Talk:Peter Kennedy (priest)

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Very strange article. Peter Kennedy was not "fired" - he remains a priest in good standing of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. His particular appointment as Administrator of St Mary's South Brisbane was terminated.

He was administrator of the parish for 28 years.

Considering the ready availability of all documents sent by the Archbishop to Fr Kennedy, it is odd to quote an article which does not give the correct grounds for his removal. The final letter terminating Fr Kennedy's appointment makes it clear that it was his failure to make the changes required by the Archbishop which led to his removal as Administrator. One of the most significant issues relates to using formulae for baptisms which render such baptisms invalid (see also the letter on the page).

Not once did the Archbishop mention "allowing women to preach" as a problem area.

Fr Kennedy was not excommunicated.

It might be helpful to include some quotes by Fr Kennedy which outline his very unusual and questionable beliefs. For example, twice he has claimed that there is no mention of Jesus as Son of God in the first three Gospels. An absurd claim, considering that the term "Son of God" appears in the very first line of Mark's Gospel and then another 4 times at crucial moments (baptism, transfiguration, trial, death).--Damo70 (talk) 03:30, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just made some big edits to the page. The previous version was rather sloppy, inaccurate, and more than a bit biased. It took some digging, but I also managed to find the original letter from the Archbishop that actually addressed the issues over which Kennedy was fired - rather than the inaccurate ones often presented by the media.

David-Ryan (talk) 13:37, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Move/rename[edit]

This has the disambiguator of (priest), which is not actually correct. He is an ex-priest of former priest (as the article words it). I think this should be moved/renamed to reflect this. LowKey (talk) 02:57, 27 July 2011 (UTC) p.s. see this. LowKey (talk) 03:08, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]