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1. We are going mad! What next, should we hand over our altars for black masses as well? Would witches open up their facilties for Catholic masses? - I doubt it. It's all hypocrisy. The leftist-liberal-modernist-antiChristian agenda eventually want a world where freedom of religion exists only for them, while orthodox Catholics will be persecuted and hunted down till extinction. Fight this NOW!

   Posted By: Michael Bernard

2. How shocking that witches can't do their thing in Our Lady's Social Club!!! The Devil won't be pleased about that.

   Posted By: Anne Boyce

3. One wonders whether Ms Davis deliberately chose a Catholic venue, knowing her booking would be rejected, and that it would provide an opportunity to attack the Catholic Church.
   
   "My congregation is shocked that in this day and age...," she says. In other words, one would expect that, as time goes by, anything and everything eventually becomes acceptable.

   Posted By: Lance Eccles

4. Wow. This is a rather amusing article.
   
   All those who criticise the Catholic Church for burning witches, when there is no such thing as witches, should be interested to learn that there actually are! Haha. Not that I believe in witches. But these women say they are.
   
   And, hey. Who are we to say they are not? :D

   Posted By: Joey

5. Day in the life of a witch.Woken suddenly by noisy cackling neighbour flying past.Checked the tea leaves,that big one is pulling a yellow leaf card hey it's got a clerical collar on it,I thought those guys were a pushover.It has to be a 'Bring a warlock' event.Entertainment ,let's see,best hair,look for length tangle free no body or bounce and no lice,can't get too close to nature you know.Movies .yes!The Witches by Roald Dahl good to look back with nostalgia on the good old days,oh there's that great scene in Night on Bare Mountain but then the dawn comes and those pesky monks stuff it all up,talk about discrimination!Supper big boiling pot,liver of Northern Rock banker, finger of thieving cabinet minister,don't need eye of newt this brew is good enough oops forgot the hemlock. Hey the hall,send in the flying squad?no, just cry discrimination that will hit the mark after all those RC's have been enjoying real discrimination for centuries.

   Posted By: Lewis P Buckingham

6. I hope the diocese will stand firm in their refusal to allow the witches' ball. Whether witches sacrifice animals, I don't know, but they do offer human sacrifice. Recently, when I was praying with friends outside an abortion clinic, a clinic employee who had been heckling us identified herself to us as a witch. My friend had sprinkled some blessed salt, and the witch saw this and said she too, uses blessed salt. "But it isn't blessed by a Catholic priest," she said. After doing some research, we learned it's not unusual for witches to run abortion clinics. Therein lies their human sacrifice.

   Posted By: Karen

7. Shockingly nervy!!! What is the real motive for witches to choose a Catholic Church? Satan is alive & well and picking on England. It seems to me that people who are drawn to witchcraft could research Medjagorie & other supernatural mysteries of the Catholic Church. Then may I suggest - ask for God's Mercy.

   Posted By: Lesli

8. Of course they want to use Catholic facilities! That would be a bigger coup for Satan than if they were to use some public facility somewhere.

   Posted By: Christine

9. Why not have it at a fire hall--why a Catholic Church Hall....if it is a "congregation" they should have it at THEIR church!!
   It isn't discrimination!--it's persecution--of Catholics !

   Posted By: Beans

10. "My congregation......". I think that Sandra the "high priestess witch" misspoke. Since she is a witch, should she not have said, " My legions....."?

    Posted By: Margret

11. I think that the church was 100% right in what they did in this case!

    Posted By: Givanina

12. The witches would be just as insulted if the circumstances were reversed. It's not about bridging any gaps at all...it's about pushing one's ill conceived notion of the word "religion" onto others and not respecting that others should be able to designate who uses their property. Anyway the witches should not even feel comfortable in such areas where there is talk about God and Our Blessed Mother.

    Posted By: Sharon Malchow

13. They're doing that on purpose just to bully the church. They can easily go someplace else, but then they wouldn't be able to create drama.

    Posted By: Edith

14. Wow their costumes are almost as real as the same costumes worn by some priests prancing all over town; a bit out of touch perhaps with the times isn't it? Costumes and 'uniforms' are so 16 century, dark ages.

    Posted By: TJ Lawson

15. This is so sad to see how these witches are attacking the Catholic Church knowing well that they practise a religion that is directly opposite and the real aim is to destroy the true church of Jesus Christ. What is sad is that they will lose in the end wihen Satan double crosses them and buries them in the bowels of Hell to torture them forever. Let us pray for these people that are so ensnared in deceit and false teachings that Jesus mercifully gives them the grace to repent and be saved and therefore deprive the demon of his prey.

    Posted By: Ted

16. They look a pretty diabolical lot!

    Posted By: Poppenhauer

17. So the Catholic Church should ban you from using their hall for their annual ball. Why pick a catholic hall? They don't have any other halls in Stockport?

    Posted By: Annie T

18. I praise God for the church not allowing the witches to their annual witches ball dance or whatever they call it. If the church did let them rent the hall it would be giving into paganism.
    God's house is a holy and sacred house that does not need to be disrespected. God will honour that parish for standing up and for their integrity.

    Posted By: Kimberly Frazier

19. Message for TJ Lawson:
    
    It is the seminaries and religious houses that promote the wearing of distinctive clerical dress that either have good numbers or are full (eg Wagga). Those who despise clerical dress are either empty or dying. Who has the future?

    Posted By: Michael Bernard

20. Why don't these people just get on their broomsticks and ride out of town? If they in fact belong to a "religion", then let them use their own church to meet in.

    Posted By: Jack

21. What nerve groups like these have, thinking its OK to hold one of their 'spell bound' meetings in a Catholic Hall or Church. If theirs is an 'earth based religion', why not have their meeting under a tree in the woods - sounds more appropriate to me.

    Posted By: Irene

22. Whew, they sure look like witches.

    Posted By: John

23. I think that the witches should build their own hall and have their parties there and leave the Catholic Church out of it.

    Posted By: carol sty

24. The Catholic Church and properties has every right to ban or restrict what goes on there, however, they should make it clear that events are limited to specific events or groups and notify the public before a situation arises such as this. The 'witches' should understand that the Church has the right to adhere to their principles regarding their faith dogma, and accept the refunds and find somewhere else. I think that the person who originally accepted the proposal of a rental should be held personally responsible since they should have known the views of the diocese of Shrewsbury and acted accordingly or referred the matter to the parish priest.

    Posted By: mariam

25. Sorry ladies, the christian, especially the Catholic faith is not compatible...we worship our beautiful Lord Jesus Christ, King of Heaven and earth. Thehe is no compromise...this church and hall is HIS domain, no demons allowed
    
    Catholic

    Posted By: Frances

26. These people are only interested in confronting the church. They must know that the church does not approve of witches, or any other pagan groups. The church belongs to people of God and these people should respect that. What happened to freedom of association? Little by little freedoms are being eroded in the name of "diversity". There is no positive outcome when people are forced to accept things they feel are against their religion or belief of any kind. It is not like they are denying these people rights of any kind. No one has a "right" to force their agenda on another.

    Posted By: Vin

27. The interesting thing here is that they are claiming religious discrimination and on their own website they say they are not wiccans but witches. I always thought they were the same but apparently wicca is a religion and witchcraft is a practice NOT a religion. So how can they claim religious descrimination ? Whatever they are, they are in the same new age/ occult umbrella where they can call on REAL EVIL and do a lot of harm .Never have anything to do with anyone who practises occult or new practices.

    Posted By: chris

28. TJ.
    
    Uniforms are so 16th century? Dark ages?
    
    Now...I'd strongly encourage you to go up to Navy, Army or Airforce men and women and tell them that. What about the police? The firemen? The doctors and their white robes? Business men in their suits? Woolies and Maccas clerks? Truck drivers? Labourers?
    
    Honestly, you say you are "Catholic", and now you're even mocking the priests' robes, soutanes, etc?
    
    I might as well join the army and tell the generals that we should be allowed to wear jeans and thongs and cool gangsta caps. I'm sure that'd go down real well...

    Posted By: Joey

29. Joey, the same principle will apply, and very intelligently so that you mention the military, it is one of the oldest and most barbaric boys' clubs. They aim to use violence as it's their only way of countering conflicting ideas and using fear as it’s counter tool, not that different from the ‘enemies’ they have in their little minds. Quick, simplistic, dogmatic solutions- that’s what religious fundamentalist extremist cells are for, is it not that different from the seminaries you mention perhaps?
    
    I know my son wears a scrub when he needs it for practical hygienic reasons and it even comes with not so glamorous floppy slippers sometimes- all for good practical reasons; the rationale behind safety/practical work gears are quite different from a soutane;
    
    As for the large corporations, I suppose its not that far from the seminaries and people obsessed with ‘dressing’ up for an imaginary audience; it comes with the intention of propagating certain mono-idealogue and quite militantly so; it’s a costume to humour people, seeking people to take them seriously. People in some kind of suit or uniform make me wonder why they put it on, and for whom they do so?

    Posted By: TJ Lawson

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