I strongly suspect there are other motives for this self-righteous Open Letter of Father James O’Connell, issued while his bishop is away on retreat. Might these motives have something to do with the fact that Archbishop Burke and Bishop Listecki are two of the most uncompromising US bishops in publicly defending Church teaching, opposing pro-abortion politicians receiving the Eucharist, and insisting on a Catholic university’s obligation to enforce its Catholic identity if it advertises itself as “Catholic” ?
Catholic Culture reports: Father James O’Connell, vice chancellor of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and a member of the archdiocesan review board for sexual abuse cases, issued an open letter on June 17 in which he blasted the Diocese of La Crosse’s abuse policy. Father O’Connell asserts that the diocese has an inordinately high burden of proof for removing an accused priest from ministry. Read more here with a need-to- read link.
