Following the publication of the AP article this past Friday, Monsignor Laughlin did an about-face and issued a public repudiation of Fr. Newman’s statements based off of the inaccurate headline that accompanied the AP story.In his statement, Msgr. Laughlin wrote that the Catholic Church’s “clear, moral teaching on the evil of abortion” was “pulled into the partisan political arena” by the priest’s letter and that Fr. Newman’s actions have “diverted the focus” from Catholic teaching on abortion and “do not adequately reflect the Catholic Church’s teachings. Any comments or statements to the contrary are repudiated.”
Do not adequately reflect the Catholic Church's teachings? What part of "human life must be protected" does he not understand? The Pope understands it. Maybe he needs to visit the Vatican website like I do on a regular basis to check on what the Catholic Church teachings are on a particular issue. The search engine works pretty well, from what I can tell.
It's just sad when such division happens, especially when it's regarding an issue that is so clearly stated. There is no confusion, Msgr. Laughlin, except perhaps in your own mind.
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The road to hell and the material with which it's paved, and all that...
God bless Father Newman.
"I hereby demote Monsignor Laughlin to Monjunior."
-- Pope Benedict
LOL, Kevin!
Here's an article about it that I liked, from Fr. Z's blog.
http://wdtprs.com/blog/2008/11/a-good-view-of-the-greenville-controversy/
This part is great: "Fr. Newman’s parishioners came to Mass in large numbers this weekend and applauded so long when he began his homily that they only quieted down when he turned and knelt to the Blessed Sacrament."
I have Fr. Newman's homilies on my iPod-- he's good. A convert from Protestantism, and he sort of preaches with a Protestant accent, taking the readings and going through verse by verse, but working in plenty of hardcore Catholic doctrine. I hear his parish has large numbers of converts joining each year.
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