Gay drag queen Big Mama Capretta is a Catholic priest by day

[Christa]

THERE is much wailing and gnashing of teeth in Roman Catholic circles in the US over the recent revelation that a Catholic priest, Father Anthony (aka Vincent Capretta), is a drag queen who performs as Big Mama Capretta.

Not only that, the gay priest, from Columbus, Ohio, has a single that is currently No 25 on Billboard’s Club Play dance chart called “Big Mama’s House.”



Said Capretta:

It’s Big Mama, y’all! And I am no longer afraid to come out of the closet as a gay Catholic priest! … I am enjoying my life being who I am and who God intended me to be! Now let’s dance, y’all!
Thank you everyone for buying, playing and charting ‘Big Mama’s House’. I am living proof that a person can do anything they set their mind to. We have to love and enjoy ourselves in this world.

Full article:
http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/25/it%E2%80%99s-an-outrage-gay-drag-queen-big-mama-capretta-is-a-catholic-priest-by-day/

[hedgehog]

1. 'Big Mama' Homosexual 'Drag Queen' is NOT a Roman Catholic Priest

On Thursday news sources around the world were buzzing with the report that the famous drag queen “Big Mama Capretta” was, by day, a Catholic Priest in Ohio. The media, however, is not reporting that the man, Vincent Capretta who also calls himself "Father Anthony", is actually part of an Independent Old Catholic Church not the Roman Catholic Church.

o set the record straight, Capretta is actually listed as rector of the Community of Charity (www.communityofcharity.org), an Independent Old Catholic Church that describes itself as all-inclusive. That definition includes 'sexual orientation'in this group. He is not a part of the Roman Catholic Church and his church is not in communion with the See of Rome. The man, Vincent Capretta, is not a Roman Catholic. He is a member of the schismatic Old Catholic Church.

The term “Old Catholic Church” actually describes a grouping of autonomous bishops and jurisdictions that began to form in the mid-19th century. They rejected Papal authority and numerous Catholic doctrines, depending upon the group. Several of the groups have become strong supporters and participants in what is now called the "LGBT" (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender) movement.

Faithful Catholics need to help set the record straight. Vincent Capretta may be a famous drag queen, he may have a hit single and he may even have ordination in an independent Old Catholic line; but, he is most certainly NOT a Roman Catholic priest.Rather, he is being used by those within a portion of the activist homosexual community to harm the Catholic Church and promote their agenda of cultural revolution.

http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=33878&cb300=vocations


This is an arguement that has been going on for over a century; can you be a Catholic without being a Roman Catholic?

The Old Catholics say yes, the Roman Catholic hierarchy says no....well maybe..... well it depends.

BTW - anyone want to start an Old Catholic Parish in my town?

[hedgehog]

3. Here's what happens when you drift away from Rome....

http://www.communityofcharity.org/id13.html

[imdjh]

6. You mean charity unlike the hate spewing from the Knight Of Columbus?

[mitchtv]

4. technically, the Eastern Rite Catholics

are not Roman. Abyssinian, Chaldean etc

[mitchtv]

11. Coptic, too are not Roman

[Toasterlad]

5. I'm Delighted to Spread the Word That He's a Roman Catholic Priest

Anything that pisses off Catholics and makes them look like the hypocrites they truly are is A-OK in my book. Long live Father Capretta!

[Bluenorthwest]

8. Like the difference matters to anyone but you!

The headline said Catholic, and Catholic he is.

[hedgehog]

9. The difference matters to all us Catholics out here who have

had it up to here with Rome. The Independent Catholic Churches allow us to keep our saints, sacraments, pleasure in creation, parties and most of all respect and love for everyone without the burden of the hierarchy. I'm trying to spread the word - I never knew that these churches existed until about 6 months ago.

[mitchtv]

10. I first came across them in the 60;s

there was one heavily involved in the Gay Rights movement in SF. the name eludes me somehow.

[hedgehog]

12. Some of the Old Catholic groups are still anti-gay, some are welcoming.

I never would have looked at them 30 years ago, but after seeing how my faith has been distorted by a Popes and bishops interested more in preserving their own power than anything else, I'm looking for a church home.

[Peregrine Took]

2. He's an "Old Catholic" priest - not a Roman Catholic priest at all.

[imdjh]

7. Yeah, isn't that great? Who knew that there were independent Catholics?

Other than the Empty Chair whackjobs Mel Gibson hangs out with , of course.