The ACP have received a clarification from Fr. David Corrigan, Provincial of the Marists, about Sean Fagan.
It seems that the only thing that has been lifted from Sean is the threat of dismissal from the priesthood. The other sanctions remain in place, and his book continues to be banned.
I’m afraid that this removes any possibility that the gesture towards Sean is a sign of some softening of policy on behalf of the CDF, or some indication that the ‘Francis factor’ was beginning to work.
The extraordinary mean-minded and measly nature of this action is fairly typical of the way the CDF has been operating for some considerable time.
So, no change here, it seems to me!
Tony Flannery (born 1947) is a member of the Redemptorist congregation, a native of Attymon, near Athenry in County Galway, Ireland.
Tony joined the Redemptorists at the age of seventeen in 1964, and was ordained a priest ten years later, in 1974
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Tony joined the Redemptorists at the age of seventeen in 1964, and was ordained a priest ten years later, in 1974
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