We Are Called to Suffer

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Hello all. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to stir things up. But truly, my husband and I are in a quandry. Thankfully, we have no small children, or we’d already be gone. I appreciate all your (name removed by moderator)ut, my husband and I are pretty conservative so it looks like we’ll be trying a new church this fall. I could write a novel on the goings on in this church, and I guarantee your mouths would be hanging open when you finished. I do pray for our priest, he needs it, he is lost. This priest is the Vicar of Clergy, so I guess I would have to talk to the Bishop, and I don’t know how far that would get me. Anyway, it looks like my friend that told me we needed to stay at the church and suffer was pretty much on the wrong track. God Bless.
 
If you are not happy at your parish and feel you can’t work with the priest and improve the situation for the better, then you must leave. It would be unhealthy to stay. Yes, bearing with each other and suffering with patience and love is what we are all called to do. But where there is abuse in the church, we must try and correct it and try and help out the situation - not just let it go on to do further damage to the perpetrator, others and ourselves. Try and get the priest some help by talking with the bishop’s secretary and pray a lot for the priest. If we see abuse in our church we should try to correct it - God would want us to. Pray; talk with someone who can help, like the bishop’s secretary; pray a lot for the priest and forgive him; and move on to a better parish if you have to. If we let priests be unwholesome men while they are God’s representatives to us, we are not being charitable to them, are we?
 
I do realize our priest is needing some correction. (I personally think he needs to go back to the seminary for a bit) I will continue to pray for him, but for me to try to correct him would not work.(strong type A personality) I’ve already tried that, and that’s when I was told I needed theology lessons. I don’t want a repeat of that, so I’ll just pray. That works anyway when nothing else does.
 
I hope things work out for you. Pray that someone who can influence the priest for the better enters his life and helps him. I’ll keep this priest in my prayers too. Peace!
 
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This priest is the Vicar of Clergy, so I guess I would have to talk to the Bishop, and I don’t know how far that would get me…
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He’s the what?!? That is rot that goes much too far into the tree.

Tell the bishop, yes, but write a letter to Cardinal Levada, too. There is no telling what kind of things are not being addressed in your diocese, if this is the guy in charge of guarding the henhouse for the bishop. And perhaps the bishop doesn’t know, for the very reason that so many would think a report against the Vicar of Clergy would be pointless.

Try, anyway. Cover yourself with every virtue, but be as relentless as the widow up against the corrupt judge. Perseverance does work.

Mind you, I don’t know all of the facts, and only someone who does know them and has the authority to do so can judge the case. Still, if no one has explained to your satisfaction why you are mistaken and this priest is right, keep going until someone does at least that much.
 
You have no idea. We need a thorough housecleaning here. I’m not exaggerating any of this, actually understating things. I’m sorry, who is Cardinal Levada, because to talk to our Bishop is not an option, for reasons I cannot post. PM me and I’ll explain if you want. Thank you for your prayers. 🙂
 
elizabeth22 said:
You have no idea. We need a thorough housecleaning here. I’m not exaggerating any of this, actually understating things. I’m sorry, who is Cardinal Levada, because to talk to our Bishop is not an option, for reasons I cannot post. PM me and I’ll explain if you want. Thank you for your prayers. 🙂
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Cardinal Levada is an American who was recently made Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome.

He may, unfortunately, be all too aware of your plight. Don’t tell me your diocese; I don’t want to know, and have no need. But do write Rome, if you have no recourse at home.

After that, you can only do your best to find the best parish you can find. It is your duty to notify those in authority, but correction is their work, not yours.
 
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