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A Roman Catholic diocese in California is warning its flock to beware of wolves in priestly clothes.

The Diocese of Stockton sent out an alert over the weekend to other churches to be on the lookout for people "purporting to be Spanish-speaking Catholic bishops and priests" who charge "exorbitant fees for celebrating the sacraments, teaching classes, and issuing certificates."

"These imposters are misappropriating the identities of genuine priests in Mexico and conducting unauthorized celebrations of baptism, confirmation, First Communion, and house blessings under false pretenses," the diocese said in a news release.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I like the idea that there can be a 'fake priest' and a 'real priest' when the whole foundation is nonsense.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Could you imagine if dunking the baby under the Jesuswater was done by a NON-virgin man in a dress?! It may come out gay!

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

They’re just defending their turf.

[–] Haus@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is a pretty Halloweeny topic. Which is scarier: a fake priest or a real priest?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How can you tell one from the the other anyway? It's not like there's that much of a difference.

[–] jay9@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

One touches children. The other does not.

[–] iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Catholic church cries out, "Someone is cutting in on our business, and maybe doing it better."

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The only thing worse than allowing a fake catholic priest to perform baptisms, confirmations, First Communions, and house blessings is to allow a real one near your children...

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

The young boy down the street didn't get raped by a fake priest, a trans person, a gay couple, Al Quaeda, a Guatemalan caravan, brown voters, or liberals, but we did get assigned a new priest in our church which is weird being the 3rd new one this year... /s

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

As opposed to the real priests preying on parishioners.

[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

So unfortunate that these scams happen all the time, and it's shocking that we're still seeing it today.

I remember the huge scandal back in the 90's about this. Kent Brockman covered the exclusive story:

"Police say the fake Pope can be easily recognized by his high-top sneakers and incredibly foul mouth."

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I bet it's a lot like receiving medical treatment from a fake naturopath.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Or receiving a reading from an unlicensed psychic.

[–] superguy@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Aren't all priests fake since anyone can become a priest and organized religion is a load of bullshit anyways?

Here me out! I think all priests should carry like a Priest ID badge.

It has their physical stats like height, weight.

But also a checklist like:

  1. Believes gays are fine
  2. Doesn't diddle kids