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In response to the Diocese of San Joaquin\u2019s withdrawal from the Protestant denomination, Kitty has inhibited the Diocesan bishop from all priestly and episcopal functions. He\u2019s taking no notice. Neither is the Bishop of Pittsburgh. Funny how those who blame the Catholic Church for being autocratic and dictatorial are happy to throw plenty of punches when they need to.<\/p>\n

There are a couple of other rather strange things about this whole phenomenon. Has anyone noticed that Bishop Kitty is seeking to inhibit the Bishops in question from performing their roles in her church, but they have already decided to leave her church? It\u2019s like a disappointed customer walking out of a restaurant and the owner following him out into the street saying, \u201cThat does it! I\u2019m kicking you out of my restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other upside down thing about the Episcopalian hierarchy \u2018disciplining\u2019 the conservative dissidents is that it reveals the true depth of difference between the present Episcopal\/Anglican leadership and the Catholic faith. In the Catholic faith we discipline clergy who espouse and defend homosexuality. In the Episcopal Church they discipline those who do not<\/span> espouse and defend homosexuality.<\/p>\n

Lest I get lots of comments saying, \u201cCome on Father, you know there are lots of homosexual Catholic priests\u2026\u201d While this may be so, and it may be right that some of our seminaries are pink, the fact remains that Catholics are dismayed by such things. We\u2019re not making it church policy and kicking out all those who will not accept as bishop a man named Vicky who divorced his wife to marry his boyfriend.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"