In Knoxville: 'To shine the light'

After the resignation of Knoxville's Bishop Stika, a senior priest reflects on authority, reform, and obedience

When Bishop Rick Stika resigned from the Diocese of Knoxville in June, he said in a statement that he hoped to find “relief” from the responsibilities he experienced as a diocesan bishop.

But while Stika may now have found “relief,” many Catholics in the Knoxville diocese — including many of its priests — are still processing the circumstances of Stika’s…