Ministry and the importance of words: A response to Nicholas Senz
Spiritus Domini. Rather than produce another full-length article, I shall reply to my interlocutor merely by bullet-points. • I have received numerous private communications from priests, bishops, and theologians from around the country and from Rome, gratefully affirming the principal points of my essay. • My assertion that the Pope engaged in no consultation prior to the promulgation of his motu proprio has been confirmed by officials of the Holy See with whom I have been in contact. Interestingly, Paul VI underscores the wide consultation process he employed in the lead-up to Minist...