Roger Haight is still slated to speak at the University of Rochester this evening. He is a guest of the John Henry Newman Chair of Catholic Studies. The John Henry Newman Chair was originally established in 1994 with seed money from the University of Rochester’s Newman Community. The Chair is occupied by Curt Cadorette, a Maryknoll priest who is known as an expert on “liberation theology”(otherwise known as Marxism). Bishop Clark had this to say about Professor Cadorette:

“Bishop Matthew Clark of the Diocese of Rochester says he’s ‘very pleased that Professor Cadorette is sharing his scholarship and commitment to the human family through his work at the University. His sense of inclusiveness, his record of inquiry, the way he expresses his own scholarship — all are totally compatible with the work of the University as I understand it. He’s certainly enriched the life of the local church. He’s very generous in assisting with our parish communities. And that very remarkable dimension he has in ministry is a precious gift to us. I think Curt is a tremendously enriching presence’.” Rochester Review, Spring 1996

The Newman Community, under the directorship of Father Cool, has previously collaborated with the Newman Chair in the presentation of dissident speakers. The Newman Community is disavowing any connection with this latest notorious dissident’s visit to Rochester. Of course this disavowal is somewhat suspicious as it is unclear just how many degrees of separation there are between the Newman Chair and the Newman Community. After all, the Chair was established with money that was donated from the Community and this event had been listed on the diocesan web site until it mysteriously disappeared just last week. At any rate, it is another sorry example of a wayward theologian coming to Rochester to spread confusion and error to the unwary and unprotected.