Nine months ago, it was made public that Frank Pavone was dismissed from the clerical state. He is no longer to be called “Father” or “Reverend” in a Catholic context. This was a forced laicization over repeated issues of sexual […]
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Avoid the “Priests for the Restoration of Catholic Life”
Some odd tweets from a priest on Twitter lead me to look at the Priests for the Restoration of Catholic Life. I expound on why you should avoid them below.
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Summarizing My Thought from Twitter
Mark Wilson over at Catholic Bard has searched through my Twitter pretty extensively to catalog / summarize my thought. He compiled a long piece that might be helpful for those wanting a summary of what I have posted on rather […]
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“Distractions” and Priestly Fidelity
One line in the USCCB statement on Msgr. Burril’s resignation made me wonder, so I wrote something. One line from the USCCB’s statement on Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill’s resignation has bothered me: they state he is resigning “in order to avoid becoming a […]
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McCarrick Laicized: The End of the Beginning
The turning point in a big case happened. I shared the news with a little analysis. Today, Mr. Theodore McCarrick is no longer a cleric: he has no right to celebrate any of the sacraments and cannot present himself as […]
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The Limits of What a Church Can Do With a Misbehaving Priest: The Case of Fr. Tetherow
I feel really sad for these cases, but I think this case needs to be covered so people are not confused by him and so people can see how the Church does all she can. Here’s what I said: Fr. […]
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