Fr. Andrew Greeley

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[quote name='journeyman' post='1643388' date='Aug 31 2008, 03:13 PM']I believe he is still a priest in good standing (Chicago)

he was an ordained priest who was then educated to become a "professorial" type - I believe his specialty is sociology and statistics . . . the Church is one of his ongoing studies
At some point in time ('70s?) Cardinal Bernadin had Greeley and another priest named Kennedy on his staff . . . big blow up . . . Kennedy withdrew from the priesthood and married . . . Greeley writes academic studies and novels . . . and the two of them still don't speak

I wonder if he writes novels to put a human face on his sociology and statistics

I have heard that the proceeds of those novels fund a) a scholarship program for inner city schools in Chicago and b) a chair in Roman Catholic Studies at the University of Chicago

Also from Chicago: Father Phleger who substitutes for Rev. Jeremiah Wright

In a world that is increasingly grey . . . he appears to be an archetype of the Irish-American parish priest[/quote]
THat is insulting to the all the wonderful Irish priests in this country !!!!

[journeyman]

while it was meant to praise those who have the gift of story telling, the "don't sweat the small stuff" attitude towards life, the big hearts . . . it obviously failed

To CMom and the Irish (or any other nationality) priests I have insulted . . . my apologies