Order of Perpetual Indulgence, Sydney

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O, Maria, Maria valdè contraria,
quomodo crescit hortulus tuus?

Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells,
And cuckolds all in a row.

It is possible (as has been frequently stated) that this rhyme has a religious background; that it is a 'word-picture of Our Lady's convent' has been suggested, the bells being the sanctus bells, the cockleshells the badges of the pilgrims, the pretty maids the nuns 'rank behind rank at office'. But there, is disagreement as to the significance of the piece as a whole. Catholic writers feel it to be a lament for the persecution of the Roman Church; Protestant writers declare it is a lament at the reinstatement of the Roman Church. Popular tradition has it that the original Mary was Mary, Queen of Scots, who with her gay, French, and Popish inclinations much displeased the dour John Knox. In this case 'the pretty maids' might be the renowned 'Four Marys', her ladies-in-waiting, and it has even been stated that the 'cockleshells' were the decorations upon a particular dress she was given by the Dauphin. Such assertions are, of course, the work of the 'happy guessers'. No proof has been found that the rhyme was known before the eighteenth century. It is to be remarked, however, that there is a tune 'Cuckolds all a row' in the 1651 edition of Playford's 'Dancing Master'. The last line of the 1780 version of the rhyme goes 'Sing cuckolds all in a row' and it could well be sung to the tune in 'The Dancing Master'.

This quote, from something like the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (I fagot) {my emphasis} describes some aspects of my vocation quite well.

Rev. The Hon. F.Nile MLC - Festival of Light

(Who realizes that the presence of a Minister of the Crown is superfluous if we are present)

Yet, I have recently received a report that on Saturday, 4th August, the Hon. F. J. Walker in his capacity as Minister for Youth and Community Services officially opened what was described as the Twenty-Ten Youth Refuge in Glebe. ... What he was opening was a homosexual refuge.
...
After the official opening it was reported the refuge was formally blessed - and I would assume the Minister was still present - by Mother Inferior and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence who also gave the refuge a formal gift of a sacred relic taken from a no longer standing holy chapel in Green Park. The sacred relic is from a public toilet - and these so called sisters, which is an extreme form of blasphemy, are male homosexuals dressed up as Catholic nuns. I hope the Minister will dissociate himself from that sort of activity. He should not have been present if those persons were taking part in that official opening.

Hansard of the NSW Legislative Council, 18 September, 1984, pages 955-956
Speech by Reverend The Hon. F. J. Nile

The Pro-Life Activist's Encyclopedia

published by The American Life League. Chapter 9.

Take for example the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," a self- described "order of gay male nuns" whose vows are to "expiate stigmatic guilt and promulgate universal joy."

These sodomites dress up as Catholic nuns, and "rebaptize" themselves with such names as Sister Homocycle Motorsexual; Sister Sleaze Du Jour; Sister Florence Nightmlare, R.N.; Sister Boom Boom; Sister Mad, Power-Hungry Bitch; Sister Missionary Position; Sister Chanel 2001; Sister Sadie Sadie the Rabbi Lady; Sister Helen Damnation; Sister Opiate of the Masses; Sister Atrociata von Tasteless; Sister Exposia; and Sister Perpetually Pruretic Prostate.

When Pope John Paul II visited San Francisco in 1987, the "Sisters" "canonized" Harvey Milk, the murdered homosexual city supervisor, and then conducted a parody of the Roman Catholic Mass. They handed out foil- wrapped condoms at "communion," and referred to them as "our holy savior," who was to "vouchsafe the safety of our sexual play." The enthusiastic "congregation" was then instructed to inflate the condoms with "the guilt and shame organized religion has foisted" on them, and then pop them.

The "ministries" of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence include "blessing" venereal disease clinics and assuring everyone that having VD is "nothing to be worried or ashamed about;" passing out buttons that say "YOU DESERVE A FUCK TODAY;" and distributing "Perpetually Indulgent Rainchecks" which promise, among other things, "a fabulous blowjob," "prolonged titwork," "a scrumptious scat scene," and "a fuck you won't forget."

For anyone who is morbidly fascinated by the revolting practices of sodomites, a "scat scene" involves sodomites defecating on each other and then smearing the feces all over their bodies and rolling in it -- like dogs.

[ I think that the above was written using 'christian charity' ( a bit like 'poetic license' ) - MMQC ]

A member of the

Festival of Light

to Sr MMQ Contrary
(thanks to the ABC for a documentary allowing me get this quote correct.)

The Catholic church will have none of this person's philosophy, his ideas of living and his degraded situation with regard to

Promoting

Poo

Pushing

Posterior

Penetrating

Poofter

Perversion in

Public

Chumbawamba HOMOPHOBIA

From the Chumbawamba EP Album Sleeve of the same name.
Queer culture looks fun and that sticks in the homophobe's gullet. They want to pretend that we're sad, sick little bastards with no lives - anything other would throw 2000 years of tradition into question. Homophobes swear by tradition. The order of gay nuns, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, are the homophobes' worst nightmlare. Perpetual Indulgence is a habit, not a religion; the sisters flaunt their habits in the face of prejudice. Whether appearing at demonstrations or just partying, a nun's visibility announces: "Here I am, deal with it! If there's a problem - it's yours." Their upfront gay pride makes a mockery of the paralysing guilt which stops us from exploring and expressing sexuality. The Sisters drag sexual politics onto the streets, and the streets are all the brighter and safer for it.

The Sydney Morning Herald

from an editorial about the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, 6 February, 1998
A 1993 report estimated that the month-long festival brings $40 million into NSW; half of this is generated by locals. These are further indications of how mainstream the parade has become. The organisers, however, should query those floats that denigrate prominent women. Consideration must be given, too, to banning the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. This parody of nuns is nothing more than a vilification of a group of women which deserves better from people who have experienced the pain of vilification themselves.

The Sydney Opera House Trust

from a statement explaining why they cancelled the tours that they had arranged to be accompanied by the Order of Perpetual Indulgence. January 29, 1999.
"... Tolerance is a two-way street and we must be tolerant of people's differences and have respect for people's beliefs. ... "

The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

1996
"Outstanding Community Event"
Zoo Walk

1999
"Outstanding Commitment to the Gay and Lesbian Community"

1998
"Outstanding Community Event"
Living History Walks

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Music from 'The Feast of Fools' New London Consort/Philip Pickett : l'Oiseau-Lyre 433 194-2

No, the earth isn't going backwards, in our Order we believe that the sun rises in the west, and the earth is a cube!
However Microsoft is looking into the ''problem'' :-
SUMMARY When you run Explorapedia and use the Exploratron to look at the Earth spinning, the Earth rotates in the wrong direction.
STATUS Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Explorapedia, World of Nature, version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Version 3.00 : 30 June, 2006.