“Exorcist” priest gets the ax from Fordham school for his old school ways

This O'Malley priest was not "gay" enough for the today's Jesuits.

Retire? The poor guy was only 80 years old. This story is truly shocking. Irish Central has done it again.

I wouldn't be able to say as I do not know anything about the situation at Fordham but it is very odd that they do it publicly. I would be nice to hear a current students opinion. Just to be clear, I have nothing but positive memories of Fr. O'Malley

Tudovich What do you think could have been Fordham's real motivation? Something is not "right" with this story.

Fr. O'Malley also taught at McQuaid Jesuit HS prior to Fordham. He helped me achieve an education that I continue to appreciate to this very day. He challenged his students to be their best and prepared them for the next steps in their lives.

In my Jesuit high school I had a priest teacher who actually was an exorcist. He was humble and kind and of deep conviction. We, who liked to be wise guys, were calm, respectful and cooperative in his class.

What did he do wrong? How was he abrasive in his style of teaching? This has been a situation where the entire World is capable of learning that the Catholic Church is one eyed in it's attitude. OK, the man is 80 yrs old, and probably past the age of retirement. 'Removing' him has been well publicised and reasons given. What about the paedophiles that have been moved from Parish to Parish, without reasons given, and allowed the freedom to sexually abuse even more children unchecked?

Coult it be that this dedicated priest lacked political correctness in the eyes of his 'progressive' superiors?

Thanks Father and may God bless you and leave you with us for many more years. Better to be right alone than wrong with a thousand others.

Deo Gratias for you Fr O'Malley. You will get your reward in heaven.

Thank you for all you have done and God bless you, Father William O’Malley.

Joyce Kilmer was a member of the Fighting 69th and wrote about "trees and fools and God". I would say that all good priests are "fools before God" and "dial O for O'Malley" is just one more. Fordham Prep is on the campus of Fordham U in the midst of what looks like Ft. Apache the Bronx with walls and guards. No so long ago, I was on the campus and three security guards attempted to arrest me for terrorism for taking pictures of the beautiful campus. The head of security told me that they had been tipped that someone would come on to the campus from Playboy Magazine and take erotic photos in the cemetary of the Jesuits. I was alone. Father O'Malley could have been drummed out of the Prep with a band and accolades as he turned 80. Instead, the liberal agenda on campus had to make a point of humiliating as he crossed the threshold for the last time. He obviously antagonized someone high up for his stand in class on "Problems of God/Morality/Marriage". Does this really surprise anyone about the modern Jesuit and their philosophy of sex as a recreational tool? "Eyes right" for the type of priest who was an advisor on an event which happened in St. Louis and for his namesake which was used by Bing Crosby.

80 years old and still teaching. Old school or not, I give him credit and kudos. I retired as a teacher when I was 65.