Thursday, October 26, 2006
CARDINAL EGAN STRIKES BACK
According to the NY Post:
Edward Cardinal Egan is lashing out at his anonymous priest critics, claiming they are motivated by unjustified anger over his tough treatment of clerics accused of sexually abusing minors.
"We cannot be left open to all manner of lies, leading to all manner of scandal and damage to the archdiocese and the archbishop from people who refuse to take responsibility for their actions," Egan wrote New York Archdiocese priests in a new letter.
Egan's missive comes in response to an anonymous letter circulating among priests accusing him of being dishonest and uninterested in dealing with priests. The earlier letter called for a "no confidence" vote as a means of convincing Pope Benedict XVI to accept Egan's mandatory resignation offer next spring when he turns 75.
The New York Times, which requires registration, even mentioned the Catholic Blog Whispers in the Loggia as the source of the leak of this anonymous letter.
So, are the priests upset about Cardinal Egan's handling of priests found guilty of sexual abuse, or is it a wider question of management style in general? Perhaps Whispers will leak another letter for us!
