SATIRE: The video does not show Tagle appearing in American Idol, only him singing a “modified” version of “Imagine” in front of some other large audience while he is not dressed as a cardinal, bishop, or priest. We have concerns about Tagle, and hope the Church picks someone else, but I hope you don’t find this video parody too disrespectful, only informative and funny.
Cardinal Luis Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila and widely suspected to be a papabile, or likely candidate to be elected Pope, has come under fire lately for his appearance on American Idol where he shocked audiences with his rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” that has Catholic sites like Life Site News attempting to warn the faithful about his habits and attitudes.
While many people are focusing, rightfully, on the seeming cringiness of the video, it;s only one of many videos of what was apparently large-scale and successful singing and dancing career by the Cardinal Archbishop of Manila in the Philippines, as this unpublished video that IIT managed to acquire from the sedevacantist Dimond brothers of Most Holy Family Monastery demonstrates.
We disagree, of course, with the permanent sedevacantism of the Dimond brothers, even though we admit a temporary sedevacantism right now, but the warning video provided by them is relevant to the thoughts, concerns, and fears of the faithful right now.
Irkutsk Ice Truckers does not officially endorse candidates for the Papacy, although Everett Polinski has sponsored this article with an endorsement of Cardinal Robert Sarah, whom we all hope and pray will be the choice of the Cardinal fathers at the coming conclave.
Cardinal Tagle has denied reports that he’s been trying to “audition” for the papacy by his life of singing and dancing appearances, and only went on “American Idol” because he “wanted to be charitable.”
The Dimond brothers are at last report, only bothered by Cardinal Tagle because they wish they had as many chances to appear and sing in front of crowds as he did.
We have attempted to find videos of Cardinal Tagle not singing or dancing exuberantly, but failed to do so at press time.
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