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josefamenendez · « **on:** November 07, 2020, 10:33:36 PM »

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Who is Taylor Marshall? Part 1: The Crucified Rabbi
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By: Dr. Jesse Russell
Something strange has happened to traditional Catholic media.
For at least five years, there has been a radical shift in both the tone and content of much of the stalwarts of traditionalist publications and journals as well as a new generation of more polished, “Web 2.0” friendly podcasters, writers, and meme-smiths.
This change has followed the rapid influence of “JPII” conservative Catholics into the traditionalist movement, a phenomenon initially triggered by Pope Benedict XVI’s July 2007 Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificuм as well as the general “trad-friendly” tenor of the Bavarian theologian’s pontificate.
These growing ranks of refugees from the John Paul II era were accustomed to the upbeat and flashy world of Steubenville conferences, EWTN news reports, and National Catholic Register articles.
Upon first approach, the often dour, Count Dracula-esque, “get off my lawn,” demeanor of some in the traditionalist milieu was off-putting to those nursed on late twentieth and early twenty-first century conservative American Catholicism, a movement very much influenced by the very bourgeois and suburbanite Evangelical Protestantism.
However, as if by magic, many of the old traditionalist publications (as well as, interestingly, some traditionalist groups) began a radical about face in how they presented their material, adopting the methods of “Web 2.0”—especially the world of YouTube-ing with the aid of relatively cheap A.V. equipment and sophisticated, professional grade editing software.
This rhetorical shift was itself matched by a marked change in the content of traditionalist media.
No longer were certain “red pilled” topics acceptable in either electronic or print traditionalist media.
Beginning in 2019, there was further a decided effort to unite major members of the Catholic right together—regardless of how these Catholics interpreted Vatican II and the Novus Ordo Missae.
As quickly became apparent, this initiative to fuse together the disparate factions in traditionalism with trad-leaning conservative Catholics was not for the sake of a genuine search for a true and clear understanding of what has happened to the Church over the past century, but rather to form a political alliance to attempt to ensure that president Donald Trump would receive the lion’s share of the Catholic vote in 2020.
While many traditionalists have made (and continue to make) legitimate arguments for Catholic support of Donald Trump, the frenzied and almost messianic tone of traditionalist support of Donald Trump became increasingly unnerving.
Moreover, it soon became evident that these rebranded Catholic traditionalists had a curious relationship with the secular media empire of the neo-populist right, a movement with curious ties to both foreign and domestic entities traditionally hostile to the interests of the Catholic Church.
While “old school” traditionalist media groups spear-headed this effort, a new, rising star quickly was anointed as the spokesman of Trumpian neo-traditionalism: Dr. Taylor Marshall.
A former Anglican minister whose entrance to the Catholic Church in May of 2006 brought him into the high powered world of Opus Dei (Marshall began his Catholic career as the assistant director of Opus Dei’s Catholic Information Center in Washington, DC), Marshall had made a career in Catholic education as well as in the burgeoning business of online blogging, vlogging, and other forms of internet self-promotion.
However, the publication of Marshall’s 2019 Infiltration and its curious subsequent promotion on a host of conservative and populist media outlets, the east Texan Catholic convert quickly became the face of the new brand of Catholic traditionalist.
A reading of Infiltration is essential to our argument, but it will have to wait until the third installment of our series.
In order to understand who Taylor Marshall is as well as who has helped to promote him and the new rebranding of Catholic traditionalism, we must turn to Dr. Marshall’s 2009 work, The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism and the Origins of Catholic Christianity
Based on a series of lectures that Marshall gave at the Catholic Information Center, The Crucified Rabbi is, in effect, a polyphonic book with two principal voices.
The first is the Catholic voice, which makes a solid and reasonable assessment of those who identify as Jєωιѕн in the contemporary, as well as those who have been critical of various powerful elements in the Jєωιѕн community.
Marshall rightly notes in The Crucified Rabbi that “to disagree with Zionism or Israeli politics is not anti-Semitism” and one “can be opposed to the Jєωιѕн тαℓмυd, Zionism, Israeli politics, and even the Jєωιѕн religion without hating Jєωs or seeking their extermination.”
Marshall makes a number of important points here.
Since the discovery of the contents of the тαℓмυd, Catholics have, until the twentieth century, viewed this key text of diasporic Judaism as a fundamentally wicked book full of blasphemous and sacrilegious material. Thus, criticism of the тαℓмυd does not necessarily translate into malice toward Jєωs as an ethnic group.
Moreover, while many Evangelicals and Catholic neoconservatives are fanatical supporters of the state of Israel, a Christian is certainly able to present legitimate criticism of Israel and its supporters without being inspired by hatred or malice.
In The Crucified Rabbi, Marshall further notes that there “is a vast difference between the biblical Judaism of Moses and the тαℓмυdic Judaism of the rabbis in the centuries after Christ.”
Again, this point is critical, for many Catholics assume that the religion of contemporary Jєωs is merely a continuation of the Old Testament religion when, in fact, тαℓмυdic Judaism incorporates a number of beliefs and practices that differ markedly from the faith of Moses.
Indeed, in The Crucified Rabbi, Marshall even goes so far as to say that “post-Pentecostal Judaism is a dead letter.”
However, at the same time, there is a second voice in The Crucified Rabbi, which, paradoxically, gives the impression (whether Marshall intends or not) that тαℓмυdic Judaism is synonymous with the Old Testament religion.
More importantly, Marshall’s The Crucified Rabbi creates the impression that, for the past 2,000 years, Jєωs have been the victims “of numerous examples of violence” perpetrated on them by Christians. Although these “Jєωιѕн persecutions were sparked by secular politics,” Marshall continues, “we cannot deny that it was baptized Christians who committed these acts of injustice.”
Marshall’s characterization of Jєωιѕн-Christian relations as being a one sided persecution of Jєωs by Catholics is especially curious.
It seems to chafe against the argument presented by Dr. E. Michael Jones in his The Jєωιѕн Revolutionary Spirit and Its Impact on World History, which Dr. Jones released in 2008.
In Jones’s view, the past two thousand years of Catholic-Jєωιѕн relations has been marked by efforts by members of the Jєωιѕн community to destroy Catholic civilization through revolutionary mischief.
Marshall’s book, it must be noted, was released in 2009, a year after Jones’s and presents a radically different picture of Catholic Jєωιѕн relations.
Finally, Marshall admits that in an earlier edition of Crucified Rabbi, he condemned the Catholic teaching of “supersessionism” as “an erroneous teaching.” Due to critical feedback he received, Marshall edited these statements in later editions of the book.
Nonetheless, Marshall approvingly provides Pope John Paul II’s statement that the “people of Israel” are “the people of the covenant.” Marshall further writes that “the people of Israel continue to be a perpetual eschatological sign of God’s love. They are a reminder that the ‘gifts and calling of God is irrevocable’ (Rom 11:29). The preserving presence of Israel on earth is perhaps the best proof that God exists…”
Whatever Marshall means by these words, they lead to the impression that God still has a covenant with the people of Israel (and perhaps even the state of Israel?).
As a final aside, Marshall has boasted on his website that he himself is of αѕнкenαzι Jєωιѕн ancestry (allegedly only 9.65%).
Certainly, having Jєωιѕн ancestry does not prove that Taylor Marshall’s motives are somehow impure.
What is weird, however, is that Marshall pulled his revelatory post down after it began to circulate on various traditionalist blogs.
Why?
To answer this question, we must dig deeper into the life and work of Taylor Marshall, and, by doing so, we will uncover just how and why not simply traditionalist Catholic media, but virtually the entire Catholic traditionalist movement in America has been, it appears, infiltrated.
Stay Tuned for Part II of Who is Taylor Marshall? Sword and Serpent.

Mark 79 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2020, 11:04:56 PM »

In Chapter 3 of his book Salvation is from the Jєωs, Roy Schoeman advises that Jєωs should leaven the Church like yeast. Schoeman contradicts God’s repeated and emphatic warnings to “beware the leaven of the Pharisees” (Matthew 16:6, 16:11, 16:12, Mark 8:15, Luke 12:1). Sadly, Taylor Marshal is oblivious to such subversion:
Here Come the Hebrew Catholics https://taylormarshall.com/2010/10/here-come-hebrew-catholics.html

Matthew · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2020, 12:08:46 PM »

Quote from: josefamenendez on November 07, 2020, 10:33:36 PM

Nonetheless, Marshall approvingly provides Pope John Paul II’s statement that the “people of Israel” are “the people of the covenant.” Marshall further writes that “the people of Israel continue to be a perpetual eschatological sign of God’s love. They are a reminder that the ‘gifts and calling of God is irrevocable’ (Rom 11:29). The preserving presence of Israel on earth is perhaps the best proof that God exists…”
Whatever Marshall means by these words, they lead to the impression that God still has a covenant with the people of Israel (and perhaps even the state of Israel?).
As a final aside, Marshall has boasted on his website that he himself is of αѕнкenαzι Jєωιѕн ancestry (allegedly only 9.65%).
Certainly, having Jєωιѕн ancestry does not prove that Taylor Marshall’s motives are somehow impure.
What is weird, however, is that Marshall pulled his revelatory post down after it began to circulate on various traditionalist blogs.
Why?

That figures!
Why am I not surprised...

dymphnaw · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2020, 05:11:04 PM »

I'm looking forward to Pt. II.

Incredulous · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2020, 07:13:00 PM »

Thank you for this article!

So Taylor Marshall admits he's a Jєω-boy (pretending to be) on a pilgrimage of grace to Catholic tradition.

And we can see it. After a few beers, his schnoz really stands out.

That's all we need to know about him.

Matto · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2020, 09:46:29 PM »

We were speaking about Marshall after Mass today. I mentioned this article and I said I don't trust him. But others think he is good. Even Ed, who is cynical. Only I don't trust him. But maybe others will come to my side after reading these articles.

Stanley N · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2020, 10:53:15 PM »

I've only watched one of his videos. He said a lot of correct things, but he also made some mistakes in the theology. Arguably minor, but still mistakes.

He's a former anglican/episcopalian priest converted to Catholicism. He has some credentials but maybe he shouldn't be trying to teach others yet, at least not on the topic of that video.

Mark 79 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 09, 2020, 03:14:22 AM »

Quote from: Stanley N on November 08, 2020, 10:53:15 PM

I've only watched one of his videos. He said a lot of correct things, but he also made some mistakes in the theology. Arguably minor, but still mistakes.

He's a former anglican/episcopalian priest converted to Catholicism. He has some credentials but maybe he shouldn't be trying to teach others yet, at least not on the topic of that video.

With rare exceptions, converts, especially converts from Judaism, should keep their mouths SHUT and their ears OPEN.

Incredulous · « **Reply #8 on:** November 09, 2020, 07:13:33 AM »

Quote from: Matto on November 08, 2020, 09:46:29 PM

We were speaking about Marshall after Mass today. I mentioned this article and I said I don't trust him. But others think he is good. Even Ed, who is cynical. Only I don't trust him. But maybe others will come to my side after reading these articles.

Your instincts are correct.

In his own media, he's openly embraced Escriva's cult theology and Opus Dei.

The fact that he's admittedly a Jєω brings it all together.

Church history is littered with Marranos who have done extensive damage to the Catholic Faith from within.

Giovanni Montini, a.k.a., Pope Paul VI... was the consummate example of a modern marrano disaster.

Prayerful · « **Reply #9 on:** November 09, 2020, 05:54:46 PM »

Call me jorge bergoglio isn't a fan. They have a lot on him, but I cannot seem to find their master post, which has a full run down from zionist sympathies, part Jєωιѕн descent, easily getting employment with Opus Dei and so forth. Personally, wanting to make bank from the Faith isn't wholly credible, but not necessarily a conspiracy. Yet some might see a favored 'safe pair of hands' pseudo radical. Not sure I could want into Opus Dei offices and say

Mark 79 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 09, 2020, 08:00:16 PM »

Quote from: Prayerful on November 09, 2020, 05:54:46 PM

Call me jorge bergoglio isn't a fan. They have a lot on him, but I cannot seem to find their master post, which has a full run down from zionist sympathies, part Jєωιѕн descent, easily getting employment with Opus Dei and so forth. Personally, wanting to make bank from the Faith isn't wholly credible, but not necessarily a conspiracy. Yet some might see a favored 'safe pair of hands' pseudo radical. Not sure I could want into Opus Dei offices and say

https://callmejorgebergoglio.blogspot.com/search/label/Taylor%20Marshall

s2srea · « **Reply #11 on:** November 09, 2020, 08:10:07 PM »

I think this post is a little unfair. The book in question is over a decade old.

The man seems to have mad a hard shift towards tradition in the past couple of years. Marshall used to be anti-sspx. He now attends an sspx chapel in texas semi-regularly. He used to be anti-Lefebvre. Now he constantly praises him and Michael Davies, and others.

But people here read a post on a book that's 12 years old and hold him to it. Y'all are acting like a bunch of women. To the women in the group, you might be excused. To the men. Shameful. Clucking about everyone whom you think lesser than yourselves. I admonish you as your brother in Christ. I am not perfect either.

Ya know. We've dreamt of a time when the masses would turn towards tradition. When people would support the Old Mass and old teachings of Holy Mother Church. Yet it's happening in our lifetime. And people on this forum are finally proving all those people true who for years have called us traditionalist pharisees. Do not be left behind.

"What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it. For what would it profit us to know the whole Bible by heart and the principles of all the philosophers if we live without grace and the love of God? Vanity of vanities and all is vanity, except to love God and serve Him alone."

Mark 79 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 09, 2020, 08:18:20 PM »

Are these recent enough for you?

March 2020 Marshall interviews John-Henry Westen of LifeSiteNews (co-founded by Opus Dei member) about Francis betraying Catholics in China. Mention of McCarrick is made but no mention that Marshall brought him to Opus Dei’s Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C. where he spoke about selling out Catholics in Communist China on 25 April 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0u61ZshcBQ

• March 2020 Marshall once more interviews Alexander Tschugguel about his recent fight with and recovery from coronavirus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DSLe6vf1cw interestingly during the interview Tschugguel and Marshall reveal their conspiring to throw the Pachamama idols into the Tiber River and Mashall paying for Tschugguel's and his friend's airfare to carry out the deed https://youtu.be/_DSLe6vf1cw?t=3999 Once again the omissions are signifigant such as the Pachamama idols were in the church of a cardinal who is a strong supporter of Opus Dei. Louie Verrecchio explains how it was nothing more than a marketing ploy in his entry, REVELATION: Dr. Taylor Marshall, ABM, is short https://akacatholic.com/revelation-dr-taylor-marshall-abm-is-short/ For those who are wondering about Alexander Tschugguel, there is also more than appears to the naked eye. This thread is a good place to start for the curious https://twitter.com/HereIsJorge/status/1191421256123465728

Lest anyone has a soft spot for Opus JuDei: http://judaism.is/opus-dei.html

s2srea · « **Reply #13 on:** November 09, 2020, 08:21:02 PM »

Quote from: s2srea on November 09, 2020, 08:10:07 PM

Ya know. We've dreamt of a time when the masses would turn towards tradition. When people would support the Old Mass and old teachings of Holy Mother Church. Yet it's happening in our lifetime. And people on this forum are finally proving all those people true who for years have called us traditionalist pharisees. Do not be left behind.

I am not asking anyone to not remain steadfast in protecting what we have received. What I mean here is that the Restoration may not happen as you or I ever envisioned it. If Our Lady is to conquer through the Holy Rosary, it may very well be that she is choosing to do so in her own way. We have the Tradition. Some of us fell right into it seamlessly. Found His Excellency, ABL, heard his truth and that was it. But it doesn't seem to be so for many others. But there is absolutely no doubt that there is a greater interest among Catholics right now in the Traditions they have been robbed of. Instead of pointing out everyone's error alone, how are we reaching out to them to show them the fullness of Truth found in our Holy Religion.
Frankly, Marshall is pro-(at least not anti)sedevecantist. That means something, to me at least. It means he's a man seeking and who is open to truth. And I'm not a sede. But I appreciate him being willing to listen to the arguments and see people like the late Fr. Chekada as an ALLY. If someone like Marshall can do that, why can't we?

Pray for me.

s2srea · « **Reply #14 on:** November 09, 2020, 08:23:13 PM »

Quote from: Mark 79 on November 09, 2020, 08:18:20 PM

Are these recent enough for you?

March 2020 Marshall interviews John-Henry Westen of LifeSiteNews (co-founded by Opus Dei member) about Francis betraying Catholics in China. Mention of McCarrick is made but no mention that Marshall brought him to Opus Dei’s Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C. where he spoke about selling out Catholics in Communist China on 25 April 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0u61ZshcBQ

• March 2020 Marshall once more interviews Alexander Tschugguel about his recent fight with and recovery from coronavirus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DSLe6vf1cw interestingly during the interview Tschugguel and Marshall reveal their conspiring to throw the Pachamama idols into the Tiber River and Mashall paying for Tschugguel's and his friend's airfare to carry out the deed https://youtu.be/_DSLe6vf1cw?t=3999 Once again the omissions are signifigant such as the Pachamama idols were in the church of a cardinal who is a strong supporter of Opus Dei. Louie Verrecchio explains how it was nothing more than a marketing ploy in his entry, REVELATION: Dr. Taylor Marshall, ABM, is short https://akacatholic.com/revelation-dr-taylor-marshall-abm-is-short/ For those who are wondering about Alexander Tschugguel, there is also more than appears to the naked eye. This thread is a good place to start for the curious https://twitter.com/HereIsJorge/status/1191421256123465728

Lest anyone has a soft spot for Opus JuDei: http://judaism.is/opus-dei.html

First quote: March 2007. Again. That's 13 years ago. Do you not see the point that a man's views can change in that time. Marshall's obviously have, by his own admittance.
Second quote: I have no idea what you're getting at. They threw the damned Pachamama idol in the river. They recorded it. What did you do?

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