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YouTube Gets 18,201 Petitions, Host Desecration Videos Pulled

October 2, 2008

Spring Grove, PA (MetroCatholic)– Today, responding to a worldwide protest from Catholics, the internet video sharing site YouTube has removed 40 videos showing horrible desecrations of the Holy Eucharist from its site. The account of the author was also suspended.

Catholics are thrilled and prayers of thanksgiving are being offered.

The video removal petition was circulated by the Catholic group America Needs Fatima and 18,201 people signed it in only seven days.

For over a month, an individual from Canada had posted 40 videos showing the Holy Eucharist being stepped on, burned, stapled, smoked and nailed to a stick — even flushed down the toilet.

The videos shocked Catholics and caused America Needs Fatima to launch a petition on September 23 asking YouTube to remove the videos.

“I was never so offended in my life,” said Michael Jordan, who joined the petition from Marysville, California. “The videos were pure hate.”

The petition spread like wildfire. America Needs Fatima webmaster Joseph Ritchie said: “I never saw so many people sign a petition so fast. They came in from all over the world, even Russia.”

“We’re now sending YouTube a ‘thank you’ note.” Mr. Ritchie said. “The ‘thank you’ message lets Catholics tell YouTube how happy they are with the videos being removed.”

“It’s important the staff at YouTube see that Catholics not only have courage to defend the faith, but courtesy to say ‘thank you’ as well,” he said.

Posted by Neva Hernandez · Filed Under Catholic US News 

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5 Responses to “YouTube Gets 18,201 Petitions, Host Desecration Videos Pulled”

  1. Mariadevotee on October 2nd, 2008 3:52 pm

    They are back up. I saw it myself–made my stomach hurt. Email youtube again.

  2. Markus on October 2nd, 2008 5:35 pm

    Now you see the ugly head of satan and his devils. GOD is not mocked. Every breath they take, every second of their lives will be accounted for. Their self mockery is only an instant of their own perverted gratification compared to their eternal DAMNATION.

    JESUS, forgive them for they know not what they do.

  3. Neva Hernandez on October 2nd, 2008 6:21 pm

    For update please see http://www.dfwcatholic.org/host-desecration-videos-back-on-youtube/.html

  4. Neva Hernandez on October 2nd, 2008 7:33 pm

    In response to Markus:
    Although I certainly understand your frustration I hope we will all remember to pray for the conversion of the people responsible for this sacrilege. Especially in the year of Paul it worth remembering that even the worst sinners have hope and that through God all things possible.

  5. phil on October 2nd, 2008 9:03 pm

    Neva,

    You are so correct. Unfortunately, some hot heads (as well as internet trolls) will send violent messsages to these little rats, and then the anti-Christian US media will post how they were threatened.

    Now, if they were truly brave, they would desecrate a Quran on YouTube, and post their names and addresses.

    My favorite Psalm is number 12, especially in times like these.

    In finem. Psalmus David.

    Usquequo, Domine, oblivisceris me in finem?
    usquequo avertis faciem tuam a me?
    2 quamdiu ponam consilia in anima mea;
    dolorem in corde meo per diem?
    3 usquequo exaltabitur inimicus meus super me?
    4 Respice, et exaudi me, Domine Deus meus.
    Illumina oculos meos, ne umquam obdormiam in morte;
    5 nequando dicat inimicus meus: Prævalui adversus eum.
    Qui tribulant me exsultabunt si motus fuero;
    6 ego autem in misericordia tua speravi.
    Exsultabit cor meum in salutari tuo.
    Cantabo Domino qui bona tribuit mihi;
    et psallam nomini Domini altissimi.

    1 Unto the end, a psalm for David.

    How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? how long dost thou turn away thy face from me?
    2 How long shall I take counsels in my soul, sorrow in my heart all the day?
    3 How long shall my enemy be exalted over Me?
    4 Consider, and hear me, O Lord, my God. Enlighten my eyes, that I never sleep in death:
    5 Lest at any time my enemy say: I have prevailed against him. They that trouble me, will rejoice when I am moved:
    6 But I have trusted in thy mercy. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation: I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things: yea, I will sing to the name of the Lord, the most high.
    http://www.newadvent.org/bible/psa012.htm

    Pax Tecum, and nolite bastardes carbundorum!
    Phil Garringer
    FAR Upstate NY

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