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| Bishop Charles Drennan - disgraced but not defrocked |
The sacked Bishop of Palmerston North, +Charles Drennan, who sexually abused a young woman, "was still a bishop at the time of the report," says controversial US website Church Militant. "The Vatican dragged its feet in punishing him."
As far as his erstwhile flock know, +Drennan is still a bishop now, and the Vatican is dragging its feet in replacing him. Palmerston North is still without a bishop, its minder in the meantime being Cardinal John Dew who's described as a Kiwi Cupich.
"New Zealand's prelates are dropping the ball on sexual abuse claims", says Church Militant, citing "a damning report of poor record-keeping, a culture of secrecy and an apparent lack of interest or inclination to understand the nature and extent of abuse," as reported by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
The report stated survivors "can have a shaken sense or complete loss of faith."
The report was independent of the Church and any other denominations involved, and mainly focused on the years between 1950 and 1999, with some exceptions.
Secular outlets are vindicating faithful Catholics, who've sounded the alarm for years about gross moral corruption in the hierarchy.
Back in March, RNZ reported that
Bishop Drennan is receiving financial help from the Church ... At a hearing of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, Cardinal Dew said the Pope was the only person who could remove a bishop from office.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/disgraced-catholic-bishop-charles-drennan-kept-his-title/7XUI55KSHL64FTVZHG4VN6KEBI/
+Drennan's fed-up flock are entitled, surely, to have their say, and they have, on Church Militant. They said:
Charity234 - 5 days ago
As a parishioner of Palmerston North diocese in New Zealand, where Drennan was Bishop, I feel duty bound to warn other Catholics globally what it was like when Bishop Drennan was exposed for sexual relations with a young woman.
Certain liberal laity jumped to Drennan's defense, arguing that priests should be married or free to have sexual relations anyway. It was as if they were seeking to normalise and sanction what Drennan had done. The New Zealand mainstream media jumped on the story of Catholics suggesting priests should have partners, as they do any time the Church appears to compromise its culture to align with the secular world (Pope Francis by his liberal utterances has demonstrated this many times). There was even a vote called by show of hands in the Palmerston North diocesan Cathedral, whether priests should be married - right in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
The climate of lack of action by the NZ Church hierarchy on priestly sexual 'misdemeanors' aligns with a growing acceptance of them by certain laity, maybe the majority of laity. The ground has been carefully prepared in the minds of the laity. Palmerston North diocese had before Drennan decades of the very liberal bishop Peter Cullinane. Bishop Cullinane encouraged a liberal agenda and lay leadership at the highest levels, earning him the title of 'protestant Pete' and getting our diocese known as 'the diocese of protestant north'.
To cap things off the Latin Mass in Palmerston North was one of the few globally to be totally shut down. It all seems to fit a pattern.
EucharisticHeart - 6 days ago
Bishop Drennan was too busy hiding his own crimes to
investigate what was reported to him. Much got swept under the carpet. And it
is not only victims who suffer and lose faith, but entire dioceses suffer under
these misled bishops. Good priests find no support, so move on, whilst the
liberal and the evil get to perpetuate their wrongs and heresies, freely.
God-fearing parishioners never get to enjoy their faith to the full as a
consequence, or in the way most beautiful; they may never experience
spiritual joy to the full whilst on earth, and never get to witness what real
holiness looks like, compromising everyone's sanctity and leading to everyone's
tepidity of spirit. And we wonder why there are no vocations and so many empty
pews!
Architect - 10 days ago - edited
Bishop Charles Drennan involved himself in anti-globalist
activism, which isn't what a typical narcissistic sex abuser does. His wiki
page says,
On 7 March 2015, Drennan joined with other protestors in a
demonstration in Palmerston North in relation to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP). In a speech to the 500 protestors in The square, he said: "It most
certainly is not a right of global business interests to trump the duty of an
elected government to govern a nation's economy in accord with the wishes of
that nation's citizens." Drennan also denounced the secrecy of the TPP
negotiations.
Pope Bergoglio is known for his love of globalists and
globalism.
Bishop Drennan was also harshly criticized by John Dew who
is the Kiwi version of Cupich; both of whom were promoted by Bergoglio.
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| Cardinal John Dew |
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| Cardinal Blase Cupich |
What's troubling to me is that nowhere in reports is the
alleged misconduct described in clear terms. Dew, who can't be trusted, claims
that Bishop Drennan admitted to the misconduct but there are no reports of the
bishop actually saying so. Did it involve actual exchange of body fluids or
not? "Sexual misconduct" today can mean anything.
Mark Giles - architect - 9 days ago
I can not give an
estimate of how many souls were saved because Bishop Drennan involved himself
in a political protest against a Trans-Pacific Partnership for trade purposes.
In my opinion, the salvation of souls is the key purpose of a bishop, and
political protest is, um, shall we say, a lesser priority?
Architect Mark Giles - 9 days ago
TPP is against the salvation of souls.
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| Pondering PN's holy bishop, no doubt |
And the key purpose of a pope is the appointment of holy bishops. Is it too much to hope that Bergoglio will soon get around to appointing one such for Palmerston North? Or is he too busy,having cancelled the Traditional Latin Mass globally and - with the cooperation of 'the Kiwi version of Cupich - in the Palmerston North Diocese, cancelling traditional religious orders?
St Josaphat, St Iranaeus, St Polycarp, St Boniface, St Denis, Martyr Bishops, please intercede with the Holy Child of Bethlehem for the Palmerston North Diocese.
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The Holy Child in the Stable
Borovkovski |
Tip of the iceberg. Many complaints have been fixed with an out of court settlement and a confidentiality clause. Includes a well Known 'holy' priest in Auckland now deceased.
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