Consider that IF Bishop Barros is completely guiltless, as he loudly claims, then the entire media and countless Catholic voices are indeed involved in a massive slander campaign, now directed against
"Under normal circumstances (Before credibility had been lost) this would have been more acceptable, but as Sean O’Conaill @4 says “If this man is not supported by his people, how can he function
Kevin #10:
Three distinct matters.
1. Can Bishop Barros effectively carry out his ministry if he does not have the trust of his people? It seems clear that the answer is that he cannot.
2. You write
Pádraig McCarthy @ 4
“Come Holy Spirit”
Is the guilt or innocence of Bishop Barros the crucial question?
None of us can truly know the guilt or innocence of this bishop but what we do k
Great man though Francis is, it seems even he, like other good men who contribute to this site, once this issue arises, simply cannot prise the clericalist log from the retina. I am so disappointed. I
As a survivor I am bitterly disappointed with the Popes comments in Chile.
"The day they bring me proof against the bishop, then I will speak. There is not a single proof against him. This calumny!
I was shocked to see America magazine chime in with the dishonest conflation of the abuser priest with the allegedly negligent bishop, making Francis out to be a colluder with the former.
We seem to
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Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018Consider that IF Bishop Barros is completely guiltless, as he loudly claims, then the entire media and countless Catholic voices are indeed involved in a massive slander campaign, now directed against
Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018"Under normal circumstances (Before credibility had been lost) this would have been more acceptable, but as Sean O’Conaill @4 says “If this man is not supported by his people, how can he function
Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018Kevin #10: Three distinct matters. 1. Can Bishop Barros effectively carry out his ministry if he does not have the trust of his people? It seems clear that the answer is that he cannot. 2. You write
Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018Kevin@10, very well said.
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Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018Pádraig McCarthy @ 4 “Come Holy Spirit” Is the guilt or innocence of Bishop Barros the crucial question? None of us can truly know the guilt or innocence of this bishop but what we do k
Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018Great man though Francis is, it seems even he, like other good men who contribute to this site, once this issue arises, simply cannot prise the clericalist log from the retina. I am so disappointed. I
Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018As a survivor I am bitterly disappointed with the Popes comments in Chile. "The day they bring me proof against the bishop, then I will speak. There is not a single proof against him. This calumny!
Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018I was shocked to see America magazine chime in with the dishonest conflation of the abuser priest with the allegedly negligent bishop, making Francis out to be a colluder with the former. We seem to
Bishop Barros controversy in Chile
January 20 2018The statement of Cardinal O'Malley while quite supportive of Francis also seems to show that the Cardinal is somewhat uneasy with the Barros case.
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