Amen Jimmy. An excellent article and I will be writing to Abernathy to express my disgust and disappointment in FOX.

A poke in the eye?! More like a boot to the head and a kick in the pants! Guess pretty soon I’ll be getting *all* of my news online from this site and a few others like it, instead of just most of my news. Just what we need, another turncoat dissenting priest prancing around for the media, airing his dirty laundry instead of washing it clean. Lord, have mercy on him and call him to repentance. And Fox too, if they go through with this.

On Fox?  On FOX??  I would’ve suspected the new OWN network of this sort of thing, but not Fox…

I so agree, Jimmy.  There are many good priests that could have done a great job, and not be giving out false ideals to people.  But then to me the Fox channel has many shows that are not good for anyone to be watching, so they are just adding another of the same mettle.

Haha. I agree with Lea S. What a darned shame.

Thank god for this!
A lot of catholics think Fox (specially Fox News)
are in some way conservative. This is the las proof
we needed, to know that no matter how far our church has
come in America, anti-catholicism is still a priority for all main media
outsources, so lay back while you listen to catholic answers,
the rest of the time… be aware and be prepared to defen the one and only faith of our lord Jesus Chrsit

Maybe FOX should start another show about the life and struggles of a priest who became conflicted by his sexuality and mission who gave into temptation and had ‘relationships’ with children and others, then call it an ‘uplifting story about a man who had ideological differences and chose to satisfy his natural longings and attain true freedom and now he’s here to help you…’ That’s the next logical step I assume as far as television is concerned…

But Television is everyday promoting promiscious sex, sexualizing underaged children, normalizing homosexuality, etc. etc. and this extends to giving non-helpful advice on so-called help-shows by basically just telling the callers and others what they want to hear, or how to take the easy way out.

Glad to see the Register is finally getting into so-called “negative” (aka “frank”) reporting.  What a breath of fresh air after all the cheerleading “rah, rah” reporting that was used as an excuse not to report on the crisis of abuse in the Church, or in the ranks of the Register’s former owners.  The only way to prevent evil is to bring it out into the light of Christ where its true vile appearance is revealed!

Rupert Murdoch and Fox News serve mammon, and have for years. Ever notice how Murdoch didn’t get rid of the indfamous Page 3 Girls when he took over that British newspaper? Bring in the ratings, and you bring in the money…

I could be wrong, but I think FOX television is a different entity from FOX News. FOX television is notorious for producing trash (Joe Millionaire, the shameless lie detector/Jeopardy! wannabe, etc). Just more of the same.

Another Judas in our midst

David B, I think you’re right. I had Fox News on the brain and didn’t realize this wasn’t them. (I forget the other Fox even exists most of the time!) Thanks for pointing that out! Peace be with you.

I think FOX news is a part of FOX Television. They have many channels, and the news channel is just one of them if I remember right.

And I agree whole-heartedly about the “poke in the eye”. How can anyone give this guy’s advice credibility now? We already know he doesn’t believe in keeping promises. Will he advise everyone else to take the easy way out of their difficult situations, too?

Jimmy, you captured my thoughts on this man exactly. Maybe his first guest will Sr. Carol Keehan so they can “chat” about all the things that are flawed in the Catholic Church. Ugh! Just one more to happily enjoy watching reruns of “Life is Worth Living” with the future Saint Bishop Fulton J. Sheen to see a fine example of a faithful Catholic Man & Shepherd!

Great!  The name of the show, “Father Albert”, muddies any context FOX may provide and may reinforce misconceptions that non-Catholics already hold of the Catholic Church.  Would CCC 2287 apply?

This is absolutely disgusting! 

“It’ll be everything from sex to salvation,” Father Alberto told The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday in Miami during the NATPE TV trade show.

“Jack Abernethy, CEO of the Fox TV station group, said there has been a crying need for an inspirational show for stations for many years. “Something not dogmatic or rigid but uplifting and helpful to viewers. Such things are big business in other media like book publishing and the radio but not on television,” he pointed out.”

This is nothing more than sensationalism and providing “help” to an already misinformed population.

Debmar-Mercury toppers Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus said that Father Alberto’s “wide cross-over appeal, incredible story, encouraging advice and charismatic personality” make him a natural fit for daytime. Marcus said he was looking for such a personality long before Oprah announced her exit from daytime.” 

Now isn’t that “special”? Now we can corrupt the values of North and South America simultaneously!!

Luke 25 “What benefit is it to anyone to win the whole world and forfeit or lose his very self?”

The man is completely deceived by the evil one, but of course is responsible for his own actions.  Pray for him and all who will be deceived because of his and Fox’s actions.

I was waiting for this to happen the moment we saw his book out in print.  But now that I’ve actually read it, all I can say is - eewwww!

Grateful once again we don’t have cable!

The downward spiral of scandal continues…didn’t this dude ever read Dante?

Makes me really grateful that we no longer have television, although I still miss EWTN.

Cheap ratings grab!

Gina,
EWTN streams their video. I haven’t had a working TV for years, and I don’t miss it at all. But the kids love watching EWTN Kids online.

A POKE IN THE EYE, yep, no supprise there. FOX news is not a new thing. it goes back a few years as a “NEWS” corp. It is owned and run by the same crowd that owns and runs the others. It just caters to the useful idiots on the right side of the false right left paradigm. FOX will poke you in the left eye, the rest will poke you in the right eye. While you are blind they will really give it to you good in the brown eye. (yes, that is gross, but nothing like what we have coming.)

All of you are viewing this news from a Catholic point of view.  Bear in mind, Father Cutie is no longer Catholic, he is Episcopalian.  It would make perfect sense that FOX would eat that up and even do a show.  FOX is not the conservative network that Catholics think it is.  Its really time for a reality check, people.  FOX favors an “espiscopalian” version of Catholicism.  They like the idea of an “american” catholic, rather than a Roman Catholic.  Look, Rupert Murdoch is an Australian business tycoon who was formally (maybe even currently) in the tabloid business.  He made his money exploiting celebrities and exploring the misadventures of the “fallen” in society.

Father Cutie is a perfect fit for them.  But Catholics should not delude themselves into thinking that FOX expects any kind of orthodoxy out of Fr. Cutie… and neither should intelligent thinking Catholics.

I used to be addicted to FOX. Now that I have found the EWTN channel, everything else is trash. FOX has some heavy hitters that call themselves Catholic…(O’Reilly, and Hannity, and more), but when they discuss issues of religion, they usually fall short. I tuned into FOX during election cycles…but no more. Raymond Arroyo @ The World Over, gives me all the info I need, to be an informed voter. Strong Catholics need to educate the weak ones on this. As Fr. Corapi puts it…“The devil is satisfied with fighting the battle, by divide and concur.” Pray we stay as one.
God Bless
Dennis in San Antonio, TX

Our faith should always be base on Jesus Christ and His Holy Church.  Jesus said “but when the Son of Man returns will there be anyone with faith”

Thank you for another great article, Jimmy. My response to this development is “gag,” especially when I recall that he justified his leaving the Church with the excuse that he couldn’t continue to “serve” in a church that wasn’t “inclusive”. He almost certainly knows that the Episcopal views he has embraced—“ordination” of women and blessing of same-sex “unions” among them—are rejected not only by all 20-plus rites of the Catholic Churc, but also by the Orthodox Church. It’s safe to say that even most evangelical Christians take a dim view of many of the deluded beliefs he now calls his own. He also knows that, even among the Eastern Catholic rites, a married man might be ordained a priest, but a priest may not become a married man, period. I agree with others here that no one should be surprised that Fox would cash in on his hypocrisy, but I also agree that we should send a clear message that this is an extremely poor choice for “inspirational” programming.

My wife and I essentially stopped watching TV except for EWTN (okay, I DID watch the Steelers/Jets game!) years ago.  And, we’ve found some wonderful films on Netflix, e.g., Sophie Scholl, Downfall, Amen.  When one does turn back to ordinary TV, one really sees how dreadful it truly is.  When one watches it daily, one becomes immune to its vapidity (and worse).

If Catholics base their religious beliefs on what is said on radio, TV, internet or newspaper by fallen away Catholics or Protestants, God help them. I watch Fox News because I want to hear SOME Conservative points of view on political matters, NOT my religious beliefs. In fact, there are so-called “Catholics” (Bishops and Priests) who believe exactly what this ex-priest does. They want and promote marriage for priests, women priests, contraception, abortion and same-sex “marriage”. When ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN have a person giving a Catholic point of view on (priest or layperson), it’s usually given by a liberal “Catholic”. I get my Catholic religious information from EWTN and the National Catholic Register, not the mainstream media!

GHU, I would not put the idea of married priests, or a discussion thereof, in the same category as women priests, contraception, abortion, or same sex marriage. 

The Church requiring married or celibate priests is a church discipline, not a doctrine, as the other subjects are.  And of course, this subject has already been discussed ad nauseum on the other “fr cutie articles” here.

But there is a major difference.  If Bishops advocate for the idea of at some time in the future having a married priesthood, it is not wrong as long as they caution their flocks to Obey the current Church discipline.

My only hope with FOX News when they feature Fr. Cutie, is to remind viewers that he is no longer a Catholic priest, and, he is not espousing Catholic doctrine.  I don’t know whether or not they will have the intellect or the scrupples to do that, we’ll see.

It’s just a matter of time before he gets caught with 1 or more other women groupies, like John Edwards was.

You KNOW that’s gonna happen. And why not? He’s already shown that his word was meaningless when he was running around while a Catholic priest, why would anyone think that he would hold the word gave to his wife as any more sacred?

Just wait and watch. He’ll turn into a spectacular, embarrassing train wreck shortly. Just wait and see.

I also GAG at reading this.  Father “Cuty” actually thinks he is a cutie.  I never was fond of Fox and now I will totally elilminate it from my list of shows, which by the way is very small anyway.
REading the posts actually makes me feel there is hope.  Now “hopefully” this will spread around and enough viewers will send in their opposition to the network.  Can anyone provide an email address or names and telephone numbers.
wonderful post.

This is disgusting. If he really thinks he can help others after what he’s done, someone needs to knock some sense- common and otherwise- into his head. Nice article. Thanks for sharing, Jimmy.

Sad - but not for the Catholic Church, for “Fr.” Cutie.  Just another parade for the weakness of man to uphold the teachings of The Church - and celebrating the fact that it’s easier to run away from the truth and make your own, than to “decrease so that He may increase.”

Pray for Mr. Cutie.

Time for all Catholics to brush up on…everything. *facepalm* Break out those Catechisms, cause the questions and misinformation will come like a wave.

Father Alberto already had a daytime talk show on the Telemundo network when he was still Catholic. That didn’t last long.

This guy’s really getting the gravy train chugga-chugga-choo-chooing along again.  It looks like it didn’t take long for him to realize that going from not being the “anti-celibacy priest” to being just that, is much more simplistic and dramatic, and therefore more palatable to the general public.

He’s really allowing himself to be a tool of the devil.

If it’s a call in or e-mail, we need to be sure to ask him (repeatedly) why he had an about-face on the “anti-celibacy priest.”

I am $ure he will $pell it out to us.

LOL! I agree with Lea S

I just wanted to put out a reminder that this guy was a priest in Miami under Bishop Favalora (Google “gay Miami bishop”).  Yes, he’s disowned Catholicism, but I would like to point out that when he’s surrounded by a bunch of actively homosexual priests and a bishop who openly lived with his boyfriend you can come to the conclusion that he’s not the problem. 

Catholic bishops (and priests) failed pastorally here, and this is the fruit of their failures.  It’s hard to judge him.  He saw the Catholic Church in Miami come after him for having an affair with a woman after he’d seen priests and his bishop having affairs with men.  The Episcopalians acknowledge their homosexual bishops and their priests get married, they aren’t living double lives, so I can see how he can easily throw off his Catholic identity.  I’m not on his side, though, I’m just pointing out that he’s not the real problem, just a product of a corrupt hierarchy.

He has a book coming out, by the way, where he talks about the Miami diocese and it’s homosexual culture.

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-01-03/news/fl-priest-alberto-cutie-book-20110103_1_church-leaders-episcopal-church-archdiocese

His first guest should be Father Corapi.

Always remember: Fox is a business, stupid.  If Fox managers think they can make money with a particular product, they will try.  Fox in the past has had lots of soft porn and movies with full frontal nudity (e.g., Bachelor Party with Tom Hanks) which, initially, shocked me, too. But this world is imperfect: Never forget it, and never allow yourself to misperceive any part of it as perfect or beyond corruption.

This is only more evidence of the existence of Satan and that he and his demons are extremely active in this present darkness of the 21st century.  The fight against him still continues, but we know his days are numbered and that Christ has already won the victory against Satan on the cross at Calvary.  We must pray for Fr. Cutie and other Fox TV personalities like him, to see the light and repent.  St. Paul was right when he said that we would fight against the world, the flesh and the devil.  Now is the time for all good Catholic Christians to stand up and be counted in defense of the Truth & the Church.  Jesus Christ said: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life…follow Me.”  Pray, write, email and call the Public Relations Director of Fox TV today and let them know of your disapproval of this deceived man and his new t.v. show. And, tell them that you will boycott his show’s advertizers as long as it exists.

Shouldn’t we stop calling him Father Cutie? It is truly a shame that he is using his situation to further cause confusion among the American people about the Catholic priesthood. Since he is pretty charismatic, and has the Hollywood looks and charm he will surely gather up quite a following here too. I wonder if these words will ever ring true to him: Mark 8:36 - “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?”

Good idea, Loretta.

Do you have addresses, e-mails, etc. I’ll one of the first to help out.

BTW, good idea to have Fr. Corapi as the first guest.

This is shameful on Fox’s part and I am very disappointed with them. This man is only making a laughing stock at our Priest.

Fox really knows how to pick them—first we have the infamous Legion of Christ priests speaking for the Church and now a priest who has defected to Protestantism.  Guess Cutie and the Legionaries do have some common characteristics.

Not all Legion of Christ priests are “infamous” Loretta. The editor of this paper is an honorable man, and he’s an LC. 

Sometimes the children aren’t responsible for the sins of the father.

Having Father Corapi on the show would be the better ticket.

Jimmy, I find it very interesting that Fr. Cutie is wrestling with these issues still since he made the decision to depart from the Catholic Faith on his own. I think there could be an entire show why people gravitate toward the very thing that separates them from the Truth.

Soooo, are there any positives to this story? That is, we know this person doesn’t uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church and shouldn’t be considered a Catholic role-model, but are we chastising this fallen man and perhaps missing a bigger picture? If this really has the potential to go national and as Jimmy notes, hasn’t happened since Bishop Sheen, can this be good for Christianity? It seems that “uplifting and helpful” san “the secret” or Gaia (aka pantheism) with a Christian (not Catholic) might be good for all of us?

I am taking a wait and see attitude on this one.

The Episcopal Church picked him up faster than he could take off his chasuble and get into his beach wear!  I hope that FOX makes it clear he is no longer a Catholic priest.

Thank you Jimmy for posting.  I have, for a long time, been getting my news from EWTN, FOX and reliable internet websites, such as Newadvent &  Lifesitenews.  I know that if this program does get put on the air I will not be tuning in to FOX again.  EWTN is my choice of programming for 99% of my viewing time.  God bless EWTN and I pray that more viewers will tune in to their programming as it is truly Catholic and does not air anything that would be embarrasing or scandalous in light of the Catholic Church’s teachings.

“Something not dogmatic or rigid but uplifting and helpful to viewers…”

If I’m going over a suspension bridge in a train (or going through this precarious life), rigid tracks and siderails are very helpful and uplifting.  Those who shake the train, from within or from without, are putting the other passengers at risk.

I am so disappointed and disgusted with this news.  Unfortunately, he is an incredible public speaker and a passionate “homilist” in his former life.  He will win the CINO crowd faster than you can say communion and forget all about his transgressions.  It’s a sad state of affairs. 

I will also be writing to the station with my CONCERNS!!  Thanks for the post. rl

Fr. Cutie has turned into Origen :(

Isn’t Fr. Cutie’s fifteen minutes up yet?

The ease in which Fox news has aligned itself with the good Catholics is alarming.
Especially as reality is interpreted for the masses via media.  “TELL US WHATS GOING ON MEDIA”
is the mantra of our age.
Fox news is pure entertainment, the shallow interpreters of reality just like all the major stations.
There is nothing new, just old things happening to new people.
Turn the TV off and pray.

FOX News, FOX Television, (fill in the blank), are commercial broadcasters. The programs they produce are there to keep people tuned in between commercial clusters. That isn’t cynicism from me—it’s their business model. People hate to hear this because they invest emotionally in television, but ask anyone who’s ever worked in commercial broadcasting. The emphasis is on “commercial” as in “our price for airtime is $1000 per second, Mr. Businessman.” As in any successful big business, it’s all about the bottom line. Nothing wrong with capitalism.

What’s wrong is using a grinning front-man for seething anti-Catholic hatred to attempt profit. That’s what the stinking slime drips from.

And if you hear “new on ____” (FOX or any broadcaster) you are hearing evidence of their business model’s success—otherwise they’d simply be off the air.

I don’t think anyone should be surprised by this development. Disgusted, sure. No matter what your religion is. But if you’re looking for magisterial loyalty from FOX, well.. “move along, folks nothing to see here.”

The only time anyone in the media respectfully addresses the Catholic Church is when they perceive a profit potential in it.

These things are decided on the basis of focus groups, and not overnight, either. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if this deal was actually years in the making. Broadcast TV is a desperately competitive business, not a public service. This only proves producers are literally prepared to do ANYTHING to get eyeballs. See rate card referenced above for explanation. Why count on FOX or any other broadcaster to protect the interests of the Church?

Having said that, we all have a duty before God to pray from the bottom of our heart and soul that Father Cutie will not lose his eternal soul and to offer him a common sign of greeting such as a smile or wave if we see him.

That is what our Church requires of us to have truly forgiven his scandalous ‘choices.’

But batten down the hatches. If he gets viewers me-too laicized priest shows will pop up everywhere.

Fortunately, God will not be mocked.

There is a very simple way to put a stop to it. If all Catholics simply stopped buying things from FOX (television, news, movies, whatever) advertisers anymore. It’s called a boycott and it always works because it kinks the oxygen supply line of capitalism: revenue.

I guarantee if every person who posted here would just send a hand written letter addressed to the CEO of even the biggest advertisers on FOX, regretfully explaining that they can never again in good conscience buy anything from any of FOX’s present or future advertisers so long as “Father Albert” airs on FOX, with a CC to Rupert Murdoch, a Whole Lot Of Meetings would begin in a Whole Lot Of Boardrooms, in a Whole Little Time.

NOTHING will make a commercial enterprise turn on a dime and backpedal faster than the whiff of a boycott threat from among 75 million or so of the general population. Ask NBC and Madonna. And just wait until Bill Donohue sits down at his desk and cracks his knuckles over this one.

But we have to send some letters because that’s what will make it work.

I should clarify something: the IMAGE of a “a grinning front-man for seething anti-Catholic hatred” - see photo. Father Cutie is a sinner like me.

And more: Television can only deal in images, it cannot by its nature deal in reality, or in real people. What we see coiffed on TV are called “personas” not persons. That’s why TV News is actually entertainment. That’s why you see “television personalities” and never real people. At best, everything you see there is selected by editorial policy.

And as a video editor with some experience, I can assure you that ‘reality shows’ such as talk shows are the least “real” and the most blatantly emotionally manipulative of all.

Tuned in recently to Mr. Cutie’s anti-Catholic diatribe as he pushed his book and found him to be an opportunistic and a disgraceful individual. A boycott of Fox’s advertisers with a letter writing campaign to the CEO of Fox should be undertaken.

In the meantime, I will most definitely not be a viewer of Fox news and will watch EWTN that presents authentic Catholic programs that is spiritually uplifting and enjoyable.

This comment thread is hysterical.

I think everyone should take a deep breathe and scroll up and read “Carl’s” comment about the homosexual dominance of the Miami Archdiocese. This is the context of Cutie’s departure.  The gay priests and hierarchy of Miami are *elated* when a heterosexual leaves. Do you not get it?

this doesn’t mean Cutie is Man of the Year. It doesn’t mean he is anyone to emulate.  It just means that perhaps if he’d been in a diocese that was more orthodox with good strong heterosexual celibate men in leadership - he would have been strenghtened to stay.

The gay thing is a *huge problem* is Miami.

But what’s most amusing is the “oh my stars!” dismay at Fox. Fox is some paradigm of virtue? And has disappointed you? Really?  FoxNews may be politcally “conservative” but honestly - do you not watch FOX and see how craven the networks are? Have you never watched THE SIMPSONS or THE FAMILY GUY?

A circus sideshow for curious pablum and froth seekers. I give it six months before it tanks.

I suggest that Fox portray the dissenter as an Episcopal Priest(which he now is apparently) instead of an Ex-Catholic Priest.  It wouldn’t be as sensational would it?

Until the church allow their priest to marry, they will continue to lose those priest who wish to particpate in the sacrament of marriage. They have very little concern about an all gay clergy, I think that’s obvious. Pray for our church!

To T. Loos - “Until the church allow their priest to marry, they will continue to lose those priest who wish to particpate in the sacrament of marriage. They have very little concern about an all gay clergy, I think that’s obvious.”

This has nothing to do with priests being allowed to marry and everything to do with disobedience and dissent. Had Cutie been allowed to marry he would still have the same dissenting views.

Judgment, judgment. tisk, tisk. while I do not agree with his deceitful actions, I do wish him well and hope something great can come out of his ordeal.

You are right….this has everything to do with disobedience and dissent, but it also has to do with deceit!  He lived in sin and then preached morals to Catholics?  Give me a break!  He’s a liar and the very worst kind.  He is just another useful pawn in the anti-catholicism that is growing rampant in our world.  I too hope that Fox portrays this deceitful man as an Episcopal Priest instead of an Ex-Catholic Priest, but I don’t think they will.  In the meantime I feel sorry for Episcopalians who put their trust in this man…..if he can deceive us, what lies and deceits is he pushing on them?

Just one other comment, not all laicized priests are priests who have grossly offended the church.  “A Catholic cleric may also voluntarily request to be laicized for any personal reason.[1] Voluntary requests are by far the most common means of laicization, and the most common reason is to marry.”

My own son-in-law requested to be laicized to marry my daughter as he discerned that he was not meant to be a priest and wished to marry.  He is an exceptional man who not only married my daughter, who was a widow from the Iraq war, but took on the responsibility of 3 children to father.  He is a miracle to our family!

Cutie could have petitioned the church to be laicized in order to marry.  Although it would have taken time (less than a year for my son-in-law), but he could have left the church as a respectful catholic!  He chose to be deceitful, let’s not forget this!

What do I think?  I think maybe Father Cutie (KOO’-TEE-AY)‘s name will now be pronounced more appropriately, as in the regular English word…Father Cutie (KEW’-TEE).

Hoqw many shows will all those Anglican [or, “Episcopalian”] bishops who joined the Catholic Church get on Fox?  How about, will they get any mention?
The secular media tells you all the news—that they think you need to know.

Looks like I’m done watching fox…. And I really liked Glee! :(

Oprah’s no fool!  She picks the ones that can be contolled, and you’ll see this priest drop all that he believes in for the paycheck she’ll write.
Nothing new here!

Hey! Fox is in the business to make money and this is just the kind of filth that draws the people today. There are more Catholics who want to see the Church fail than there are who want to be a good Catholic. It’s all about human nature—remember where you are (in the domain of Satan) and if you must watch TV pick out some good entertainment. Talk shows are one sided and biased with one goal in mind—to sway your thinking to theirs so they can become a celebrity and make money, that’s right it’s all about money. Watch something good like Fr. Barron on Sunday morning at 9:30AM EST (WGN) if you want the straight scoop…....God Bless…

What is truly shameful is the path he took to create the sort of scandal that he did. And on top of it search to gain from it by writing books, and having a show. Reminds me of a saying “never bite the hand that feeds your”. I hope and pray that the show is a flop and this is the end of it. But I am afraid it will not be a flop, specially in the markets it is being aired in. Those places are ripe for anything that will create scandal to the Catholic Church

Maybe the network name should be changed to FOXY.

Too bad Fr. Cutie followed his own marriage advice.

For God’s sake! He left the church to marry. He was not like most of your child-molesting hypocrytical priests who tarnish the name of Christ even! Who are you to be such a damned bigot! You have no right to cast the first stone given the moral state of most of the priests in your church!

Posted by Brenda on Thursday, Jan 27, 2011 11:00 AM (EST):GHU, I would not put the idea of married priests, or a discussion thereof, in the same category as women priests, contraception, abortion, or same sex marriage. 

The Church requiring married or celibate priests is a church discipline, not a doctrine, as the other subjects are.  And of course, this subject has already been discussed ad nauseum on the other “fr cutie articles” here.

But there is a major difference.  If Bishops advocate for the idea of at some time in the future having a married priesthood, it is not wrong as long as they caution their flocks to Obey the current Church discipline

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG BRENDA.

Although the teaching that priestly ordination is to be reserved to men alone has been preserved by the constant and universal Tradition of the Church and firmly taught by the Magisterium in its more recent documents, at the present time in some places it is nonetheless considered still open to debate, or the Church’s judgment that women are not to be admitted to ordination is considered to have a merely disciplinary force.

Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church’s divine constitution itself, in virtue of my ministry of confirming the brethren (cf. Lk 22:32) I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church’s faithful.

Invoking an abundance of divine assistance upon you, venerable brothers, and upon all the faithful, I impart my apostolic blessing.

From the Vatican, on May 22, the Solemnity of Pentecost, in the year 1994, the sixteenth of my Pontificate.

————————————————————————————————————————

NOTES

1. Paul VI, Response to the Letter of His Grace the Most Reverend Dr. F.D. Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, concerning the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood (November 30, 1975); AAS 68 (1976), 599.

2. Cf. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration Inter Insigniores on the question of the Admission of Women to the Ministerial Priesthood (October 15, 1976): AAS 69 (1977), 98-116.

3. Ibid

Dear Brethern,

There are those who cannot keep a promise. Even more those who an oath and as simple as drinking a glass of water, become the betrayers of the Body of Jesus Christ.(Matthew 19,11-12) I wonder if they can keep other promises. It is a matter of the foundation of life. It has to be demolish and re-constructed. This is very painful. Than it will be much delightful the easy acceptance. But we MUST imitate our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. NO PAIN, ......NO GAIN!

Father Wayne Brodeur - You said, “For God’s sake! He left the church to marry. He was not like most of your child-molesting hypocrytical priests who tarnish the name of Christ even! Who are you to be such a damned bigot! You have no right to cast the first stone given the moral state of most of the priests in your church!”

That is certainly a mouthful Fr. Brodeur.  First of all, Fr. Cutie promised to be celibate. He knew full well what his responsibilities were prior to ordination. If a priest after proper discernment and prayer comes to the conclusion that the priesthood is not for him he can make his petition through the proper channels and leave quietly. He doesn’t make a public display of it.

Secondly, I don’t know what denomination you are but your information is greatly flawed since you refer to priests in “my” church as most of them being “child-molesting hypocritical priests.” I don’t know who your comment was directed to about being a bigot but you sound very angry.

How much do you know about the moral state of “my” church?  What denomination are you? 

The moral state of the Catholic Church is imperfect as it is in any church or religion for that matter. Fr. Cutie made the decision to not leave the Catholic priesthood quietly. His very public position on the teachings of the church is what I think most Catholics are upset with.

Jesus did not condemn speaking out about sin; he condemned judging the final outcome of one’s salvation.

Father Wayne Brodeur: By identifying yourself as “Father” I don’t know if you are a Catholic or Episcopalian priest. But in case you are a Catholic priest (and it will pain me to ask this if you are), ...and leaving aside your red herring debate tactic and questionable language and intent from someone implying membership in a clergy:

Did not this Father Cutie bolt from his Catholic priestly duties to “follow his heart” instead of going through all the proper channels to apply for laicization as was available to him - any agonizing of his notwithstanding?

Has he not since repeatedly demonstrated a 100% disdain though various means for the effect of scandalizing millions of his former “flock” by spurning the vows he made before God in the sacrament of Holy Orders to take a wife?

Is not running away from the sacerdotal covenant the grossest kind of cowardly lie?

Will he not now personally profit by millions though his “choices”? No matter whether his TV show is a hit or a flop?

You and I both, Father Wayne Brodeur, and all others breathing, must we not either account all of those “choices” of Father Cutie’s as being holy or as being unholy?

Because there’s no middle ground, according to Christ’s own words?

How can any of us do something objectively wrong in order to accomplish something objectively right if there truly is a God?

Has not Father Cutie made his rebellion into his own salvific idol? Even above his solemn vows to Christ in Holy Orders?

Is he not now poised to model for his new anti-Catholic adorers the worship of self at all costs at the altar of moral relativism, via television syndication?

Is it up to you or anyone to judge all this as worthy of God’s blessing and celebration as a material good? If so, why?

If it’s true that Catholic priests are chosen by God, have not Father Cutie’s choices set himself in stubborn and obstinate opposition to the Divine will?

There’s so many more questions I could ask, but if you are a Catholic priest, then I am asking you to answer these questions as Alter Christus, and publicly since you made your condemnation public by your implied claim of “Father” - if you meant to identify that you are a Catholic priest.

If you are an Episcopalian priest, then your silence will answer just fine.

The problem has to do a lot with “how” he left. He could have quietly asked for removal from his priestly ministry, and moved on w/his plans. However, he left with a bang, had a press conference about it, then published two books (one which trashes his own superiors) and now is asking for a talk show. His behavior brings scandal to him and the Church itself. It is really a sad situation for all involved.

It is truly a sorrow to see one priest fall than an entire congregation due to the passions reserves for maintaining his pleasures rather than pleasing God.
This man has no shame that he has committed a grievous sin. I truly feel sorry that the Catholic church has to go through so much of suffering and shame to say that a priest has fallen. I am concerned for his soul and will pray he does not remain in this sin.

“They throw the Lord behind their bodies that obey the voice of their passions.” - St. Peter Damian

Elise:

So let me get this right: Elise you aren’t uncomfortable with moral outrage, just perceptible expressions of moral outrage?

Elise, Father Brodeur, anyone else chortling or sputtering about we chuckle-headed Catholics and our outmoded notions of morality, that are so comically out of place in the 21st century, and why don’t we just grow a brain and grow up, anyway, and be adults, and admit nobody’s perfect so nobody can cast any stones - so what a bunch of hypocrites, anyway, huh?

... here’s a question for you:

How do you think this woman’s mother feels about her daughter being photographed during a public beach pawing session with a lying Catholic Priest while carrying his illegitimate child? While he was preaching the Catholic faith on TV to millions for a couple of years? Hint: The qualifier “lying” isn’t supposed to be applicable to anyone.

In the mercy of God, at least he ran away into the crushing arms of Mammon before the Annus Sacerdotalis began.

Elise, if by “hysterical” you mean “vehemently, pointedly objecting to grave scandal from repeated, obstinate, obdurate, commercially funded print and broadcast anti-Catholicism from a Catholic priest who made himself a liar, beginning with fornication leading to conceiving a child out of wedlock, while preaching the Catholic faith to millions on TV,” then I may I remind you Jesus said he came with a sword to divide right from wrong as bone from sinew.

If you have anyone in your family who was conceived out of wedlock, you know how that can hurt.

Is there something in that you don’t see as wrong? Or do you just insist everyone float downstream together silently like something dead, and pretend one can ignore the current that’s pulled along by the falls?

One of the corporeal works of mercy is to instruct the ignorant, and we all are bound to do that.

Try to make it through a 4-way stop procedure without judging the objective rightness or wrongness of the choices of others. Good luck with that.

We are required, regardless of religion, to judge the objective rightness or wrongness of others’ actions—AT ALL TIMES, and never the eternal salvation of their souls which is reserved exclusively to God, which is why I keep asking for prayers for Fr Cutie, et al. Like Fr Mitch always says “we’re just in sales and that’s a management decision.”

Why do you think to admonish the sinner is one of the seven corporeal works of mercy?  If “admonishing the sinner” only proves hypocrisy, then is God requiring everyone to be hypocrites?

Father Cutie threw out his right to privacy when he spread out on a public beach with his wife to be. And he keeps signing up for more Big Star treatment.

We are all required to be witnesses to the Truth which is the person of Jesus Christ. There is nothing of Truth in Fr Cutie’s famous “choices.” Nor is there anything of truth in “if ya cain’t say sumpn’ice, don’t say nuthin’ at all” or “always let your conscience be your guide.” Never adopt morals as expressed by fictional animated characters. They might leave out a few important details.

This “former” priest should not be on any network, especially Fox.  But if he is on the Fox Channel he is in good company with the anti-religious “House”, the banal “American Idol” and others.

I certainly hope that NO stations will pick this up, but I suppose this is wishful thinking.

There are plenty of good priests around (see EWTN) which would have done an excellent job.  But this former priest is giving “scandal” and fruit for all the “liberal” Catholics who don’t approve of celibacy, unmarried priests, the pro-life movement, etc. but do approve of female priests, the “right to choose”, etc.

It will also be interesting to see if this former priest remains married.  If he “cheated on God” and flaunted it, he could just as well cheat on his new “wife”.

There appears to be no fear of the Lord anymore.  There has to be some of the truth hidden in the counterfeit to make it palatable..Shame on this man! Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

I don’t have any sour grapes over the actions or choices of a priest who is no longer presenting himself as a teaching authority for the church.

I will however, continue to pray for him along with all other priests.

I hope you all can find a moment of repose, and try to forgive him for the ways you believe he has sinned against you.

As for me, I have my own sins and am not in any position to publicly castigate another soul for theirs, real or imagined, private or public.

I only need one person to forgive me and this is true for Fr. Cutie also. Can any of you claim that your forgiveness has more value?

Of course we can forgive him.  Only, this is not the main point of the article.  We are all sinners, yes.  And there are many priests who because they are human have fallen, yes.

But how many of these priests are offered a TV show, where as the viewers are going to identify him as a Catholic priest ?  Fox may identify him on the first “episode” as an Episcopalian but I’ll bet you that he won’t mention that he is now an Episcopalian priest, and that the views and opinions he gives are not of the Catholic Church, but what he believes.  This may include abortion, same sex marriage and pre marital sex, none of which the Catholic Church teaches.

We are speaking of scandal now.  He had a choice NOT to do this show, but he chose to, as an act of free will.  As an act of free will I can forgive him but not the choice he made to commit to doing this program.

As to forgiveness, Kathryn, please scroll up to my first posting. Please collect facts before attempting a smear campaign.

It isn’t about the “value” to Fr Cutie of human forgiveness as you accuse, it’s about a dollar value from Catholics denied to FOX advertisers as punishment for even planning a program, let alone airing it.

And it’s proven to work a lot better when Catholics TARGET specific advertisers for dollar-value punishment. At random and without announcement. Oh no! Now I let out the Big Secret!

Madonna can tell you—in dollars or pounds sterling—how effective Catholics threatening to target NBC’s advertisers for boycott was at getting her last anti-Catholic NBC broadcast attempt cancelled.

If Catholics refuse to boycott all of FOX’s advertisers - all divisions - do you have any idea how many new “former Catholic priest” copycat shows will be on the air or in the offing by this time next year, Kathryn?

Or are you naive enough to believe Phillip Jenkins “The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice” is just the memoirs of Chicken Little?

Here’s a relatively recent list of FOX Advertisers we Catholics can start punishing today by boycotting:
http://www.wbumpus.com/node/189

Yup. The word is ‘punish’ and boards of directors everywhere have incredibly low thresholds for financial pain these days. In fact, they will line up for as long as it takes for their turn to tell you they are financial pain wimps.

Besides if we all do it, it won’t take long. Ask Madonna how fast NBC sold her up the river.

But in charity, you need to also send them a letter so they will know what hit them, and what to do to stop their financial pain.

Then, we REWARD them! Fr Cutie gets his golden parachute check, we get an offensive attacker of the Church off the air for good, and FOX comes out smelling like the Bulgarian Damask Rose used to make rose oil, and Catholics spend, spend, spend in FOX’s advertisers stores just to say “thanks.”

Unless you ever try to pull a stunt like that again.

Say, FOX advertisers’ boards of directors and the FOX managers who love their jobs more than other FOX managers.. doesn’t Catholics spending in all your stores just to thank you for cancelling Fr Cutie before he gets on the air sound far, far better than wondering which one of you will get boycotted first?

Doesn’t it sound better than more and more Catholics discovering the boycott over time?

Doesn’t it sound better than having to explain why you have a “Catholic Boycott Losses” line item on your balance sheet at the next AGM. And the next. And the next…

Aw, let’s throw them a bone. Call up Sirius Canada and ask them how many subscribers suddenly cancelled on Feb 14, 2007, and why, and how much damage that sudden then continuing monthly cash haemorrhage did to their long term subscriber revenues, and how much it cost them to make it back up, if they ever did.

Ask them how expensive it was to fix something that wasn’t broken.

I believe that’s the only ‘value’ present in this equation, Kathryn.

I continue to be amused by Jimmy Akin’s obsession with Cutie in the pages of the National Catholic Register…did the NCR spend this amount of space and energy on Maciel? No.

And will Jimmy Akin be devoting - let’s see….one…two…no THREE columns to the rather explosive case of Fr. Tom Euteneuer?

We’ll see.

It appears that you conveniently left out Matt. 23:4-13 in your list of Biblical warnings!  Of course, these apply to the guys who are kicking up the fuss over Fr. Cutie.  I agree totally with Margaret. 

Also, it he was such a media-hit with the Catholics in Florida, hopefully his guidance and insight will continue to help people.  Just let the man alone.

@Kevin Fraser

My Comment was in response to the question at the end of the article, “What do you think?”, not your statements, nor was I attempting a smear campaign.

I am truly sorry to read that the exercise of my opinion has been so offensive to you.

Please accept my apology, I was responding not to you or any other commentator.

Coming from a protestant past, and listening to others in the protestant circles I’m still a part of, this is what I hear… this guy had his paws all over her, his hand down her bikini bottom, and playing suck face on a public beach…he’s a bad, terrible, rotten example who obviously takes responsibility lightly.

To the protestants I know, they think he shouldn’t have any position of authority at all anywhere. Catholics aren’t alone fuming about this one. Giving this guy a show has the protestant watchers of Fox in an uproar too.

Will he be holding Episcopalian Eucharistic services on Fox? Maybe he can get O’Reilly and Hannity as his altar boys and invite Glenn Beck to deliver a guest sermon on social justice. No doubt Fr. Cutie’s new boss, Presiding Bishop Katherine Schori would be overjoyed at their presence. Just visioning this scenario is enough to crack me up for a good laughing session.

We hope that Fox sees these comments.  Rest assured Fox will lose quite a few viewers for this foolish decision.

Hate to pour cold water on your hopes, Frankly, but any network, calling itself “fair and balanced” which has hired and not fired the most biased and unhinged “news staff,” not to mention “commentators” like Beck ... isn’t going to give a rat’s fanny tail about looking foolish. Things have moved far beyond that stage. I interned at the National Journalism Center (Sp ‘83) and I can say flat out that what Fox puts out at the national level is anything but reporting, informative or even entertaining. BTW, doesn’t Fox run the “House” show? That show’s producers did such a tactful job of handling the Church’s teachings about embryonic stem-cell research; didn’t it. Don’t hold your breath with Fox. If it had any shred of respect for its viewers’ intelligence and sensititvities, it’d just do everybody a favor and rename itself the Lupine “News” Channel.

Anyone that really thought that Fox cares about whether or not they poke a faithful Catholic viewer in the eye was quite blind already.

I don’t like that priest being on Fox, but let’s see if he really is on Fox News or the regular Fox Channel.  My husband was a TV reporter and cameraman, and even in the 70’s he saw how slanted CBS, NBC, and ABC’s news were.  They would “pick and choose” which stories to ignore and what to broadcast.  It’s no secret that they helped stir up protests against the Vietnam War, create sympathy for some of the violent protests to boost their ratings.
I find that CNN has the worst anti-Catholic barbs, followed by ones like Katie Couric.  However, although I don’t agree with everything that Fox says and their commentators, I do think they;re fairer or were fairer about Catholics than the other broadcasting media.
Fox Channel on the other hand is a “whole new ballgame”.  I used to like “House” but the writers now are virulently anti-Catholic.  I would rather have the characters atheistic rather than biased, but then again you have the “real life” doctors that perform abortions and like it, scientists who write atheistic books, so you can’t get away from “their” line of thinking.

So, personally, if this show does go on the air I won’t watch it.  Furthermore, I would encourage a boycott of its advertisers, and I will write a letter in protest to each of them.

I doubt that whoever runs the programming facet cares, all of them only care about the money, but money talks to advertisers, and I would encourage everyone to do that if they really care.

I am reading the book, “Dilemma-A Priest’s struggle with faith and love” by Father Albert Cutie, now an Anglican Episcopal Priest. It is a very informative book detailing his view and challenges within a Christian Denomination. To those who would judge Fr. Cutie before they have seen him on television or heard him speak or read his book, would be unfair. I believe we are known as Christians by the Love we have for one another, not for the judgements we place against one another. Grace and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

I don’t place a judgment on him.  If he wanted to leave the Church though he could have left quietly like many priests have.  Most priests haven’t made a “public spectacle” of themselves on the beach with another woman either.

I understand that his diocese is also not something to be looked at in a favorable way.  I don’t even care if he wrote a book.  But don’t you think going on tv and “publicizing” his views just because he doesn’t agree with the Catholic Church speaks of someone wanting “publicity”?  Look around on Amazon.com, and you can find plenty of books that disagree with some of the Church’s teachings, some from “theologians” but you don’t see many promoting their books.

Only God can judge of course, but the way he is flaunting his exile from the Church and furthermore taking advantage of having a “talk show” on tells me that his sincerity should be questioned.  Another thing that Jesus said was to “beware of false shepherds” and “beware of wolves wearing sheep’s clothing” which refers to renegade priests.  I think we should pay for him, but I’m not condoning his actions.

I think in a way he has gone “Hollywood:” with the mainstream media, and hope he finds his way home.

I don’t place a judgment on him.  If he wanted to leave the Church though he could have left quietly like many priests have.  Most priests haven’t made a “public spectacle” of themselves on the beach with another woman either.

I understand that his diocese is also not something to be looked at in a favorable way.  I don’t even care if he wrote a book.  But don’t you think going on tv and “publicizing” his views just because he doesn’t agree with the Catholic Church speaks of someone wanting “publicity”?  Look around on Amazon.com, and you can find plenty of books that disagree with some of the Church’s teachings, some from “theologians” but you don’t see many promoting their books. 

Only God can judge of course, but the way he is flaunting his exile from the Church and furthermore taking advantage of having a “talk show” on tells me that his sincerity should be questioned.  Another thing that Jesus said was to “beware of false shepherds” and “beware of wolves wearing sheep’s clothing” which refers to renegade priests.  I think we should pay for him, but I’m not condoning his actions.  If you watch EWTN and listen to Father Corapi you will also get a greater understanding of what is really going on in the Catholic Church.

I think in a way he has gone “Hollywood:” with the mainstream media, and hope he finds his way home.

In the preceeding post I meant to “pray” for him not to pay him, although I believe that the Episcopal Church and maybe some “benefactors” who hate the Church particularly because of the “celibacy” teachings and others may have helped get this book published in the first place.

It is difficult to get books published now, but evidently because this is a “sensational” book he was probably encourage to write it.

The bright side:  Many have tried to destroy the Church and people from within in it but if it hasn’t been destroyed by now, we know that Christ is still with it.

The irony of this whole thing is that people somewhat realize, though without realizing,  just how much of their appetites and will they direct to the all-pervasive media.  People love the great media like an idol.  A tinge of rage, for a supposedly pilgrim people, for an apostates podium to the ignorant?  Like Cutie’s ascent onto the golden mountain of fame and fortune is detrimental to the Eternal Church.  Who cares if his show is incredibly successful and he cashes in big time?  Who cares if legions of slipshod catholics run after him? The deeper problem is the surrender we have given to silly entertainment outlets to effect and direct our lives.  People grudgingly believe that if its on TV than its in their safety realm and is a solid touchstone of reality, for good or for evil and they direct their lives and habits around it.  I suspect also that many of the same people who are slamming on this all-but-desperate-soul-Cutie are the same world loving church goers that havent even once said a sincere prayer for their own parish priest.

Love not the world or the things in it.

You’re right about the TV thing.  I very seldom watch Fox now because I get my news from local sources, and take the news with a “grain of salt”. 

It’s a shame that people don’t question views, but I think this has been going on since TV news was produced, in the old days of Cronkite and some of the others, when we didn’t question if the news they were hearing was correct or not.

However, I wouldn’t consider Cutie a desperate soul.  He is now wrapped up in the world and like many others serving mammon instead of God.

And don’t be thinking that all of us posters are people who don’t pray for their priests, but in situations like this, you may be able to discern that some of these slipslod Catholics will have an excuse for their attacks against the Church.  I’d also think that this program if it gets on the air will not be a model for priestly vocations.  Saying that, maybe a brave Bishop or two would speak out against this, but I’m not holding my breath.

I would rather have a Father Corapi show on FOX than this faker.  FOX doesn’t have the wherewitherall to do it.

Why should TV be a model for anything but diversion and distraction? And why should a bishop speak out
against him being on TV?  Why should they run after him to entangle themselves in such typical worldliness?
You may not consider him a desperate soul because you may not understand the implications of his
ordination.  Priesthood is an eternal mark of glory in heaven and an eternal mark of shame in hell.  If TV is what gives people an excuse to attack the Church, be assured they would do it regardless as there are much deeper and more pernicious spiritual issues underneath.

On an ongoing discussion about Fr. Cutie, I can say during my time of reading his book, it made me question my own rationalization as to why I left the Roman Catholic Church, joined the Episcopal Church, realigned with the Charismatic Episcopal Church and am now praying about going back to the Roman Catholic Church. Only one obsticle right now for me is the fact that I am an ordained deacon in the CEC. The Roman Catholic Church would not be able to accept a transfer of my Holy Orders back to the Catholic Church because I initial was one. How do I deny my ordination which wasnt from man but from God? Fr. Cutie may have joined the Anglican Episcopal Church but I truely believe his “heart” will be Catholic. Does that make since? Scripture states that we are the Body of Christ, the Bride awaiting the Bridegroom. What is He going to find at the wedding party when he returns, a bunch of his children bickering and fighting or a group of loving caring family who may have some theological differences? May Our Father is not ready to send His Son in so much caos? I pray that all the saints, on earth and in heaven will continue to pray for His Will to be done and for all of us to our knees in humiliation to the One who has the power to forgive us in spite of our humanity.

Dream on about Fr. Corapi appearing on Fox. Hannity couldn’t stand up to him and O’Reilly would meet his match with one quick fix of Father’s stare. For once the Grand Bloviator would be speechless the moment he thought he ran into the 21st Century embodiment of the Grand Inquisitor. The ONLY person who could give Fr. Corapi an intelligent and friendly exchange is Laura Ingraham. Just for the fun of it, I’d love to see Glenn Beck try and go mano mano with Fr. Corapi about social justice. Granted, Father’s very conservative insofar as socialism is concerned (and that’s what Beck confuses with Catholic Social Teachings.) Whether Father would have any patience with the guy who wished he could kill Michael Moore, stage a skit where he assassinated a sitting Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi) pulled out a chain saw and insinuated animal cruelty to make a political point and lacked the brains to know that the College of the Holy Cross and UNC-Chapel Hill aren’t Ivy League colleges ... that’s another matter. One thing for sure, Fr. Corapi’s wit and poise alone would cut through Beck’s clownishness as fast as any chainsaw, even a rusty slow chainsaw.

Darrell - Have you contacted the Catholic Diocese where you live regarding your situation?  If God is leading you back to the Catholic Church and you are not permitted to “transfer” as Deacon perhaps you could enter a Diaconate program in your Diocese and prepare for ordination as a Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Church. You say how could you deny a call from God to become a Deacon in the CEC?  How can you deny a call from God to come back to the Catholic Church?  I am sure if God is calling you back all things will work out for His good.  Please continue to pray.

Glenn Beck is a “new ager” besides who claims he is a Mormon (he is an ex-Catholic).  I doubt that Father Corapi would appear on any show regardless of who it is except EWTN. 

He is obviously a busy man, and has no time for such nonsense.  Furthermore, O’Reilly and Hannity aren’t exactly Catholic models, but they beat the anchors on CBS,ABC,NBC(especially) and CNN.

I find NOT watching the TV news (and that includes our local stations) VERY relaxing.  I pick and choose the shows I watch, and as far as I know there is an on and off button.

The media has a habit of exaggerating everything in general, and not keeping to the point.  I lost interest in O’Reilly long ago because of his stupid segments on the internet and other things.

Laura Ingraham would be able to interview Fr. Corapi fairly though, but as I haven’t watched for awhile wonder if she is even on anymore.

Rosemarie, your sharp analysis was a balm to my eyes!

Mary M thank you for the words of encouragement. Let us all pray for pastors priests and teachers including Fr. Cutie.

Still no mention on Euteneuer on this blog or the NCR site. Go figure.

Excellent point, Margaret, re: Fr. Euteneuer. There’s an article in todays “Life Site News” website that’ll help clarify what’s happening lately with him. What I’ll never forget is the trashing he received by the smug, arrogant and flat-out hypocritical Sean Hannity regarding the Church’s teachings about abortion and artificial birth control. Hannity couldn’t resist tossing in the child-abuse scandal to further tar the Church through his “guest.” Hannity, who’s made a lot of hay out of stressing his middle-class Catholic upbringing, exposed his hypocrisy for the world to see the night he trashed Fr. Euteneuer. See, after Hannity’s got his fat niche in cable newsentainment, he, like so many young snotty conservatives of our times, oozes the “hey, I’ve got mine, the heck with you” attitude and his hubris is abundantly evident here. I daresay that if he still trying to claw his way to the top, he might be less inclined to have trashed Fr. Euteneur the way he did. It wasn’t just a single priest Hannity trashed, it was his Church. And if you profess to be a Catholic, no matter who signs your paycheck, Rupert Murdock or the publisher of “Small Town Weekly” ... one never should take the shots he did. It’s one thing to pepper a priest or bishop on a question where the Church allows a degree of prudential lattitude in opinion-making, such as national defense, how we should apply the principles of subsidiarity in a nation like ours versus how it’s down overseas, but when it comes to THOU SHALT NOT KILL, to reduce the Church’s teachings about reproduction to their most basic point ... Hannity…or any Catholic journalist/anchor ...who wants to [honestly] stress his loyalty to the Church and its teachings, has to stick with facts or state opinions ... again [honestly] with quotation marks wrapped around them. His career position isn’t superior to his obligation to demonstrate better judgment insofar as how he objectively treats his Church’s teachings on (especially) the most fundamental questions we face. It only allows a person to exercise a far more judicially journalistic temperamental level of judgment. Hannity doesn’t exercise it in almost all other areas of discussion; but when he chooses to trash his church after packaging himself off as a product of a Catholic upbringing, (and Catholic schools if I’m correct), he has “a lotta ‘splainin’ to do.” Personally, I don’t think he’s up to the job. It’ll take prayers and Divine intervention. By all means pray for the man; because, even though he’s gravely disappointed us (and Hannity symbolizes a lot more Catholic journalists on this particular issue)... remember also that nothing is impossible beyond God’s loving power to change.

Margaret - Regarding your comment - “Still no mention on Euteneuer on this blog or the NCR site. Go figure.” Perhaps the Church is “handling” his situation quietly for the time being rather than making a public display as Fr. Cutie has chosen to do.

I hope he continues to follow Christ and preserves from attacking the Church.

If you are Catholic you are familiar with “somebody else will do it” disease, because we all have it. Certainly this Fr Cutie is familiar with it. In fact, he’s counting on it.

Unless people take action, the only thing that will change about this Fr. Cutie show is that it will begin airing, making a lot of money, and settling in for a long profitable run for FOX and their advertisers.

Meanwhile the sentiment-baited culture of death will gain a new nuclear-powered megaphone by leveraging the increasingly popular mob thrills of casual anti-Catholicism.

I’m saying use the peaceful principles of lawful resistance through capitalism, democracy, and Internet word of mouth to slash its tires before the engine starts up.

1. Get a list of FOX’s advertisers. All of them, “News” and Entertainment divisions. Be serious enough to take no economic prisoners.

2. Send a polite, respectful, handwritten letter to FOX’s advertisers telling them that until the Fr Cutie show has been cancelled, you can’t in good conscience buy from them any more.

3. Every week, send them copies of your receipts from their competitors.

4. Get other Catholics to do the same. And so on, and so on.

It’s NOT a good idea to set up a website that collects scans of receipts or something. The hand written individual letters are a FAR more trustworthy—and therefore economically devastating message—to FOX’s advertisers. They know that the more handwritten letters they receive, and the more photocopies of receipts, the more serious the economic trouble they are in.

Don’t sign any internet petition. It’s a waste of everyone’s time. Advertisers will release their “concern” but behind closed doors, dismiss them out of hand as the fraudulent work of a mastermind activist. Similarly, don’t bother signing a petition postcard or copying out a template and mailing it. Don’t waste your time presenting that target.

You’re an adult. Write it yourself, on your own initiative, and in your own words because nothing can possibly be more effective.

Every business knows that every person who goes to the trouble of doing this represents a hundred, a thousand, or a hundred thousand - or more - who feel exactly the same but didn’t have the gumption. Have the gumption. There is a gift of the Holy Spirit called fortitude. Pray for it.

All those personally hand-written or typed letters - no two alike - will cause genuine distress behind closed doors. many meetings will be called over them. They will become a growing problem.

WalMart and NBC learned this lesson. Why would FOX be different?

Capitalism makes the bottom line about profit—which I’m not complaining about. Capitalism is an excellent tool. I’m saying a screwdriver can be used to drive in—or remove—screws. Buying or producing a TV show is cost. Advertising is revenue. Interrupt FOX’s advertising revenue, even a little, even worry them enough about the possibility, and they will cancel this Fr Cutie show so fast…

Bit then some other network will pick it up, and we’ll do the same thing all over again. Except some of the advertisers will be the same, and they will NOT get burned twice, so it will be shot down even faster.

The mercy (now) is that we can use our free will to hoist the culture of death by its own petard.

The justice (later) is for nobody but God to decide.

After reading this, you will choose what to do next.

John: “I hope he continues to follow Christ and preserves from attacking the Church.”

We all wish the clock could be turned back, but his TV show will not offer encouragement to anyone to join the Catholic Church, and will offer all kinds of back-handed compliments at best, and craven anti-Catholicism at worst.

That’s why I’m suggesting Catholics boycott and prove the boycott to FOX advertisers so the advertisers will instruct FOX to cancel it. Some folks don’t realize they can control FOX. They can. All it takes is a little well-placed kinking of the money supply—a demonstrably growing threat to FOX’s advertisers (and therefore FOX’s) revenue—because the revenue imperative of capitalism makes sure long-term revenue is the one thing FOX management will never risk losing, under any circumstance.

Margaret: (OT) this just out:

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/human-life-international-responds-to-fr-euteneuers-release-about-his-resig

Another holy priest made holy by sacramental ordination who will remain a priest of the Catholic Church in eternity, who needs our prayer.

Or would you find that kind of concern and devotion by Catholics to be “amusing” Margaret?

“It only takes a spark, to get the fire going” a popular song from 60’and 70’s. This spark can be of love or of hate. Only God knows the heart of man. Kevin, I am not sure why you are placing so much energy on boycotting Fr. Cutie show and yet it hasn’t even been produced or televised yet. For those who don’t like Fox News or the Fox Network with its regular programing, just change the channel. It seems to me that none of us are limited to only 4 channels like when I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. EWTN is a wonderful channel to watch and for others GOD TV on DirectTV is an excellent source of information as to what the Holy Spirit is doing in the lives of Christian believers. I truly believe that God’s grace and mercy are new every morning. Maybe all of you should practice the 70 times 7 when it comes to the fallen clergy, including Fr. Cutie, but it is the Lord who is the ultimate forgiver or our sins. Stop trying to take the plank out of others eyes when you have a board in your own. Remember in the early 60’s the critical of John F Kennedy being Catholic thinking that he was going to evangelize the entire USA to become Catholic. Yet, he never did but was a great President who happened to be Catholic. I emplore all of you to pray for Fr. Cutie and stop judging and condemning him but pray for him and all who serve the Lord. I know what it is like to be judged and I can tell it isn’t pretty. I believe it was a Coke commercial that stated, “I like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony”. How wonderful if we, The Body of Christ could keep our focus on the things of God and not on the things of this earth. Peace and God’s love to all!

I agree about the letter writing to advertisers and Fox if this program is going to aired.  My mother took the time to write to the CEO’s of companies when products either didn’t live up to their hype or other things, and she did get results.

Since my handwriting is so bad though, I will type my letters on a typewriter like my mother did.  I make a practice of writing letters to the editor of our local paper also, because some articles are slanted against the Catholic Church and one cartoonist has mocked some of our religion (and this is not the New York Times).  I think it gets results too.  I would suggest to others that they do this too.  I even cancelled my paper for awhile because of this, and let them know why.

If you go to Spirit Daily.com. you will find a link about Fr. E.  I am praying for him.  Satan’s aim is to get rid of the priests and Bishops.  Everyone falls at one time, and he seems to try to take aim at the leaders of the Church.

First of all let me present my orientation. I’ve been an EWTN media missionary since before they started EWTN media missionaries. We’re totally on that one together, Darrell. I too was grossly un- and mis- catechized in Catholic schools in the 60s and 70s when many of those responsible apparently mistook the closing of II Vatican Council for The Summer of Love or something.

It’s one thing to forgive Fr Cutie (or Fr Eutenauer etc) for their sins, since there but for the grace of God go I (you can scroll up and see what I suggested about forgiveness).

It’s another thing to take the “go along to get along” approach to defending the Bride of Christ from a ramped-up attack, and to simply throw our hands up and pretend that American citizens are powerless to control corporations that are broadcasting a known anti-Catholic activist’s opinions in the guise of clergy.

If you take the approach that known contagion is harmless, and besides everyone can avoid its effects pretending it’s not it’s not damaging and encouraging others to pretend it’s not there - that attitude can implement a pandemic.

Jesus promised “there will be wolves among you.” He didn’t add “when they are ravening among you, ignore it and pretend it’s harmless”

Kindly note: I am not equating Fr Cutie to the scriptural wolf, but rather all the moral error and its effects that he’s mired in. That’s why I’ve taken pains to ask for forgiveness and prayers for him (please scroll up to read).

It’s precisely the “why can’t we all just look the other way and pretend it isn’t happening if it offends our little feelings so much” approach to Catholicism’s right to be in the public square that I find so disturbing.

The more I hear from Catholics who insist everyone should pretend commercial platforms that implicitly promote anti-Catholicism for big profits are unimportant, the more I see evidence of the damage done by a 40 year+ spread of the poor implementation of the recommendations of the II Vatican Council.

How much damage done to eternal souls by a TV show that presents the opulent monetary fruits reward by spurning the Bride of Christ to marry his then-pregnant girlfriend would be an acceptable amount? Remember this premise all happens before he says his first syllable on air on his first-ever show.

You’re saying ‘stay in your silo and live outside the world to retain your peace.’ I get that.

But aren’t we called to be “in the world, yet not of it?”

Are we not to become leaven in the culture, instead of remaining unused yeast in a drawer?

Turning the other cheek doesn’t mean the same thing as climbing into a coffin.

Jesus wrote on the ground before he spoke to the woman caught in adultery. What happened after he wrote on the ground?

When Fox does the right thing in first canning Beck for his anti-Catholic attacks (social justice) and all his other plainly stupid antics, Fr. Cutie won’t feel the pressure, no matter how many dollars Fox feels is might lose from a pre-emptive Catholic boycott. Let’s face it, the days when Catholics could move as a solid bloc are over. We’re too split and for a wide range of reasons, ranging from taste, loyalty to a certain network’s list of shows, you name ‘em. Ironically enough, the two people who stand the most to feel any immediate effects from any slip up by Fr. Cutie (i.e. flaming liberal statements on topics dealing with sexual morality and doctrinal teachings) will be his immediate bishop and Presiding Bishop Katherine J. Schori. Regardless of what Catholics feel towards her episcopacy, we have to respect her position and the fact that she can be our best ally in keeping this guy on the proverbial “short leash.” She’s lost a lot of parishes and getting a man like Fr. Cutie can, within the liberal-thinking people of both Catholic and Episcopal churches in the the US, so long as he’s not a loose-cannon, become a “positive” force for the Episcopal Church. Of course, loyalist Catholics won’t view him and this show as “positive,” but we have to accept this likely aspect and ramifications of his show. We might actually lose members to the Episcopal Church. BUT, it’s still a huge gamble for the Episcopalians because if he bombs, he’ll bomb nationally and that’s the last thing they need from their perspective. We’ve taken more losses from the megachurch and easy-does-it evangelical style of Christian faith associated with it than anything the Episcopalians have presented us with. Look at this show from a more positive angle; perhaps we might just be able to welcome back more lapsed Catholics who’ll watch the Episcopal liturgies, and contrast them to the non-liturgical views Fr. Cutie or anybody else on his show share and begin to say to themselves, “Well, I can’t go along with this man’s views, but boy do I sure miss a real service, The Mass.” Fr. Cutie’s made his mistakes, but at least his pale in comparison to any acts of sexual abuse committed by other priests. THis isn’t a matter of moral relativism on my part to say this, but rather an objective comparison to use in order for us to put into action what Jesus and his father expect when we say The Our Father. Both Frs. Cutie and Euteneur deserve our prayers, and understanding. Even those in Fox whom I ripped into thus far deserve as much. If the traditionalist wing of the Church cannot bring itself to do this much, perhaps I, too, am in the wrong Church.

Steven, I have to point something out. FOX isn’t the issue; nor Fr. Cutie’s show on FOX, rather, revenue to FOX advertisers is the one and only operative issue about this show airing or not airing.

If enough Catholics act to reduce revenue of FOX advertisers, they will stop writing checks to FOX. FOX will say why? Advertisers will say certain response to “Fr. Cutie Show” scares our banker. FOX will say if we stop that show, will you go back to writing us checks again?

If push comes to shove, that’s the way it will be. Push will never come to shove or even to a gentle breeze if all we Catholics firmly decide to sit on our hands and tune in, or “just change the channel” and tune out as we usually do.

Like I said, that’s what Fr Cutie (or at least his talent agency) is counting on. If FOX has devised a way to profit from how Catholics ignore how our Church, religion, faith, devotions, sacramentals, sacraments, symbols and everything else are used for a spittoon on national television, you’re going to take action or you’re not. It’s a personal choice enabled by God-given free will.

Anti-Catholicism is anti-American. You either agree with that statement or you don’t.

If the response of all Catholics remains that of the frog in the warming pot of water, nothing will (ever) change, except for anti-Catholicism to become more and more blatant, as advertisers discover it’s profitable to sponsor, and as program providers give them more and more options to sponsor those who scorn the Church’s teaching.

Don’t believe me? Count the number of shows starring a laicized priest planned for this year, and then count them again next year.

“no matter how many dollars Fox feels is might lose from a pre-emptive Catholic boycott. “

So you’re saying if a number of handwritten letters and photocopied receipts to FOX advertisers starts and then keeps increasing, that FOX advertisers will simply take any loss instead of trying to stop the loss from occurring? I can’t imagine any business that welcomes growing losses that have no expected ending point. Managements won’t stand for it because Boards of directors won’t stand for it.

“Let’s face it, the days when Catholics could move as a solid bloc …etc… , you name ‘em. “

It doesn’t take ALL Catholics to make a boycott work, it takes just enough to scare FOX’s advertisers - see Current Economic Conditions. But if you’ve already decided that this war is already fought and won, whose side are you on?

“Ironically enough, the two people … (irrelevant) … cannot bring itself to do this much, perhaps I, too, am in the wrong”

I think most people have an absolute lack of understanding of the nature of what makes the world of commercial broadcasting go around. Commercial broadcasters would pray for a population who totally ignores the business side of what they do, and completely buy in that programming is the only “real issue.” Programming is bait. And it’s precisely as expendable as bait, and that’s my point.

But if the bait is poisonous…

I can’t help but notice that on the blog of The National Catholic Register, there are people pushing back against the idea of so much as trying to stop this show.

It’s not rocket science. What makes TV “commercial” .. is the commercials. The TV shows are there to keep you on the same channel until the next cluster of commercials airs. There isn’t anything else TV can make income from. I’m not making this up and it’s not just “my opinion.” They rent out their commercial slots, same as a magazine or newspaper or billboard. No commercials, no broadcaster. I’m not talking about non-commercial broadcasters, but commercial broadcasters.

I think the resistance to accepting this idea comes from our distaste with the idea of being something like cattle, except choosing to have ourselves herded in front of feeding stations for hours every night, but there you have it. We want to ennoble what we watch as somehow justified, I think.

It has absolutely nothing to do with breaking brave new ground, opinion polls or hard hitting issues. It has everything to do with FOX’s ability to frequently revise their advertising rate card upward, based on Nielsen ratings, and zero percent to with content. FOX couldn’t care less what Fr. Cutie says or does on the air as long as it doesn’t incur any cost to them.

If that sounds brutal, it’s because commercial broadcasting IS brutal. I’m saying that one-dimensional brutal profit-only nature is a fulcrum where Catholics who don’t want to see this program on the air can apply a lever, and that it does work precisely because the true nature of it is so one-dimensional and brutal.

If you are one of those Catholics who just shrugs off the meaning of this show’s existence and every one like it that will follow if it makes money for FOX from their advertisers, then you’re not going to lift a finger to stop it, even though you can. You have the free will to do that.

Jesus told us he came not to unite but to divide, that we are with or against him and that if they hated him, they will hate us.

It’s not that you pays your money and you makes your choice. It’s that FOX takes their advertisers’ money as long as people keep watching the Fr Cutie show, and if he stops making the show, they find some other show to peddle to their advertisers.

We can help the process along with our little envelopes and stamps. Or not.

Mr. Fraser, your enthusiastic defense of Catholicism is admirable. But the way you go about it is anything but given the tone of your reply to my remarks. If you want to shine a light in darkness, you don’t need a flamethrower. And if you want to get more people to agree with you, throwing down gauntlets such as “Anti-Catholicism is anti-American. You either agree with that statement or you don’t,” you’ll need more than somebody saying “good luck.”

Quite frankly, I found that challenge thoroughly offensive. It also betrays a considerable lack of historical knowledge on your part, especially insofar the distance Catholics have come just to be considered and treated as equals in this country.

If anything, anti-catholicism is one of the MOST AMERICAN OF AMERICANISMS we’ve had to contend with throughout the history of this nation, going back to Jefferson’s loud complaint about the Quebec Act in the Declaration of Independence, the fact that JFK felt compelled to toss his own Church under the bus to gain the acceptance of a very skeptical and predominantly Protestant electorate in 1960 and the vituperative baloney we’ve received at the hands of so many of the worst advocates of legalized abortion. Notice how carefully I described the proponents of abortion. Did I toss out a blanket condemnation? No. And rightfully so.

Anti-American is so much a part of the American national psyche that I doubt it can ever be removed because this nation was founded by Protestants and for Protestants (at the time) and because of the combined hiearchical structure of the Church and the fact that the Pope is a head of state ... and the fact that a lot of Protestants still remain suspicious not only of our Church’s diplomatic governmental affairs, but of our very Christianity as well ... we’re never going to be fully accepted.

BUT ... there are shades of anti-Catholicism as mild as that of a Protestant merely wanting to stay Protestant as against becoming Catholic for one theological reason or another, or our quirky marriage/divorce/annulment laws that seem very confusing, even to Catholics ... and yes, there are those dyed in the wool “Rome is bad from top to bottom” anti-Catholics and they’re not even Protestants.

There are also Jews who don’t want to convert, as well as Muslims, Hindus, etal and because these people have enough doubts about our faith and refuse to join, does that make them both anti-Catholic and anti-American in the most perjorative way?

I never thought the day would come when I returned to the Church that I’d reconsider my move and join the Episcopalians. However, if the tone of EWTN, this paper and other like-minded Catholic organizations continues to set the tone of the Church and represent such a harsh and unyielding ... downright bigoted attitude of its own ... I know just where to go, no thanks to this nonsense. Read my previous post. It’s bad enough putting up with the Becks of the world outside our Church, but to endure them from within.

You are wasting your time with boycotts regarding Fr. Cutie when it comes to Fox. Any other network, I’d say you have a chance; but not with the likes of this network. Remember who they hire and have NOT fired.

I would have to observe that a flamethrower actually puts out a lot more light than something smaller. It sure got your attention.

I’m very sorry you found my “challenge” as you put it, that Anti-Catholicism is either good for, or bad for America, to be offensive. As you pointed out, history is full of those who thought it is. You took pains to demonstrate -at my expense- that they are all wrong.

I didn’t think I’d included anything personal in it, but maybe I missed some possible nuance of meaning, and for that I apologize too. I meant no offense to you. I meant LOTS of offense to anti-Catholicism wherever and whenever it may be found. I—think—we both sing from the same sheet.  So I’m at a loss about why you decided to key on my vast ignorance by beating me over the head with citations. I guess I should have taken a few more paragraphs to list those. Thanks for the history lesson, though, I appreciate it.

I thought I was talking about the unused, and evidently unwanted, power of Catholics to defend Holy Mother Church, the Bride of Christ, against attacks funded by FOX’s profitability through peaceful, democratic, economic means.

I really don’t care about FOX. I don’t even watch it. FOX is beside the point for the same reason that who a fisherman buys worms from is beside the point. If enough Catholics decide they are going to act in the most effective way to stop the spectre of a laicized priest, who has published a book and is now campaigning publicly against the sanctity and honour of the Church, from having a daily TV show, they will accomplish that most easily by reducing FOX’s (or any other broadcaster’s) advertiser roster through a simple, revenue-reducing boycott.

Catholics who don’t sense any offence in anti-Catholicism, or who have acquired some complex resembling Stockholm Syndrome about anti-Catholicism will do exactly nothing to stop it. They’ll even speak up to stop others.

“In what I have done, and in what I have failed to do” we pray at Mass.

The only reason to allow this (or any other program offering anti-Catholicism) to air, is by passively acceding to it.  If you find that “challenge” to be offensive, I’m sorry you do, but I don’t think it’s actually me you’re offended by.

Give it a rest. People are beaten to death in the streets of Cairo, freezing to death in Chicago and other parts of our north, and I simply refuse to keep this argument going. I stand by my contention that however unpleasant the fact is, it’s no mystery that anti-Catholicism is as American as apple pie. This nation was founded by people who wanted no part of Catholicism or any Protestant church that had any vestiges of Catholicism within it. The Catholic Church will always be a pilgrim church in this country. We don’t have to like it by any means; but we do have to accept this ugly fact of life and do what we can to demonstrate that we’re not a threat to democracy and the so-called “American way of life.” One such way is to avoid all kinds of public sanctimony when describing our faith in such a manner as to come across as deliberately provocative to non-Catholics, regardless of their religious beliefs. Now if you think I’m endangering my “catholic status,” so be it. It’s been a long day and I’ve had enough of this kind of holier than thou kind of commentary. But what the heck, this is the National Catholic Register, and one of THE most sanctimonious publications for Catholic readers.

Admittedly, I’m not taking a rest with this post. However, I’d like to some qualifying comments to my previous post. I’m not going anywhere, spiritually speaking. I’ll always be Catholic no matter how, what and where I bend my knees. What I find tiresome is the over-the-top pious phraseology used. Yes, the Church was founded once only by Jesus Christ alone and we need leave it at that. Triumphalism has never helped the Church. It more often than not turns people away. While I’m not for the oversimplification of the faith (and its dumbing down) which followed in the wake of Vatican II—let’s face it, Jesus didn’t walk the earth during the Baroque era, either. Nor, to the best of my knowledge (while typing this admittedly on the fly) did Jesus call for commercial boycotts. The only time he took any physical action was during the moment he overturned the tables on the Temple grounds. Trashing Rupert Murdoch’s network(s) is hardly the same thing. Aren’t there bigger fish to fry? And have you ever stopped to think that you might wind up turning Fr. Cutie into a victim of a “special interest group”? That’s exactly how you’ll be portrayed. Remember, if this network cannot bring itself to fire Beck, Hannity and O’Reilly, Fr. Cutie’s not going to get axed so long as he doesn’t offend anybody in a big way, notwithstanding how we feel about one or another particular theological point or issue. Indeed, Mr. Murdoch won’t take the time of day to view this situation on theological grounds, either. Otherwise he would’ve fired Beck, Hannity and O’Reilly, particularly the first two.

DO I SEE ANYBODY WILLING TO SEE A CONSERVATIVE GET THE AXE FIRST, or are liberals, Catholic or Episcopalian, or whatever ... considered more worthy of meriting first consideration for the media-world gallows?

I don’t watch Fox much, but I would rather listen to Hannity and O’Reilly then some of the anti-Catholic liberals on other broadcasting stations.
And it depends also on where you live as far as anti-Catholic feeling goes.  I grew up in a middle class neighborhood of almost all Catholics, and the center of our life was the Church within walking distance on the corner.
I’m all for hitting it to the sponsors though if this program is aired.  I believe some of the sponsors pulled off from Beck’s program for something he said last year, so it can be effective.  I’m thinking of writing sponsors of “House” also, as it is really crossing the line on religion.
CBS has another one on, called Harry’s Law.  I watched it yesterday and a priest was going to break the seal of Confession even though he knew he would be excommunicated to save an innocent man.

So you see, Fox isn’t the only one.  Also the Comedy Channel, not owned by Fox, has its own “comic newsman on” who regularly assaults the Church, and he’s supposedly Catholic.

The View on ABC did its own little contribution to defending this priests and two are ex-Catholics.

Best thing to do I think is write the advertisers.  They’re not going after Jihadists Muslims or any other groups because they know they wouldn’t get away with it.

Only in this world could someone suffer such a scandalous fall only to be lifted up and exalted for it!  Still, when I think of Fr. Cutie, I feel only deep pity and compassion.  I can’t help but believe that when he stands at last before Christ his Lord, when he shown by Him what treasures and glory he threw away for earthly trifles, that his soul will be crushed by sorrow.  I feel sorry for his new wife too.  She has stolen a married man.  He did not belong to her but to God, and it is almost certain that one day he will look at her and realize that she was not worth his soul.  No person is.  How sad for them both.

Can’t we ALL just rally around the Creeds, “We believe in One God, The Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth and in His Son…” I truly believe in “relational evangelism”, be a friend, make a friend. If we continue to bicker about who is right or who is wrong, who are Christian’s (Catholics, Protestants, Mormons, Messianic Jews..) or whose show should be on a television network, (there are lots of Chrisitan networks to choose from and obtain the “Good-News” including EWTN, TBN, GOD TV..) I am concerned that the scriptuer “So let YOUR light shine before men so they will see your good works and glorify our Father in heaven) will be null and void. Even Jesus said, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteous sake for theirs in the Kingdom of God.” We all have our “crosses” to bear, just watch out that you don’t offend even the little ones for such is the Kingdom of God. Gods heart is for: Catholics to love Protestants, Protestants to love Jews, Jews to love Muslims, Muslims love…and full cirle, well you get the idea. Mr. Fraser, Mr. Akin, Steven and all who have written on this Blog, God loves you, he has forgiven you and he will never forsake you, and that includes me too. Blessings.

Well - I just finished the book. How many here have actually read it - Jimmy Akin included?

It’s a very interesting read. It’s badly written & his theology is sad but his depiction of the politics is honest and true. 

It’s a story in which a young priest is ordained and then essentially abandoned - which is the case in most dioceses today.  Given too much responsibility far too early with no consistent support network.  Put in to replace pastors of huge churches who have been disappeared because of abuse allegations after being ordained only about 5 years or so - and never have anyone from the diocese check in to see how things were going.

Cutie was drifting - by his own account - for a couple of years before he left.  The year before this all exploded he didn’t even attend the RC Chrism Mass and went to the Episcopal Chrism Mass instead - and not one of his fellow RC priests called him up to see what was what.

His portrait of Favolora is devastating but no surprise to anyone familiar with the man.

He hones into the double standard hard - the system which allows gay priests and abusing priests to stay in the system supported for years but cut him off cold within weeks even before he had indicated he was leaving the Church. 

He eviscerates the Cuban bishops for issuing statements calling for prayer for Castro’s health but never a single statement in support of the freedom and spiritual health of the oppressed in Cuba.

He writes about Mother Angelica and how much she was/is hated by the American episcopacy.

Look - I don’t buy his schtick in general. He has far too much self-regard and he absolutely should have backed out of public ministry the minute he started internally diseenting from Church teaching.

But you know what? He was a priest in a culture in which the vast majority of priests dissent from Church teaching and even live double lives in some sense…so if they could stay why not him?

It’s an important question - and no one is challenging bishops with it.

If you guys want to know how the hierarchy really works in some places and the pressure on and lack of support that’s there for priests - you might want to take a look at Cutie’s book.

But from the library.

Priests like Fr. Groeshel (who is writing a book about the hierarchy but will be published after his death) and Father Corapi are well aware of it.  In fact, we are well aware of the scorn that EWTN has for local priests and Bishops, so I’m not surprised.  Father Corapi has said more than once, that if the hierarchy of the Church doesn’t clean up their act, God will.  It is disgraceful that this particular Bishop hasn’t been removed and some others also.  I think the Pope is trying to replace some of them, but I bet too he may not be getting all the info about some of them from the Vatican or he already would have taken steps.

And not surprised either to hear about the Cuban Bishops.  It’s no secret that there are a lot of Bishops and priests, not only in Florida are living less than holy lives.  It was even going on in St. Francis’s time and St. John Vianney.

I pray that after Mother Angelica’s death that she too will be proclaimed a saint.  But I don’t buy Fr.Cutie’s excuses for the things he did because this is a sinful world.  How more pleasing to God if he had renounced these things and tried to live a holy life in spite of what went around him.  He may have even asked for a transfer to a different diocese.

So, all we can do is pray for him.  St. Augstine’s life was much like his until he converted, and this is what Fr. Cutie needs, conversion and repentance.

I could be wrong, but to the best of my knowledge, Fr. Cutie’s departure from the norms and eventually out of the Church occured during Abp. John Favarola’s watch. They’re both gone and it’s time to let it rest unless a lot of you don’t have anything better to do than chew on old bones.

Quit being a hater, Jimmy. After all, what’s the first thing you guardians of orthodoxy tell Catholics who take issue with Church teachings?  That’s right—“Well, if you don’t like it, why don’t you go to a Church that suits you better, like f’rinstance (snicker, snicker) the EPISCOPAL Church?  Haw, haw, haw!”

Well, Cutie actually did it.  He took your advice, made the move.  You don’t have to like him, but the least you could do is admit he’s outside your jurisdiction.  He’s not a dissenting Catholic anymore; he’s a very mainstream Episcopalian.

Jimmy’s not a hater, he’s a columnist and entitled to his own opinion.  You however by putting down Orthodox Catholics in your own comments get very close to a hateful opinion.

The point isn’t that he is an Episcopalian priest.  The point is he might be still masquerading as a Catholic priest with dissenting Church teachings on this show.

If he identifies himself as an Episcopalian priest, and that these are his views, I’m fine with it.

You can’t be a lukewarm Catholic.  Jesus himself said this, and that he would “vomit” these people out.

I wouldn’t exactly call Jimmy a hater; but he does have a strong streak of Limbaughitis. Ever hear what happens to people who disagree with Rush on his show, or Beck for that matter? How ‘bout O’Reilly and Hannity? I think what has Akin and a lot of other conservative Christians up in arms and squiggling their fannies is the prospect that Fr. Cutie won’t be trashing the Catholic church or carrying on as if he’s still a Catholic—but even more frightening of all…the prospect that he’ll give Episcopalianism a very positive light by coming across as anything but mean-spirited and eager to get revenge. Reasonableness always scares ideologues more than any piercing jibe. Having been a columnist myself, I know how important it is to follow such wise advice like this given by the late Hubert Humphrey: “The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.” We all love to assert our right and positions to make sure we’re heard; too bad we believe the public HAS to take us as seriously as we take ourselves and wish others would. I don’t sense this coming from Fr. Cutie. Sure, he has to establish some degree of literary and experiential authority, not to mention his clerical authority as an Episcopal priest. But can we let it go at that and with the man and his family God’s love, blessings and protection? After all, he’s confessed, admitted sin of breaking his vows and causing scandal, etc. He’s been forgiven by a Catholic priest and that’s the final line for us lay men and women to take it to. We’re not in any position of authority to do anything more.

Geeesh, when the heck are we Catholics going to stop behaving like the Pharisees we want to find in other religious bodies other than our own?If we can’t let up on Fr. CUtie, we’re just going to wind up joining our pundit-led circular firing squads or doing wonders for Protestant recruiting drives.

What’s given anyone the impression that Cutie is going to represent himself as a Catholic priest on his show?

????

The last part of his book (the weakest by far) is several chapters of taking on the teachings & practices of the Catholic Church - in a way that’s amateurish and reminscent of middling blog combox arguments. But still - he’s very direct.

I am still looking forward to the Register’s story and Jimmy’s 3-part blog series on on Tom Euteneurer. Which in my opinion is far more intriguing than Cutie’s.

Excellent reply, Jim.

I read his book this weekend when I was at Barnes and Noble. While I don’t appreciate his deceptive ways or his desparate need for publicity, I can sympathize with his struggles and hope he finds his way down an honest path, as well happiness so he can become a faithful husband and father.

Steven, I watch Fox sometimes and do disagree with O’Reilly and Hannity, but sometimes they bring out things the other media doesn’t, for example an expose on Planned Parenthoods rules that ignored minors being treated and their partners (older men) not being reported.  It would have been nice to have stopped the abortions but dream on.

I like watching EWTN, and maybe thats even too slanted for you Steven as it is orthodox Catholicism.  Do you ever hear Father Corapi?  He tells more truth about the Church I think than any other priest, and even he has admitted that there are some not so good Bishops and priests out there, and I would include Father Cutie in it.

And, I have no interest in reading his book either.  His opinions are not worth the money of even an EBook becausse there are a lot of so-called priests that think the same way, but do remain “Catholic”.

Rosemarie, if you’re referring to the recent “undercover” jobs pulled off by this guy O’Keefe and his pal Lila Rose, who’s practically a willing pawn in the Koch Brothers growing shawdowy network of right-wing organizations, beginning with the Tea Party, Swiftboaters, and of course, the party of UNION BUSTING,the Guardians of Plutocracy, GOP,et al, some of which are the more politically active prolife kind…I’d be extremely leery of that person and ANY thing to do with Koch and rightist pals; some of whom are the biggest cheerleaders for union busters. In case you didn’t know, union busting is a MORTAL SIN. (http://www.catholicscholarsforworkerjustice.org/ )So why should any Catholic, especially one part of the prolife movement get involved with that bunch? Want to save lives, pray, pray and pray harder and we should all be putting out energies into more truly non-partisan and roll-up-your sleeves organizations than get into the political scene where the politicians get to use us over and over. And as long as conservative Catholics and other prolifers and social conservatives keep putting their trust in rightist organizations without bothering to take the time to see who’s pulling the puppet strings, we’ll get ours yanked all the time: INSOFAR AS THE GROWING KOCH EMPIRE IS CONCERNED, IT HATES ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS IT FROM FATTENING ITS WALLETS AND BANK ACCOUNTS, ANY ANGST AND DISGUST OVER THE SHEDDING OF INNOCENT BLOOD BE DAMNED.

I honestly believe that many of our problems concerning our national deficits/debts and how it’s going to affect the social safetynet over the long haul is directly attributable to the deaths of 50M would-be fellow citizens. And while that might wake up some liberals to say, hmmm, maybe we should stop and rethink this because in 30 years there won’t be a safety net of SS/Medicare/Medicaid(not now as the regular rightist lie is repeated nowadays)as soon as the Koch Brothers and their stooges in their growing empire get wind of liberals changing their tune on abortion to save the safetynet, SAY GOODBYE TO ALL RIGHT WING FUNDING FOR THE ANTI-ABORTION CAUSE AND SAY GOODBYE TO FOX’S COVERAGE OF IT, NOT TO MENTION ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EWTN (WHICH I DO WATCH FAIRLY REGULARLY, BTW)... BECAUSE THE HARD RIGHT AND UBERWEALTHY WING HATES SOCIAL SECURITY MORE THAN IT’S DEDICATED TO SAVING UNBORN HUMAN BEINGS.

What would lead you to think my orthodoxy isn’t quite up to EWTN’s standards?

I am not sure why I continue to monitor this blog but I am intrigued to hear the thoughts of others. I must admit, I have not finished Fr. Cutie book because as was said previously, he writes a lot of his own beliefs of what is currently happening within the Catholic Church, mostly among the clergy. He did bring out one point that I didn’t know about, that about 100 plus pope’s were married and that it wasn’t until the 12th,13th century, that priest were stopped from getting married and called to celibacy. Why does the Eastern Catholic Church, who submit to Rome, allow their priest to be married? By the way, I am a firm believer, that once we enter the Holy Gates, there will not be section for Catholics, one for Baptists, one for Pentacostals, one for ...well you get the idea. Many will be surprised! Romans 10:9&10; states that whoever confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord and that God raised him from the dead, will be saved. He died on the cross for all of our sins, not just for a few. Maybe if all of us would spend more time on our knees praying and asking Him for forgiveness and grace, we would spend less time judging others.

Amen, Darrell!  Pssst,you just let out a non-secret “family secret” a lot of die-hard Catholic conservatives would prefer ignoring. They’ll make an exception for St. Peter. Perhaps only because he was kind of ornery. But you’ll have a real bear of a time trying to convince some of them that Heaven won’t be ghetto-ized between them and liberals, Fox “News” despisers and even, gasp, some people who belong to parties that happen to be officially pro-choice, but also stand firm against making any cuts in the social safety net, against union-busting (yes, it’s a mortal sin, a biggie) and want to see a more peaceful society without all the more-Catholic-than-you Pharisees that are beginning to dominate some of the more conservative media outlets, especially within the Church in the U.S. I’m an independent, more Democratic-Socialist and pro-life across the board.

But getting back to Fr. Cutie, when this thread of commentary began, I had my doubts about the way he handled it. I never would’ve come out with the article he published in the Huffington Post ... not yet anyway. It was gutsy, albeit untimely for him to attack the homosexual cliques so soon in his HP article of all places and equally impressive that HP ran it. What’s done is done. It’s time to move on; but don’t be surprised to find ourselves carrying an extra ten pounds of manure on the right sides of our backs.

Why is this man being called “Father” when he is no longer a priest?  We should inundate Fox with e-mails protesting this absurdity and we should pray for Mr. Cutie..

Steven -Where did you ever get your information that union-busting is a mortal sin? If it is from Catholic Scholars for Worker Justice, they are hardly the authoritative voice of the Church. You cannot talk in generalities. The union, many years ago for formed to protect workers who needed protecting against unscrupulous employers. Today unions are gouging the life blood out of their employers. I know someone who was laid off from GM and continues to receive full salary with a requirement that she participate in a certain amount of community service hours every week. Her so called attendance was repeatedly signed off on even though the hours she claimed to work were not accurate.  This hardly seems ethical or fair.

Heaven?  You are right it won’t be broken down into ghettos but we will all have our place according to the extent that we cooperated with God’s grace and did His will. That is, providing we do get into heaven. I don’t think God is pleased with anyone who takes a pro choice position and unless they repent before they die, heaven could not possibly be a place they would want to be. You cannot have pro choice and pro life people in heaven!

The choices that we make today and until we take our last breath have everything to do with our final destination whether we are Catholic or not.

Florin, if Alberto Cutie hasn’t been defrocked or laicized by his new boss, Archbishop Wenski, he’s still a priest, albeit placed way back or deep on the permanently inactive list due to his marriage. BUT, say (God forbid) Mrs. Cutie should die long before he does, and he hasn’t been tossed out of the priesthood, he could still be put back “into service.” Unlikely and if you feel this strongly about it, you’d accomplish more by sending a letter (on paper) to Abp. Wenski in Miami. (Emails are dime a zillion and “paper” gets more results, at least according to Congressional/Senatorial aides.

Mary, if I’m quoting from Catholic Scholars for Social Justice, I’m not resting on “generalities,” http://www.catholicscholarsforworkerjustice.org/UNION_BUSTING_IS_A_MORTAL_SIN-no_signatures.pdf

If you read the page I linked, you’ll notice that its authors rely a lot on the Catechism as well as Scripture.

Who am I, you, or anybody else to judge where pro-choice/pro-life people go after they die. I pray that we all do. Yes, you read that right. So long as a Catholic pro-choice advocate makes a valid confession and his/her sins (all of ‘em) are forgiven by a priest, who are we to say, “uh oh, hey father, take a look at so and so’s voting record or letters to the editor.” Father will say after that person’s been forgiven and finally come to rest, “too late,” and rightfully so.

Don’t you think it’s high time to end the circular firing squad stuff?

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I really wish all the modern day American Pharisees would quit throwing stones at Fr. Cutie and his family.  I do wish that he had been able to handle his situation more openly and had resigned, changed churches, and married in that order.  However, we are all sinners.  That is what people say when they want forgiveness for their lack of responsibility. Isn’t an Episcopal annulment worth as much as a Roman one?  One of my friends broke up a Protestant marriage, and then she had him convert to Catholicism before marrying him in the church.  His former wife cried when being divorced.  I thought it was slimy, but I do not sit on tribunals, and I do not know all the ins and outs of this matrimony thing. In any case, I wish them repentance and I wish them well.  By living according to Gospel values, Fr. and Mrs. Cutie may become a blessing to all to whom they minister. (I do believe that the Episcopal Church calls its clerics “Father.”)

I think the worst part about this whole thing is that he will not be PORTRAYED or remembered as being an “Episcopal Priest”.  He will ALWAYS be known as an “X-CATHOLIC” Priest.  I think that is where the damage will be done when he hits the airwaves.

I thought your reporting was more sensitive to people’s feelings! What I read above made me sick of my stomach. You should have highlighted how Fr. Cutie loved God and for many years served Catholics. What he did, fall in love, is natural. He did make a promise to be celibate, but it was a promise he couldn’t keep. Worst things have happened in our Church!I believe God had a hand in all of this. Hopefully it will put minds to work and effect some change, especially in issues of sexuality. Of all media, I thought you would have offered him love, mercy and dignity. I am sure there are many priests out there who are not celibate, and good for them! Celibacy needs to be reexamined, to make it optional.  I was totally surprised to read your comments as I have always found your reporting to be humane and compassionate. What happened to you?

@Esther - It is not “natural” to fall in love if you have taken a vow of celibacy. Celibacy does not need to be reexamined - what is needed is a commitment to ones vocation and not a public display of disobedience.

Love the Church Lady quote: “Isn’t that special?”  I think that says it all for me.  The whole thing is disheartening. I will encourage others to contact FOX as well.

Well said Mary M… on the celibacy issue.

I have nothing to hear from Cutie. Where are our morals?. It is disgusting that Fox is putting him as a role model. May God forgive him.

Sad for him,sad for us. Jesus promised us false prophets
Thus, do not stray from the via,veritas,vita (way, truth, life)Jesus Christ.
Tomorrow is Pentecost. Fr. A. Cutie has left, we will gain 60 in his place in the midst of secular England—finally the blood of the English Martyrs has begun to bring forth good fruit.
Hurrah for St. Edmund Campion and so many others who died for our beloved and treasured Faith!!!

Amazing what you can find when you tap into an “old” commentary thread. I just noticed this from Mary, and I’m surprised it slipped by me earlier: “You cannot have pro choice and pro life people in heaven!” Just what I needed to read a few weeks after the 25th anniversary of my mother’s passing.
  Verity, while I had some difficulty understanding what you were getting at concerning Episcopalian vs. Catholic annulments, (mostly because I’m not aware that they had any and that could just be a reflection on my relative ignorance on this topic), I applaud your desire to strike out for a more charitable view about Fr. Cutie. Likewise, kudos go to Esther for your views as well.
  Father Berschied, I can almost count on my fingers the number of times in my entire 60 years, that I felt compelled to take a cleric, much less a Catholic priest, to task for his very uncharitable and triumphalistic treatment of anybody in the media. Your smugly and overly pious trashing of Fr. Cutie merits such an exception on my part. I don’t for a moment, buy your “sad for us” quip when the rest of your post completely betrays the fact that you certainly take some glee but just can’t bring yourself to say what’s really on your mind and heart: Do the words “Good riddance, buddy” or something like it come to mind?
  Sorry I had to write this, Father. But your comments and some others I’ve seen in this paper’s commentary section about theological liberals, political liberals, economic liberals or anybody who doesn’t click his heels and toe the line according to what our home-grown Yankee-Doodle ultramontanes deem fit to measure who is or isn’t a true-blue Catholic, is simply sickening and an affont to the very spirit of the Sermon On the Mount and Matthew 25 for starters.
  Sad to put it like this, but it sure looks like the same “more Catholic than the Pope” crowd that couldn’t wait to hound John Henry Newman back to the Anglicans is doing a fine job of making it much harder than ever need be for people who are trying to encourage people to either return to the Church or come into it. I left for a while and I came back. Admittedly when I came back, I was full of too much enthusiasm and it showed in some very uncharitable ways I’m deeply embarrassed and sorry for. It’s not a matter of my over-atoning for some past mistakes that I’m sharing my remarks to you and the general Register/and world-wide-web readership. I’m doing so in hopes that you, too and others, falling into the same pride-driven pattern won’t repeat the same mistakes of those who made life hell for Newman and myself when I came back in several years back.
  Remember: all of us, myself, yourself, Fr. Cutie and everbody participating in these commentary threads are God’s children; not whiplashed subjects of some ideological dictator.
  If want to see more Catholics becoming Episcopalians and/or joining other Protestant denominations or non-denominational local “Bible Churches,” keep up what you’re doing. Either you’re off to a helluva good start or you’ve got a helluva great track record established already.
  By the way, I went to college in Fr. Cutie’s backyard, St. Thomas University/Biscayne College, Class of ‘74.

@ Steven - “I just noticed this from Mary, and I’m surprised it slipped by me earlier: “You cannot have pro choice and pro life people in heaven!” Just what I needed to read a few weeks after the 25th anniversary of my mother’s passing.” You took my statement totally out of context. What I am saying is that is there no place for any disagreements in heaven. Heaven is a place of love and not a place for bickering pro life/ pro choice issues or any other issues for that matter. I would never presume the eternal destiny of anyone or make a judgment on anyone’s worthiness to be in heaven. That is left up to God alone.

Mary, thank you for your explanation. I appreciate very much what you said in your post. My sincerest apologies if I also upset you in any way as well. God Bless, S.

Dear Steven,
The problem with emails is that they cannot display the heart and the face and the sorrow.
I am sad that Fr. Cutie is gone, it is injurious to the Faith.  I rejoice that more Anglicans are returning and I do truly believe that this is the result of much prayer fostered by the great martyrdoms.  I do not consider myself more Catholic than the Pope and in fact am known in my little community as frequently stating that we should not try to do that, but rather follow the Vicar of Christ as our primary human example as we all seek to unite ourselves more to Christ Himself.  Hope this helps you to understand.
Fr. Paul

Fr. Paul, kudos for your very kind reply and my apologies for my rather harsh treatment of you. I was upset, but I could’ve expressed my feelings in a better way, too. You’re spot on when you how words expressed in emails cannot show what’s really in our hearts ... unless we go too far in the wrong direction, emotionally. Alas, that’s a human failing I have to work on perhaps more than you.
  God Bless and many more pleasant emails and topics to email to come.
Steven

Peace to you Steven and God’s blessings!

It is kinda humorist, that Fr. Cutie left the Catholic Church to satisfy his own selfish lust, to enter the Episcopal Church, which was founded upon the selfish lust of King Henry Viii. They deserve him.
LT

The only thing I watch on Fox is The Simpsons. In doing so (I tape the episodes), I’ve seen the ad for this sleezy lookin guy with the largest possible clerical and being called, “Father Albert”. Even the words he uses to advertize his own show are total meaningless nonsence. But I suppose that if people were glued to Oprah, they’ll also watch this creep. What bothers me is the fact that he is, right off the bat, justifying his position in a way that makes his former vows and the Catholic Church appear unreasonable and not relevent today.But what is the best way to get him off the air? Who are the sponsors? I’m open to any suggestions.

This is a Catholic blog? 

On Celibacy:  http://www.benedictinemonks.info/page10.html

Didn’t this guy ALREADY have a hit TV show back in the 1970s?  ....no, wait——That wasn’t ‘Father Albert’ ....it was ‘Fat Albert.’

Hey… Why did this thing list my name as “Parfait”? Does it know something I don’t know?  ...Padraig Michael Mann

“FR”.Alberto Cutie is not someone who “left the Roman Catholic Church over ideologies and to marry the woman he loved…” He left the Roman Catholic Church AFTER being caught frolicking around on a public beach…AS A PREIST…with a MARRIED WOMAN! He commited adultry. And in the eyes of God, it won’t matter if he is Catholic or Epicopllain. He really should have went to his Bishop and asked to be released from orders instead of causing scandal in the Church. He should have been honest with him self and his Bishop and his congregation…he owed them that much. He knew he was not only in love with a woman, but with a married woman. And now, he bashs the Catholic Church as a married Episcopallian priest? What he did was to to him self….his actions were his own and he bashs the Church? Go figure. This is not even an issue about Catholic priests and celibacey…this is about one man, who made a concious decision to be celibate upon ordination and broke HIS vows. He knew that being a priest, he would be asked to be celibate…and that is HIS choice. I only wish he would have went ot his Bishop to ask that he be released because he was involved in a reationship or was in love or what ever…I wish he didn’t have to hurt the Church and it’s memebers this way. Well….the Episcopallians can have him. And if you ask me…secular television is only going to use him to further advance their agendas and use Fr. Cutie and this opportunity to continue the very ANTI-CATHOLIC sentiments that are currently employed through out this country to this very day. Of course it would be great if the catholics were out of the way so there could be plenty of abortions for all, homosexual indoctrination of our little children in all our schools and and more ME than God! we sow what we reap and we reap what we sow…God help us all and I pray that his show does not last long or do anymore harm to our beloved Church. Just my thoughts….

Been a long time since I dropped into this commentary thread. Mary M, thank you and may God’s Blessings be with you as well.
  Lou, I don’t know how you do it, watching the Simpsons. You must have stronger stomach lining than I. I’m very grateful to my dear wife for cutting out the middle tier of our cable service so I’m not paying a red cent to keep Fox “News” alive one more day. At least my cable service won’t be hacked as often now that the likes of O’Reilly, Hannity, Doocey, et al won’t be coursing through my television’s wires.
  Now I’m listening to CSPAN’s House debate on from my other pain, oops, Freudian slip. LOL

Hey maybe you all could quit watching FOX NEWS NOW. 

Since when is FOX NEWS THE FIFTH TALKING HEAD GOSPEL? 

Please do tell me.

THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT YOU…. AND MOST of you who do watch that do even read the Bible but tout that you know everything. 

We need to call the Vatican and tell them that you all see it as the FIFTH GOSPEL AND RIGHT now you are gasping that it is being violated??? 

Get real and give us all here in Florida a break.  Also just quit watching it.  Not every single person on the other stations are bad.

You know why they put him on there…. to stir up trouble and you all believe everything and they know you all are so credible…

Make me laugh… We can take video of you all doing this.

@Jeanne - You make me laugh. This has nothing to do with the Fox News channel! It’s about Fox TV and on local networks.

But you watch this sort of thing… your cable or sat Tv folks have record of it…

Such a great witness .... how do you know they don’t film you while the TV is off and what you are watching… they have record of it.

You just loooooove Fox because they are sooooo anti Catholic… we have this on record now. Local or not… you refuse to believe anyone ANYONE IS WRONG ON FOX EVEN WHEN THE SAY STUFF THAT IS borderline against or even totally against the Gospel because it suits your immediate “I hope the magisterium is not looking because I said that I WAS UH IS SOOOO loyal to the magisterium.” 

Most of this loyalty is a crock and his alligator cousin combined. You vote for what ever they are watching you do.  We are still watching and my confessor/director told me to rock the boat for you people.  Fox is owned by Sun by Murdoch who tapped into alll cable people and hacked their phones on the US side as well.  They haven’t reported it yet because it is STILL ELECTION SEASON. 

IT IS SOOOOooo blessed to be gullble isn’t it??  Pass my bifocals I can see better….

@Jeanne - You are totally incoherent. I don’t know what you are talking about and I doubt that anyone else does.

@OMG.. you laugh because you are insecure and cannot argue.

One question to you simple people who refuse to quit kneeling before these Fox demigods.  You listen to them more than you do the priests and any confessor that would tell you Fox and Murdoch has pornography in their media. 

Why do you feel that the Fox channel is holier?  Let’s let you talk…

JUST WHY, HUH???  THE SUN OWNS THEM AND MURDOCH OWNS THE SUN. 

THAT IS COHERENT AND A FACT. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/

Go to page 3 online.. there’s my evidence. 

If you get rid of this .. .I feel like sending a certified mail letter to all the execs of EWTN as a verification that he owns a pornographic outlet.  Anyone’s signature will be a verification that they know and understand this is so.

Then someone with courage should publish it that you all signed it.

Put up your obedience or shut up.  Don’t tout obedience and listen to that crap with or without the Former Fr. Cutie. 

I challenge you all to look further and see Jesus and do what he really says.  Theology of the Body ...

Me knows many of you pay lip service to all this. You all sit on the couch to these Fox News people.

It is disgusting that you have these folks for your supporters when they are very two faced.  Look in the mirror also.  I hate how you support Fox News.

@Jeanne

I’m not insecure. First Of all I’d like to be able to understand what I’m arguing about and I certainly don’t argue with people who are unbalanced.

Alberto Cutie was the Judas amoungst the preist. He was not geniuely called by God to celibacy.  He cospired and was paid to carry out this mission.  I am quite sure he is living in agony now and might be saying to himself “had I know”.  whatever plans ”.Alberto Cutie have against the church he once took a life vow in, “not even death will ever be able to overcome it” (Matt. 16:13-20)the church instituted by Jesus Christ Himself.  This message is also to those who attack the church in one way or the other.

I’m sure the best for you for gift   for less

Episcopal ministers who change over to the catholic church, are allowed to be married and stay ministers/priests. They may not become Bishops. They are exempt from the celebasy requirement. This is like an end run around the churchs own policies. He could go from a catholic to an Episcopal back to a catholic priest. He cannot teach dogma on all things, since he got married, but maybe he will teach dogma on most things. Time will tell.

The Catholic church loved Fr.Cutie until he was kissing his current wife. At least he is a joyful man and not like the dictatorial lack of passion that is our current hieracrchy.  They think they know it all and really they are only talking heads about the gospel.  I don’t feel their good news as taught by Christ.  Give Curie a break.  The church today does nothing but criticize the nuns, the gays, obamacare, etc.  Get your own house in order.  This might be why vocations are dying all over US.  The laity are not selfish.  The church has lost it soul, creativity and passion for the Lord Jesus Christ.  Let’s have another Mass - the only solution for salvation.  It is a dead ritual.  Just look at the congregations.  Just watch the rosary on EWTN.  I love the rosary but certainly could take the razor blade out and cut my wrist when watching the sisters and Mother Angelica.