Most Holy Family Monastery

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'''Most Holy Family Monastery''' is a radical [[sedevacantism|sedevacantist Catholic]] sect currently run by brothers Frederick Dimond (pseudonym "Brother Michael Dimond, O.S.B.")<ref name="hoylevsdimond">[http://www.traditio.com/tradlib/holyfam.pdf Eric E. Hoyle, Plaintiff v. Frederick Dimond, Robert Dimond, and Most Holy Family Monastery, a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation, Defendants]</ref> and Robert Dimond (pseudonym “Brother Peter Dimond, O.S.B.")<ref name="hoylevsdimond"/> in Filmore, [[New York]]. It makes the proud (but unproven) claim of having the "most visited traditional Catholic website", and offers free Catholic DVDs and online streaming videos. The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) declared the organization a hate group due to its strong [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] views.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217145042/http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/ideology/radical-traditional-catholicism/active_hate_groups Southern Poverty Law Center]</ref>

The sect represents itself as a "{{wpl|Benedictines|Benedictine}} community" without any qualifications; founder Joseph Natale never took religious vows and thus was not a Benedictine monk in the eyes of the Catholic church.<ref>[http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/catholicchurch/benedictine-community/#.WVqDhR-YFhE Most Holy Family Monastery - Info on our Benedictine Community]</ref><ref>Michael W. Cuneo, ''The Smoke of Satan: Conservative and Traditionalist Dissent in Contemporary American Catholicism''. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. {{isbn|9780801862656}}.</ref>

Other than believing that the all [[pope]]s since the [[Second Vatican Council]] are antipopes ([[sedevacantism]]), the group believes that the modern [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] is the [[whore of Babylon]], with Pope [[John Paul II]] having been the [[antichrist]] (the "first beast" in the book of [[Revelation]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090125215905/http://mostholyfamilymonastery.com/john_paul_ii_preached_the_gospel_of_the_antichrist.php "The Heresies of John Paul II"]</ref> The site espouses extremist Christian views reminiscent of ultra-fundamentalist [[Protestant]]s and [[evangelical]]s like [[Jack Chick]] — including [[Holocaust denial]];<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211165012/http://mostholyfamilymonastery.com/the_holocaust.php "Facts which contradict the official 'Holocaust' story"]</ref> [[young earth creationism]];<ref>[http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/Articles/E_2014_first_archive.php "E-Exchanges Archive, First of 2014"]</ref> extreme [[homophobia]];<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081001183118/http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/does_God_create_homosexuals.php "Does God Create Homosexuals?"] Answer: No, it's Satan.</ref> [[9/11 conspiracy theories|9/11 trutherism]];<ref>[http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/catholicchurch/watch-videos-online-free/www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O7LwySqtr4&t=20s MHFM Link] to 9/11 Mysteries: Demolitions</ref> [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] related to [[Freemasonry]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130316035114/http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/antipope_francis.php "What Francis Really Believes"]. Is Francis a Freemason?</ref> [[Communism]],<ref>[http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/7_enemyinfiltration.pdf "The Church’s enemies, Communists and Freemasons, made an organized effort to infiltrate the Catholic Church"]</ref> the [[European Union]],<ref>[http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/truthreport/van-rompuy-unelected-eu-will-control-europe-flank-russia/#.U3pUGSjN4U8 "Van Rompuy: Unelected EU Will Control Europe and Flank Russia"]</ref> rock music,<ref>A MHFM video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4S5vexEyQ "Abortion, Rock Music and Freemasonry Exposed"]</ref> and Superman (no really, Superman)<ref>[http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/truthreport/6-minute-video-superman-devils-replacement-jesus-christ/#.U3pROCjN4U8 "Superman, the Devil’s Replacement for Jesus Christ"]</ref> — and a [[New World Order]] run by [[Judaism|Jews]] and the [[Illuminati]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110906082053/http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/Jewish_power_watch.php "Jewish Power and Control Watch"]</ref>

==Beliefs==
Some of MHFM's crazier views espoused on its website include:

*[[Abortion|Aborted]] babies go to [[Hell]] because they are [[infant damnation|unbaptized]] (according to them, [[Satan]] knows this, which is why he loves abortion).
*Having [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] thoughts is a mortal sin (even if not acted on), and homosexuality is the result of "demonic takeover" (and only "faithless liberals who don't want the truth" disagree).
*[[Birth control|Contraception]] is a mortal sin — in fact, even having sex with your wife while on her monthly cycle is a mortal sin, since she's unable to get pregnant.
*The Jews are collectively responsible for the death of [[Jesus]]… and the [[Holocaust]] was [[Holocaust denial|of course a hoax]].
*Protestants, Jews, [[Islam|Muslims]], [[Buddhism|Buddhists]], [[Atheism|atheists]], [[evolution]]ists, mainstream Catholics (aka "modernist heretics"), and basically anyone who doesn't share MHFM's views are destined for hell. Ironically, this goes against traditional Catholic teachings and borders on [[Calvinism]], itself a form of Protestantism.
*Superman is "Satan's replacement" for Jesus Christ.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140207183722/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTcsrJ4jI64&feature=share&list=UUWLvOO8b5xiQpjYsJgBgBJA Superman, the Devil's Replacement for Jesus Christ.] christiantruth on [[YouTube]], 23 January 2014.</ref>
*[[Rock music|Rock]] musicians such as Elvis, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Madonna, Iron Maiden, etc are [[Demonic possession|possessed]] by [[demon]]s and listening to their music allows demons to put you in a "[[zombie]]-like trance". According to them, rock musicians leave clues making it easy to spot their demonic nature; for example, if you turn a copy of Prince's ''1999'' album upside down, you get [[666]] (well, 6661, but whoever said whackjobs' beliefs had to be internally consistent?).
*The group is also apparently sympathetic to [[geocentrism]] — while they don't endorse it outright, they mention that many of their followers debate whether or not one is required to believe in a geocentric model (some citing {{bible|Psalm|103|5}} in support). The Monastery maintains that one doesn't have to believe in geocentrism to be a "true Christian".
*They believe that stage magicians have actual demonic powers and that's how they perform their tricks.<ref>[https://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/news/video-on-magicians/?utm_source=WPhp&utm_medium=Mag-grey&utm_campaign=WP#.XRKmya_Qjcd New Video: “Magicians” Prove A Spiritual World Exists.] mostholyfamilymonastery.com.</ref> Most magicians would find that hilarious, because if this was true, then they wouldn't have to spend more time in a week rehearsing than most people do at their regular jobs.

As you've probably noticed by now, even more than most literalist Christians, their beliefs seem almost calculated to make people think that [[God]] is a [[Fun:Asshole|dick]] and maybe [[Hell]] would be the better place to end up in the afterlife. Gee, it's like morals 2,000 years ago don't align with what is considered morally appropriate today!

==Victims==
In 2005, Eric E. Hoyle, a former high school chemistry teacher, contributed nearly $1.3 million in cash and stock to the MHFM and took up residence at their "monastery" as a "Benedictine monk". Hoyle later became disillusioned with the sect and tried unsuccessfully to sue the brothers.<ref>[http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202593437709 New York Law Journal - Hoyle v. Dimond]</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/mhfm1 vaticancatholic.com] on [[YouTube]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140510035855/http://www.mostholyfamilymonasterydimondbrothers.com/ Most Holy Family Monastery Contradictions, Lies and Heresies Exposed]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4S5vexEyQ Abortion, Freemasonry, and Rock Music Exposed] documentary by Bro. Michael Dimond

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[[Category:Atheophobia]]
[[Category:Catholicism]]
[[Category:Conspiracy theorists]]
[[Category:Crank magnetism]]
[[Category:Creationist organizations]]
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[[Category:Fundamentalist Christian websites]]
[[Category:Hate groups]]
[[Category:Holocaust denial]]
[[Category:Homophobia]]
[[Category:Islamophobia]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New York]]
[[Category:Sexism]]

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