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To: St.Chuck
First, it is factually wrong. Here is what the article said on the matter. Finally, Fr. Zigrang's elderly father was contacted this week by Chancellor Monsignor Frank Rossi, who expressed to him concerns about Fr. Zigrang's psychological well-being.

When did Msgr. Rossi take it upon himself to express these concerns?

If Fr. Zigrang had truly been deteriorating psychologically, wouldn't his mental condition have made itself manifest before June 29?

There is no mention of Bishop Fiorenza telling the vicar general to make the call, yet your version wants to blame the evil bishop for instigating this action. What action? Expressing concerns about the priest's psychological well-being. A phrase that becomes for you:" tell him that his son is mentally unbalanced."

I will concede that Bishop Fiorenza did not order the vicar general to make the call. But I doubt that Msgr. Rossi would have expressed those concerns if Bishop Fiorenza did not also share them.

If Fiorenza didn't, he could have simply called Zigrang's father back, apologized for Msgr. Rossi's speaking out of turn, and explained what he really thought of the situation.

Since he didn't, I can only assume that Msgr. Rossi speaks for Bishop Fiorenza.

Bear in mind that bureaucrats, religious and secular, often speak in euphemisms and jargon. "Concerns about psychological well-being" sounds like perfect diplomatic understatement spoken to avoid liability for defamation of character.

Instead of seeing these references to Fr. Zigrang's mental health as sincere concerns, as a Christian response to what might be a real affliction, you see a conspiratorial strategy, aimed at preventing the promulgation of what you have been led to believe is the True Faith. I submit, that these distortions in fact, these misrepresentations, these exaggerations, these flights into fantasy and myth, are leading you away from the True Faith.

The devil's greatest deceits are those he carries out through persons convinced that they act in all Christian charity.

I suggest that you are being led away from the True Faith by your passionate defence of clericalism and your belief that our clergy can do no wrong.

In the face of recent events, if you defend the wrongdoing of the clergy, you defend the devil himself.

288 posted on 07/06/2003 5:37:04 PM PDT by Loyalist (Keeper of the Schismatic Orc Ping List. Freepmail me if you want on or off it.)
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To: Loyalist
In the face of recent events, if you defend the wrongdoing of the clergy, you defend the devil himself.

What wrongdoing!? All we have is an expression of concern. And how we have that is not documented. The author does not cite his source for that tidbit of information. Any wrongdoing is in your head. The paranoia and suspicion that attends your affiliations created the phantom wrongdoing. I'm not defending the clergy; I'm exposing mirages.

321 posted on 07/06/2003 7:46:35 PM PDT by St.Chuck
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