Archdiocese of Washington Pastoral Center

I am inspired by the simplicity and empowering style of humble leadership of Francis, I must say I am extremely disappointed by the authoritarian exclusive rule in our Diocese of Arlington. Why must our Arlington bishop exclude us the laity from the Synod feedback that he was required to do ? Orthodoxy is a word that is thrown around alot by our bishop and the Chancery Staff at the Arlington Diocese... whenever you talk to them. Guess what? That is a code word for Hierarchical and Clerical control and power. Vatican II does not exist here. Laity have no input at all. That is a throw back to the 1950's church of Pius XII. Clericalism lives! Pope Francis personally condemned it but this Arlington diocese never got his memo or rejects it openly. Clericalism is the policy and procedure in Arlington. The laity have NO voice and NO vote on anything. Its clericalism that rules the day. We need to insist that the next Arlington bishop clean house at the Chancery and dump the Loyalty Oaths to the Ring and to the Throne. We need a new beginning. We are praying to Mary and her Son for a Servant bishop who visits with the poor and marginated. Try to find Paul Loverde visiting with the poor in their homes. We can't continue with business as usual for another 20 years. The next bishop needs to haul the Loyalty Oaths to Loverde's Ring and throne to the Lorton Dump.