My wife and I have been "recalibrating" our understanding of him this week. We're trying to put the pieces together. I can tell you that he worked very hard when he was on the sexual abuse board. He was absolutely furious about the bishops covering for abusive priests. He's a regular church-goer. I know that he is opposed to abortion. You'll have to take my word on that.
So how can I explain this? I can't. It's an extraordinary and uncharacteristic lapse in judgement. I have to admit that if I didn't know him personally, I would simply dismiss him as a CINO, as many here have.
Brain tumor?
I wouldn’t attempt to school you on theology and doctrine. Nick sound both troubled and naive to me.