Tag Archives: D. Toowoomba

New bishop in Toowoomba

Posted on 14 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some of you will recall the trouble caused in the Diocese of Toowoomba by the local bishop, a strange and uncooperative fellow, removed from office by the Holy Father. Today I read that a new bishop for the diocese … Continue reading →

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News about Toowoomba, Australian bishops

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Remember Toowoomba?  The Holy Father accepted Bishop Wm. Morris’s un-proffered resignation after years of misguidance of the diocese.
From CNA with my emphases and comments:
Australian bishops to issue Toowoomba statement
By David Kerr
Vatican City, Oct 19, 2011 / 06:36 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- … Continue reading →

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D. Toowoomba: the power of prayer and adoration of the Bl. Sacrament

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNA about the troubled Diocese of Toowoomba, whence Bp. William Morris was removed for his heterodoxy ideas and less than optimal governance. A liberal tumult has been raised since and Bp. Morris has become a cause célèbre.
In Toowoomba, a … Continue reading →

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McBrien: Pope does not have full authority in the Church

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The National Catholic Fishwrap is still running down Pope Benedict and defending Bp. William Morris, formerly of Toowomba, Australia, present cause célèbre of Catholic liberals.
The latest Fishwrap writer to use the ineffective and doctrinally odd Australian bishop to bash the … Continue reading →

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Card. Pell: “Young people don’t see the Catholic Church as being inevitably in decline”

Posted on 29 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Remember the Tumult in Toowoomba?  Bp. Morris, removed from governance of the diocese after years … strange stuff?
From CNA:
Cardinal Pell says Bishop Morris sacking ‘a tragedy’ but also ‘a useful clarification’
By David Kerr
Sydney, Australia, May 28, 2011 / 04:58 pm … Continue reading →

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NCFishwrap’s editorial for women’s ordination: creepy ineducability

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

National catholic Reporter, Fishwrap, has an editorial today in favor of the ordination of women.
Whom did they consult as their expert?  The deposed Bishop of Toowoomba, William Morris. And for their theological “insights”?  You decide.  I have my own ideas.
Their … Continue reading →

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Mystic Monk Coffee Break: reader feedback edition

Posted on 12 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have a pretty active email inbox.  Far too active in some respects.  Here is a piece of “fan mail” that actually made me laugh.
NB: We haven’t talked about the goofy Matthew Fox for a long time here.  The writer … Continue reading →

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For a change, a Catholic media agency’s look at the tumult in Toowoomba

Posted on 11 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There are virtually always many sides to the story when it comes to the bad governance of a parish or diocese, heck, any human endeavor.
Here is another view of the Diocese of Toowoomba, whence Bp. William Morris was recently removed … Continue reading →

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FLASH: Fr. Z agrees with Bp. Morris and NCR… yes and no.

Posted on 10 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I may be in close agreement with Bp. Morris and NCR on a matter of great importance.
From the National catholic Fishwrap comes another defense of lately-removed Australian Bishop William Morris, quondam of the Diocese of Toowoomba. His Excellency is the … Continue reading →

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Australian analysis of the Toowoomba Tumult. Fr. Z muses.

Posted on 6 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It seems that Australia is the ground zero right now for discussions about ecclesiology, that is, the make up of the Church, who the Church is, how the Church is governed, what the Church believes.
The removal of the Bishop of … Continue reading →

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