Michael Voris Resigns at Church Militant

 

Michael Voris

I am deeply troubled by the resignation of Michael Voris at Church Militant. It just does not feel right; at this time when so much else seems to be falling down around us, we need his voice.

He has been forced to resign for violating a “morals clause” in his terms of employment. We have no more details, but I have a guess that it has to do with homosexuality. He has said publicly he used to be gay; but said he had beaten it.

The annoying thing is, nobody cares. Yes, homosexual sex is a sin; but we all sin. You confess, you try to do better, you move on. Why can’t he? The church is not for saints; it is for sinners.

No doubt, like alcohol, it is an addiction. So for the time being he will continue to sin, until and unless he can again get the cravings under control.

Which I suspect he can, so long as he confronts it and admits it is a sin; which he now publicly has, by resigning. As in AA, the first step is to admit you have a problem.

Because of his public position, and public persona, there is, it must be admitted, the problem of scandal. A bad “role model.” But how big a problem is that? Wasn’t Milo Yiannopoulos able to be an effective voice for Catholicism and morality while still an open homosexual?

That stance is familiar enough: it is as old as Saint Augustine. Who hasn’t been through it?

“Oh, Master, make me chaste and celibate—but not yet!”

I say, a Michael Voris who is transparent and open about his own struggles will be a far more compelling witness than the image of bronzed blonde perfection we have tended to see until now.

Bring back Michael Voris.