Author Topic: Mercedes-Benz Giveaway - C300 was bought by Fr. Le Roux for 40K (Read 7565 times)

Matthew · « **on:** May 20, 2015, 11:10:10 AM »

Fr. Le Roux bought the car being raffled (a "C300 4matic") in the Mercedes-Benz Giveaway for $40,000.

A friend of mine got this information talking with a current seminarian at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary.

He then passed it on to me. So I guess it's third-hand? Anyhow, it's credible.

It makes sense, too. The wealthy/empty nesters/baby boomers who have big money to donate will be attracted to such a prize. "oooh, a luxury car!"

Whereas offering a 15-passenger van for raffle would appeal to many young fathers of big families. But those fathers can't donate much, since they're trying to raise a large family in 2015.

Matthew · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2015, 11:54:34 AM »

Here is the graphic that goes with the post:

"The future of the SSPX"

MaterDominici · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2015, 02:59:13 PM »

Quote from: Matthew

Fr. Le Roux bought the car being raffled (a "C300 4matic") in the Mercedes-Benz Giveaway for $40,000.

If this seminarian is at all correct about the price, they bought it new and then drove the 10,000 miles themselves. It would have been more like $30,000 if the car already had 10,000 miles on it.

Charlemagne · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2015, 05:17:58 PM »

Quote from: Matthew

Fr. Le Roux bought the car being raffled (a "C300 4matic") in the Mercedes-Benz Giveaway for $40,000.

A friend of mine got this information talking with a current seminarian at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary.

He then passed it on to me. So I guess it's third-hand? Anyhow, it's credible.

It makes sense, too. The wealthy/empty nesters/baby boomers who have big money to donate will be attracted to such a prize. "oooh, a luxury car!"

Whereas offering a 15-passenger van for raffle would appeal to many young fathers of big families. But those fathers can't donate much, since they're trying to raise a large family in 2015.

I find this to be disgusting, even scandalous. Here I am trying to squeeze five children into, and squeeze another year out of, our '99 minivan, and I get to see seminarians posing with a Mercedes like buffoons. No one owes me or my family anything, and we're grateful to God for what we do have, but I think Fr. Le Roux needs to re-familiarize himself with the following:

"I have given them Thy word, and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world; as I also am not of the world." --St. John 17:14

Matthew · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2015, 06:09:21 PM »

A thought just entered my head --

How does that car look so PERFECT with a showroom shine, when it's not in a showroom? In fact, look at the snow on the ground! Has anyone here driven on public roads up North where it snows? You get sand/salt/grime/slush on your tires, and it gets splashed up on your vehicle.

Long story short, I think 1 or more seminarians had a specific manualia* at some time in the recent past when this photo was taken: wash/wax/buff this vehicle.

* manualia was the term used at the seminary for "manual labor". There were fixed times during the week that the lower years would do 1.5 - 2.5 hours of manual labor, usually in the afternoon. Wood splitting, maintenance, garden, sacristy, grease trap, grounds, garage, etc.