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COMMENTARY: The interview with ‘America’ revealed the Holy Father channeling his inner John Paul on bishops and the Church’s Marian profile, but not with respect to the late pope’s diplomatic skills.
COMMENTARY: In the intervening years since the U.S. bishops published the charter, we have learned there’s still a long way to go.
In appointing him to a parish, Bishop William Callahan of La Crosse, Wisconsin, disclosed little about the priest’s alleged use of the Grindr ‘hook-up’ app, what treatment he might have received or what safeguards have been put into place.
The special assembly was set to begin Monday evening with Vespers, an opening address by Archbishop Fisher, a reception, dinner, and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
The discussion about Eucharistic coherence will garner the most media attention, but four other issues also warrant close consideration.
According to Archbisop José Gomez, Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill was not accused of misconduct with minors, but resigned immediately ‘to avoid becoming a distraction to the operations and ongoing work of the Conference.’
Experts in civil and canon law explain why Catholic clerics do not endorse political candidates, and why that issue touches on the religious liberty of the Church.
COMMENTARY: A question to ponder as the U.S. bishops conclude their retreat in advance of the February summit at the Vatican.
In a press release circulated by the U.S. bishops’ conference, the board, which is entirely composed of lay specialists from different fields, said that they have been raising concerns about episcopal complacency “for several years” and called for specific reforms.
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