Fair enough question. But suppose this is just the beginning; i.e., "new Pope, new policy"? If the Vatican is lowering the boom on this stuff, every Diocese in the country can expect losses. Why would they single out New Jersey?
It looks to me like Benedict is taking this issue a lot more seriously than his predecessor.
My thoughts exactly.
Do you realize just how LONG it takes to defrock a priest? All of this was begun while JPII was still Pope, it has just taken until now to get to the end of the process.
A Fruedian slip? The first line in the article: "The Vatican has defrocked six priests from the Archdiocese of New York "