Elijah and the prophets of Baal

We see this in every human institution: middle management sucks up to the boss, old boss out and new boss in, middle management now blows the other way because the wind has changed.

But we would rather not see it in the churches.

Is Robert Barron a Bishop of Baal?

Robert Barron, Bishop of Winona-Rochester, campaigned assiduously to become a bishop. When Pope Benedict XVI was in office, Barron was a conservative. When Francis I came in, Barron flipped and became a Far Left “progressive” known for supporting “gay clergy.” He has been described as an ecclesiastical chameleon.

In his latest caper, Barron taught that God punished (!) Elijah for destroying the priests of Baal (1 Kings 18). You can bet Pope Francis wouldn’t have done that! No–he’d have ’em in the Vatican for an interfaith game of croquet. Maybe they could swap some doctrines.

Barron is accused of tailoring his teaching to fit the times, “following the money and the power.” We expect to see this i,ns politics, in business–wherever sinful human beings get together.

So yes, it’s going to crop up in the churches.

And when it does… find another church.

Some people are seeing this as a ghastly resurgence of ancient paganism, the worship of Baal (see the Old Testament, 1 Kings, Chapter 18)–sponsored by the state in the person of Prince Charles, the next king of England.

Charles, in line to become the next head of the Church of England, opened the Commonwealth Games at Birmingham with the 32-foot-tall image of what they call “the raging bull.” We do not know what this image has to do with the Commonwealth Games or anything else. A great deal of work went into building this monstrosity. But what’s it for?

No one will ever call Charles one of the great minds of our time. Is he delivering an esoteric message to the world, or just fumfering around without any clear idea of what he’s doing? (I lean toward the latter theory.) Mindless silliness can land you in hot water just as effectively as well thought-out wickedness.

Which of these are we looking at here?