Well, well, well. I never thought I would hear Fr. Greeley say anything like this. And speaking out in the middle of a media feeding-frenzy, at that. I still don't trust the man, because he has done major damage to the Church over the years with a variety of liberal "Catholic" statements in the liberal press. But it took real courage for him to speak out now and show up the liberal media attack on the Church for exactly what it is. By doing so, he is biting the hand that has been feeding him, and risking his own future as one of the few favored "Catholic" spokesmen whom the liberal media are willing to quote. He was right up there with Curran and McBrien, if never so clearly heterodox as they are.
As a spokesmen for the liberals within the Church, I always assumed that Greeley supported the dissenting movements favoring married priests and women priests. This column is a real eye-opener. Wouldn't it be wonderful if this marked a moment of real change for Fr. Greeley? Never underestimate the power of divine grace.