The Archbishop of San Luis PotosÃ, Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe, clarified this Tuesday on July 8th that the Archdiocese is not behind the alleged call for 40 days of fasting and prayer in protest of Marilyn Manson's concert at the 2025 San Luis Potosà National Fair (FENAPO). In recent days, the idea that Catholic groups were organizing a "spiritual resistance" against the artist's performance, scheduled for August 10, has circulated widely on social media, as well as in local, national, and entertainment media. The information was disseminated without citing official sources, specific Catholic organizations, or fact-checking by the media outlets that disseminated the information. “We haven't called for a fast. We've already said enough on this issue,” Archbishop Cavazos Arizpe stated, according to local media. He also noted that there are more pressing issues, such as those facing communities in the Huasteca region of Potosà affected by the rains and floods, ...
- Los Angeles District Attorney Gives Unexpected Update On the Marilyn Manson Case On September 12th I received a direct video response to a question I submitted on Evan Rachel Wood's birthday (September 7th - per her request through her Instagram stories) directly to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office in their #AskTheDA series on Instagram. I figured since they weren't answering questions submitted to their website, maybe I can humor Evan and get a direct response from District Attorney George Gascón himself. And it worked! See the video below for his response: Apparently it is a rare thing for the LA District Attorney to make such an announcement regarding such a case, which is why this story was reported everywhere: FOX LA , LA Times , Rolling Stone , Huffington Post , The Daily Beast , Metal Injection , Loudwire , among many others. It seemed as if every news outlet jumped at the chance to report how rare this was, adding to the fact that it was announced the...