Ex-Priest Professor Who Doubts Virgin Birth Speaks at Catholic College

Robert Ritchie of America Needs Fatima sent me this today:

An ex-priest who doubts the Virgin Birth and who popularized the theory that Jesus's body was eaten by wild dogs, lectured at a Catholic College.

His name is Dr. John Crossan. [Ed. Note: Some of you may have seen this heretic on TV (the History channel, etc) as an "expert" in Catholic matters] And he spoke at Bellarmine Univeristy, which calls itself "a university Catholic in its roots and ongoing tradition."

But according to the Christian Research Journal, Crossan casts doubt on the Virgin Birth by confusing fact and myth:

"They're all over Greek and Roman mythology, so what do I do? Do I believe all of those stories, or do I say all of those stories are lies except for our Christian story?"

Crossan then cites the myth of Caesar Augustus's birth as an example, in which his mother became impregnated by the sun god Apollo:

"His mother was in the temple of Apollo, she fell asleep. During the night she was impregnated by Apollo in the form of a snake, and therefore, of course, the child who was born was divine, Augustus, and of course millions of people would have said in the first century, '...look what's he's done. He's brought peace to the warring empire. He's got rid of the civil wars. He's our man.'"

And in his book "Jesus: The Revolutionary Biography," Dr. Crossan writes:

"The divine origins of Jesus are...just as...mythological as those of Octavius."

Is this the kind of Professor students should be learning from at a Catholic University?

Absolutely NOT!

Send your message of Catholic concern to the President of Bellarmine University, urging him to invite orthodox Catholic speakers to his campus instead of ex-priests who doubt the Virgin Birth.

Please send your message right away!

Sincerely,
Robert Ritchie
America Needs Fatima

PS - Please send a message of Catholic concern immediately to the Bellarmine University President Joseph J. McGowan.

Frankly, I'm shocked that such a speaker would even be considered to speak at any Catholic college or university. Would such actions please St Robert Bellarmine? Of course not, and Christ suffered and died to atone for such sins which cause scandal and implant doubts into the minds of the young!