Posted on 01/18/2011 3:34:46 AM PST by markomalley
……I talked to Father Euteneuer for forty-five minutes on Saturday night, and while he couldn't talk about the reasons he left HLI because his bishop (Bishop Gerald Barbarito) bound him under vows of obedience not to, he did say that he liked my Demonic Abortion review. And so, as I sit here writing this on the Feast of St. Anthony of the Desert, I imagine Father feels a little like Anthony, off praying in the wilderness, hoping to return to public ministry, awaiting his next order. But since it is doubtful a priest which such a high profile as Father wants to stay in the desert forever, I propose we (Father and me as well as his bishop and the HLI hierarchy) pray to St. Thomas Aquinas for guidance on what to say...and do, for not only do Father and I share this saint's first name, but Thomas was perhaps the most gifted writer-philosopher in Church history, so who better to pray to for the right words when it is time to make a statement on one's own "poverty, blindness, and filth"?
(Excerpt) Read more at fightingirishthomas.com ...
That's a very interesting judgment about Father Euteneuer's spiritual life. The author is almost implying that Father E. has made an idol of his own "high profile."
I guess you could have that take on it. I don’t.
Of course people can interpret a statement in different ways, and I emphasize that I am saying nothing about Father Euteneuer, only discussing what someone else has said about him.
Article could be true, also being an excorcist he could have fallen into a grave sin. Being so high profile and an excorcist would probably neccesitate pulling him back from a public media life.
The article stated,
he couldn't talk about the reasons he left HLI because his bishop (Bishop Gerald Barbarito) bound him under vows of obedience not to
If the Bishop isn't saying why and Fr E is under obedience not to say why and HLI is not saying why then we simply don't know why.
Unless you have some information (vice rumor, which I've heard endless amounts of), I don't know that any of us know why he left HLI. All we can do is speculate.
(Having said that, I don't know if you have information ... vice rumor ...)
And I would rather not speculate.
Big prayers for Fr. E ...
Agreed.
I was thinking this was the line mlizzy was refering to. It certainly caught my attention.
A “source” — we have no way to evaluate a “source”
Frankly, it sounds like some calumny...or detraction...
And my opinion is not founded through being a huge fan of Fr. E, it just sounds like a whispering campaign.
Yes, I realize that. (I get the impression that you don’t like the blogger much.)
Hope all is well with Fr. E.
No personal opinion on the blogger, just his/her words.
I understand.
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