The reality is that faithful Catholics wondered why it took so long to discipline and defrock Fr Kennedy when he had been exposed for his grave errors for many years in misleading those who attended his concoctions.
“Gripping and inspirational drama, St Mary’s in Exile is the story of a tight-knit community, a poignant reminder that the word “church” refers not to the 123-year-old heritage listed Renaissance building, but the bond between the disparate people who gather there.”
Thus is Christ’s one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church disregarded and reviled, for a self-made “bond” that cafeteria Catholics choose for themselves.
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: From the QTC website :
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: "It would be beyond belief if it wasn’t
: true.
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: In 2009, Brisbane’s Catholic community was
: rocked when the Catholic Church stepped in
: to oust beloved priest Father Peter Kennedy
: from his post at St Mary’s in South
: Brisbane.
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: He led more than 700 devoted parishioners,
: but the Church’s higher powers doubted his
: faith. They scorned the statue of Buddha in
: the foyer and frowned when he blessed
: same-sex couples, or let women into the
: pulpit.
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: So, on a stormy night, after refusing to
: resign or to fall in line with orthodoxy, an
: excommunicated Father Peter is packing up to
: go into exile – when a mysterious young
: homeless visitor walks out of the rain,
: wanting to know the story behind this
: unconventional holy man and what drove him
: to defy one of the world’s most powerful
: authorities.
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: Gripping and inspirational drama, St Mary’s
: in Exile is the story of a tight-knit
: community, a poignant reminder that the word
: “church” refers not to the 123-year-old
: heritage listed Renaissance building, but
: the bond between the disparate people who
: gather there. A bond that endured when Peter
: handed over the keys amid a media frenzy,
: and led his flock down the street to the
: Trades and Labor Council building, where
: they still worship every weekend. Penned by
: acclaimed Brisbane playwright David Burton
: (April’s Fool, The Voice in the Walls,
: Hedonism’s Second Album)."
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