You MUST Resign! The New York Times SAID So!
From the Catholic Culture site:
Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota, has rejected calls for his resignation, and insisted that he never knowingly concealed evidence of clerical abuse.
"I am bound to continue in my office as long as the Holy Father has appointed me here," writes the archbishop, in an article appearing in the archdiocesan newspaper.
Which got me thinking...WHO exactly is "calling for his resignation? From the St. Cloud Times:
Several prominent local Catholics have urged Nienstedt to resign. The New York Times and Star Tribune of Minneapolis both ran editorials this month calling on him to step down, while a St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist wrote that Nienstedt needs go for the good of the church.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests issued a statement saying it is "saddened" that Nienstedt won't resign "but distraught that he continues to deceive."
OK, I get that some "survivors" of abuse want him gone, and that the godless NY Times wants him out. But how in the world does any "prominent Catholic(s)" think that demanding a resignation from an Archbishop will actually make the guy quit?
Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota, has rejected calls for his resignation, and insisted that he never knowingly concealed evidence of clerical abuse.
"I am bound to continue in my office as long as the Holy Father has appointed me here," writes the archbishop, in an article appearing in the archdiocesan newspaper.
Several prominent local Catholics have urged Nienstedt to resign. The New York Times and Star Tribune of Minneapolis both ran editorials this month calling on him to step down, while a St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist wrote that Nienstedt needs go for the good of the church.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests issued a statement saying it is "saddened" that Nienstedt won't resign "but distraught that he continues to deceive."
OK, I get that some "survivors" of abuse want him gone, and that the godless NY Times wants him out. But how in the world does any "prominent Catholic(s)" think that demanding a resignation from an Archbishop will actually make the guy quit?
Labels: Bishops
posted by jope @ August 01, 2014
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