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Archbishop Cushing disclosed in a statement that "Father Feeney had been defying the orders of his legitimate superiors for more than seven months and since January 1 of this year has not possessed the faculties of this archdiocese...
...current issue of "From the Housetops" is devoted entirely to an article by Raymond Karam, a student and lecturer at the Center. Karam recently resigned from studies at Boston College, which he accuses of teaching "heresies." In his articles which Fr. Feeney has endorsed, Karam lists 15 errors "in the modern liberal presentation of the Church's doctrine concerning salvation outside the Church...
...Feeney was removed from his priestly functions, according to Archbishop Cushing's decree, because of his "grave offense against the laws of the Catholic Church." The offense was not cited, but last week Fr. Feeney publicly supported three Boston College lay faculty members who, like Karam, accused the Jesuit college of teaching "heresy...
...Feeney said Tuesday "the reason I am being silenced is because I believe there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church without personal submission to our Holy Father, the Pope, and Archbishop Cushing believes there is ... I believe the present silencing of me is totally invalid." This is the same doctrinal stand taken by the ousted BC professors, and by Karam's article in "From the Housetops...
...manner in which Fr. Feeney has been "defying his superiors" has not been disclosed, but both Harvard and Radcliffe officials have denied making any protest to the Church about his activities. The Jesuit priest has often attacked Harvard College for allegedly weakening the faith of Catholic students and has advocated withdrawal of some of them to Catholic colleges...