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"Clearly, no bishop could command a priest to do something against the divine law, but, short of that, every priest, in my view, needs to give his bishop the benefit of the doubt and be obedient upon first request."Īt Catholic News Agency, our team is committed to reporting the truth with courage, integrity, and fidelity to our faith. "We priests promise obedience to the bishop when we are ordained," he said. But Petri said priestly obedience to his bishop is not a light matter. Some Church commentators have suggested that Kalchik was right to go against Cupich's instruction. "Excuse me, but almost all of the cases are, with respect to priests, bishops and whatnot, taking and using other young men sexually. "I can't sit well with people like Cardinal Cupich, who minimizes all of this," he told the Chicago Sun-Times. Kalchik appeared to criticize openly his archbishop, Cardinal Cupich, whom he accused of downplaying the Church's teaching on homosexuality and of rejecting a link between homosexuality and sexual abuse by clergy.
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In an interview after the flag was burned, Fr. In this case, it is not clear if the Archdiocese of Chicago objected to the burning itself, or to the public nature of the action and the apparent symbolism it was intended to convey. I presume the same is true for banners and hangings used in the sanctuary of a Church but I don't know that this has ever been stated." This is why they are burned or buried they are given to God completely and so rendered unusable to us. "Items dedicated for the worship of God cannot be used for any other use. 18 that the archdiocese threatened him with "canonical penalties," the archdiocese told CNA that there was no discussion of potential consequences for burning the flag because Kalchik voluntarily agreed to comply with the instruction.įBI investigating attacks on Catholic churches, pro-life pregnancy centers Read article While Kalchik told the Chicago Sun-Times Sept.
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When news of the announcement spread the following week, the archdiocese contacted Kalchik and instructed him to cancel the event.Ī spokesperson for the archdiocese told CNA that the archdiocesan vicar for clergy telephoned Kalchik, instructing him not to proceed, and the two had "mutually agreed that the event would not take place." The newsletter said that its previous display had been "sacrilegious." 23, it was found "just when the news of the gay predation of Cardinal McCarrick broke." According to a Resurrection Parish newsletter distributed Sept. The banner had previously been displayed in the parish church, beginning in 1991, but had been in storage for a number of years. 2 notice in the parish newsletter, Kalchik said that he would burn the banner, which he believed to symbolize a homosexual agenda contrary to Church teaching, in front of the church building. However, Duwo said the fire brigade judges the building safe.Īt the request of Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema the fire brigade carried out another inspection at the flat which showed all fire prevention installations had worked well.Ī meeting with the tenants will be organised at short notice at which the fire brigade will be present to give information.In a Sept. Many students have said they no longer felt safe in the flat because of safety issues. We are in a difficult situation: we support the campaign but we must guarantee safety too’, the Duwo spokesman said.ĭozens of people had to be evacuated when the arsonist struck a week ago, leaving the eighth floor of the building uninhabitable. ‘We are supportive of a campaign in the area to support the lgtb community but we are calling on the students to display the flag in their own windows. Banning flags is bowing for terrorism,’ she told the paper. Local VVD chief Claire Martens said Duwo should have taken more measures to keep the students safe. The decision angered COC Amsterdam chair Margriet Veeger who said ‘intimidation has won’, according to the Parool.