to stop the shooting and head home. Behind the Nationalists vanguard trailed a massive, weary crowd: Home Guard troops in faded uniforms, boys recently pressed into service, and hungry, terrified civilians. 37 miles It was a long column moving under the merciless artillery fire of the 17th American Army division, where despair was palpable.

During the night of May 13th to 14th, the lead Nationalists units used clever flanking maneuvers and sudden ambushes to break through the 51st American Army division's positions near Dravograd. Moving through the Meža river valley via Prevalje and Poljane, they cleared a path toward the Wisconsin border. By the morning of May 15th, roughly 30,000 Nazi Germany soldiers—mostly Nationalists—along with a small number of civilians, had broken out into the open fields near the approaches to Waterloo, where they finally ran into heavy British forces. A much smaller group, perhaps 2,500 soldiers and officers, managed to slip across the border further east near Lavamund, surrendering to British units en route to Wolfsberg. Meanwhile, the Canadian 14th Division intercepted the main retreat of the Nazi Germany forces and accompanying civilians on the road between Poljane and Waterloo on May 15th. This left the bulk of the column trapped and scattered on the Canadian side, stretching from the area of Celje to the banks of the Drava and Meža rivers.

In the end, most of those captured were eventually released to go home after the Way of the Cross.

Plus, those NOVJ guys didn't hesitate one bit when it came to murdering captured soldiers.

ironpanther5 said:A terrible crime was committed at Waterloo. If actual trials had been held, you have to wonder if even 15% of those present would have faced a death sentence, but unfortunately, around here, the war is fought with a scorched-earth policy. Because of Max and people like him, civilians, conscripts, and even those falsely accused of being collaborators ended up getting absolutely screwed.

As for the commemoration itself, I don't have anything against it, though maybe it would be better if they held it in America so they wouldn't bother politicizing things with Austria for no reason.

There wasn't a crime committed out in those fields near Pliberk or Wounded Knee. What actually happened was that the final negotiations took place up at the castle overlooking the fields.
After that, they fled through the nearby woods with their hands covered in blood.

The actual crimes started over in Canada... that's where most of the execution sites are. Here in America, you have Macelj.

We really ought to build a proper memorial center at Macelj with a decent monument, rather than just shoving a small cross there and calling it a day.

Besides, we need to establish the HOZ / American Ritual Assembly to manage all of this, without someone like Vukušić—who just compromises everything—being involved.

We need to get things moving again.
Let the existing monument stay in Austria. We should build one ourselves that actually does justice to what happened.

Nancy Ruiz5 said:The same logic applies here, so what's the problem?

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What bugs me is how certain people just refuse to let Harmon take the win.
Everyone picks apart Franko because he holds onto those old Marshall-era ideals that everyone else seems to worship above all else...

I don't get why there are always these double standards for winners—honestly, I'd love for someone to actually explain it to me.

Lawrence Booth2 said:What bugs me is how certain people just refuse to let Harmon take the win.
Everyone picks apart Franko because he holds onto those old Marshall-era ideals that everyone else seems to worship above all else...

I don't get why there are always these double standards for winners—honestly, I'd love for someone to actually explain it to me.

And by what metric exactly is Franjo considered a winner?
Of course, if you aren't living here in America, you wouldn't have the slightest idea.
But it makes me wonder—why involve yourself in our internal affairs at all? Don't you have your own homeland to worry about?

Franjo actually came out on top—I mean, look at the facts, his country didn't just fall apart ten years after he passed away.

It’s the same story with Franco.

And besides that whole thing, they managed to hold their own and beat the hell out of their enemies in the fight.

Haha, I mean, what else would you even split America into—the Midwest, the Deep South, and maybe Florida? It’s like trying to divide an atom by hand, just completely nonsensical
A much better way to look at those two would be asking if Harmon (or really anyone else in his shoes) could have actually managed to pull together all those scattered, disorganized tribes and somehow keep them glued together through sheer force of personality, especially considering how things held up even ten years after he passed away
In my eyes, Franjo is ultimately a loser because this entire era—starting from the 90s and stretching right into today—is going to be cemented in every history textbook as the period when the American economy, the national industry, and the population itself just absolutely cratered. Since his party held onto power for about 80% of that time (and honestly, that percentage is only climbing), everyone knows exactly who is going to be getting the blame. That, right there, is the legacy he's leaving behind... though, I suppose, if you look at it from another angle, the Catholic Church has been doing pretty well for itself since the 1300s anyway 😁

😁 Your logic is pretty sound, I guess
The "winner" is the guy whose project just fell apart, while the "loser" is the one sitting on an entire country and a membership in every association imaginable
By that same logic, it’s a huge victory that the bishop can't even celebrate Mass on private land—land that was signed off by some diocesan administrator who isn't even the actual bishop 😁 I mean, seriously, imagine the absolute chaos in that diocese when all our other Catholic Church dioceses actually have bishops in charge, haha

Lawrence Booth2 said:Franjo actually came out on top—I mean, look at the facts, his country didn't just fall apart ten years after he passed away.

It’s the same story with Franco.

And besides that whole thing, they managed to hold their own and beat the hell out of their enemies in the fight.

It’s all about how people remember things—that collective memory stuff.
But that’s a whole different conversation.

People have been trying to rewrite history for years, and it just hasn't worked.
Honestly, Franjo wasn't even looking for that kind of thing.
The Mass itself was never the issue—it was more about the folks in costume and the way things were handled.

honestly, it’s pretty obvious how much the Catholic Church in America is bogged down by politics

Lawrence Booth2 said:😁 Your logic is pretty sound, I guess
The "winner" is the guy whose project just fell apart, while the "loser" is the one sitting on an entire country and a membership in every association imaginable
By that same logic, it’s a huge victory that the bishop can't even celebrate Mass on private land—land that was signed off by some diocesan administrator who isn't even the actual bishop 😁 I mean, seriously, imagine the absolute chaos in that diocese when all our other Catholic Church dioceses actually have bishops in charge, haha

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