by Joe Sacerdo
May 22, 2010
The storyline on this whole Catholic schools fracas in the Archdiocese of Boston just keeps getting more full of contradictions when you look at what Cardinal Sean O’Malley published on Wednesday, what Fr. Bryan Hehir said on Thursday, what The Pilot published Friday, and what Fr. Rafferty just disclosed has happened to his parish. Readers, we have a major crisis here in Boston, so it is urgent that readers Take Action this weekend.
On Wednesday, Cardinal Sean O’Malley said “we have never had categories of people who were excluded” (a factually true statement reflecting the past), but he also said we have to maintain our responsibility to teach the truths of our faith on sexual morality and marriage “courageously.” He also said Boston should look to the precedent set by the Archdiocse of Denver (which does not allow children of same-sex couples): “…their positions and rationale must be seriously considered” as Boston works on our policy.
On Thursday, Fr. Bryan Hehir–who the Cardinal recently described as “strategic advisor” with “vast understanding of the important place our Church has in society” who brings “fidelity to the work of the Church” and whose “voice brings clarity to our message and mission in serving the Catholic community in Boston”–obfuscated, overshadowed, and contradicted the Cardinal with a message on WBUR that admitting kids of gay couples is a done deal already and what happened in Denver in reality doesn’t matter at all to the Cardinal. People I know in the business world say publicly undermining or correcting the boss on an issue of international visibiliy like this and making it clear that either one or the other is lying should get Hehir fired immediately....
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While you probably will not post this view, I recommend that you seriously consider that each issue on which you attack Fr. Brian Hehir are not either/or issues. It is easy to say that a gay person is a sinner but is is quite another thing to a.)forgive them; b.) love them and c.)not treat them in as hateful a manner as you treat Brian Hehir. You are beyond disagreing with his theology and you behave hatefully. I do not see how you reconcile that with being a Catholic. I pray for you to be forgiven for you truly sinful, nasty spirit.
ReplyDeleteThe man really needs to find a different line of work. Perhaps you don't understand the gravity of his hypocrisy? If he doesn't agree with what the Church teaches, he can simply leave the Church.
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