About two months ago I got an invitation from the Pastoral Council of
the parish of Killeagh in Cloyne diocese to come and give the keynote
talk at a weekend parish fest they were organising for late September.
The request was that I would speak on the subject of where the voice of
the Spirit could be heard in today’s Church. I was happy to accept the
invitation.
When notice of this talk first went out, a few weeks ago, the bishop of Cloyne, William Creanexpressed concern. He called the parish priest, Tim Hazelwood, to come to meet him. He made it clear that he was not happy that I was coming, saying he had been in touch with the RedemptoristProvincial to ascertain my ‘status’, and was informed that I was forbidden to minister publicly as a priest. The parish priest brought the bishop’s concern back to the pastoral council. They were unwilling to cancel the invitation, but they compromised by saying that the talk would take place, not in the church, but in the community hall.
http://www.tonyflannery.com/the-bishop-the-pastoral-council-and-myself/
When notice of this talk first went out, a few weeks ago, the bishop of Cloyne, William Creanexpressed concern. He called the parish priest, Tim Hazelwood, to come to meet him. He made it clear that he was not happy that I was coming, saying he had been in touch with the RedemptoristProvincial to ascertain my ‘status’, and was informed that I was forbidden to minister publicly as a priest. The parish priest brought the bishop’s concern back to the pastoral council. They were unwilling to cancel the invitation, but they compromised by saying that the talk would take place, not in the church, but in the community hall.
http://www.tonyflannery.com/the-bishop-the-pastoral-council-and-myself/