Author Topic: Mass is banned (Read 758 times)

poche · « **on:** August 26, 2015, 10:50:50 PM »

Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, has revoked permission for the celebration of Mass at a Catholic Worker house, after a woman claiming to be a Catholic priest led services there.

Janice Sevre-Duszynska, a representative of Roman Catholic WomanPriests, presided at a ceremony in the Catholic Worker house last December. Bishop Pates took disciplinary action against the group after consulting the presbyteral council of his diocese, which gave his move unanimous approval.

The bishop’s decision was conveyed to the Catholic Worker house in May; the diocese made it public in August.

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=25944

Capt McQuigg · « **Reply #1 on:** August 27, 2015, 12:04:34 PM »

A bishop had to ask for permission from an organization inside his own diocese to take action against blasphemy?

Are you telling us everything there is to know here, Poche?

Marlelar · « **Reply #2 on:** August 27, 2015, 04:03:15 PM »

Original story

Perhaps by consulting his council the bishop only wanted to confirm that he should ban their services, rather than just issue a reprimand. According to the link above this has happened in other places and the local bishop just gave a slap on the wrist.

Sounds like the inappropriately named Catholic Worker House is full of fruits and nuts.

poche · « **Reply #3 on:** August 27, 2015, 11:26:13 PM »

Quote from: Capt McQuigg

A bishop had to ask for permission from an organization inside his own diocese to take action against blasphemy?

Are you telling us everything there is to know here, Poche?

The purpose of a council to whom the bishop consults is to advise the bishop. The bishop should listen to their advise and then decide on a course of action. He may or may not take the advice.
It is always better if teh bishop has teh full support of his priests rather than for there to be "unnamed sources" undercutting him when he has to take any kind of action.