{"id":6523,"date":"2006-08-14T19:50:21","date_gmt":"2006-08-14T19:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/communicating.html"},"modified":"2006-08-14T19:50:21","modified_gmt":"2006-08-14T19:50:21","slug":"communicating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/communicating.html","title":{"rendered":"Communicating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via Whispers<\/a>, a press release from Cardinal Rigali:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recently, there has been extensive media attention regarding an attempted ordination of women, which took place on a river boat outside Pittsburgh on July 31, 2006. Eileen DiFranco, who is known to members of Saint Vincent DePaul Parish in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, participated in the event. Accordingly, the following statement is issued regarding this activity.<\/em> <\/p>\n

Recently, there has been a good deal of publicity about a woman of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Mrs. Eileen DiFranco, participating in a simulated ceremony of ordination to the priesthood on a river boat outside Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n

The long-standing and constant teaching of the Church, based on Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, and confirmed in Church law, states that the Church is simply not authorized by Christ to confer Holy Orders upon women, and cannot do so, no matter how ardent a person’s desire may be. Therefore, such a simulated ordination of a woman to the priesthood is clearly and simply invalid. I am saddened when anyone publicly jeopardizes his or her relationship with the Church, which Mrs. DiFranco unfortunately has done by her action. <\/p>\n

Although I attempted to dissuade Mrs. DiFranco from participating in this invalid ritual, nevertheless she proceeded to do so. Now I am left with no alternative than to report this matter to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome, as I am obligated to do. The ultimate goal of any action taken against Mrs. DiFranco is to encourage her repentance and reconciliation with the Church. I shall continue to pray for this intention.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And then…Bishop Galeone of St. Augustine excommunicates a priest ordained in 2002 for offering his services through Rent-a-Priest.<\/a> That’s excommunicates – <\/em>not suspends.  (link is a parish bulletin – notice is on p. 2) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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