Det här känns riktigt hoppfullt! Så pass många katolska präster vågar följa sina samveten, trots att de därigenom går emot kyrkans officiella ståndpunkt:
”In an unprecedented move, 157 Catholic priests have signed on to a letter in support of their fellow embattled priest, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, who has been told to recant his support for women’s ordination or be removed from the priesthood. The letter that supports Roy’s priesthood and his right to conscience was delivered, Friday, July 22nd, to Fr. Edward Dougherty, Superior General of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers in Maryknoll, NY.”
”We can no longer remain silent while priests and even bishops are removed from their posts simply because they choose to speak their truth,” said Fr. Fred Daley, a spokesperson of the effort and a priest of the Syracuse Diocese. ”Together, we are standing up for our brother priest, Roy, and for all clergy who have felt afraid to speak up on matters of conscience.”
”We hope that our support as ordained priests in good standing will help give Fr. Dougherty the support he needs to make a decision that is fair and just.”
Att inte våga följa sitt samvete måste vara fruktansvärt och jag uppfattar en lättnad hos undertecknarna, trots att de också riskerar att drabbas av bestraffningar,
/Anneli Magnusson
