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[edit] References needed
This article contains many unsubstantiated statements presented as fact. For example, "It is theorized that his death, though listed to medical cause, is an elaborate hoax to conceal a vengeful murder to hide from public, his intimate knowledge of secretive information and the people who were his informants," is unacceptable without reference to an external source. 141.154.220.74 08:19, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Questions about Martin's truthfulness
I considered the book "Hostage to the Devil" a very good read. But was Malachi Martin really the man he wanted others to believe he was? There are certain incriminating facts that seem to blemish his stature as a true and devoutful Christian. Question is how to interpret these facts. Are they true or false. Read the comments on this man by Michael Hoffman II. Adelphos 04:28, 24 September 2005 (GMT)
When this story first broke, many months ago, I researched everything I could find on Robert Blair Kaiser.
- Even his friends and supporters admit that he was mentally unstable for decades, so anything the guy says about his own life must be doubted, and much more the lives of others.
- It may be true that there are facts about Martin that don't put him in a good light and he may have been less than truthful about certain facts concerning his life and about other things, however, it seems that much of what is written about the practice of exorcism and in his book Hostage to the Devil seems to agree quite closely with what Father Gabriele Amorth has written in his two books on exorcism. Dwain 02:49, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Minor Addition
Some mention of Father Martin's Ashley should probably be included...
[edit] Traditionalist
Removed the link to the Traditionalist page on Wikipedia. It erroneously portrayed his "leanings." Whatever elsemay be said about him, (Fr)Martin was a Traditional Catholic and not a Traditionalist as that article is concerned.
[edit] Why has this article not been questioned?=
Malachi Martin's books belong in the fiction section of the bookstore, and in particular, in this article, Liberation Theology, a legitimate branch of modern theology, has no place on the list of "fringe" topics, unlike Martin's semi-deranged Dan-Brown-like flights of fancy (Brown at least has an excuse because he knows he is writing fiction).
[edit] The New Castle: Reaching for the Ultimate
This was a very good book, however it seems to have been made at a time when he was slightly liberalized (though, do remember that he often draws a distinction between politics and theology, so there probably does not have to be too much contradiction). -- 69.248.43.27 01:27, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Traditionalist & Sedevacantist
There is a major error in this entry, in that it claims that Martin was a "Traditionalist" who was disaffected by the Vatican II reforms, and so sought a dispensation from his vows except for that of chastity.
As a matter of fact, Martin was fully in the spirit of the reforms, but choose to pursue a literary career, which is why he requested to be dispensed.
It was only later that he began to show Traditionalist and Sedevacantist tendencies, and the sincerity of those are suspect.
Martin, in one of his works, testified that he had participated in the 1958 Conclave where Giuseppe Siri was elected Pope, and he (Martin) carried a threatening message that terrorized Siri to resign so that Roncalli could be elected. Personally, I believe this account to be fictional, make-believe, and inspired by his later contacts with Siri-minded conspiracy theorists.
Again, Rama P. Coomaraswamy testifies in writing on his website that Martin claimed to have been made a bishop secretly by Pope Pius XII for the Communist Block, and acting on the basis of this, he (Martin) conditionally re-ordained Coomaraswamy when doubts regarding the validity of his ordination at the hands of Lopez-Gaston were raised.
I have seen accounts claiming that Martin even claimed to have been made a secret Cardinal. I would say that I am grateful that he did not claim to be the true, if secret, Pope!!! Who knows, the Sirianists may end up coming out with such a claim!
Kind regards,
My Wikidness 15:54, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
