Bishop Zurek, for his part, called what Matthiesen did a ‘serious mistake,’ yet the memorial still remains.”
Were there any “commandments” that required Bishop Zurek to conduct a consultation with the People of God before he built another bishop’s residence and effectively put our new bishop “in his place” before he even arrives❓
From Mark 12: 28b-34
Furthermore, are there any commandments against:
- Protecting a memorial erected by a convicted pedophile priest for a bishop whom Bishop Zurek acknowledges made a “serious mistake“;
- Maintaining a letter on the diocesan website rebuking “a few” who reported abuse at St. Mary’s Cathedral;
- Aborting daily Masses at St. Mary’s Cathedral for the sake of priests’ health and spirituality❓
XVI ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS
How to be a missionary synodal Church
Instrumentum laboris
Part II – Pathways
Decision-making processes
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“In many cases, existing law already prescribes that, before deciding, the authority is obliged to conduct a consultation. This ecclesial consultation cannot be omitted and goes far beyond listening because it obliges the authority not to proceed as if it had not taken place.” Therefore, doesn’t it appear that Bishop Zurek is ignoring current law which help “and keep, throughout the days of your lives, all his statutes and commandments which I enjoin on you, and thus have long life.‘”❓
“The authority remains free from a juridical point of view since the consultative opinion is not binding, but if a general agreement emerges, the authority will not depart from it without a convincing reason (sine praevalenti ratione; CIC, Canon 127, §2, 2°). If the competent authority were to do so, it would isolate itself from those consulted, injuring the bond that unites them.” Accordingly, has Bishop Zurek not isolated himself from the commandments and the People of God, who cry out, “I love you, Lord, my strength.“❓
“In the Church, the exercise of authority does not consist in the imposition of an arbitrary will but rather constitutes a moderating force in the common search for what the Spirit requires, as a ministry at the service of the unity of the People of God.” Therefore, in obeying these commandments, isn’t he like Jesus, who “is always able to save those who approach God through him, “❓
Alleluia, alleluia,
Moreover, regarding the “serious mistake” memorial, the letter, aborted Eucharists, and the house he built, shouldn’t Bishop Zurek recall the commandment, to love, so that “Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord; and my father will love him and we will come to him.“❓
Alleluia, alleluia
Finally, could the commandment to love God and neighbor mean praying that our new bishop “Just Says NO❣️” to being “put in his place” by “sins against synodality” After all, might that not be the very one…
“‘Which is the first of all the commandments❓'”
That is why the New Zealand bishops asked what the “commandment” “Thou shall not kill” means when “twenty percent of the world’s population consumes resources at a rate that robs the poor nations and future generations of what they need to survive”.
From Paragraph 95 of ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME