Bishop Bruskewitz Shoots Back at National Review Board

Catholic World News ^ | 3/31/06

[marshmallow]

Ka-pow!!!

Ironic that Bruskewitz has been singled out for admonishment even though his diocese has been largely untouched by the buggery brigade.

On the other hand, dioceses which have been a hot bed of sodomy and are currently in the process of auctioning off Church property or are negotiating deals with D.A.s, have been found by Ms. Ewers and her fearless band of auditors to be fully compliant with USCCB policy.

Aint that special??

[thegreatbeast]

Damn, no rest for the wicked (or Faithful), eh?

[Tax-chick]

Wowza! That's gonna leave a mark!

[B Knotts]

Some woman

LOL

Well said, your excellency.

[Piers-the-Ploughman]

Although I agree the content of the Bishop's statement, it sounds overly aggressive and strident and would be easily played that way in the media.

[NYer]

Domenico Bettinelli has also picked up on this story. Here's the link to his blog:

Bruskewitz pulls no punches

[A.A. Cunningham]

Bruskewitz couldn't care less about the media.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Ewers mentioned in:

Abuse Board (USCCB National Review) Member Is Abortion Activist

[A.A. Cunningham]

Patricia O’Donnell Ewers is an educational consultant whose clients include DePaul University and the Poetry Foundation. Previously, she was the fifth president of Pace University and the first woman to lead the institution, which has an enrollment of more than 13,000 men and women on five campuses in New York City and Westchester County. Prior to this position, Dr. Ewers was the Academic Vice President and a Professor of English at DePaul University in Chicago. She is a graduate of Mundelein University and Loyola University of Chicago, where she earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in English. She was Trustee, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, from 1985 to 1990, and on the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc., Catholic Charities, the NYU Downtown Hospital and the NYSE Advisory Committee. Married to John L. Ewers, Dr. Ewers is the mother of two and the grandmother of two. (appointed 2004; appointed chairperson 2005)

[SaltyJoe]

I hope this is the correct photo of the Bishop.

[franky]

I have reservations about someone who is an honored guest speaker with support from "Voice of the Faithful"

http://aps.naples.net/community/NFNWebpages/storyboard.cfm?StoryBoardNum=198&PageNum=120

[Martina]

It is well known that some of the members of Ewers' Board are ardent advocates of partial birth abortion, other abortions, human cloning, and other moral errors.

This is terrible. Why are they putting people like this in power positions in the church? I can't take it anymore!

[Domestic Church]

It's more than irony that Bruskewitz has been singled out...call it what it is - evil.

[RobbyS]

I agree that the bishop should tell them to go to hell. All they do is to cover for the real malefactors, such as the archdiocese of Los Angeles.

[TradicalRC]

Like Christ, he spoke with authority.

[Piers-the-Ploughman]

AAC wrote: Bruskewitz couldn't care less about the media.

And the media in general is very low on most orthodox Catholics' hope for conversion, yet they have the means to amplify and then of course distort and exaggerate what any of us says. This statement has elements of condescension and disdain and is fodder for such media abuse. Honestly, it surprised me to read it. The Holy Father could have dispatched this woman and the Board in a more tactful manner. Bottom line though, I am at risk of making a tempest in a teapot, so I mean to let this go.

[Mercat]

I live in the KCK, Leavenworth Archdiocese. I just checked their website and golly, we're compliant. Arrgg. I was just considering whether to pay for sending our granddaughter to Catholic School next year. I know that the public schools are just as bad. I can't home school her. Sigh.

[A.A. Cunningham]

You obviously are not familiar with Fabian Bruskewitz. Do a little research into how he dealt with CFFC. He does not need the permission of the Holy Father to address his critics in the manner he sees fit.

[MSSC6644]

Going along to get along is immoral, craven and stupid. Kudos to Bishop Bruskewitz. If only more Church leaders had his understanding, courage and faith, the battle might more easily be won.