Good Cop Bad Cop

Good Cop Bad Cop

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Ken Briggs  |  May. 5, 2014

My knee jerk reaction to the reprimand aimed at Sister Elizabeth Johnson by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: it's an outrageous insult.
My calmer, meditative reaction: it's an outrageous insult.
Sister Johnson's theology explains itself and needs no defense here. Her book had its critics but it gained distinction in the general court of review and the support for its legitimacy as Catholic thought was loud and strong.