According to this CCCB spin memo, Archbishop Prendergast has cancelled the speaker’s engagements based on allegations and the fear of “prayer protests”. That is a gross misrepresentation of what the Archbishop stated in his letter on Fr. Arriaga.
According to the statement he published (on the archdiocese website), the Archbishop was not at all manipulated by allegations and the fear of public opinion (prayer protests). Rather, he followed a very evangelical course of action in dealing with this controversy (see Matthew 18:15-17).
From the Archbishop’s statement :
“The Archbishop met with Father Luis Arriaga, director of the Miguel Pro Centre for Human Rights (PRODH) on his arrival in Ottawa and discussed with him, and with representatives of Development and Peace, the Centre’s support of groups espousing abortion.”
He met directly with Fr. Arriaga, asked questions and then concluded that he could not endorse this speaker’s engagements in his archdiocese. That’s not basing a decision on allegations and the fear of protests.
That may be the modus operandi of the career cath’lics at the CCCB, but that is not how a true Shepherd of the Church behaves. Thank you Archbishop, for being a good shepherd.
You're a grown-up Catholic.
Read it for yourself.
You decide.
Update: Hat-tip to Mike: Does D & P not get it? Written by Fr. Raymond J. de Souza Tuesday, 05 April 2011
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Does D&P not get it? click here for a clear Catholic Register article. I wish I knew how to add my convoluted views on D7P's involvement with Share Lent and how the new translation is being presented.
A good article in the Catholic register "Does D&P not get it?".
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Does D&P not get it? click here for a clear Catholic Register article. I wish I knew how to add my convoluted views on D7P's involvement with Share Lent and how the new translation is being presented.
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A good article in the Catholic register "Does D&P not get it?".
Posted by Mike to Vox Cantoris at 7:03 AM
Thank you for visiting and your comments Mike; I'm not sure where the bug is and why it is not posting.
As for your own views on D&P and the Missal, if you wish to write something I am happy to post it here wiht credit to you.
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