Comments on: Letter of Archbishop Mancini

By: jboyd

jboyd — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:56:04 +0000

it is very interesting to see reactions from catholics in regard to the bishop lahey case. there is no connection between intelligence and emotional understanding. the classic example is the doctor who sexually abuses his own daughter. many catholics hold their priests in high esteem. in many cases these priests have much more education than their parishoners. people ‘sense’ when they are deceived and know when there is condecension. it is a dissappointment to many to think about there beautiful place of worship crumble to the ground. many catholic church communities are part and parcel of peoples social life. questions are asked -do all catholic priests and nuns who serve priests, look the other way in these cases of child abuse. one u.s. catholic bishop called the police when finding out about a priest in his diocese abusing children. was this a one in a thousand case? people are concerned about all of the 3rd world priests now in canada. abuse in 3rd world countries is rampant especially where there are no lawyers and lots of corrupt judges. abuse ruins lives and there is little more to talk about.

By: john durocher

john durocher — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:15:14 +0000

a writer in colorado springs, colorado remarked: what is archbishop mancini saying and what does he mean using this different terminology. with the start of all of the news on bishop lahey you would hear ‘he was so pastoral’ (bishop lahey) there will never be a harmony between the catholic clergy and the catholic laity. women must be clergy to protect children. women must be clergy as they would prohibit men from abusing children. married couples protect their chidren and other children. i do not go to church and all catholic priests believe that i am headed for eternal damnation. these beliefs are destructive. beyong our human reasoning is beyong our realm. for those of us who believe in jesus christ and believe in compassion for all there will always be hope that these catholic priests will learn to respect everyone.

By: th2tran

th2tran — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:04:47 +0000

Margaret,
The tone of your unforgiving words indicates that you’re probably not a Christian. You probably didn’t undertand Archibishop Mancini’s letter. Be still.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:40:21 +0000

Archbishop Mancini,
Wow! We have great expectations from Bishops and Archbishops and this is causing and will continue to cause inhuman behavior??!! Raping children is NOT ‘human’ behavior, it is intrinsically evil. Maybe we need to ask why your office dropped the ball when you brought us a bishop who was legally exposed in the horrific Mount Cashel Orphanage scandal. Why, Archbishop, didn’t you take notice of your bishop’s trips to Asia? Listen. We, the people who stay, need to ‘up’ the expectations on bishops ‘and’ priests because they are deceiving us and hurting our children, raping little ones and Archbishop, ‘you’ need to do your job!

By: a parishioner

a parishioner — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:54:50 +0000

A great antidote to the handwringing over the agony of those in leadership roles – how about focusing on the victims who were used and abused??

Cardinal George’s about-to-be-released book “The Difference God Makes” (Crossroad) calls for a less narrow and triumphalistic version of Catholic identity. He points out that there is far too much focus on the bishops – their power and the way they exercise it, and not nearly enough on Christ.

He maintains that the strain in relationships within the church is due to the walls that have been built which separate us: political, specialized, and individualistic.

He states that our Catholic identity should come, precisely, from the quality of our relationships with others, at every level in the church, who cannot be ‘un-chosen’. Separations diminish us as a body.

Cardinal George is at the Vatican this week, and is presenting his book at the Lateran University. He hopes that its global appeal will kindle a greater concern for serving the poor and engaging in prayer. It is his game plan to “evangelize America and beyond”.