In news stories about the Diocese of San Diego, Kevin Eckery is sometimes referred to as “Vice Chancellor” of the diocese. Sometimes as the “diocese spokesman.”
But he has developed another reputation on Twitter.
On June 29 he tweeted: “The point of @ProjectLincoln is to get rid of #Trump AND HIS ENABLERS. It’s not ‘over the line.’ On the contrary it’s a necessary step in saving our republic and restoring sanity to the @GOP.”
In an earlier tweet, Eckery responded to a Trump ad which said “In reality they’re not after me, they’re after you.” Eckery’s answer: “That’s sweet, but no, it’s you. @ProjectLincoln @AmericaOrTrump.”
The above was emailed to California Catholic Daily from a reader on July 1. The reader prefaced her email with the following:
Was looking at our diocesan spokesman Kevin Eckery’s Twitter account yesterday. He’s a complete anti-Trumper who sides with the Lincoln Project and retweets tweets from Chelsea Clinton, Paul Begala, and other lefties. Here are a couple of his own tweets. So, apparently it’s not okay for priests to wade into politics and speak out against the Democrat party, but Mac’s spokesman can tweet any anti-Trump thing he desires. Disgusting! See https://twitter.com/keckery.
Does the Diocese’s website list Mr Eckerly as Vice Chancellor and/or Spokesman? If not, sounds like he has no more authority than the next person on the street.
Communications and Public Affairs
Vice Chancellor: Kevin C. Eckery
From: https://www.sdcatholic.org/contact/diocesan-main-contacts/
Is the subheadline a rhetorical question? Any San Diego priest who tweeted support for a pro-life candidate would endure severe ecclesial repercussions.
He’d likely be sent to the diocese’s “least desirable” parish or chaplaincy (which might allow them minister to the “marginalized,” which we should be doing).
MIght I suggest that the bishop and chancery follow Pope Francis’s advice to reach out to the marginalized and punish such a priest by making him the chaplain to Catholics who feel marginalized; like NRA members, Trump supporters, bikers, the cis-gendered, home schoolers, those who value the traditional Catholic worship, bearded men and those who hold to archaic principles like subsidiarity and the Constitution?
Disgusting? Yes. Surprising? Definitely not!
Abortion is intrinsically evil and anyone who votes votes for a Democrat who supports the culture of death will answer for it before God.
Nothing to look at here. Move on. Simply one more of McElroy’s henchmen doing his left-wing bidding.
Time to fire him.
Nothing that happens in the diocese of San Diego surprises me any more. Why would Catholics in that diocese continue to support it.
Kevin Eckery is a layman, not a priest. He is allowed, like all Catholics, to have his political opinions and views. The Catholic Church is the mystical body of Christ…not a front the the Democratic or Republican parties.
Barney, your point isn’t clear. You rightly state that he is not a priest. Yet, you state “all Catholics” have the right to their political opinions.
So, you think priests, like Fr. Pavone and others, have a right to share their opinions of specific candidates and parties, correct?
As the chancellor of the diocese, serving all Catholics in a leadership role, I think that he should be more prudent about publicly making such outrageous statements. Does he really think the Republic will collapse if Mr. Trump is re-elected?
The Republic survived two terms of Mr. Obama and will likely still be here in January regardless of whether our co-religionist Biden or Trump is in the White House.
True enough, but would the Bishop tolerate anyone in a position of authority or leadership publicly expressing views in support of the President, or in opposition to liberal politicians or causes?
Not surprising. Virtually anyone who works in a California chancery office has Kerry/Obama/Bernie/Hillary/Biden bumper stickers on their cars. Chancery parking lots look like Democrat Party headquarters based on the cars’ stickers. Nevertheless, this spokesman should be fired. Cancel culture, after all.
Kevin Eckery has become emboldened by the bombast from his superior, McElroy, who also became emboldened by the claptrap from his superior, Francis.
It’s people like Mr. Eckery that cause me to believe that the Catholic Church is abandoning its pro-life position. Most of the NeverTrumpers that I try to engage with cannot articulate their position logically. They simply repeat platitudes, generalities, and “motherhood statements” (We need a unifier not a divider.). They’ve lost all credibility with me.
How many people have stopped giving to the Annual Bishops Appeal? Is some of that revenue loss subsidized by Soros?
Exact same this going on in the Diocese of Orange. The office of Life, Justice and Peace promotes anti Catholic, Antifa, #BLM propaganda on the home page of the diocese facebook and instagram account, then piously defends such rhetoric. I was encouraged to send him direct messages, or email him at his diocese email, to avoid too much scandal on the diocese pages. Greg Walgenbach is the man behind the anti Trump social media posts in the Diocese of Orange has a personal page on Facebook loaded with Anti Trump propaganda. Stopped all my monetary contributions to the diocese. #nomorecatholiccash.
Why can’t we have a bishop speaking like this??
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/06/african-cardinal-blasts-blm-for-betraying-black-community/
thanks for link.———Ferrez