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08-14-2010 , 10:18 PM

MelchyBeau

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In anticipation of the renegade Mass, Archbishop Burke, a canon lawyer by training who now serves in the Vatican as prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the church’s highest judicial authority, proclaimed in December 2005 that the actions of the board and Mr. Bozek constituted “schism,” which carries with it “the automatic penalty of excommunication.” The archbishop added that as an excommunicated priest celebrating Mass, Mr. Bozek would commit “a most grave sin.”

The Vatican has since affirmed Archbishop Burke’s order of excommunication, and last year Pope Benedict XVI formally laicized Mr. Bozek, prohibiting him from functioning as a Roman Catholic priest.

“His actions have caused great harm, scandal and sadness within the Church,” Bishop James V. Johnston of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese, wrote in a statement announcing the Vatican’s decision. “While Marek Bozek no longer has the status of a priest, I continue to hope for his reconciliation with the Catholic Church.”

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This just goes to show you more absurdities of the catholic church.

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08-14-2010 , 11:25 PM

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While I also seriously despise the catholic church, when exactly are you going to drop your specific Christianity hatred, and focus your despise on religion as a whole, which seems to be your intended viewpoint? I see you posting in the atheist image thread here and there, and responding to random God and Christian threads here and there with nothing more than preconceived notions about whatever you already believed (which most all I read here do), but ffs man, where is your constant distaste for every other religion?

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08-14-2010 , 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gmcarroll33

why do I need to have a distaste for other religions?

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08-15-2010 , 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MelchyBeau

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This just goes to show you more absurdities of the catholic church.

Hey could you quote the article please thank you sir

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08-15-2010 , 02:39 PM

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oops sorry

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/us/14church.html

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