Enligt nedanstående notiser har Vatikanen gjort allvar av sin hotelse att explicit bannlysa prästen Roy Bourgeois. Det har under senaste tiden funnits motstridiga pressbesked huruvida brev överhuvudtaget utväxlats mellan Troskongregationen och Roy Bourgeois. Det kunde tolkas som att Troskongregationen önskade göra en snygg reträtt. Notera speciellt de tre länkarna nedan i notisen från Catholic Culture. Se också tidigare inlägget En ynklig och skamlig hotelse. Krister Janzon
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AMERICAN MARYKNOLL PRIEST EXCOMMUNICATED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN WOMEN’S ’ORDINATION’DECEMBER 11, 2008
An American priest has evidently been excommunicated because of his active support for the ordination of women, and his participation in ceremonies simulating ordination. Father Roy Bourgeois received a warning from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in December, informing him that if he did not recant his position supporting women’s ordination within 30 days he would face excommunication; the Maryknoll priest replied that he would not change his stand. The Maryknoll Society has now confirmed that the Congregation has contacted that its leaders ”did receive a confidential communiqué from the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, and forwarded the contents of that communiqué to Father Bourgeois.” Although the Society refused to discuss the contents of that message, citing confidentiality, a spokesman confirmed to the National Catholic Register that since the 30-day period had passed, it was logical to assume that the sentence of excommunication had been imposed.
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- Statement regarding Father Roy Bourgeois (Maryknoll Society)
- Maryknoll: ‘Excommunicated’ (National Cahtolic Register)
- Excommunication looms for American Maryknoll active in ’Womanpriest’ rites (CWN, Nov. 12)
