That depends on the meaning of the word "healing".
Posted on 09/09/2018 4:31:58 PM PDT by marshmallow
Rejects calls to leave post, offers prayer and listening sessions instead
WASHINGTON (ChurchMilitant.com) - Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. is refusing to step down after being implicated in the massive cover-up of clerical sex abuse.
In a Thursday letter to the priests of the archdiocese, Wuerl is calling for a "season of healing" to address the sex abuse crisis. He notes the calls for him to step down, but is choosing to remain in spite of them. In his letter, he explained that in a Sept. 3 "prayer and discernment" meeting with his priests, "Among the many observations was that the archdiocese would be well served by new leadership to help move beyond the current confusion, disappointment and disunity."
George Neumayr, a Church Militant correspondent who has been investigating Wuerl for years, comments, "Cardinal Wuerl is right. This is a season of healing — healing of his tattered reputation which he is attempting to orchestrate through this utterly sham PR campaign that nobody should take seriously."
On Aug. 30, Wuerl asked "for forgiveness for my errors in judgment, for my inadequacies, and also for your acceptance of my contrition for any suffering I have caused," but that sentiment is nowhere to be found in his latest letter.
He gives the purpose of the "season of healing" as "an invitation for parishes and parishioners to come together in prayer, to give voice to the pain and suffering of the survivors of clergy sexual abuse, while also recognizing the pain and wound of the whole Church."
It's scheduled to begin on Sept. 14, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, and continue each consecutive Friday for six weeks.
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Nope, they will “make nice” and assure the faithful that “father knows best” and that “these things are being addressed by higher authorities” all the while laughing up their sleeves.
The forgiveness assumes they have turned away from sin and are facing God through faith in what Christ provided on the Cross.
If they simply are seeking to not be held accountable for their behavior, while reserving a place in their hearts for their sin, they really haven’t turned away from sin.
Pedophile pieces of $hit.
If he’s still there, it’s 100% because Team Bergoglio wants him there. They’re digging in for a long battle to hold onto the gains they’ve made for the past 5.5 years. Bergoglio the Peronist believes and has always believed that ‘right wing Americans’ are the enemy. To depose Wuerl would be granting his enemies a victory.
I saw Tom Peters on Twitter citing an open letter by wuerl’s master of ceremony, in which the MC told wuerl he will no longer serve wuerl personally at his Masses, either as MC or assisting at Mass. There was a link to the letter in the wapo.
I saw that. I hope you don’t mind, I pinged the Catholic list to it.
I like a season of resigning and jailing better.
Lavender mafia huggers, molesters and rapists are looking for a pass when #metoo is taking all the others down. Lol not gonna happen. Not these days.
These embedded church homos are not able to snow people anymore. By people I mean “the faithful”. Their retarded open borders advocacy goes hand in hand with their gay beliefs.
I know you got it up the wazzoo, and I covered it up. But “my bad”... sorry!!
Yes, it’s the clergy that covered it up we should feel sorry for since they are getting yelled at.
“Pedophile pieces of $hit.”
Jesus would have them horsewhipped.
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I propose a millstone and the depths of the sea.
That depends on the meaning of the word "healing".
AG should start digging into his files. He won’t be so cute then.
Let those perverts stay there with the Antichrist. After everyone else has left, they can play with themselves.
Remember it was Gentle Jesus who introduced the Millstone-in-the-Sea concept.
Don’t forget the defrocking!
“Remember it was Gentle Jesus who introduced the Millstone-in-the-Sea concept.”
The same Jesus who righteously kicked ass in the Temple.
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