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Sun-Times columnist Father Andrew Greeley in critical condition
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | November 8, 2008 | Shamus Toomey

Posted on 11/08/2008 10:32:19 PM PST by cmj328

The Rev. Andrew Greeley, the best-selling novelist and Chicago Sun-Times columnist, fractured his skull in a freak fall in Rosemont Friday and is listed in critical condition at a suburban hospital, his family and friends said this afternoon.

The outspoken priest had just lectured before a religious conference in Rosemont, and had taken a taxi to the nearby River Road Blue Line L stop.

As Greeley, 80, exited the taxi, his jacket snagged in the door and he fell down and hit his head around 3:30 p.m. Friday, according to Rosemont police and friends.

“Right now he’s critical but stable, very stable,” his niece, Laura Durkin said. “Doctors are hopeful and pleased with his progress from last night to today. They’re pleased with his current condition.”


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Lord, forgive this miserable SOB his sins.
1 posted on 11/08/2008 10:32:19 PM PST by cmj328
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To: cmj328

Prayers for Fr. Greeley’s recovery and his conversion.


2 posted on 11/09/2008 1:10:39 AM PST by BlessedBeGod (Just a bitter redneck clinging to God & guns, 3 generations from small towns in W. Pa.)
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To: cmj328

May the Lord grant him the grace of repentance.


3 posted on 11/09/2008 4:51:53 AM PST by Tax-chick (Teenage mutant tortilla chips - only at Wal-mart!)
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To: cmj328

I hope he goes to CONFESSION....he is NOT a good man.


4 posted on 11/09/2008 5:16:38 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: cmj328; Tax-chick; Ann Archy
If one wonders why so people are not attracted to the Church the evidence is in these responses.

What ever happened to “Christians love one another” - but maybe that is for Christians, not Catholics. I know of no Christian who would be so lacking in charity -but such lack is common among Catholics who are so self-righteous.

I doubt that these people even know the man. He is most respected among his fellow Chicago priests, and is one of the most generous men alive though few are aware of his generosity.

These comments reflect the reason why fewer and fewer Catholics attend Mass. There is no Christlike behavior here. Pray for him and for them!

5 posted on 11/09/2008 7:59:14 AM PST by VidMihi ("In fide, unitas; in dubiis, libertas; in omnibus, caritas.")
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To: cmj328

it’s just eerie, like the Omen, highest profile Catholic. No Catholic will be anywhere close to his ear but Wormtongue Biden.


6 posted on 11/09/2008 8:38:33 AM PST by lmc12
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To: VidMihi

i would agree with you that the responses here do not reflect Christian charity, but please do not generalize these sentiments as being somehow peculiar to Catholics or even conservatives. I have spent just a little bit of time at DU (FR’s liberal evil twin) and the posting there is generally vulgar and unbelievably disgusting. FR is a tea party, relatively speaking

and oh yes Catholics are Christians and in fact it is a historical fact that most Protestants have quite a lineage of Catholics in their spiritual pedigree. As they say, if you can read this, thank a teacher. If you’re a Christian, NOS, thank the Catholic church


7 posted on 11/09/2008 8:50:39 AM PST by Piers-the-Ploughman (Just say no to circular firing squads.)
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To: VidMihi
I know of no Christian who would be so lacking in charity

LOL! You're kidding, right? Don't spend much time on FR, I guess!

8 posted on 11/09/2008 8:57:30 AM PST by maryz
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To: VidMihi

If you recall, Christ didn’t hold hands with people that perverted God’s law. Greeley=Pharisee


9 posted on 11/09/2008 10:01:10 AM PST by Aggie Mama
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To: VidMihi
What ever happened to "Christians love one another"

The greatest love one can wish on a person is that he goes to heaven when he dies.

In order to do that, that person must die without the guilt of mortal sin on his soul.

Therefore, to hope or pray that someone else dies in a state of repentance and conversion is just about the greatest expression of love possible toward that person. It is not in any way, shape, or form an expression of "self-righteousness". In fact, many traditional Catholics will tell you that to "pray for a good death," for both yourself and the ones you love, is very important.

And yes, you absolutely have permission to pray that I die in state of repentance and conversion. (If I didn't have a family to attend to, I'd give you leave to add "tomorrow" after "die".)

10 posted on 11/09/2008 1:21:04 PM PST by Campion
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To: VidMihi

I don’t see anything wrong with praying that Father Greeley will someday become a Christian? What’s cruel about that?


11 posted on 11/09/2008 1:28:49 PM PST by farmer18th (George Will: Conservative, as long as the Newsweek People Don't make Fun of Me.)
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To: Campion

I’m praying that he recovers from his injuries, and also that he stops teaching error and publicly retracts what he has taught.

You can pray for me to depart from evil and learn to do good before I die, too. (Tomorrow, if I didn’t have a family to attend to.)


12 posted on 11/09/2008 4:25:05 PM PST by Tax-chick (Teenage mutant tortilla chips - only at Wal-mart!)
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To: cmj328

I hope it knocked some sense into him and he asks for forgiveness.


13 posted on 11/09/2008 7:28:51 PM PST by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
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To: sandyeggo

Amen. Father Greeley has, indeed, many personal faults, vanity being the chief among them. But much the same is true of many of us, and so we owe him as a fellow Catholics our prayers for his recovery, body and soul. Still he has done much to cofuse Catholics with his mix of orthodoxy and heterodoxy and his infidelity to his mission.


15 posted on 11/09/2008 8:06:20 PM PST by RobbyS (ECCE homo)
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To: Tax-chick

Amen to all that.


16 posted on 11/09/2008 8:07:03 PM PST by RobbyS (ECCE homo)
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I feel badly that my first thought on reading the news was not for his recovery, but about all the harm he has done and will continue to do, in all probability, if he resumes writing. I’m committed to praying for his recovery every day.

There’s no question that we’re all sinners, and I’d be willing to stipulate that I’m worse than Fr. Greeley ... 50/50 chance, right? But few of us have the scope to mislead so many for so long.


17 posted on 11/10/2008 4:24:07 AM PST by Tax-chick (Teenage mutant tortilla chips - only at Wal-mart!)
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18 posted on 11/10/2008 6:42:07 AM PST by NYer ("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
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To: NYer

Dinosaur media death watch?


19 posted on 11/10/2008 6:57:47 AM PST by Notwithstanding (Obama/Biden: the "O" stands for Zero Executive Experience & Zero Accomplishments)
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To: Tax-chick
Add my prayers for the poor man, for his full recovery and for his conversion and repentance.

Apropos of your comment, C.S. Lewis (I am always quoting him, but he says it so well) noted that the stain of sin on one's soul is the same regardless of how many people your sin affects. He said that one man may be placed so that his anger causes the death of millions, while another is in a situation where his anger only results in people laughing at him. But the sin is the same.

I do think however that priests and bishops have a special and terrifying trust, since they are responsible for their flock under orders from Christ Himself. That would scare the absolute fire out of me.

20 posted on 11/10/2008 7:06:29 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse - TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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