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To: Lurker
One need read no further than “Jesuit”.

Far from all Jesuits are like this. It's an order that takes an additional vow of loyalty to the Pope, who for Catholics is the final authority on Catholic Church doctrine. It's very possible this particular Jesuit will soon leave the order or be otherwise censured, especially by this particular Pope, who before becoming leader of the Catholic Church was in charge of the commission for enforcing orthodoxy among Catholics. I don't see how any devout Catholic, Jesuit or otherwise, could agree with his views, even if some of them do.

21 posted on 02/09/2011 4:25:09 PM PST by OldNewYork (social justice isn't justice; it's just socialism)
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To: OldNewYork

The article’s phrase, “trained as a Jesuit priest,” implies that the gentleman is not, presently, a Jesuit priest. Maybe he never was one, but only attended seminary for a time.


27 posted on 02/09/2011 4:50:08 PM PST by Tax-chick (With my new haircut, I look like Judi Dench.)
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To: OldNewYork; Lurker; frogjerk; Tax-chick

Wikipedia does not refer to Coogan as “Rev.” or “Fr.,” so it’s safe to assume he’s not a priest. Also, he teaches “Religious Studies,” not “Theology” at a Catholic university, which probably means he is acknowledged to be a heretic.


40 posted on 02/09/2011 9:02:00 PM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. John Crysostom ("the Golden-Mouthed"))
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To: OldNewYork; Lurker
Far from all Jesuits are like this.

Michael Coogan, as far as I can determine, is not a Jesuit. (The article says, trained as a Jesuit ... not the same thing.)

I don't see any evidence that he's a priest of any kind. He's a college professor.

50 posted on 02/10/2011 9:57:55 AM PST by Campion
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