Who really cares what some renegade priest thinks?
Apparently, Pope Francis does.
Father James Martin appointed by Pope Francis to Vatican department for communications
And guess how Martin learned of his appointment:
"I learned of the news early this morning, when Josh McElwee of The National Catholic Reporter and Cindy Wooden of Catholic News Service contacted me via Twitter to congratulate me. And given the importance of social media in the church today, that's a good way to find out good news.”
Because he's doing so much damage by misleading so many people. He has over half a million followers on Facebook and almost 150,000 on Twitter and has a best-selling book.