{"id":5021,"date":"2022-02-10T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T01:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5021"},"modified":"2022-02-08T03:24:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T02:24:14","slug":"an-example-of-how-defects-in-a-member-can-negate-all-the-arrangements-made-by-the-superiors-and-cause-apprehension-in-all-their-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5021","title":{"rendered":"AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DEFECTS IN A MEMBER CAN NEGATE ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE SUPERIORS AND CAUSE APPREHENSION IN ALL THEIR PLANS."},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite the goodness, generosity and zeal of the majority of Oblates, there were a few who did not measure up to the demands of their vocation. One of these was the 24 year-old Father Leopold Carles, who had caused havoc in Corsica throughout his first year of priesthood. I quote from the correspondence because it gives us a glimpse of how Eugene handled difficulties within the Congregation.<\/h3>\n

Yvon Beaudoin writes about this young man:<\/h3>\n

Immediately after his ordination, he was sent to the major seminary of Ajaccio as professor of philosophy. Hardly had he set foot in the house when Father Moreau, the superior, sent him to Vico and wrote the Founder to inform him that this priest could not remain in the house, \u201cthat he be changed is a question of life or death for the students.\u201d As a result, on October 5, the Founder wrote to Father Semeria at Vico:<\/em><\/h3>\n

Even though I am extremely put out over the solution we had to take in regard to Father Carles, for the time being I will leave him with you at Vico, it being understood that he will work better there than elsewhere at correcting his difficult character and will not in any way disturb the peace and tranquility that, thanks be to God, are the rule in your house. On that point, I recommend that you let him get by with nothing. <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

How could it happen that, just after ordination and having just arrived at the task assigned to him, how could he have shown himself so defective in character that his superior should fear damaging the reputation of the Congregation were the seminarians to see him just as he has shown himself to be. <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

I cannot tell you just how much pain this misfortune has caused me. This is an example of how defects in a member can negate all the arrangements made by the superiors and cause apprehension in all their plans.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Father Etienne Semeria, 5 October 1843, EO X n 818<\/em><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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