Church disowns activist bishop
Barney Zwartz; 14/5/08
Australia’s Catholic bishops have disowned retired Sydney bishop Geoffrey Robinson, accusing him of failing to understand fundamental church teachings. The country’s bishops have released a public statement suggesting that Bishop Robinson — as a bishop, a man chosen by the Pope to guard the teaching of Catholics — is wrong about the authority of Christ and the authority of the church to “teach the truth”. The statement was the first official response to Bishop Robinson’s controversial book published last August, in which he said the church needed to reverse 2000 years of teaching on sex and power as part of radical reforms from the Pope down.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/church-disowns-activist-bishop/2008/05/13/1210444438513.html
Tags: Australia, Christianity