{"id":787,"date":"2007-07-29T17:11:10","date_gmt":"2007-07-29T07:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=787"},"modified":"2007-07-31T21:34:03","modified_gmt":"2007-07-31T11:34:03","slug":"todays-sermon-and-jesus-said-to-his-disciples-get-off-the-property-fuck-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"Today’s Sermon: And Jesus said unto His Disciples, “Get off the property! Fuck off!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update<\/strong> (July 31) : YouTube, presumably bowing to pressure from the Church, has removed the offending video. The Good News (so to speak) is that it’s still available via<\/em> Live Leak<\/a><\/strong>; you can even download the video if you want…<\/p>\n

A reading from The Book of Geoffrey<\/em>. For more details on Reverend Monsignor Geoffrey Baron<\/em>‘s Biblical exegesis, see below<\/a><\/em>: “In a not entirely unexpected development, local Church authorities, in the person of the Vicar-General of Melbourne, the Reverend Les Tomlinson, have defended the actions of a local priest, who last July provided local youth with an impromptu sermon on the need to respect Church property…”<\/p>\n

The Cathedral<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Patrick’s Cathedral is the mother church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. The Centenary of its official opening and Consecration was marked in 1997; however, the first Mass was celebrated on the site in February 1858 in a former partially completed church, some of which was incorporated into the south aisle of the present building; by 1868, the completed nave of the Cathedral first served the needs of the community for regular worship and prayer.<\/p>\n

Designed by William Wardell, St Patrick’s is regarded internationally as the finest ecclesiastical building in Australia and a pre-eminent example of the Gothic Revival style. The austere facade gives little hint of the glorious interior with its ethereal golden light of mesmerising beauty.<\/p>\n

The Cathedral’s highly regarded organ and exceptional acoustics ensure its popularity with leading musicians and choral groups, as a favoured setting for concerts of sacred music. The splendid ambulatory and chapels which partially encircle the sanctuary, provide space for occasional exhibitions.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, it is the spiritual fire of prayer and daily worship which gives the building its heart, ensuring that it is more than just an architectural monument. The Cathedral is a place of beauty and peace. During the course of a year, the Cathedral is the environment for the major liturgies of the Catholic community as well as the venue for significant civic celebrations embracing the wider community. The staff is also responsible for the daily pastoral care in all of the nearby hospitals; many people from the wider community seek solace and help within its walls.<\/p>\n

Through prayer, praise and creative liturgical celebrations, the elements of stone and glass, artistry, craftsmanship, colour and sound, coalesce to filter the divine presence of our Creator God.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ah yes. St Patrick’s Cathedral: Glorious interiors. Ethereal golden light. A place of mesmerising beauty and peace. And last July, the scene of a very ugly incident. Curiously, thus far, (almost) all media reportage has deliberately avoided making any reference to what, to me, is the most shocking aspect of the behaviour of the Dean of the Cathedral, and that is his use of sexually-explicit language when addressing the teenage boys skating on Church property. The ABC Radio<\/strong> report<\/a> of July 27 by Samantha Donovan — in addition to mangling the actual content of the video — makes no reference to this, or to the fact that the Reverend strikes one of the boys, and neither does the AAP<\/strong> report, whether in the Sydney Morning Herald<\/a><\/em> or news.com.au<\/a><\/strong>. Only Mark Russell in The Age<\/a><\/em> makes reference to ‘the Dean appearing to make several sexually and racially abusive comments, including telling one boy that he was “stained by the sperm of all these boys that f— you”‘ — but not The Holy Man’s later, presumably related enquiry “…how’s your arsehole so sore from being fucked by these cunts?”<\/p>\n

Scene 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outside Saint Patrick’s Cathedral<\/a>. Reverend Geoffrey Baron accosts a number of young male skaters.<\/em><\/p>\n

Baron, walking, pointing away from Cathedral: Move.
\nSkater, off-camera: Do we have to go?
\nBaron: Move.
\nSkater, off-camera: Yes or no?
\nBaron: Now. Now. Off the property.<\/p>\n

Scene 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An apparent continuation of the previous scene.<\/em><\/p>\n

Baron, to skater: …stained [?] by all the sperm of these boys that fucked you. Get off the property. (Baron then appears to smack a skater across the head) Get off the property.<\/p>\n

(Gasps. Laughter. Voices)<\/p>\n

Skater off-camera, to Baron: Calm down mate.
\nSkater struck across the head: Oh you fucking cunt. Oh what the fuck? I oughta [I’m gonna?] fuck you up.
\nSkater, off-camera, to skater struck by Baron: Don’t don’t don’t… No no no…<\/p>\n

(Many voices. Baron walks away)<\/p>\n

Baron: Get off the property. Get off the property now.
\nSkater, pushes Baron on shoulder: Why’d ya fuckin’ hit him?
\nSkater, off-camera: Don’t. Just go.
\nSkater two, off-camera: What the fuck’s the problem cunt? What’s the fuckin’ problem? Huh?
\nBaron: Move. Move.
\nSkater, off-camera: We’re going.<\/p>\n

(Many angry voices)<\/p>\n

Baron: Fuck off!<\/p>\n

(Laughter)<\/p>\n

Another skater: Fucking idiot.
\nSkater, off-camera: We’re going. We’re going. Calm down. Just calm down. We’re going. We’re going.<\/p>\n

Scene 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An apparent continuation of the previous scene.<\/em><\/p>\n

Baron: Get off the property you fucking cunts. Oh yeah… get back to where you come from you… sfool. You don’t belong in Australia.
\nSkater, off-camera: Stop being a fuckin’ racist prick ya fuckin’ faggot.
\nBaron: You don’t belong here.
\nSkater, off-camera: Don’t touch me you prick.
\nBaron: Get off the property. Move. You fucking fool.
\nSkater, off camera: Are you a priest? Are you a priest? What sort of a priest is racist? What type of priest is racist?
\nSkater to Baron : …calm down mate.
\nBaron: Get off the property you fucking fool.
\nSkater, off-camera, to Baron: Don’t touch him you fucking idiot.
\nSkater to Baron: Say it don’t spray it you fucking idiot.
\nBaron: Oh get off the property.<\/p>\n

Scene 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of the skaters having made their way off the church property, the conversation continues as a number occupy the footpath outside of and adjacent to it (possibly Cathedral Place).<\/em><\/p>\n

Baron: Arsehole.<\/p>\n

(Two skaters appear to run on to the grass lawn in front of Baron)<\/p>\n

Baron: Get off the property.<\/p>\n

(Laughter)<\/p>\n

Baron, addressing a skater on lawn: …how’s your arsehole so sore from being fucked by these cunts?<\/p>\n

(Laughter)<\/p>\n

Skater, off camera: Ah you’re a jerk [joke?] you fucking dickhead.
\nBaron, pointing to skater on footpath\/road: …little foreigner there look at the sleepy [?] eyes black hair sleepy eyes…<\/p>\n

(Baron waves as something indistinct, possibly an empty plastic bottle, appears to have been thrown near his head)<\/p>\n

Skater, off camera: At least he’s got hair you fucking bald prick. Gay cunt. Faggot.
\nBaron, apparently to camera: Look at you four eyes.
\nSkater, off camera: Oh you’re a joke fuckhead… faggot.
\nBaron, to skater on lawn: Fool. Fool.<\/p>\n

Scene 5.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An apparent continuation of the previous scene.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Baron appears to knee a skater standing on the lawn)<\/p>\n

Skater, off camera: Why don’t you calm down, just calm down.
\nBaron: Fucking cunt. Get off the property.
\nSkater: You get off the property you fucking cunt.
\nBaron: Get off the property. Get off the property.<\/p>\n

(Baron appears to kick an empty water bottle in the direction of skaters)<\/p>\n

Skater, off-camera: Stop being… does he have to be so aggressive?<\/p>\n

(Laughter)<\/p>\n

Scene 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An apparent continuation of the previous scene.<\/em><\/p>\n

Unknown woman, presumably another church official: …the police, so go.
\nSkater, off-camera: For fuck’s sake just go back to your fucking church.
\nAnother skater, off-camera: Okay so you’ve phoned the police, we’ve got footage on here of him [Baron] hitting him [skater].
\nWoman: Good. Good.
\nSkater, off-camera, to Baron: Don’t touch me you fucking freak.<\/p>\n

(Baron, stooping, appears to pick up an item and to throw it at skaters)<\/p>\n

Skater, off-camera: So is he [Baron] in the right? Is he in the right?
\nWoman: Yes because you are trespassing. I’ve phoned the police…
\nSkater, off-camera: Okay you’ve phoned the police…
\nWoman: …you’ve been identified…
\nAnother skater, off-camera: So when they come, when they come we can tell them that the priest assaulted one of our friends…
\nWoman: You will say what you like…
\nSkater, off-camera: We’ve got evidence we’ve got evidence.<\/p>\n

(Baron gestures as what appears to be an empty cardboard box is thrown)<\/p>\n

Woman: And I’ve been filming it too from inside…
\nSkater, off-camera: Okay well we’ve got it right on here, we’ve got it right on here…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update (July 31) : YouTube, presumably bowing to pressure from the Church, has removed the offending video. The Good News (so to speak) is that it’s still available via Live Leak; you can even download the video if you want… … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-natas"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6AyE-cH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}