I am absolutely crushed that Fr. Mark Goring has been
silenced. He was told to cease and
desist by “his superiors.” He didn’t say
how far up that command went. Was it
only from the head of his order? Or was
it through that head coming further up the food chain from Cardinal Daniel DiNardo,
bishop of Houston-Galveston, and president of the USCCB? Or who knows?
Was it from the Vatican after some whining from Cardinal Donald Wuerl? It doesn’t matter. Someone with power to ruin his whole life has
put the thumb screws on one of the most refreshing voices I’ve heard in a very long
time.