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...Modern Priest Looks at His Outdated Church, Kavanaugh...
...Modern Priest Looks at His Outdated Church, Kavanaugh...
...Modern Priest Looks at His Outdated Church, Kavanaugh...
...expect the reader to believe the Catholic Church is falling apart because Mr. James Kavanaugh, ex-priest, wants to marry [Oct. 27]? When he is gone his faith will be passed on to another, so it is no great loss. But I was amused to think that any woman in her right mind would have him. If he could not keep his vows to God, how could she expect him to keep vows made...
...Alone. Equally convinced that Catholicism today is hopelessly outmoded, both Kavanaugh and Davis agree, in essence, on how disaffected Catholics should face up to the situation. Kavanaugh, although he still considers himself a Catholic, believes basically that Christians should go it alone spiritually; what he wants is "freedom to find God without arrogant priests telling me I can't." More theologically, Davis proposes a state of "creative disaffiliation"- meaning committing oneself to Christ and Christian values but standing apart from any specific church. Both ex-priests intend to follow an independent path. Kavanaugh, who has technically been on leave...