Bishop Takes Queen

Riverfront Times ^ | August 25, 2004 | Malcolm Gay

[Desdemona]

IT's the RIverfront TImes which is less objective than the Post-Dispatch and not in a good way. The whole purpose here is for them to divide and conquer.

[Desdemona]

Who in their right mind takes the RFT seriously? And remember, I said right mind.

[sinkspur]

How's the morale among the priests in St. Louis? Has Burke been a unifier?

[Flying Circus]

Liberal deacons from Texas who don't know any better?

[corpus]

See Post 1 and 18.

[sinkspur]

Did Burke take the profession of vows of a transgendered nun? What do you think of that?

[dsc]

More important than being a "unifier" is that he is on God's side.

If a bishop comes into a diocese where half the priests are homosexual heretics, he had better bring the sword, not the bunny slippers.

[Flying Circus]

I think I want to hear more of the story. Vows of chastity, poverty, etc are open to any lay person. He may have made himself a eunuch, but he can still repent of his perversion and chastity is the only option now.

I won't deny it sounds bad, but I also doubt it is being portrayed honestly given the agenda of the publication.

[sinkspur]

If a bishop comes into a diocese where half the priests are homosexual heretics, he had better bring the sword, not the bunny slippers.

Is the balance to homosexual priests transgendered nuns?

[sinkspur]

I won't deny it sounds bad, but I also doubt it is being portrayed honestly given the agenda of the publication.

Ms. Helmueller wrote a letter to the Papal Nuncio. Does this Catholic laywoman have an agenda?

This weirdness is on top of the building of a $25 million shrine in a small Wisconsin diocese.

[bonaventura]

I in no way condone what has been done (it is beyond words), but assuming this man was repentant of his horrible crime, where is a repentant man with a female anatomy to go? I find it inconceivable that anyone's answer to that would be an active women's religious order. Actually, with the exception of capital punishment I can't think of an acceptable solution.

[ninenot]

The article has at least TWO facts dead wrong. Svea was NOT the superior of the ICK in Wisconsin, and was NOT a Monsignor.

But he was convicted and is in the slammer.

[ninenot]

Uhnnnn, Sinky, I recall you defending to the HILT the Bishop of Rochester (?)--something about a priest who committed suicide after a little go-round with the Bish...

Are you morally certain that this nun IS what's claimed in an article which is flawed in other regards?

Good heavens! Burke consolidated a couple of parishes in a town with a diminishing population!!!

And, my o my, a Father left in disgust. Are you aware of all the circumstances on that one? I am. And there's a very good reason why this screed doesn't mention it.

[ninenot]

Ping re: ICK

[sinkspur]

Uhnnnn, Sinky, I recall you defending to the HILT the Bishop of Rochester (?)--something about a priest who committed suicide after a little go-round with the Bish...

I didn't defend Hubbard (bishop of Albany); I took on the attorney who keeps bringing suits against him, one John Aretakis.

The guy's a shyster, and has been proven to be a shyster.

[Pyro7480]

Concerned Catholics ping! I trust Desdemona's judgement in this manner, in that the source publication of this article is less than trustworthy. I find it both odd and interesting that corpus and sinkspur seem to be on the same side, attacking Bishop Burke's character when his public actions have been quite laudable.

[ninenot]

You'll LOVE this: the queer rags do a hit on Burke.

[Pyro7480]

Thanks for clarifying this for me, ninenot. I had never heard of this guy before, and I found out about the Institute last year.

[NeoCaveman]

You'll LOVE this: the queer rags do a hit on Burke.

We are posting a fag rag on FR? Well this is a religion forum and Satanism is a religion so I guess it is allowed.

[ninenot]

Svea, who was serving as superior

TDY post. The superior was out on leave.