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Pinging Diocese of Arlington FReepers for comments.

Pinging Diocese of Arlington FReepers for comments.

Thanks. Was just about to post this. I live in Arlington diocese but do not go to a diocesean parish, as you know. I know a priest who formerly held a very high post in the Arlington diocese who told me of the homosexual cabal that runs the diocese and particularly the vocations. If you are not pro-homo your vocation is not accepted. He left his post in disgust. He was an honorable man who could no longer stand the corruption in the diocese.

This story is quite distressing. Here are a few other items to consider:

"Bishop Paul Loverde (Arlington Diocese of Virginia) removed Vocations Director Fr. James Gould from his job. Loverde reportedly did so because Gould allegedly opposed allowing a man with a long history of homosexuality into the seminary. Bp. Loverde has not denied this report. Loverde also supported a homosexual 'civil rights' bill in Connecticut in 1991. That law allows homosexuals to adopt children and act as foster parents. The law 'also permits the state to impose quotas for homosexuals on employers,' reported RCF. Loverde is a bishop in 'good standing.'"
If these things are true, it is our recommendation that the parishioners of Arlington write to the Papal Nuncio in Washington D.C., and to the Vatican, requesting the removal of Bishop Paul Loverde; the restoration of Father Haley's right as a Catholic priest to offer mass and the sacraments; and a thorough independent investigation (not under the auspices of Bishop Loverde) into the allegations of homosexuality and other sexual perversions occurring in the rectories of the Arlington Diocese.
Source: http://www.catholicintl.com/epologetics/arlington_diocese.html

I will be writing a letter to Bishop Loverde concerning these scandals. I have already sent a letter to him concerning the horrible treatment Del. Richard Black received from Fr. Irace at St. Thomas More Cathedral. Del. Black, as you may recall, knelt to receive Communion but was denied reception by an irate Fr. Irace. I have yet to receive a response from Bishop Loverde. I won't hold my breath.

Guess I should have read a little further.

Fr. Haley is an awesome priest - I believe he came late to the priesthood from an engineering field. His voice trembles with emotion during the consecration. I don't know a more reverent priest.

I've been pondering a reply all afternoon. All I can say is thank God I am a member of the Laity, and can drive across the Potomac River to attend Mass in the Archdiocese of Washington. If on the other hand I were a cleric in the Diocese of Arlington, subject to a vow of Obedience to my Ordinary (i.e., Bishop), I dunno...I would probably be a very bitter man - or a saint. It's probably that vow of Obedience which has caught Fr. Haley in a bind.

That being said, I pray every day for priests and bishops.