Sorry, not buying the line that he has more important matters than saving immortal souls. Did he close that parish in Newton with all the heretics? Has he said he would deny communion to Kerry, Kennedy and the rest who favor evil acts? He even allowed Kennedy communion at his installation mass, right?
First he tells his priests not to allow the washing of female feet at Easter time, then apologizes to the feminists.
No, he gets no breaks. In several years I will be hearing the same song and dance. His plate is too full to deal with...
He goes in the category with George, Egan and the others who claim to be orthodox, but act like politicians more than Shepherds.
I don't know which parish you refer to, but, as I've posted elsewhere, from several calls to Howie Carr last night, a number of the parishes closed were in wealthy suburbs, had plenty of money, and pastors who were "outspoken." At least one had an active VOTF chapter. (The Newton parishes closed were St. Bernard and Mary Immaculate of Lourdes.)
He has said publicly they should not receive. Kerry's parish belongs to an order, not to the archdiocese. Kennedy MA home is not, AFAIK, in the archdiocese of Boston.
The "line" would seem to be yours. He didn't say it, and I didn't. He undoubtedly has the cure of souls uppermost in his mind, but I'm afraid he has to use his own best judgment of how to go about it. His views apparently do not agree with yours.
In all things, charity.
Not the way I remember it.
What an extraordinarily Christian attitude!