In case you thought the ND controversy was over

[Trader]

Today in our Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI has finally accepted the resignation of Bishop John Michael D’Arcy and appointed Bishop Kevin C Rhoades, now bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as his replacement.

Bishop Rhoades was one of many bishops who issued statements opposing a Catholic university honoring a staunch opponent of basic Catholic teaching on issues concerning the right to life.

"Another statement put out by Paul CB Schenck, Director of the Office of Respect Life Activities for Harrisburg, on behalf of Bishop Rhoades, said that the bishop has written to the university to express his disapproval of the invitation.

“It is disheartening and distressing when an institution that is regarded as Catholic, such as Notre Dame, fails to follow the guidelines set forth by the Bishops of the Catholic Church, especially in these vital moral matters,” says the statement.

“It is Bishop Rhoades’ hope and prayer that all the institutions that bear the name ‘Catholic’ will affirm the Church’s teachings, expose the culture of death and build up the Culture of Life.”
from LifeSiteNews.com Apr 1, 2009
A brief review of the Diocese of Harrisburg web shows that our new bishop is also a strong supporter of the Catholic Church’s teaching on the right to life. Like you would expect anything else in an appointment from our current Vicar of Christ?
hbgdiocese.org/default.aspx?PageID=3ffdbc0d-83f2-4ac2-9c72-24e2c0e78836

 

[tmancath]

Let’s pray that Bishop D’Arcy will have happy retirement and that his successor lives up to his promises. What happened at Notre Dame is done and over. We need to continue pray that Notre Dame will be in more in line with Church teaching at appropriate actions will be taken from now on. I don’t deem what ND as acceptible, but we really need not to dwell in the past. Being a part of the Toledo Diocese and my GF being a part of the Ft.Wayne/South Bend Diocese, I will well informed what was going on. We need continual pray for more unity with the Father.

 

[Julian0404]

To speak poorly of priest and bishops is wrong. They belong to Jesus and He will be their judge. But the hope of the faithful lay person, in todays environment is in dire need of all religous to have courage and right judgment in dealing with the abuse of life, liberty, rights and freedom from our leaders on all levels of government.
ArchBishop Nauman in Kansas met personally with the then governor of Kansas , Kathleen Sebbelius to discuss her participation in the Eucharist while supporting abortion in Kansas. She eventually stopped presenting herself for communion. That is courage and right judgement and that sends a message to all the faithful, both from the Archbishops position as well as the former governors position.

 

[Domer1997]

Let’s pray that Bishop D’Arcy will have happy retirement and that his successor lives up to his promises. What happened at Notre Dame is done and over. We need to continue pray that Notre Dame will be in more in line with Church teaching at appropriate actions will be taken from now on. I don’t deem what ND as acceptible, but we really need not to dwell in the past. Being a part of the Toledo Diocese and my GF being a part of the Ft.Wayne/South Bend Diocese, I will well informed what was going on. We need continual pray for more unity with the Father.

I agree…and I believe this video is a step in the right direction for ND. Let’s hope statements this bold are made by all our Catholic colleges and universities.

God Bless
video.nd.edu/234-fighting-to-restore-vision

 

[Domer1997]

Today in our Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI has finally accepted the resignation of Bishop John Michael D’Arcy and appointed Bishop Kevin C Rhoades, now bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as his replacement.

Bishop Rhoades was one of many bishops who issued statements opposing a Catholic university honoring a staunch opponent of basic Catholic teaching on issues concerning the right to life.

"Another statement put out by Paul CB Schenck, Director of the Office of Respect Life Activities for Harrisburg, on behalf of Bishop Rhoades, said that the bishop has written to the university to express his disapproval of the invitation.

“It is disheartening and distressing when an institution that is regarded as Catholic, such as Notre Dame, fails to follow the guidelines set forth by the Bishops of the Catholic Church, especially in these vital moral matters,” says the statement.

“It is Bishop Rhoades’ hope and prayer that all the institutions that bear the name ‘Catholic’ will affirm the Church’s teachings, expose the culture of death and build up the Culture of Life.”
from LifeSiteNews.com Apr 1, 2009
A brief review of the Diocese of Harrisburg web shows that our new bishop is also a strong supporter of the Catholic Church’s teaching on the right to life. Like you would expect anything else in an appointment from our current Vicar of Christ?
hbgdiocese.org/default.aspx?PageID=3ffdbc0d-83f2-4ac2-9c72-24e2c0e78836

This seems postive also! God Bless!
newsinfo.nd.edu/news/13929

 

[rpp]

Bishop Rhodes seems like a faithful shepherd. Pray for our bishops and priests.

 

[elts1956]

To speak poorly of priest and bishops is wrong. They belong to Jesus and He will be their judge. But the hope of the faithful lay person, in todays environment is in dire need of all religous to have courage and right judgment in dealing with the abuse of life, liberty, rights and freedom from our leaders on all levels of government.
ArchBishop Nauman in Kansas met personally with the then governor of Kansas , Kathleen Sebbelius to discuss her participation in the Eucharist while supporting abortion in Kansas. She eventually stopped presenting herself for communion. That is courage and right judgement and that sends a message to all the faithful, both from the Archbishops position as well as the former governors position.

The problem is, there aren’t enough Naumans, Chaputs, Finns and Burkes in this world. I may respect the “office” of Bishop, Archbishop, Cardinals etc, but that doesn’t mean I have to respect the man in the red hat giving scandal and misinformation to the laity, either by his silence, or by his actions and speech…

 

[Trader]

Just a little update here. I am not sure how much you can make of it, but in November it was announced that some of Bishop D’Arcy’s primary advisors during the Notre Dame episode have been given papal honors.

Our vicar general and chancellor and also rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Rev. Robert Schulte was made a Papal Chaplain, aka Monsignor. Also given the same honor was our judicial vicar Rev. Bruce Piechocki, the principal canon lawyer for bishop D’Arcy.

Dr John Cavadini, the strongly pro-life chairman of the Notre Dame theology department was made a Knight of Saint Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict. They all received official recognition at a solemn vespers held at the Cathedral in December.

If you add these actions to the resolution of the bishops commending Bishop D’Arcy for his solicitude in keeping Notre Dame Catholic, you get a pretty good picture of the heirarchy feels about giving honors to opponents of our basic teaching.

 

[Trader]

Last Wednesday, January 13, 2010, Bishop Kevin C Rhoades was installed as the ninth Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne.

In attendence were a couple hundred religious sisters and brothers, almost 200 priests, 24 bishops(maybe a few more, it is hard to count them from the back of the choir loft once they take off their miters), 2 archbishops including Papal Nuncio Pietro Sambi, 3 cardinals, and a partridge in a pear tree. Just kidding about the last one. The patridge could not be admitted without a ticket. The parishes of our diocese were issued only two tickets each. I was very impressed that so many bishops would travel to Fort Wayne given the limited airline service here.

In his homily for the Memorial of Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop Rhoades compared the time of Saint Hilary, a French bishop who was exiled by civil authorities for teaching the Faith in the face of Arians who denied the Divinity of Jesus, to the current times when we are faced with a culture of pervasive moral relativism.

At the reception afterwards I mentioned to Bishop Rhoades that less than a year ago, the President of the United States had come to our Diocese and told the world from the campus of the University of Notre Dame that, “We know that faith is uncertain.” Bishop D’Arcy replied to that statement a week later on ETWN television, “That is bad theology.”

Bishop Rhoades smiled and replied, “I hope I expressed myself clearly.”