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To: StAthanasiustheGreat
Sacred Heart Major Seminary, the main seminary for the Archdiocese of Detroit and one of the seminaries in very good shape already. In this one case, it would seem that they might be matching orthodox visitors with orthodox seminaries which could mean that others of doubtful orthodoxy won't get much scrutiny. But one case doesn't estabish a pattern.

People really ought to expand abbreviations when posting.

21 posted on 08/18/2005 7:43:29 PM PDT by Dionysiusdecordealcis
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To: Dionysiusdecordealcis
Sacred Heart Major Seminary, the main seminary for the Archdiocese of Detroit and one of the seminaries in very good shape already.

Yes, the Philosophy and some of the Theology Professors are very good, (Janet Smith for instance), but there are problems in formation and some of the hold overs from the old days at St. John's Seminary, which had to be shut down as a seminary back in the early 80's.

25 posted on 08/18/2005 9:15:35 PM PDT by Diva
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Just an added thought here. Detroit's seminary is pretty good right now, indeed it has improved slowly since about the mid-1990's when Bishop Vigneron became the Rector. When he left to become the ordinary of Oakland, CA. the liberal and very hostile power structure began to attack the new rector and insist he make certain changes. No doubt these attacks have mostly been of the monetary kind. The Rector, while being a pretty good guy when there is not this sort of pressure, has been giving ground back to the much more liberal priestly establishment of Detroit's Archdiocese. I am hoping this is a signal to him and the Cardinal that they are to hold the line better. Also, given the nature of how things seem to work in the Church here in the States, Bruskewitz through Vigneron probably has a very good idea of what has been going on.


26 posted on 08/19/2005 3:07:59 AM PDT by Diva
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