At What Point Does He Become Apostate?

This news release from the Cardinal Newman Society is about Fr. Richard McBrien. While he would deny it, I have gotten the clear impression from everything of his that I have read that he is out to destroy the Catholic Church. & while he has the right to speak his opinions, he doesn't have the right to claim that he is Catholic when what he says clearly goes against what he knows the Church has faithfully taught for almost 2000 years.

I am willing to bet that if you dig deep enough you will find evidence of his hypocricy. I am refering to his bit on the Bishops ignoring their own guidelines. I suspect that only applies to the issue of abortion. I'm sure he has applauded Bishops who have spoeken out about things he wants & hasn't made the same accusation against them.

Why Notre Dame keeps him arround (there are ways arround tenure, esp with Ex Corde) I have no idea. He is ruining their reputation as a Catholic College.

Notre Dame Tenured Theologian McBrien Blasts Bishops

Father Richard McBrien, the Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Roman Catholic Theology at the University of Notre Dame, ripped into the hierarchy of the Catholic Church at a talk given at a Unitarian church in Kansas City recently. According to an article today, October 7, 2008 in the National Catholic Reporter, McBrien said Pope John Paul II’s greatest failing was naming bishops.
“Father McBrien’s blatant disregard and contempt for the leadership of the Catholic Church is nothing new,” said Patrick J. Reilly, President of The Cardinal Newman Society. “Until Notre Dame and other Catholic colleges are rid of such jaded liberal theologians, the renewal of Catholic higher education can never be complete.”
During the question and answer segment of his talk, Father McBrien sharply criticized the life-long office of the Papacy, characterizing it as tyrannical. He compared the pontificate of John Paul II to an imaginary lifetime Bush presidency, where as many appointments of jurists to US courts could be made as desired.
“That's exactly what Pope John Paul II -- or any other pope for that matter -- was able to do in his long term of office, and that is why the Catholic church finds itself today . . . with such a dearth of pastoral leadership,” said McBrien.
The Notre Dame professor added that John Paul II’s greatest failing as Pope lies in the bishops he named.
“Men were appointed bishops or promoted within the hierarchy on the basis of loyalty to the Holy See rather than on the basis of pastoral aptitude, theological sophistication and leadership skills,” quipped McBrien.
McBrien attacked the US Bishops, who steadfastly urge Catholics to vote pro-Life, for supposedly violating guidelines set out in USCCB documents. Such guidelines specify that the bishops do not “wish to instruct persons on how they should vote by endorsing candidates.”