Irish priest plans to defy Vatican

[Karl_Keating]

There is little less attractive than a preening priest.

 

[RobbyS]

The article in the Irish Times, cited in the first post, alludes to Fr. Tony Flannery’s positions on contraception, homosexuality and female ordination. While his public views on those subjects are of concern, it seems the Vatican is unhappy about something even more fundamental.

nytimes.com/2013/01/20/world/europe/priest-is-planning-to-defy-vaticans-orders-to-stay-quiet.html?_r=0

Another one of those who are Protestants but are too dense to know it.

 

[CaptFun]

There is little less attractive than a preening priest.

:sad_yes: One thing that makes me sadder is the thought that somewhere a very good priest candidate washed out of a seminary somewhere while folks like this got through.

Then again maybe Fr. Flannery wasn’t always like this.

Matt 18:15 "If your brother sins (against you), go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother.

16 If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that ‘every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church,

then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.

18 Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

" … plans to defy Vatican …" :tsktsk: :nope::ehh: