Large turnout expected for "illicit" Mass in St. Louis

[lovuian]

http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/12/24/70457.html

A traditionally Polish parish at odds with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis expected a large turnout for its Christmas Eve Mass _ one to be led by the parish's recently excommunicated new pastor.

Archbishop Raymond Burke has said it would be a mortal sin for anyone to participate in a Mass celebrated by a priest who was excommunicated _ the Catholic church's most severe penalty. Burke, who was helpless to stop the Mass, said it would be "valid" but "illicit."

That hasn't stopped dozens from contacting St. Stanislaus Kostka parish asking for directions. Their interest seemed piqued by news that Burke last week had excommunicated the Rev. Marek Bozek and the parish's lay board.
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I'm so proud of them...

[Erika]

1. Some factions of the Catholic Church are as radical as

right wing evangelists.

[Voltaire99]

2. Very amusing.

Better wear garlic, or the debbil might getcha!

But then, the Higher Accountant moves in strange and mysterious ways:

The penalty was the latest wrinkle in a long dispute over control of the parish's $9.5 million (Ђ8.01 million) in assets.

The rift involves control of the parish's property and finances, which have been managed by a lay board of directors for more than a century. Burke has sought to change that to make the parish conform to the same legal structure as other parishes in the diocese. As a result, he removed both the parish's priests in 2004.

[Dogmudgeon]

3. A Brand Spankin' New Mortal Sin!

I guess the Arch-B has to replace those that are no longer "real" Mortal Sins, like ordering mob hits, having sex with children while ordained (ordained priests, not children), and levying war.

Way to go, Ray.

I mean, we can't have people doing free-form praying, now, can we?

How does that old joke go? You can pray while you're smoking, but you can't smoke while you're praying.

--p!
Somebody bake that man a plate of cookies, pronto!