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Reflection 271   Based on the Vatican II document 
T
HE MINISTRY AND LIFE OF PRIESTS, 
PRESBYTERORUM ORDINIS - 15

(Comments welcome here)

        

This article calls on all priests to be obedient - to the pope, their bishop and other superiors

But when Vatican II says one thing, and a pope (e.g. Ben XVI) or bishop says another, who should be obeyed?

Should not the pope and bishop be obedient to Vatican II?

Jesus was obedient to his Father, and to Mary and Joseph

But he was not obedient to the religious leaders of his time, because they had lost the plot

See this article by Patricia Freson The Passion of the Prophet,
especially the final section on
prophetic obedience

Jesus, please help me to be prophetically obedient, like you