Bishop Braxton meets with priests

Bishop Braxton met today in a 2 hour retreat with about 70 priests, both active and retired. It was said to be an open and frank discussion. Apparently, a woman from a lay group in the Belleville area stated that this meeting was only a form of "damage control" by the Bishop. My guess is that the "lay group" referred to in the report is "FOSIL", the "Fellowship of Southern Illinois Laity", a group of dissenting individuals...The priests who were interviewed, however, stated that the retreat was constructive and welcomed...All of which raises the question, why even interview a woman who wasn't even there? Makes for "interesting" reporting, I suppose.