Ed: too bad more priests don't follow in their footsteps. Notable here is ex-priest, John Estrem, who now works for Episcopalian Community Services. He now has more authority to denounce Catholic teaching now.
Father Estrem was a horribly effete presence when he was at the Basilica and then even more deleterious as head of the misleadingly enttiled Catholic Charities.
Even if we can't salute Estrem for his honesty by claiming to be an authority on Catholicism when he ditched the priesthood, we do salute the welcome news that he has departed.
At least National Public Radio is on his side!
80 ex-priests prefer Obama to Catholic teaching on same-sex marriage
Ex-priests come out against MN marriage amendment | Minnesota Public Radio News:
[NPR] "A group of 80 former Catholic priests on Thursday announced their opposition to the constitutional marriage amendment.
The November ballot measure would define marriage as between one man and one woman, and is strongly supported by the Catholic Church.
John Estrem, a former rector at the Cathedral of St. Paul who went on to head Catholic Charities, said the Church he knows is about love and inclusion.
"As a Catholic and former priest, I encourage all to vote no on this amendment," Estrem said. "Enshrining discrimination does not promote marriage. It simply diminishes us all.""
H/t: Catholic Church Conservation
[NPR] "A group of 80 former Catholic priests on Thursday announced their opposition to the constitutional marriage amendment.
The November ballot measure would define marriage as between one man and one woman, and is strongly supported by the Catholic Church.
John Estrem, a former rector at the Cathedral of St. Paul who went on to head Catholic Charities, said the Church he knows is about love and inclusion.
"As a Catholic and former priest, I encourage all to vote no on this amendment," Estrem said. "Enshrining discrimination does not promote marriage. It simply diminishes us all.""
H/t: Catholic Church Conservation
4 comments:
How come they didn't release their names? Cowards, hypocrites!!
Attention adolescent Episcopalian boys: you just might want to steer clear of this gentleman.
He was just as effete with his social justice bent in his homilies at the Cathedral of St. Paul. As a former lector I can also tell you that Estrem was self-important and arrogant in person. He was aloof and focused on his progressive beliefs. I have not seen Estrem since moving out of state in 1998 but looking at his pictures I notice he has lost a lot of weight. I wonder if he has health problems? Also, I attended mass at the Cathedral last Sunday while in town. Let's just say that the Cathedral is much more reverent and respectful of the liturgy than in the days of the arrogant and misguided Fr. John Estrem.
Definitely, there would have been no lines for Confession on Saturday afternoons there with Adoration with him in charge.
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