Question for Archbishop Bernard Longley

from Catholic Pater Familias blog - 9.2.2011
http://catholicpaterfamilias.blogspot.com/2011/02/question-for-archbishop-bernard-longley.html

Why has Father Dermot Fenlon not been returned home?


I only ask because from reading James Preece's blog there seem to be a good number of your flock wanting the return of their much loved and innocent priest.

Not your problem but Fr Felix Selden's? Erm, nope - your flock.............your problem........

Charity begins at home?

from Catholic Pater Familias blog - 31.1.2011
http://catholicpaterfamilias.blogspot.com/2011/01/charity-begins-at-home.html

As Fr Dermot Fenlon enters his 263 day of exile from his home at the Birmingham Oratory, when can we expect to hear Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham, who is known for his opposition to homelessness, champion Fr Fenlon's cause?


And what of Fr Felix Selden, Fr Ignatius Harrison and Fr Gareth Jones? Do they know what homelessness and exile are like?

For background on Fr Fenlon's plight, the required reading is:

http://freethebirminghamoratorythree.blogspot.com/
http://www.lovingit.co.uk/

The one thing that is clear in this tale of misery is that Fr Fenlon has done nothing wrong (see James Preece's many postings on the subject).

Homelessness Sunday 2011

Archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley,
discussing Homelessness Sunday at the Housing
Justice Conference, held in Birmingham in June 2010

Today is Homelessness Sunday, when we remember and pray for all those affected by homelessness.  We particularly remember Fr. Dermot Fenlon.

Archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley, speaking at the Housing Justice Conference in June 2010, tells us that "the experience of being homeless, uprooted from what is familiar, or lacking in lasting security can undermine inner peace".  He also says that "the parable [of the Good Samaritan] reminds us how easy it is for good people to walk by on the other side of the road, too scared to get involved, too preoccupied to respond, or simply ignorant about the need."


A priest of his own diocese has today been homeless for 262 days.

The Birmingham Oratory's own newsletter today makes no reference to Homelessness Sunday.

Fr Paul Chavasse returns to the Birmingham Oratory

Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Blessed John Henry Newman.

http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2010/09/mass-of-thanksgiving-at-birmingham.html



Photo by James Bradley - IMG_1782

The special Mass took place on the evening of Monday 20th September and was celebrated by Archbishop Bernard Longley with a number of Oratorians from the various English Oratories, including Fr Paul Chavasse.

Does this mean that Fr Dermot Fenlon, Fr Philip Cleevely and Br Lewis Berry will also be allowed to return to their home?