tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post4632883123683640428..comments2024-01-09T15:49:37.273-05:00Comments on THE TENTH CRUSADE: Update on Fr. Euteneuer's Mysterious ExodusTTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-28525638276632722412011-02-02T20:06:05.173-05:002011-02-02T20:06:05.173-05:00Jerry,
LCIB is one of Boston's finest pro-lif...Jerry,<br /><br />LCIB is one of Boston's finest pro-life warriors and so I'm sure it's me. I have been out of chocolate during this entire debacle and I have cried a thousand tears for Fr. Tom, the Bishop and his team of PR wizards, the people at HLI, LifeSite News, folks in blogosphere and mostly for our Christ.<br /><br /><br />Matt Abbott and the O'Tooles and Adele - thank you for loving our Lord with all of your heart and soul and for serving His Church through this with such grace.TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-16793003634352980042011-02-02T19:37:24.641-05:002011-02-02T19:37:24.641-05:00"Abortion is rape by the devil"
You don..."Abortion is rape by the devil"<br /><br />You don't get it? Then you can't be a Fr. Tom groupie. You're supposed to go "Wow, I mean, profound, uh like, major." I guess you're not cut out for that.<br /><br />It's weird to me, too.Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-56659723985520498222011-02-02T19:00:35.723-05:002011-02-02T19:00:35.723-05:00You also said
"Sometimes it can be violent. ...You also said <br />"Sometimes it can be violent. Other times, though not rape, women can have the pants charmed off of them. That's a sex act too. Violent on a woman's emotions.<br /><br />A victim of charm? Is that a joke?<br />That sounds an awful a lot like the flip side of... <br />"of course she got raped...did you see what she was wearing?"<br /><br />lcib -<br /><br />Please go back and read what I said. I said the woman can be a victim of charm. A woman doesn't need violence for her sexuality to be robbed from her. <br /><br />The sexual connotation that the devil is raping women in an abortion doesn't connect for me. When you walk into the doctor there's no sex involved in the abortion than a woman drowning her kids after birth. I see them as two completely different things but perhaps I am just too dense.TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-19315608589062310272011-02-02T18:28:32.403-05:002011-02-02T18:28:32.403-05:00Carol,
Thanks for hearing me out.
I have not loo...Carol, <br />Thanks for hearing me out. <br />I have not looked at all the facts or the reported facts. In fact my only interest is that I wanted to read the darn book. <br /><br />By definition Rape is a violent crime (act).<br /><br />You also said <br />"Sometimes it can be violent. Other times, though not rape, women can have the pants charmed off of them. That's a sex act too. Violent on a woman's emotions.<br /><br />A victim of charm? Is that a joke?<br />That sounds an awful a lot like the flip side of... <br />"of course she got raped...did you see what she was wearing?"<br /><br />You also said "Abortion is murder.<br />It isn't a rape by any stretch of the imagination." <br /><br />Rubbish!<br />If rape is about power of men over women, sex without consequence and men taking what is not theirs by violence then it is closely kindred to abortion indeed. <br /><br />Admittedly this may cut to a difference between men and a woman's perspective on sexuality, but I stand by it. <br /><br />Abortion is worse than murder<br /> Babies are always innocent.<br /><br />Hello red flag my eye.<br /><br />I firmly believe it is more about the book than an alleged 'predator'. <br /><br />The internet could easily make the book available for all to read, I hope this happens.TheLastCatholicinBostonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-53530630995045010672011-02-02T17:50:05.430-05:002011-02-02T17:50:05.430-05:00Carol,
You'll appreciate this article by Mary...Carol,<br /><br />You'll appreciate this article by Mary Ann Kreitzer, <a href="http://www.catholicmediacoalition.org/persecuted_priests.htm" rel="nofollow">Persecuted Priests: Growing Problem in U.S.</a> It describes how Bishop Barbarito, Fr. E.'s bishop, persecuted a Fr. Pasquini for speaking against perversion. Palm Beach has a history of abuser bishops and has a problem with many homo priests. Our own (then Bp.) O'Malley ran clean-up there for awhile. Nowadays, I think Barbarito still runs cover for a network of homo priests.<br /><br />Mary Ann has done a good job defending whistleblower Fr. Haley against the notorious Bishop Loverde.Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-83979458387968951842011-02-02T17:48:49.244-05:002011-02-02T17:48:49.244-05:00Anonymous,
It is reductio ad absurdum to conjure...Anonymous,<br /><br /><br />It is reductio ad absurdum to conjure up the excuses for their manipulation of HLI and LifeSite News and the people in the pews to make a martyr out of Fr. Euteneuer.<br /><br />After decades of doing it, I find that impossible to believe.TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-56624099525299970322011-02-02T17:37:21.364-05:002011-02-02T17:37:21.364-05:00I want to sit in on all of your confessins, oh yes...I want to sit in on all of your confessins, oh yes, while you are in a state of nudity just to see whom you all have hurt in your lives.....please, please get your facts straight first; let's see what comes out....otherwise you are simply an angry group of stone-throwing hypocrites....oh, and by the way, I am a post -abortive female who has known Fr. Tom at least 9years, been prayed over by him at retreats, been to my house, alone with him in my car & not once has he EVER acted out of line ( and I'm a former model in the Milw. area )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-75819496480464067642011-02-02T17:27:06.796-05:002011-02-02T17:27:06.796-05:00Carol,
You make some very good points in respons...Carol,<br /><br />You make some very good points in response to my concern about rashly jugding the bishop of Palm Beach. Yes most of the bishops are more like CEO's than Shepherds with the PR spin machine, but that is another topic on why these type of priests continue to be picked as bishops. In his defense though, not knowing him from Adam, how would you deal with a "celebrity" priest like Fr. E, who you may not even know since he was already at HLI when you became bishop, knowing that this all was a powderkeg esp. since it dealt with the mysterious rite of exorcism which sadly most priests and Bishops know nothing about- it is not an excuse but a reality. The bottom line is we tend to cast stones at Church leadership when if we were in similar circumstances we would feel overwhelmed as well or not be as bold as we tend to be as armchair quarterbacks. Could it be that the Bp allowed Fr. E to post his "apology" at Lifesite to draw a bit of distance from the diocese? After all Fr. E although a priest of Palm Beach has not funtioned there in over 12 years. Give the bishop credit for putting Fr. E on ice, conducting an ongoing investigation, taking his books off the market and getting him some type of treatment for his serious problems. Remember a bishop CANNOT force a priest to go to a full-time treatment center because of canon law and that the priest like all of us has to freely cooperate. The flip side is if a bishop says he wants a priest to get full time treatment at a center, and the priest refuses, the bishop can keep him on ice indefinely. We don't know if this applies in the Fr. E case, but please pray for all involved. It is a sad situation for all involved espa any victims of Fr. E's "exorcism ministry"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-72962671660703083482011-02-02T17:03:02.822-05:002011-02-02T17:03:02.822-05:00V, ok. I count on regulars to keep me in line. Ex...V, ok. I count on regulars to keep me in line. Except when Jack gets me in trouble.TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-17120059422907076262011-02-02T16:56:58.536-05:002011-02-02T16:56:58.536-05:00LCIB,
I am really disheartened that you are still...LCIB,<br /><br />I am really disheartened that you are still claiming this story to be about gossip or an effort to talk about gossip. <br /><br />It is about righteousness and I can't believe you of all people cannot see it.<br /><br />Rape is a sex act. Sometimes it can be violent. Other times, though not rape, women can have the pants charmed off of them. That's a sex act too. Violent on a woman's emotions.<br /><br />Abortion is murder. It isn't a rape by any stretch of the imagination. Hello red flag.TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-52548837479703674282011-02-02T16:56:22.435-05:002011-02-02T16:56:22.435-05:00Carol,
Where did I lose you? I don't unders...Carol, <br /><br />Where did I lose you? I don't understand. <br /><br />I don't think that you have failed to get the message "across that this is not about personal sin, it is about truth and justice to one and all" at all. It looks to me that you and others trying to get the same message across are purposely being manipulated to shift the focus in order to enhance Father's "victim" status. <br /><br />As for attacking like rabid dogs, I have noticed an increase of this behavior myself. Not sure where it is coming from or, for that matter, where people learned to behave in such a fashion. Catholics never used to be at one another's throats. Now, all we do is tear each other to shreds.<br /><br />God have mercy on us all.<br /><br />VeronicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-18307845774460156062011-02-02T16:42:06.600-05:002011-02-02T16:42:06.600-05:00Carol,
I am sorry but I did not have the time to ...Carol, <br />I am sorry but I did not have the time to read all the postings, but I did want to reply a bit. <br /><br />You said "But the thing is, abortion has nothing to do with rape...<br />Then why is the 'with the exception of rape' argument so common?<br />You may not want to hear this, but abortion helps men avoid the consequences of copulation. Rape does the exact same thing. Oh ya, your 'struggling' queer friends get a free yet unsanitary pass as well. <br /><br />"Rape is a sex act."<br />this kind of surprises me - <br />Rape is a violent act, pure simple violent. For a man it is more akin to football than love. <br /><br />Please come clean on gossip - Fr. E story is many things, and not the least of which is a juicy story.<br />Blogs are not hard hitting news sources. I admire your effort to get the real story. <br /><br />Crackpots are easy to find in the blogosphere, I've been called worse.TheLastCatholicinBostonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-37742946211713110232011-02-02T16:33:38.277-05:002011-02-02T16:33:38.277-05:00Veronica,
You lost me.
We have a problem. It is...Veronica,<br /><br />You lost me.<br /><br />We have a problem. It is not safe for a woman or a child to bring forward an allegation because they are still manipulating the people in the pews to attack like rabid dogs.<br /><br />I am not okay with this and I never have been.<br /><br />I have been blogging now for ten years about the rights of accused priests.<br /><br />Help me to understand where I am failing to get the message across that this is not about personal sin, it is about truth and justice to one and all.TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-3411848689784295862011-02-02T16:29:02.454-05:002011-02-02T16:29:02.454-05:00Anonymous,
If it were not for the charades that w...Anonymous,<br /><br />If it were not for the charades that went on around this incident, you make some very valid points. <br /><br />I keep thinking I am making myself perfectly clear but I will repeat what I'm getting at again.<br /><br />Since Father has been clear he has been under the obedience of the Bishop, rather than a quiet resignation from HLI that, the public relations spin around this made him a martyr of orthodoxy. Consequently, as the women were experiencing all this public attention to Fr. E, the orthodox martyr, the subterfuge of their victimizations were further exploited and they started leaking the news. As the news leaked, instead of honesty, the diocese made a donkey out of John Henry Weston to deliver the malicious crackpot routine. Father states he was granted permission to make the statement, the Bishop is on the record saying he was aware of the statement and was glad about what he read it to be as a public act of contrition.<br /><br />However, it turns out the statement was full of holes. <br /><br />This put HLI into the position of having to trump the Bishops PR song and dance and expose the truth that the people saying there was more than one allegation, that the abuse happened in the rite of exorcism and wasn't about Father falling in love with one adult woman after all. Further, there appears there may be other inconsistencies in Father's statement. <br /><br /><br />This malicious crackpot routine gets the faithful to turn the heat on the women or children, making them feel like any allegations of abuse will be met by the people in the pews presuming they are sluts who throw themselves at priests, women who enjoy gossip, persecuting holy martyr priests - etc. Thereby making it still a very unsafe place in the pews.<br /><br />So you'll forgive me if decline the opportunity to characterize this as I am unjustly martyring the bishop of palm springs because of our experiences here in Boston.<br /><br />He owns the PR behind this mess and it was manipulative from the get go. I think we should hold the right people accountable, don't you?TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-26435419897831021422011-02-02T15:49:04.432-05:002011-02-02T15:49:04.432-05:00Carol, we have ALL been "spiritually manipula...Carol, we have ALL been "spiritually manipulated" in one way, shape, form or another. Let he who thinks he stands, take heed, lest he fall.<br /><br />My beef isn't with priests who fall. Our Lord knows I am in no position to cast stones at the sinfulness of others, since I have more than enough to contend with myself.<br /><br />I am tired of being betrayed. That is all. It has been going on longer than ten years. Fortunate for you if you have just become aware of it in the past decade. <br /><br />VeronicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-9047765520300279602011-02-02T15:47:29.539-05:002011-02-02T15:47:29.539-05:00Carol,
With all due repect, I am not sure what or...Carol,<br /><br />With all due repect, I am not sure what or why you are ranting and raving about the Bishops, it seems you are biased from your experience in Boston and rightly so- but what exactly has the Bishop of Palm Beach in this case done that is inappropriate? He put Fr. E on ice, he is conducting a formal investigation and pulled his books off the shelf. Fr. E has rights in canon law as a priest to be treated with justice and the potential or actual victims have not been bullied as far as we know. Why this emotional reaction? Shouldn't we be more reflective and not always assume the "bishops" are neglegent- isn't that brushing with far too broad a stroke and falling into the sin of rash judgment? The Bishop doesn't have to make the internet blog community happy; he has to do what is right according to Church law and there in no evidence that he is not. If Fr. E was now in a parish in active ministry that would be a different deal, but he has been on ice since August- so what exactly are you raging about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-85005302747110199482011-02-02T15:00:39.499-05:002011-02-02T15:00:39.499-05:00The situation calls for extraordinary care and pra...The situation calls for extraordinary care and prayer.<br /><br />Let us remember that the fault lies here with the Bishops. They have made a mockery out of truth and justice and righteousness. In every conceivable way and in every matter they have handled over the last ten years. <br /><br />We don't want our priests plucked out and dragged through the public square for a personal indiscretion or fall. We don't even want them plucked out without making sure the allegation has merit.<br /><br />I don't know where the Bishop's head was in this early on but it should be clear to all at some point they knew this was about abuse in the rite of exorcism because the books were pulled.<br /><br />That is the damning fact here. <br />The smoking gun that when they used Lifesite to disperse the manipulative letter yesterday, <br />they knew that this was more than father falling in love and having a little indiscretion and the people saying so were not malicious crackpots. <br /><br />This is not about HLI. They were used like Lifesite News was used.<br /><br />HLI has done the right thing. Let us focus on the right problem? <br /><br />By nature, Catholics are very, very ripe to be spiritually manipulated by the goon squads in the Chanceries. Professional Catholics who have torn every piece of Flesh off of the Mystical Body of Christ. We are all bleeding profusely.<br /><br />They misquote the Catechism, threaten, bully or use charm.<br /><br />Bishops have been using our Catholic periodicals and apostolates to sweep their misdeeds under the carpets for decades. I spoke about this the other day. Editors and owners of such machines have to make a choice whether they are going to serve God and Truth or they're going to let their apostolate be used as a spin machine.<br /><br />Sadly, there are no nominiations for the Profiles in Courage Award in the Catholic press.<br /><br />There's a lot of temptation here to blame people who were spiritually manipulated along the way.<br /><br />Let us not?<br /><br />I'm not going there that's for sure. It's the wrong focus and it will be the wrong fix. I am not up for anyone's crusade for a personal vendetta.<br /><br />I know people are hurt but I think we need to zero in on the problems at the Chanceries and the lack of accountability and place to get relief from Rome.TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-88471086710575762912011-02-02T14:11:31.307-05:002011-02-02T14:11:31.307-05:00Hi Veronica,
Your butter comment did give me a ch...Hi Veronica,<br /><br />Your butter comment did give me a chuckle. The cholesterol myth is one of my favorite topics.<br /><br />Agreed, the vacuum in the Church gives rise to gurus and other wolves in sheep's clothing.<br /><br />I just calculated that the 3+ ft of snow on my roof might add up to 11 tons! Not to worry. It can handle at least twice that. (Oops - I shouldn't even think about more snow.)Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-80113963006702894062011-02-02T13:51:39.457-05:002011-02-02T13:51:39.457-05:00This is the latest out of lifesite news. They are ...This is the latest out of lifesite news. They are trying to use the Catechism to defend their silence. Of course, the passage they cite states the good and safety of tohers in its text as a reason for silence? The good and safety of others in this case should demand transparency about why they were about the priest they were in contact with....<br /> of Human Life International responds to Fr. Euteneuer’s release about his resignation<br /><br />by LifeSiteNews.com<br /><br /> * Wed Feb 02, 2011 08:26 EST<br /> * Comments (14)<br /> * Tags: fr. tom euteneuer, hli<br /><br /> *<br /> *<br /><br />FRONT ROYAL, VA, February 2, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The HLI Board of Directors, in response to the public statement by Rev. Thomas Euteneuer, has issued a further statement and clarification. The full text of the HLI statement follows:<br /><br />In August 2010, HLI received allegations of inappropriate conduct by Rev. Euteneuer involving a young adult woman, which occurred within the context of his exorcism ministry. The Board immediately commenced an inquiry into the allegations, and Rev. Euteneuer admitted inappropriate conduct. At that time, Bishop Gerald Barbarito recalled Rev. Euteneuer to the Diocese of Palm Beach, and HLI sought and received Rev. Euteneuer’s resignation.<br /><br />Since the time of Rev. Euteneuer’s resignation, the Board subsequently learned of additional allegations in connection with his exorcism ministry. As Rev. Euteneuer no longer serves as president of HLI, we are not especially endowed with the competence or authority to investigate, evaluate, or act on these additional allegations, but they have been submitted to the proper ecclesiastical authorities. <br />HLI received certain assurances that Rev. Euteneuer was no longer engaged in public ministry and therefore, until this time, in our efforts to observe Catholic teaching, we have avoided comment (beyond our original statement). This decision was based on all the teachings of the Church but in particular the Catechism’s instructions as follows:<br /><br />“Charity and respect for the truth should dictate the response to every request for information or communication. The good and safety of others, respect for privacy, and the common good are sufficient reasons for being silent about what ought not be known or for making use of a discreet language. The duty to avoid scandal often commands strict discretion. No one is bound to reveal the truth to someone who does not have the right to know it.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2489. Emphasis in the original.)<br /><br />Although it is for the Diocese of Palm Beach and the proper ecclesiastical authorities to address the matters referenced in Rev. Euteneuer’s statement, we ask that the HLI family continue to pray for all those involved. HLI has not been, and will not be, deterred in its fundamental mission as pro-life missionaries to the world, and we likewise ask for the prayers of all that support HLI’s work that this critical mission will never be underminedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-3771895073507194862011-02-02T12:41:14.829-05:002011-02-02T12:41:14.829-05:00Jerry, I was teasing about the butter. Unfortunat...Jerry, I was teasing about the butter. Unfortunately, I have no way to indicate to anyone when I am being flip and just have to hope that the reader picks up on it.<br /><br />You are right, too, about the groupie mentality. It is all over no matter where you go. It started with Fulton Sheen and has escalated over the decades. I attribute it to the vacuum in the Church created in the infamous sixties. This penchant for personal gurus, however, is starting to reach troublesome proportions in my "esteemed" opinion.<br /><br />It is made worse when people are unable to admit that their personal appraisals of others have been wrong and that they have been duped and played for a fool. <br /><br />It happens to the best of us...even me!!! (Disclaimer: This last comment is meant as a joke.)<br /><br />VeronicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-25787808434395378912011-02-02T11:45:01.430-05:002011-02-02T11:45:01.430-05:00Carol,
The ongoing crisis in the Church requires ...Carol,<br /><br />The ongoing crisis in the Church requires constant vigilance by the Faithful.<br /><br />We can no longer assume that wayward priests will be disciplined and prevented from committing ongoing abuse. We can not assume that apparently holy priests, especially those with large followings through media apostolates, have the virtue to realize that they have committed sin and withdraw from further opportunities to sin.<br /><br />Catholic bloggers have done the right thing by demanding all the facts in this situation. That does not include speculation and rumor mongering. Your blog hasn't engaged in that sort of mindless speculation.<br /><br />I'm glad you continue to shine a light where others would rather let wrongdoers hide in darkness.breathnachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308036185276331387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-27412286466288824372011-02-02T11:44:27.868-05:002011-02-02T11:44:27.868-05:00Mark Mallett? We're off to chastisementville ...Mark Mallett? We're off to chastisementville already? What a thread! I'm running low on popcorn, and there's not a chance of getting to the store during this blizzard.<br /><br />Carol, you're doing fine, despite the muzzlers. Try not to let it get to you.Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-22608882091404973162011-02-02T11:33:35.879-05:002011-02-02T11:33:35.879-05:00Carol,
No, I just caught up with the latest state...Carol,<br /><br />No, I just caught up with the latest statement from HLI before that post. I will be leaving now to say my Rosary. You are in my prayers, along with the rest of the Boston bloggers.<br /><br />I stand by the statement that many comments have been over the top. Glad to see some deletions.<br /><br />Off topic, Mark Mallett's take on Egypt and revolution should give us something even bigger to worry about.<br /><br /><br />MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-13226482431687053912011-02-02T11:24:51.403-05:002011-02-02T11:24:51.403-05:00Here is the key citations from HLI's statement...Here is the key citations from HLI's statement. I would ask that you prayerfully compare it to the statement released yesterday by Fr. Euteneuer. <br /><br />When you are done, I would like to know if it is safe for women to reveal this kind of abuse when the Bishop orders everyone to be silent under his obedience. Are people who expose it malicious crackpots? Calumners? Sinful? <br /><br /><br />FRONT ROYAL, VA (Human Life International) - The HLI Board of Directors, in response to a public statement by Rev. Thomas Euteneuer, issues this further statement and clarification:<br /><br />In August 2010, HLI received allegations of inappropriate conduct by Rev. Euteneuer involving a young adult woman, which occurred within the context of his exorcism ministry. The Board immediately commenced an inquiry into the allegations, and Rev. Euteneuer admitted inappropriate conduct. At that time, Bishop Gerald Barbarito recalled Rev. Euteneuer to the Diocese of Palm Beach, and HLI sought and received Rev. Euteneuer's resignation.<br /><br />Since the time of Rev. Euteneuer's resignation, the Board subsequently learned of additional allegations in connection with his exorcism ministry. As Rev. Euteneuer no longer serves as president of HLI, we are not especially endowed with the competence or authority to investigate, evaluate, or act on these additional allegations, but they have been submitted to the proper ecclesiastical authorities.TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-56513421918991833242011-02-02T11:08:57.999-05:002011-02-02T11:08:57.999-05:00I apologize for the triple pun -- it was clearly o...I apologize for the triple pun -- it was clearly over the top. I don't blame Carol for having rightly deleted it.<br /><br />Despite the levity, I do regard Fr. E's situation as an extremely serious matter. But I accept his statement in lieu of any hard evidence to the contrary. There has been far too much innuendo surrounding what is in effect a tragedy in the classical sense: a fall from high estate because of human weakness.<br /><br />Re the Fr. Z comment. I long ago read his bona fides page and I am in no way questioning his priesthood or faculties. My question is simply why he is isolated on a farm in Minnesota while there are multiple parishes served by a single priest. Other blogging priests seem to have a parish assignment. Why not he? It is simply a question, with no implication for anything but information. I don't really expect an answer.Jack O'Malleynoreply@blogger.com