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To: dragonblustar
So, he's to suspend his God given ability to discern and just let someone above him lead him into the wrong path?

You seem to understand this in a way that is completely incorrect.

On the day that he was ordained, Fr. Pavone made a vow of obedience to his bishop and to his bishop's successors. Therefore, he is to obey his bishop in all matters other than an extreme case (such as if his bishop were to order him to do something sinful).

That doesn't mean that Fr. Pavone can't make his case to continue working with PFL (and I would guess that he did), but once the bishop has made his decision, it is Fr. Pavone's role to obey it. In a case such as this one, his bishop will not lead him into the "wrong path." It may not be the best thing for for Fr. Pavone, or for the Pro-Life movement; it may even be that the bishop is not of good will (I'm not suggesting this, but it's possible) -- even so, the best path that Fr. Pavone can take for the good of his own soul is to obey.

No prudential argument -- no 'look at how much good was done' type argument -- can trump this.

9 posted on 10/05/2011 9:47:21 AM PDT by GCC Catholic
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To: GCC Catholic
t. In a case such as this one, his bishop will not lead him into the "wrong path."

Who is to say the Bishop is without sin? How do you know he won't lead him down the wrong path?

th." It may not be the best thing for for Fr. Pavone, or for the Pro-Life movement; it may even be that the bishop is not of good will

I think its evil.

This is what I don't get. Father Frank has helped many people and then he gets shuffled away but then you have Father Pfleger who for years was caused nothing but strife and the Church sits on its hands with him. What also gets me is that you have catholics who receive communion who are pro abortion, pro gay agenda and the church does nothing to them. Pelosi and the others have flaunted their disobedience and nothing is done to them.

15 posted on 10/05/2011 10:06:31 AM PDT by dragonblustar (Allah Ain't So Akbar!)
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