Montreal's Penis Temple Dedicated To Every Member

[W!nston]

Montreal's Penis Temple Dedicated To Every Member (NSFW)
The Huffington Post | By David Moye | 03/30/2015 2:50 pm EDT

At the Temple of Priapus, all church members worship members -- it's a prerequisite.

The pagan temple began in San Francisco in the 1970s as a tribute to Priapus, a Greek god of fertility and the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.

Since then, temples have opened in other cities, including Montreal, where David Francis Cassidy has served as Temple Pontifex since the early 1990s.

The Montreal temple and its members are featured in "The Dickumentary," (Facebook Page) a doentary rolling out March 31 on VOD and DVD.

"Cultures have worshipped it, and circised it," the film's Facebook page explains. "Men have sought ways to make it larger. Across 14 countries, featuring interviews with more than 40 experts, ‘The Dickumentary’ tries to answer some of the greatest questions of our time, like: What happened to Jesus’ foreskin? Why do Hindus worship Shiva’s lingam? And, does size really matter?

According to the Montreal Temple's NSFW website, the church says the male sex organ is holy and that at least four hours a week should be devoted to masturbation or assisting others towards that goal.

The temple's website is explicit about the sexual nature of the group (we don't even want to link to it). Prospective members must participate in an interview where they submit to sexual desires of church elders.

Cassidy tells filmmakers:

"The temple is a gathering place for us to express our sexuality. The temple is a place for us to feel free and uninhibited, to explore ourselves, learn about ourselves, to grow within ourselves and to become ourselves."

Only men now belong to the church, but the temple would welcome female worshippers.

Cassidy was an original member of the San Francisco church and became Pontifex of the Montreal chapter in the early 90s. The organization holds services on the first Monday of every month, according to parishioner Ray Batson.

"[Cassidy] does this thing in front of the altar with the candles and the incense, and then we stand there naked and we're praying for whatever," he said in the film. "And then after, we just do whatever we feel like doing."

The altar where the services take place is filled with phalluses of different sizes and from different points of history.

"We try and have the old and the new together in the service of the god we worship," Cassidy said.

SOURCE

Temple Priapus Website

 

[Shelter]

Huhhhhh? I haven't known that such "church" will exist!

 

[Otage]

I understood the sarcasm in the flying spaghetti monster thing, but this... Ofc they can do what they want, but sounds just so dumb. Do they all drive Humvees perhaps? Do they think they are funny? Don't they know, that men quite often do masturbate without the need of making it into somekinda cult thing? Do they know about intercourse? Don't they have friends or smth?

I'm not this edgy usually, but quitting smoking (again), but seriously, this is like 90's fun, now it just seems lame. Oh wait, it was started in San Francisco in the 70's...

 

[pinklee1]

thanks for the stimulating information. I think it is a great idea. I just wonder a little about the ages of the communicants. Is there an upper and lower age to this church's membership? Is there some kind of sacraments to the rituals that make -union tasty and fun? What kind of contributions will satisfy the church's need for money to exist?
Inquiring minds want to know. OH yea! I am 87 years old and would like to join. what is the street address in montreal? Just joking.:cheers:

 

[turkeyboy]

Sounds hot ..... I'd join in a flash !
Shame The organization only holds services on the first Monday of every month !

 

[gorgik9]

Well, IMO the Temple of Priapus really is a church, i.e. a "cockified" or "dickified" version of liberal Christianity. I don't think they do any harm to individuals or society, but my question is : Why? What's the point or the use of "dickified" Christianity ? Aren't we drowning in all the different versions of Christianity?
Or more generally : all different versions of monotheism? So really why a "cockified" christianity?

It's true that there was a Greek god named Priapus, but it's also true that he became symbolicly important first when he got "exported" to Italy and Rome. Important on the symbolic level, but not particularly important on the cultic level. He never entered the Roman festival calender, and never got his own flamen. The flamines were the collegia of priests who tended to a specific god or godess, and took care of the gods temple and all the practicalities of the cult.

The number of flamines were 12, of which were the three flamines of the Roman main gods Jupiter, Mars and Quirinus (flamen Dialis, flamen Martialis and flamen Quirinalis), and then the flamines of nine lesser Roman gods.

A temple was absolutely not a place where a community congregated. A temple was the house where the god had it's local dwellings. No humans - besides the priests - entered a temple.

And most important : the center of polytheist religion wasn't all those precious beliefs, creeds, doctrines and confession.

The center of polytheism was always - ritual action! So please prepare for a public priapic festival and sacrifice some sperm to Priapus!

Go out in the street and have some collective wanking! Do something, but forget about all those beliefs, creeds, and doctrine. Let the doctrinal shit burn:thumbs up:

 

[W!nston]

Well, IMO the Temple of Priapus really is a church, i.e. a "cockified" or "dickified" version of liberal Christianity. I don't think they do any harm to individuals or society, but my question is : Why? What's the point or the use of "dickified" Christianity ? Aren't we drowning in all the different versions of Christianity?
Or more generally : all different versions of monotheism? So really why a "cockified" christianity?

It's true that there was a Greek god named Priapus, but it's also true that he became symbolicly important first when he got "exported" to Italy and Rome. Important on the symbolic level, but not particularly important on the cultic level. He never entered the Roman festival calender, and never got his own flamen. The flamines were the collegia of priests who tended to a specific god or godess, and took care of the gods temple and all the practicalities of the cult.

The number of flamines were 12, of which were the three flamines of the Roman main gods Jupiter, Mars and Quirinus (flamen Dialis, flamen Martialis and flamen Quirinalis), and then the flamines of nine lesser Roman gods.

A temple was absolutely not a place where a community congregated. A temple was the house where the god had it's local dwellings. No humans - besides the priests - entered a temple.

And most important : the center of polytheist religion wasn't all those precious beliefs, creeds, doctrines and confession.

The center of polytheism was always - ritual action! So please prepare for a public priapic festival and sacrifice some sperm to Priapus!

Go out in the street and have some collective wanking! Do something, but forget about all those beliefs, creeds, and doctrine. Let the doctrinal shit burn:thumbs up:

You had me at Public Priapic Festival!

I wonder how the Indiana Religious Freedom Law would be viewed if there was a Cult of Priapus established and approved in Terre Haute, Indiana that didn't fall in line with the monotheistic religions by doing exactly as you say and hold public sperm festivals on Main Street, USA... think Mardi Gras with floats and followers chanting some thing about 'cock this' and ' that' while throwing cheap dildos made in China and buckets of fake (or real if enough is donated) sperm like porn studios are using more and more.

That might be fun to watch...

 

[gorgik9]

Well there are Phallos-cult festivals in Japan, connected to the traditional japanese polytheism shinto!

Maybe this could give you some ideas!

 

[topdog]

Well, IMO the Temple of Priapus really is a church, i.e. a "cockified" or "dickified" version of liberal Christianity. I don't think they do any harm to individuals or society, but my question is : Why? What's the point or the use of "dickified" Christianity ? Aren't we drowning in all the different versions of Christianity?

I think you very rightly point out that their appropriation of Priapus and terms like "temple" don't stand up if examined too closely. But then, history and coherent catechism aren't really the point in this sect. And who hasn't had a few transcendent moments inspired by cock? It works for me! :thumbs up:

But, categorizing the Temple of Priapus as a Christian sect? I don't see it. There isn't any speck of Christian theology here. Jesus doesn't factor in here anywhere - not even as a vague inspiration. Even Islam and Judaism have more to say about Jesus than this group.

 

[bluemount]

Sounds very horny. Pity this was not a world wide thing. Although I suppose there is unorganised cock worship everywhere.