Fr Kennedy obviously likes playing the victim. Look everybody the Church is trying to get rid of me. Given Kennedy was at St Mary’s for 28 years one must conclude the Church isn’t very good at getting rid of people. And of course Kennedy has not been excommunicated and retains his priestly faculties.

Kennedy’s problem seems to be that whilst he no longer believes what the Catholic Church teaches, he seems to think he had a right to maintain control over a local Catholic parish. Cameron, I thought it would have been obvious to confront Kennedy on this issue. Or does being a rabid atheist mean you’re only interested in dumping on the Church? Maybe your belief that organized religion is evil blinded you to the obvious.

So much of what Kennedy says is complete nonsense, such as his claim that “Christianity had a Gnostic beginning”. It would be more correct to say that Christianity never completely defeated Gnosticism, of which the New Age is just a modern form.

And “catholic” with reference to the Church certainly doesn’t mean inclusive, as Kennedy would have us believe. If it did wouldn’t that mean even rabid atheists were welcome in the Catholic Church? Cameron your definition of “universal” is closer to the truth.

A detailed discussion on the meaning of “catholic” with reference to the Church can be found here: newadvent.org/cathen/03449a.htm

And a discussion on the term “Roman” with reference to the Church can be found here.
newadvent.org/cathen/13121a.htm

Both show again that Fr Kennedy seems to be good with spin but not so good with substance.