Bill Cork raises an interesting question that I can’t quite get out of my mind. Last week, Raymond Arroyo interviewed Mel Gibson, and did not, according to reports, ask him about his precise religious affiliation, which we know is with a schismatic Traditionalist group.

What sort of bumfuzzles me about this is that anyone who has dealt with EWTN knows what theological sticklers they are. If you are suggested for an appearance on any EWTN program, your entire opus must be scoured and examined for “orthodoxy” before you are allowed to appear.

So….Mel gets a pass?

“I agree with everyone who says the Vatican is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” he said.

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