What happened?
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has criticised the influential priest-author Fr James Martin, saying his work exhibits “a pattern of ambiguity”.
Archbishop Chaput was responding to public concern at Fr Martin being invited to speak at a Philadelphia university. The archbishop said that, as the university is under the authority of the Jesuits, he could not stop the talk. But he said it was “necessary to emphasise that Fr Martin does not speak with authority on behalf of the Church”.
