Posted on 05/10/2013 5:44:53 AM PDT by cll
Then fire his ass
Problem solved?
I kind of agree with the Cardinals stand on Puerto Rican independence although I have a hard time understanding what that has to do with this controversy.
Interesting. A detatchment of Swiss Guards? How are they gonna dispatch this tick?
Perhaps he should consider resigning, regardless of whether he's guilty or innocent, to avoid becoming a stumbling block to others.
Amen Brother.
It’s time for the Pope to put on his Donald Trump disguise and say “You’re Fired”.
The Priests of Puerto Rico will have to make up their minds if they support a pedophile or the Pope.
That is a conundrum: How to politely fire a person who will not leave. Too bad the Catholic church does not have enforcers any longer.
The problem with the article is that it is very short on facts. The letter, which is referenced, doesn’t appear in the link.
Secondly, we don’t know what Cardinal Ouillet actually said in his meeting.
If the Archbishop is defying a specific order, then, what typically happens, is he would be called to Rome. From there, he would take a “Time Out” in an Italian monastery.
Should he not straighten himself out, then excommunication hearings could begin. See Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo.
Amen to the Pope for dealing with child molestor issue.
Keep it coming.
“Too bad the Catholic church does not have enforcers any longer.”
I bet Barry is watching this so when his time is up, he will just refuse to go.
Because he is one of a very tiny minority on the island that wants independence. The rest of us - over 90% of the citizens - want to remain part of the U.S. either through the current arrangement or through statehood. In fact, statehood won the last referendum on the issue last November. Another fact that escapes most people that do not live in Puerto Rico is the fact that most independence supporters, including the Archbishop - are hard core socialists and that’s why they are almost universally rejected here.
No future Popeship for you Gonzalez.
Francis is being nice about it first.
He can take away this goofball’s rights to act as a priest.
It’s called forced laicization, more casually referred to as “defrocking”.
Go, Francis! I like seeing RIGHT done on the planet on occasion.
I agree!
Francis seems to be fearless and true.
The Pope has no authority to fire another bishop. He is a much an apostolic successor as is the Holy Father.
Nope. Can’t happen. The Pope can excommunicate him if he’s teaching outside the scope of the Magesterium but he can’t defrock a bishop any more than St Peter could’ve kicked St Andrew out of the group of Apostles.
Exactly. Fire his ass, throw him out in the street and have him arrested if he remains on Catholic property. He is a common criminal.
Why not?
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