The National Catholic Register reported this morning that retired Green Bay auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Morneau has asked to be relieved of his public ministerial duties so that he can spend the rest of his life in prayer for all victims and survivors of sexual abuse. Current Bishop Ricken has agreed to this request.
What do you think? Should this model be followed by other prelates, retired or not? By other clergy who knew what was happening, and not reporting it?
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“What do you think? Should this model be followed by other prelates, retired or not? By other clergy who knew what was happening, and not reporting it?”
Absolutely, yes; Morneau is taking the appropriate Christian Action. May God be pleased to hear Bishop Morneau’s prayers for the abused and also be pleased to give him peace.
I think some of them should stay (perhaps the younger) and work to eliminate the clericalism that led to the sexual abuse situation and to all the other abuse situations fostered by some of the clergy!
PS: the Church,under the circumstances should call a General Council to address the current crises for the Church which will last at least a hundred years at the least. It is time to re invite the Holy Spirit to inspire all of us!!
I think that any member of the clergy/hierarchy involved in the abuse situations in a negative way should be laicized. Although I am not so sure I would like to share my laity state with them.
I wish somebody would explain laicization to me. Doesn’t the bible say (and the ordination rite) “You are a priest forever?” Can a priest even be “laicized?” I realize he can lose all his faculties (literally and figuratively) but he isn’t “lay” is he?