[marshmallow]

OK, so what are the options?

1) Burnout (my first thought). The man has been so busy, busy and so occupied with political and organizational issues that he's neglected his spiritual life and has come to the end of his tether.

2) A romantic liason of some sort which has made him question his vocation.

3) Issues with his bishop or the Catholic hierarchy.

4) Financial impropriety of some sort.

5)He just wants to be a simple parish priest and is sick of the spotlight and all the pressure and publicity issues.

Any others?

[mlizzy]

There was some sort of dispute over his book, "Exorcism and the Church Militant." First he gets removed as president of HLI, and soon after his book is discontinued, which Human Life International owns the copyright on.

It's an extraordinary book written for priests to learn about exorcisms. Also a great book for lay people to find out more about the rite (I'm currently reading it).

If you pen an excellent book regarding the removal of Satan, you're going to get some flak (from Satan!) in one way or another. Same thing happened to Michael D. O'Brien when he wrote a book asking parents to discern Harry Potter and Twilight.

So I think it has to do with the book he wrote. Could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time, but I'm praying for him very much.

[Pyro7480]

1) Burnout (my first thought). The man has been so busy, busy and so occupied with political and organizational issues that he's neglected his spiritual life and has come to the end of his tether.

I'm thinking the same thing, as someone who used to work for Fr. Euteneuer. He kept a very busy schedule with HLI, traveling around the world, and add the exorcisms to that and I can definitely see burnout.

[trisham]

He could be ill.

[ichabod1]

6) Somebody wanted him to shut up.