During the interview O’Donnell described O’Malley as “shy” and said it took more than a year for him to agree to the interview. He let her push him around on women’s ordination and appeared at times pained to defend politically incorrect Church teaching. When she asked if it was “immoral” to bar women from the priesthood, it was time for him to push back a little bit. He needs to pray for the spine of Mother Angelica. Cardinal O’Connor was kind but never let himself be cowed.
Amen to that. While Franciscans are a model for spreading peace, even Jesus flipped a few tables.