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One month ago, we drew attention to the fact that Fr. Daniel O'Leary was to speak at St. Helen's Church in Crosby and St. Patrick's Church in Southport. At the time we lamented the fact that this was being advertised in local parishes.
Recap: Why were we concerned?
1. In 2013, Fr. Daniel O'Leary was a speaker at the 40th anniversary of Quest. This organization was banned from the Catholic Directory by Cardinal Basil Hume because of its dissent from the Magisterium and promotion of homosexual activity. Other speakers at that day included Fr. O'Leary's fellow Tablet-contributor Sara Maitland and also Terence Weldon. On the day, Sara Maitland wore a T-shirt bearing the improbable legend Fag Hag for Jesus. Terence Weldon is a leading member of the Soho Masses Pastoral Council (connected to the so-called 'Soho Gay Masses') and he promotes homosexual activity and homosexual 'marriage' through his blog Queering the Church.
2. Fr. Daniel O'Leary also gave an address at the 2013 national meeting of the dissenting organization A Call to Action (ACTA) in Leeds. This group has been involved in calls for 'same-sex-marriage' and women priests. Fr. Daniel O'Leary also spoke to the Liverpool branch of ACTA in November 2014 - ironically in the Fisher-More Hall at Our Lady of the Annunciation.
In his presentation to ACTA in Leeds, Fr. Daniel O'Leary suggested that the 'theological approach' of 'Fall/Redemption-centred theology' tends to be 'conservative, dualistic, safe, legalistic.' O'Leary described this 'theology' - which in reality is a central dogma of the Catholic Faith - as 'inadequate' and 'when presented as the only Christian story of our human condition - utterly destructive. He even blamed this for 'the splitting of our Church.'
In his address, O'Leary went on to suggest that 'a flawed understanding of the Fall' caused the Roman Curia to be suspicious of 'listening to the hearts of the faithful' on issues such as 'general absolution.'
Latest News: In light of the above issues, we are concerned to read that Fr. Daniel O'Leary's latest talk on Merseyside - scheduled for today at the Sandymount House of Prayer in Blundellsands - is actually being advertised on the official website of the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
In a certain sense this is not surprising, given that Archbishop Malcolm McMahon welcomed ACTA to Liverpool for their annual conference last October.
An Ongoing Situation? In February last year, we wrote an article entitled When Dissent is Institutional. This highlighted some of the connections and persons involved in the institutional dissent in Liverpool and how these link to the dissenting group ACTA. In the wake of that article attempts were made to use Canon Law to silence and suppress our defence of the Faith by some people.
This all happened in the weeks before a new Archbishop was appointed. It is sad to see that, one year on, institutional dissent appears to still be ingrained. It is a danger to souls and to the unity of the Church.
Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, St. Joseph and St. Kentigern - Pray for us!         Â
