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Archbp. Chaput on Fox News about Speaker Pelosi
UPDATE: We now have the video!
Neil Cavuto of Fox News just interview the Archbishop of Denver, His Excellency Most Reverend Charles Chaput. He spoke about Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s serious errors about the beginning of human life made last Sunday on Meet The Press. He also clarified why pro-abortion Catholics are in serious error and should not receive Holy Communion.
Here is the audio.
Perhaps we can hunt up the video too.
08-08-28 FNC Cavuto & Archbp. Chaput on Pelosi [4:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
08-08-28 FNC Cavuto & Archbp. Chaput on Pelosi: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Very nice! Somebody should really brief these interviewers on etiquette; he kept referring to Bp. Chaput as “Father” instead of “Your Excellency”, but that’s a minor quibble, at best. Whenever I hear him speak, I miss having Bp. Chaput as my metropolitan bishop (is that the right term?).
Comment by Eric the Read — 28 August 2008 @ 4:35 pmCalling him Father was getting on my nerves a little too, especially when Neil said he was a Catholic. But I’m a stickler for etiquette in church matters. Technically speaking, since the holy orders build on, not override, each other he wasn’t totally wrong.
Comment by Baron Korf — 28 August 2008 @ 7:41 pmI was a HUGE stickler for etiquetter up until about 10 years ago. I used to refer to bishops in the plural when speaking in Italian (“Dio vi salvi, vostra eminenza”). I started “dropping off” after the first few times I met with JP II who fostered a more familier tone (I thought it was because he was not a native Italian speaker, but I now know it was his overall personality and agenda). Since then, I had noticed many bishops themselves do not expect to be called your excellency, or allow you to kiss their ring. So, you can’t blame Neil, when there is no consistency on the part of the church these days.
Comment by Deusdonat — 28 August 2008 @ 7:48 pmMaybe Neil’s a prophet, and Chaput’s destined to be Pope.
I mean, if it’s on television, it must be true. :)
Comment by Maureen — 28 August 2008 @ 8:20 pmThe video is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJD0xxaYpOU
Comment by Jason — 28 August 2008 @ 8:27 pmWhy not call bishops Father Bishop like we call an Abbot Father Abbot?
Comment by BCatholic — 28 August 2008 @ 9:00 pmMan, this is a report on the genocide of abortion – someone is giving Chaput a chance to explain it as it really is, and all you guys care about is etiquette? These unborn lives are FAR more important.
Comment by Eric — 28 August 2008 @ 10:39 pmI have know a lot of bishops in my life, and I have never met one who was not complimented to be called father.
Comment by John — 28 August 2008 @ 11:06 pm“...and all you guys care about is etiquette?”
I don’t think anyone’s comments above reflected that.
Comment by MPod — 28 August 2008 @ 11:20 pmI miss having Bp. Chaput as my metropolitan bishop (is that the right term?).
Comment by Eric the Read — 28 August 2008 @ 4:35 pm
Eric: metropolitan only applies to archbishops who are heads of a province. There are some archbishops out there who only have their own sees, but have the dignity of being an archbishop, but must all archbishops outside the Curia are metropolitan archbishops who have their sees and then the other sees of their province.
Comment by Jacob — 28 August 2008 @ 11:29 pmWhen Pope Benedict took Archbishop Burke it was a crushing blow but I see he left an excellent replacement. This Archbishop takes no prisoners and is superb at interviews. Articulate, crisp and clear and takes no prisoners. The more I see him the more I love him. It’s impressive how our hierarchy are standing up to the plate together. Well many of them anyway. Waiting with baited breathe for a certain article tomorrow from SF. :)
Comment by Anne — 29 August 2008 @ 12:02 amand all you guys care about is etiquette?
Uh…if you have the ability to peruse the recent 15 or so threads, you’d see that we have been talking about the issue of abortion extensively. So, you can take your head, put it between your legs and take large deep breaths until you calm down.
Comment by Deusdonat — 29 August 2008 @ 12:21 amWell, come on, it was obvious Neil was trying to be respectful but was just honestly ignorant about the appropriate manner in which to address a bishop (as 99% of Catholics are nowadays, I’m sure). The blame is more the two generations-worth of lousy Catholic catechesis and destruction of Catholic culture and identity.
Comment by Johnny Domer — 29 August 2008 @ 12:23 amHe seems to be taking the view that only a bishop can make this determination, whereas +Burke was clear that such a person was simply to be denied communion. Again I say seems, he might just as well say that a pastor of a parish can and should as long as he talks to the guy first. But it seems on such a clear issue that obstinacy is publicly manifested.
Comment by Joshua — 29 August 2008 @ 1:57 amAlso note that “Father” is not really an official term anyway. The priestly equivalent of “Your Excellency” is “Your Reverence.” So technically, one is always “incorrect” etiquette-wise when calling anyone “Father” – it is an inherently colloquial term of affection.
Comment by Paul — 29 August 2008 @ 2:18 am>Why not call bishops Father Bishop like we call an Abbot Father Abbot?
We call.In our language, of course. But in non-official cases.
Comment by ekurlowa — 29 August 2008 @ 4:23 amIn official: “Your Exellency” or “Domne” (in Russian,too)
I’m speaking about Catholic bishop :)
Fr Z thanks for posting the link. I watched Fox last night, but didn’t turn it on until later.