Perfect Compromise?
You don't need me to tell you how much people in these forums hate Roger Mahony (while, truth be told, simultaneously seeking a red hat for the excommunicated schismatic Bernard Fellay). Well, here's an idea the Mahony-haters might want to latch onto....
So the Mahony-hating pseudo-orthodox in LA (one of whom has likened the Cardinal to an alcoholic father, another accusing him of "relentless blatant heresy") would stop at nothing to get Roger out as quickly as possible. They're already counting down the days to his 75th birthday five and a half years hence and praying that God will somehow craft the sex abuse disclosures in some way that would make Mahony's position untenable. (That's eerily akin to Pat Robertson's prayer for more Supreme Court vacancies, isn't it?)
Well, how about this -- of the many vacant dioceses out there now for the Pope to fill, one of them is Birmingham, Alabama. Wanna put Mahony forward? It's relatively quiet, inconspicuous, and only 3% of the population is Catholic -- something most of Mahony's dissident critics have already said about Los Angeles (while seeking a red hat for the excommunicated schismatic Bernard Fellay).
For its part, Rome would be free to appoint a new archbishop who wouldn't change a damn thing Mahony did in LA, which is exactly what the Holy See would do because the only beefs Mahony's critics have are not doctrinal ones, but political gripes used to divide the church against its bishop in the name of ideological point-scoring (while they support excommunicated... you got the idea).
But, of course, there is a rub, and it is this: the bishop of Birmingham is the competent authority with oversight for the actions of EWTN. And, guess what, Roger would make it in reality what it's long touted itself to be -- a truly orthodox outlet for Catholic teaching.... And he would inculturate it! Oh, the glory!
This could well be a dream scenario for everyone.
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So the Mahony-hating pseudo-orthodox in LA (one of whom has likened the Cardinal to an alcoholic father, another accusing him of "relentless blatant heresy") would stop at nothing to get Roger out as quickly as possible. They're already counting down the days to his 75th birthday five and a half years hence and praying that God will somehow craft the sex abuse disclosures in some way that would make Mahony's position untenable. (That's eerily akin to Pat Robertson's prayer for more Supreme Court vacancies, isn't it?)
Well, how about this -- of the many vacant dioceses out there now for the Pope to fill, one of them is Birmingham, Alabama. Wanna put Mahony forward? It's relatively quiet, inconspicuous, and only 3% of the population is Catholic -- something most of Mahony's dissident critics have already said about Los Angeles (while seeking a red hat for the excommunicated schismatic Bernard Fellay).
For its part, Rome would be free to appoint a new archbishop who wouldn't change a damn thing Mahony did in LA, which is exactly what the Holy See would do because the only beefs Mahony's critics have are not doctrinal ones, but political gripes used to divide the church against its bishop in the name of ideological point-scoring (while they support excommunicated... you got the idea).
But, of course, there is a rub, and it is this: the bishop of Birmingham is the competent authority with oversight for the actions of EWTN. And, guess what, Roger would make it in reality what it's long touted itself to be -- a truly orthodox outlet for Catholic teaching.... And he would inculturate it! Oh, the glory!
This could well be a dream scenario for everyone.
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posted by Rocco Palmo at 10:59
3 Comments:
hmmmm. An inculturation of EWTN. Interesting proposal. Maybe the priests can offer Mass with a stick of grain between their teeth, like our dear southern bretheren. Then perhaps they can shed their vestments for farmer overalls. And, oh sweet joy, the banjo can take pride of place in the musical accompaniment!
A good old Alabama inculturation sounds like fun, for sure. :)
No spec will be reported here without a FULL NAME and VALID E-MAIL... I've relaxed the comment rules enough to allow for a lot, but there still has to be some degree of accountability as to what commentors say.
How do you manage to reconcile your name-calling with your aspirations to professional journalism?
Or is it simply a matter of doing whatever wil spike the number of hits on your counter?
I object to your facile characterization of me as a blogger who is "Mahony-hating" and "pseudo-orthodox." At least make an attempt to back up your claims. We already went around about my post entitled Children of an Addict; and I explained myself in a post that followed.
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