Reply #6: In your example, though, Fr. Collins had to choose between

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recanting and resigning, and your telling of the story suggests that this was known to be the case. Fr. Reese has not said why he resigned so it's all speculation at this time.

We don't want people in the Democratic Party if too many of their beliefs are beliefs shared by the GOP so I don't have a problem with the Church not wanting priests and theologians to get too far out of line with the Church's beliefs and teachings. Every political party and every church has to stand for something and offer some clarity of beliefs, unless the desire is to function as an organization for the benefit of the perpetually muddled. ;-)