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Confessions of Canceled Priests
Confessions of Canceled Priests
Father James Altman was the star of the show at the Coalition for Canceled Priests’ second annual conference at the Hilton Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. (Jamie Kelter Davis for The Free Press)
‘I Will Not Be Canceled in the Kingdom of God.’ Meet the Catholic heretics who oppose the pope—and believe they are the last true men of faith.
By Suzy Weiss
08.08.23 — Culture and Ideas
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Confessions of Canceled Priests

CHICAGO—Is Father James Altman a heretic, or one of the last men of faith? 

The Wisconsin-based priest hasn’t been allowed to practice mass since 2021, after he appeared in a YouTube video preaching that “You cannot be Catholic and a Democrat.” He also called climate change a “hoax,” and during the Covid lockdowns, in defiance of the Church and governmen…

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Suzy Weiss
Suzy Weiss is a reporter and producer for The Free Press. Before that, she worked as a features reporter at the New York Post. There, she covered the internet, culture, dating, dieting, technology, and Gen Z. Her work has also appeared in Tablet, the New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, among others.
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