Posted on 07/17/2007 2:05:50 PM PDT by baa39
Just got off the phone with Cardinal Roger Mahony. Below are my notes from the conversation. (snip) What about the charge that the problem is a lack of discipline and orthodoxy in the seminaries?
Well, first of all that's one of the things that we still are studying. As you know, the bishops are conducting a study of causes.... In our case, many of the priests came out of the "good old days" -- Latin-only, cassocks-only.... Most of our cases did not come out of post-Vatican II, they came out of pre-Vatican II.
Of course today, our screening process, our evaluation process, the fact that we take in older men, we don't take in guys out of high school or even grammar school -- it's a whole different frame of reference for the process of choosing seminarians. There's psychological evaluation, constant monitoring. We do everything we can to make sure that the people being ordained don't have a problem.
On why he didn't call the police when he learned of abuses:
Unfortunately, in those times we just didn't do that as readily, we didn't understand the depth of the problem.... The McMartin trial was first time in the state of California that this whole issue came into the spotlight, into the light of day...
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Maybe some homosexual advocates will disagree BUT sexual deviant behavior like pedophilia is higher among those with homosexual tendencies than among the normal hetero community.
I am sure homosexual advocates will disagree but the liberal argument that they are the same since they are celibate (homo oriented vs. hetero oriented priests) is what led to the ordination of the first category and from that category almost all of these problems have come about.
Again sorry to the gay advocates on this thread but homosexuals are more prone to almost any mental disorder you can think of (in this case pedophilia) as well as most other disorders as well.
But maybe some will argue: “Well they assaulted young BOYS therefore they are not homosexuals” or some other really interesting argument like that. Sorry I don’t agree.
But I made a vow not to get involved with threads about religion or the Catholic Church so don’t think because I don’t respond that you’ve won ;->
The land under it is valuable. Consider the cathedral a tear-down. Not unheard of in LA.
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Typical phony Mahony baloney.
Boot Mahoney!
PING! I direct you to this thread, sir.
Phony Mahony will never resign that is why Benedict XVI needs to fire him. He has violated enough Canons to warrant his termination.
3 years, 7 months, and 9 more days
That is exactly it, Argus! He could sell the Taj Mahoney, pay HIS debts, and then LEAVE. It would not be a moment too soon for me.
a picture worth a thousand words!
Counting down like that, I imagine you are one of the unfortunate faithful to live in his Archdiocese? I hope you’re wishes (and no doubt prayers) are promptly fulfilled; it’s common for bishops to wait until almost just before their 76th birthdays to officially submit the resignation, and then it can take months or years to name the replacement. However in this case I would imagine the Holy Father is personally involved in making a short list of candidates already.
Oh, and another thing, the Our Lady of the Angels Cathredral is simply no church building. Even the soon to be open Carbela’s in my hometown will look a whole lot better.
That Taj Mahoney was a hugh mistake. Does not look like a church at all.
Church rules says he has no choice, 75 is stepping down time.
If there are potholes on the road to Hell, not to worry: Mahony can’t live forever, and his skull will be available soon enough.
***SPIT***
MONK that wrong dude LOL!
NOT COOL least Baghdad Bob he lie for Iraqi govt LOL!
I seem resemlence
No, the problem is sin. The problem is hypocracy. It is inexcusable that clergy fail to see it as it is and condemn it for what it is. Not a euphemism. Not propound a lie to excuse the inexcusable. It magnifies the churches negligence. Jesus never shyed away from calling it the way it was. Hypocrites,sepulcres full of dead mens bones. Get on your knees and in the closet and get right with God.
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