Posted on 10/07/2009 12:17:25 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Diocese of Richmond, which has vetted speakers for orthodoxy since Bishop Francis DiLorenzo was appointed bishop in 2004, has declined to allow Pax Christi to hold an event at a parish because it is not a diocesan organization. Retired Bishop Walter Sullivan had been scheduled to speak at the event.
“I think it's just a big disappointment that we couldn't be at one of our parishes,” he said after the event was held at another location. Bishop Sullivan, now 81, led the diocese from 1974 to 2003.
Richmond Diocese Rejected Pax Christi Kickoff Event
Pax Xhristi is a dissenting Catholic group. I worked to get them kicked out of meeting at my church.
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This group may be the most widely recognized leftist organization to American Catholics. Long a proponent of nonviolence, Pax Christi promotes "action to transform structures of society." Aligned with liberation theology, "ecological justice," and the usual litany of modernist demands. A member of Catholic Organizations for Renewal. |
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Good for Bishop Francis DiLorenzo!!
Thanks be to God! I'm thrilled to see weird Wally put in his place. It's long past time for him to go find a nice quiet corner and stay there...and prat for forgiveness for the horrible way he ran this diocese for so many years.
Here's a silly thing. When Walter the Pink was Diocesan the K of C weren't allowed to carry swords when they did their comic-opera honor guard thing. A few days ago Bishop DiLorenzo came to our parish to be part of the 50 years of Dominican ministry celebration and -- wow! -- The flash of Steel!
Walter has GOT to be a tough act for a more or less straight-ahead bishop to follow.
(Personally, I want to revive the Militia Christi and arm 'em all with ARs, Strider folders and Mercworx Shivas, but that's just me.)
I'm asking because I always try to make the distinction between "leftwing politics which I can't stand" and "outright heresy." There's a difference.
Thanks in advance --- I need to be up to speed on this.
Certain aspects of this theology have been condemned by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Pax Christi has been an avid promoter of same.
The short answer to your question is "both of the above". Left wing politics and heresy.
As I understand it, the CDF condemned the strands of LT which are strictly Marxist; the assertion that poverty is caused by oppressive capitalism and nothing else; that psychology and morality and religion are only epiphenomena of the economic system; that a commitment to justice requires class antagonism and class struggle; that violent revolution is justified in order to bring about a classless society, which is identified with the Kingdom of God.
Other themes often found in LT can be quite orthodox--- the Instruction explicitly endorsed a "preferential option for the poor", stated that the Church must not be neutral in the face of injustice, and referred to the "crimes" of colonialism and the "scandal" of the arms race.
Now I will readily affirm that there are Marxists and heretics a-plenty in Pax Christi; but Pax Christi as a group doesn't champion Marxism and armed struggle. At least on the official level, they stay clear of that. As far as I know. But there are also in Pax Christi some honest Catholics who are merely horse's asses (and that's puh-thetic but not a sin) and/or whose only fault is that they are somewhat to the Left of Mrs. Don-o's position. (And that's ---- sigh ---allowed.)
And now I must beg your pardon for my long-windedness as well.
But could you be more explicit about Pax Christi outright dissent from Catholic doctrine per se? I am not asking to be aggravating. I kinda need to know. (For one thing, I'm in communication with the Diocese of Knoxville's Peace and Justice guy -- a good man, Paul Simoneau --- on related topics.)
I’m sure b. Sullivan will be glad to pass any liberal message along for Pax Christi.
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Their official web site trumpets absolute nonviolence, it's true. However, in practice, I think it's something of a gray area. Although I haven't really run Pax Christi under the microscope, I know for a fact that Pax Christi affiliates have bestowed awards on and promoted seminars by advocates and apologists of liberation theology.
Furthermore, Pax Christi is deemed worthy of a mention on a prominent Liberation theology website (scroll down to see Pax Christi) if that means anything.
It seems to me that PC "flirts" heavily with the liberation theology field without really getting into a passionate embrace, if that's an appropriate analogy. I think that they try and tread a fine official line of nonviolence but there is a clear history of providing a forum for those who promote LT.
That's probably not the degree of detail and evidence which you were demanding but that's really the limit of my knowledge and competence in this matter.
Good analysis, and thanks. I know for a fact that they sprang to the defense of Zeyala in his Honduran caper, which comes pretty damn close to supporting Marxist thuggery.
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