Changing Habits Part 3. Back For Good?

 Changing Habits Part 2. Back Out Of The Habit!

I seriously doubt the over inflated ego's of either Abbot Cuthbert Brogan and Dom Gregory Carey (Ex Fr Dominic Carey S.S.J.) could abide with each other for long in such a relatively small monastery as Farnborough Abbey!

I suspect one or other does not expect to be there full time and most likely it will be Carey off for "Further Studies" though I suppose it not impossible Cuthbert might be the next Abbot President or even up for a Bishopric!

So after much bemusement here it is!

 

 

Much has been written and linked here and elsewhere about Carey and The Society Of St. John S.S.J. but here are highlights (or should that be lowlights!) of why Carey should not be Solemnly Professed at F'bro or anywhere but should be laicized!

 

Sister Act!

 

 Now you might say that the above photo is just a little fun among peers and certainly not indicative of a greater malaise. That might be true with different people and in different places but below is why I think "Great Malaise" is precisely what it indicates! (In addition to all the SSJ stuff!)

Three novices left in 2019 and made contact citing their great distress finding the Monastery pervaded by a Homosexual atmosphere. Not just that but the Abbot's guests often contributed to the atmosphere and to further the distress, the Abbot would be overly "Tactile" with the younger and toned Monks, even kissing their hair! (Personally, I think the victims might have successfully brought a case for Sexual Harassment!) 

 

And he is about to profess Stability?

Whilst the term "Gyrovague" is less of an exact fit these days, I was left with a strong impression during my time at F'bro that in the process of discerning a Vocation any Community should be particularly cautious where a candidate brought with them a track record of many failed attempts - and if that alone should be reason for caution then surely having been a founding member of a Religious Society that was mired in corruption and eventually suppressed should trigger a whole array of RED LIGHTS! It leads you to consider that the resolving of Canonical irregularity as certified above, was not a matter of conscience but of a far lower expediency!

Coupled with the interruption in his formation for him to be a Diocesan in Peru....this makes a mockery of any discernment practice!

 

 Mac The Knife!

"And the shark, it has teeth, And it wears them in the face. And Macheath, he has a knife, But the knife can't be seen...."

Only himself and those directly involved know quite how deep this allusion goes but I think for the most part Carey is behind the scenes, more sleight of hand Magician and whether with direct knowledge or in "Who Will Rid Me Of This Turbulent Priest" fashion, leaves the muscle, in this I'm thinking of activities like "Shunning," but exactly like the Becket analogy....things might get out of hand....or worse... and consequences cannot always be foreseen.....but would he care?

 

Could this be the reason for Carey's continuing Clerical career?

"Bishop Joseph Martino – “suppressed” or disbanded the society.

Even though the society and its members were responsible to Martino, Carey and the others refused to meet with him or provide him with financial statements for the $6 million Carey had raised and the $8.6 million the society had spent.

 

Oh, and he's about to profess Obedience?