Bishop Egan: pray for the Church because there is a ‘growing problem’

[_Abyssinia]

Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth has said there is a “growing problem” in the Church and called for prayer.

After a meeting with his diocesan council of priests, Bishop Egan tweeted that the question had arisen of whether to obey one’s bishop or the Pope. He replied: “I’d say Both!”

However, the bishop added: “But there’s a growing problem: let’s pray for the Church.”

catholicherald.co.uk/news/2017/02/08/bishop-egan-pray-for-the-church-because-there-is-a-growing-problem/

 

[ChurchSoldier]

While this is a very difficult situation, as the article lays out, I am grateful people are willing to engage the issues. I pray that charity is upheld, and even more that orthodoxy / orthopraxis is upheld.

Pax

 

[Memaw]

While this is a very difficult situation, as the article lays out, I am grateful people are willing to engage the issues. I pray that charity is upheld, and even more that orthodoxy / orthopraxis is upheld.

Pax

AMEN, God Bless, Memaw

 

[Peter_J]

After a meeting with his diocesan council of priests, Bishop Egan tweeted that the question had arisen of whether to obey one’s bishop or the Pope.

I don’t see why that question would arise. I mean, what was the bishop commanding of his faithful that would be in conflict with the Catholic Church??

 

[JimG]

From the article:

In his pastoral letter on Amoris Laetitia, written last April, Bishop Egan wrote: “Does the Pope say the divorced and civilly remarried may now be readmitted to Holy Communion? No.

“What he says is that instead they need a good priest to reach out to them, to accompany them, to help them discern their situation before the Lord and to enable them to develop, to change and to take their proper place in the Church’s life and mission.”