Leo XIV appointed today the first Archbishop in the English-speaking
world, possibly a future Cardinal: Bishop Shane Mackinlay, 60, is the
new Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia.
Francis chose Monsignor
Mackinlay to attend the Vatican synods in 2023 and 2024 and handpicked
him to help with the drafting of the final document. He supports the
ordination of women and homosexual ideology.
In October 2023,
Mackinlay told NcrOnline.org that he is "glad" about the discussions on
invalid ordination of women: "And if it were to be that the outcome was
for ordination to the diaconate to be open to women, I'd certainly
welcome that."
When asked about tensions concerning the
pro-homosexual Cardinals Timothy Radcliffe and Jean-Claude Hollerich,
Bishop Mackinlay replied: "Cardinal Hollerich has been outstanding and
Father Timothy Radcliffe was an inspired choice, both for leading the
retreat and for his contributions."
In November 2023, Bishop
Mackinlay lamented that references to “LGBT people" were dropped at the
end of the synod. "The document is very imperfect," he told
Katholisch.de, as it "softens in many respects". He was disappointed
that the document gave the impression that homosexuality had barely been
discussed.
At a Vatican press conference in October 2024, Bishop
Mackinlay described the document Fiducia Supplicans, which concerns the
"blessing" of homosexuals, as a "significant step forward". Contrary to
the facts, he claimed that the document "was a result of the Synod on
Synodality".
As expected, he also expressed "pastoral openness"
towards those in "irregular marriage situations" [= adulterers] during
the synods.
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