Category Archives: THE CATHOLIC PRIEST

THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE AND CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

Posted on December 16, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I was thirteen years old when I first learned about the Spanish Civil War.  I learned about it from the newsreels that were a part of movie theatre fare in 1936.  It would have been just another war as … Continue reading →

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UNHAPPY PRIESTS = UNHAPPY PEOPLE; WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I continue to be approached by priests who feel they need counseling with regard to problems they are having with their bishop.  The problems seem to be so much more widespread today than they were a few years ago.  … Continue reading →

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IN THE PAVONE CASE, WHAT IS THERE TO MEDIATE?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Sunday, October 16, 2011 http://canonlawblog.blogspot.com/     Is ‘mediation’ the way to resolve the Zurek-Pavone conflict? I’ve avoided commenting on an idea being floated in the last few weeks that someone should “mediate” the conflict between Bp. Zurek and … Continue reading →

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FATHER PAVONE’S NO SHOW SEEMS TO MAKE NO SENSE

Posted on October 15, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Friday, October 14, 2011 On Fr. Pavone’s failure to meet with Bp. Zurek http://canonlawblog.blogspot.com/ Many, many people were fervently praying for a good outcome to yesterday’s meeting between Fr. Pavone, who had expressed his desire to meet with his … Continue reading →

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SHARPLY CURTAILED MINISTRY IS NOT THE SAME THING AS CANONICAL SUSPENSION

Posted on October 1, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Friday, September 30, 2011 Brief remarks on Bp. Zurek’s “Clarification” regarding Fr. Pavone Today Bp. Zurek issued a brief “Clarification of Fr. Frank Pavone’s Priestly Status”:   Father Frank Pavone remains suspended. At my discretion and solicitude, he has … Continue reading →

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THE PAVONE CASE REVIEWED “IN THE LIGHT OF THE LAW”

Posted on September 29, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Wednesday, September 28, 2011 My response to Al Kresta I just read Al Kresta’s response to my blog post wherein I criticized him for giving Fr. Pavone extended air time last week to present his side of his painful … Continue reading →

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IS IT JOHN WESLEY VERSUS BISHOP PATRICK ZUREK IN THE FATHER FRANK PAVONE CASE ?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Monday, September 26, 2011 Is John Wesley really the ministerial model Fr. Pavone wants to invoke? By Edward N. Peters,  JD, JCD http://canonlawblog.blogspot.com/ Disputes between public figures often turn, at least in part, on private personalities, but the on-going … Continue reading →

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SOME CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND PROSECUTED

Posted on September 24, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Wednesday, September 21, 2011 A Touch of Deja Vu: The Case against Rev. Gordon MacRae by Ryan A. MacDonaldhttp://araminthethicket.blogspot.com/2011/09/touch-of-deja-vu-case-against-father.html   Whatever you think about the guilt of Catholic priests accused over the last two decades of the Church’s sex … Continue reading →

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PLEASE, HOLY FATHER, DO NOT APPOINT BISHOPS WHO WERE BORN AND REARED IN MEXICO TO BE ORDINARIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Posted on September 20, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I must start off with three disclaimers:  First, I am not anti-Mexican.  On the contrary, I have a great deal of sympathy for what has happened to the Church in Mexico and is still happening there.  My father was … Continue reading →

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SNAP JUDGEMENTS CAN KILL

Posted on September 14, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!     SNAP Judgements Part II: Ground Zero of the Catholic Scandal Posted: 13 Sep 2011 09:00 PM PDT Note: This is Part II of a two-part post. Click here to read: “SNAP Judgements Part I: Catholic Priests Among … Continue reading →

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