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Offline JeanBaptistedeCouetus

Excommunicated: Fathers Cekada, Dolan, Jenkins, Kelly and Sanborn ?
« on: November 18, 2025, 09:21:38 AM »
“On Sunday night, May 20, when the Archbishop arrived back at the seminary at a late hour from Kansas, somewhat tired and travel-weary, no sooner had he stepped out of the car than he was served with a civil court summons in a suit to evict the Society from the seminary property here in Connecticut, a suit fled by Fathers Cekada, Dolan, Jenkins, Kelly and Sanborn.
Those standing by noticed and will not easily forget the look of pain on the face of the Archbishop, who it must be remembered was their Father in the priesthood. Now according to the old Code of Canon Law, anyone citing a Catholic bishop before a civil judge incurs automatic excommunication (canon 2341).Hence, according to the only Code of Canon Law which they themselves recognize, these five priests are excommunicated.”

—Bishop Williamson, Letters from the Rector - Volume 1: The Ridgefield Letters, June 5, 1984.
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Offline Pax Vobis

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Re: Excommunicated: Fathers Cekada, Dolan, Jenkins, Kelly and Sanborn ?
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2025, 09:53:25 AM »
So did the court case happen?  I assume the sspx won, since they still own the property.  
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Offline Twice dyed

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Re: Excommunicated: Fathers Cekada, Dolan, Jenkins, Kelly and Sanborn ?
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2025, 10:30:10 AM »
https://www.scribd.com/docuмent/286871076/Cekada-9-vs-Lefebvre

On that web site you can read a long "summary" about the legal battle.  see screenshot for excerpt. 
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Offline Incredulous

Re: Excommunicated: Fathers Cekada, Dolan, Jenkins, Kelly and Sanborn ?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2025, 08:29:47 PM »
Quote from: JeanBaptistedeCouetus on November 18, 2025, 09:21:38 AM

Now according to the old Code of Canon Law, anyone citing a Catholic bishop before a civil judge incurs automatic excommunication (canon 2341).Hence, according to the only Code of Canon Law which they themselves recognize, these five priests are excommunicated.”

—Bishop Williamson, Letters from the Rector - Volume 1: The Ridgefield Letters, June 5, 1984.

ABL's acceptance and promotion of Bugnini's & Montini's butchered Holy Week Liturgy.known as the1962 Missal would have made the Archbishop anathema according to St. Pope Pius V's Bull, Quo Primun.

Of the priests mentioned in the lawsuit. I don't believe any made such a Liturgical compromise?

Excerpt:

"...No man whatsoever may have permission to infringe these provisions containing our permission, statute, ordinance, mandate, precept, concession, indult, declaration, will, decree and prohibition, or be so rash as to oppose them. But if anyone should presume to attempt this, he must know that he will incur the wrath of Almighty God and of his Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul."

Given at Rome at St. Peters, in the year of the Incarnation of Our Lord 1570, on the day before the Ides of July, in the fifth year of our pontificate.

Source: https://lms.org.uk/quo-primum
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Offline JeanBaptistedeCouetus

Re: Excommunicated: Fathers Cekada, Dolan, Jenkins, Kelly and Sanborn ?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2025, 08:38:10 PM »
Quote from: Incredulous on November 25, 2025, 08:29:47 PM

ABL's acceptance and promotion of Bugnini's & Montini's butchered Holy Week Liturgy.known as the1962 Missal would have made the Archbishop anathema according to St. Pope Pius V's Bull, Quo Primun.

Of the priests mentioned in the lawsuit. I don't believe any made such a Liturgical compromise?

Excerpt:

"...No man whatsoever may have permission to infringe these provisions containing our permission, statute, ordinance, mandate, precept, concession, indult, declaration, will, decree and prohibition, or be so rash as to oppose them. But if anyone should presume to attempt this, he must know that he will incur the wrath of Almighty God and of his Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul."

Given at Rome at St. Peters, in the year of the Incarnation of Our Lord 1570, on the day before the Ides of July, in the fifth year of our pontificate.

Source: https://lms.org.uk/quo-primum
I am going to take his grace B. Williamsons side on this one.
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