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Jesuit theologian Roger Haight, whose writings on Christology, especially in his 1999 book “Jesus: Symbol of God,” led the Vatican to bar him from teaching in Catholic institutions, has received a further punishment: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has barred Haight from writing on theology (he may continue a work in progress on Ignatian spirituality) and he is forbidden to teach anywhere, even non-Catholic institutions. That means that at the end of the coming semester Haight, who resides at America House in New York, will stop teaching at Union Theological Seminary in Upper Manhattan.The CDF began...

There is nothing that captures the yin and yang of San Francisco today like the inexorable pull of change in the neighborhoods. As young families and empty nesters move in, they push to raise the standard of living. And inevitably, there is pushback from those who like things the way they are. If there's a perfect test tube for that kind of neighborhood conflict, it is the Haight, where bong shops meet trendy new clothing shops. Longtime residents like to say that Haight has been a district in transition for years, but it seems that now it has reached critical...

Jesuit Roger Haight's Book Has "Grave Doctrinal Errors" Author of "Jesus: Symbol of God" Barred From Teaching Catholic Theology VATICAN CITY, February 8, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The Holy See published a Notification on the book "Jesus: Symbol of God," warning that it makes affirmations that are contrary to a core doctrine, the divinity of Christ. The 1999 book was written by Father Roger Haight, an American Jesuit and professor of systematic theology at the Weston School of Theology, in Massachusetts. It was published by Maryknoll: Orbis Books. In the wake of a Vatican analysis of the book, the Notification states that...

ALBANY - A Saratoga County man filed a sexual abuse lawsuit Tuesday against one former Albany priest with whom the diocese settled a $1 million lawsuit and another who is deceased. Michael F. Mooney, 42, of Charlton, claims to have been abused by now-deceased Rev. Donald Starks and Mark Haight, who left the priesthood after his alleged past of sexual misdeeds with minors came back to haunt him in 1996. Mooney claims he was 14 years old when Haight, and later Starks, allegedly molested him during separate trips to Massachusetts, which is where a $3 million lawsuit was filed Tuesday....

SALT LAKE CITY — Elder David B. Haight, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, passed away at 4:15 this morning of causes incident to age. Family members were with him at his home at the time of his passing. At 97, he was the oldest living apostle. His death comes just ten days after the passing of Elder Neal A. Maxwell. Elder David B. Haight was named to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 8 January 1976. Elder Haight had served as an Assistant to the Twelve...