The Sirico Brief [All non-active hyperlinks have been removed and the full articles appended in order of mention] Introduction On February 7, 2007, an Open Letter titled “On the Suppression of St. Philip Neri House, Kalamazoo, Michigan” written by Catholic...
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The Sirico Brief [All non-active hyperlinks have been removed and the full articles appended in order of mention] Introduction On February 7, 2007, an Open Letter titled “On the Suppression of St. Philip Neri House, Kalamazoo, Michigan” written by Catholic writer, Randy Engel, author of The Rite of Sodomy, was sent to Franc Cardinal Rodé, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life in Rome. The Open Letter, reprinted below in full, requests that Cardinal Rodé appoint a formal board of inquiry, independent of the Oratorian Confederation, to examine the charges brought against St. Philip Neri House, an Oratory in formation, and its religious superior, Father Robert A. Sirico. The Open Letter was first posted by Renew America columnist, Matt C. Abbott, (www.renewamerica.us/columns/abbott) on February 13, 2007, and was quickly picked up by other Catholic and religious news services. Response to the Open Letter, both pro and con, was
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