Fr. Raymond de Souza

Diogenes Unveiled

History & Biography

“Pope Francis calls for parrhesia—bold speech without fear or favour. Fr. Paul Mankowski, S.J., did just that. Denouncing the ‘tactical mendacity beloved of Roman churchmen’, he was a formidable foe of cowardice and corruption wherever he found it. It was found aplenty in the Society of Jesus, so he was silenced. Phil Lawler gave the silenced Mankowski a voice as Diogenes, and now we hear him anew, when senior Jesuit voices are still betraying the truth.”

Word, Sacrament, Charism

Theology

“Can the Holy Spirit save synodality? In 2016, Cardinal Marc Ouellet lent his theological expertise and credibility to Pope Francis, offering an argument for the orthodoxy of Amoris Laetitia. Now, the estimable Ouellet attempts the same for the highly contested synodal process on synodality. He argues that “pneumatology” – theological reflection on the Holy Spirit – is needed to understand synodality as a fruit of the charismatic nature of the Church. Now in retirement, Cardinal Ouellet is still putting ballast in the barque of Peter.”