[LarryLied]

By the time the left is done, church will be reduced to coffee and donuts. The big debate will be over whether coffee is OK or should they go to de-caf and tea.

I expect this from Unitarians (my church). They've been on this road for 200 years. But a Catholic priest? What is he doing in the church?

[GuillermoX]

Those "churches" aren't part of the Church. They are simply apostate social organizations, tools of the devil.

[Mike Fieschko]

I expect this from Unitarians (my church). They've been on this road for 200 years. But a Catholic priest? What is he doing in the church?

He's a professor emeritus at DePaul U in Chicago, not a priest.

John Dominic Crossan biographical information

I know that doesn't answer your question 'what is he doing in the church [sic]?'

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

As another poster pointed out, Crossan is not a priest. Your question could be asked of a number of CINOs, Helen Prejean as only one example.

[ThomasMore]

But a Catholic priest? What is he doing in the church?

He is not in the church IMHO. He is automatically excommunicated from the Church for teaching heresy. BTW, he wouldn't be the first priest to be found teaching heresy. Our history is loaded with them.

[patent]

Drawing a pension till he passes to his reward. Too bad he didn't write the book, then the Vatican could review it and force him to withdraw it. ;-)

patent

[Irish Queen]

Several years ago I read a magazine article that stated that the United Church of Christ is the fasted shrinking church group in the North America. Perhaps this is why the United Church of Christ denomination is running an expensive ad campaign on television, radio and roadside billboards. This same article listed Calvary Chapel and independent evangelical churches as the fasted growing church groups.