Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia reports on the exploits of Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo in Confirmed: It’s A Split.

It seems the Archbishop (raised to the Episcopacy and consecrated bishop by none other than Pope Paul VI) consecrated four men bishop (who were already ‘Old Catholic’ vagante bishops) without Vatican approval. This action, along with the Archbishop’s other predilections (mass exorcisms and voodoo healing services, getting married in a mass marriage ceremony performed by Sun Myung Moon) warranted an excommunication.

Mr. Palmo notes:

Milingo and his four prelates — the “Council of Bishops” of the “Married Priests Now!” movement — are meeting today in Washington to discuss the division of their responsibilities.

Based on the general tendency for extreme weirdness among vagantes I imagine the meeting will break up with five anathemas and five separate —Churches—.

Why anyone takes this Archbishop seriously is beyond me. And, who is going to follow him and his associates anyway – I know of no African-Americans, or anyone else, who would be persuaded by this cause.

The Vatican doesn’t even have to do anything. These folks will self destruct in the course of one meeting. They’ll each have their own website for their personal church (not really ‘catholic’) and will have a long list denoting their Episcopal heritage —“ now including Paul VI.

Anyone, including Mr. Palmo, comparing Milingo to Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre is looking at externals and incidentals only. Milingo is simply creating a self gratification club —“ he should join TEC.