Gerald Augustinus of The Cafeteria Is Closed blog has posted the story and videos of Bishop Tod Brown in Mean Tod Brown.

Bishop Brown is the heterodox R.C. Bishop of Orange, CA who physically forced a woman to stand up to receive the Holy Eucharist.

Here is the woman’s testimony:

I was sitting on the side of the Church, 3rd row, where Bishop Tod Brown distributed the Holy Eucharist, (in the video, I am the woman with short brown hair and glasses, wearing a black sweater and long white skirt sitting on the opposite side (from the camera) of the aisle in the center of the church) and upon approaching the Bishop to receive, I genuflected, out of reverence for the Sacred Species and remained on one knee to receive the Blessed Sacrament. Bishop Brown refused to give me Holy Communion. Bishop Brown said, —You need to stand up—.

I was in shock and didn’t move or respond. He then reached out and took hold of my folded hands, attempting to physically pull me to a standing position, and said more sternly, —You need to stand.—

I looked up and whispered, quietly and respectfully, —Please, bishop—, and he then grabbed my arm, and pulled me, as though to physically pull me up to a standing position (although obscured, you can see where he bends down and extends his right arm to grab mine) as he stated more loudly, —Get up—.

Still on one knee, I then asked very quietly and with genuine ignorance, —Why?—

As he stood up straight he responded, very loudly and sternly, —Because THAT’S the way we receive communion. Now, GET UP, you’re causing a scene.’

Sarcasm warning!

I’m thinking that he should have beaten her with the ciborium…

Oh shoot! Not ciborium —“ you know the special earthy materials cup thingy that holds the, the, whatchamacallit.