At Rorate there is a bit of alarming but, giving the player involved, not surprising news.
Bp. Bonny of Antwerp, Belgium, said “I will make every effort to ordain married men as priests for our diocese by 2028.”
He claims that he is doing this “out of pastoral necessity.”
It will be interesting to see what Rome does about this.
Answering the question “Aren’t you being a lone rider?” He answers:
Johan Bonny: ‘Not at all. In football terms, I consider myself a midfielder. I want to bring the ball forward so that a striker can kick it into the goal. We have been in extra time for too long. There are regions where there are no priests left. We are entering a situation of pastoral emergency. For many bishops, ordaining married men has become a matter of conscience. The way things are going now, we really won’t make it anymore.’
And now look at this through the lens of the SSPX.
This crazy Belgian bishop says that they are in a state of pastoral emergency.
The SSPX could look at him and what he intends and conclude exactly the same thing.
Again, it will be interesting to see what Rome does about this.
