Priest asked to quiet opposition to anti-sex-abuse program

Pamela Miller in the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Archbishop Harry Flynn Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has ordered that Father Robert Altier no longer publish his homilies and spiritual presentations on A Voice in the Desert or broadcast on Relevant Radio.

The Rev. Robert Altier of St. Agnes Catholic Church has condemned the children's component of the Virtus program, which is mandated for all Catholic schools and religious education programs. ...

"Father Altier is an honored priest, and has not committed any improprieties," archdiocese spokesman Dennis McGrath said. He said Flynn will not discuss the issue publicly because it is a "personnel matter, but I surmise that Father Altier's contrarian position on Virtus is the issue."

Here are my earlier posts on attending Virtus training and on contrasting Virtus myth and Jay Study fact. And here's the archived Fr. Altier site.

(via WI Catholic Musings)