Iowa bishop bans Mass at chapel where female 'priest' led services

Catholic World News ^ | 8/26/15

[markomalley]

Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, has revoked permission for the celebration of Mass at a Catholic Worker house, after a woman claiming to be a Catholic priest led services there.

Janice Sevre-Duszynska, a representative of Roman Catholic WomanPriests, presided at a ceremony in the Catholic Worker house last December. Bishop Pates took disciplinary action against the group after consulting the presbyteral council of his diocese, which gave his move unanimous approval.

The bishop’s decision was conveyed to the Catholic Worker house in May; the diocese made it public in August.

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• No Mass for Catholic group after woman performs service (Des Moines Register)

[markomalley]

Considering we're talking about Bishop Pates, I won't post the episcopal backbone picture here.

[vladimir998]

“Considering we’re talking about Bishop Pates, I won’t post the episcopal backbone picture here.”

Good call.

[Montana_Sam]

"According to a February 2014 survey by the Pew Research Center, 68 percent of Catholics said women should be allowed to become priests. That’s in sharp contrast, however, to what Catholics think will happen. Only four of 10 said the church would actually change its stance on women priests in the next decade, according to the survey."

Here in the Seattle Archdiocese, I suspect the numbers might be higher. Thank God, Bishop Pates got it right.

[Ann Archy]

WOMAN-PRIESTS!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! OMG!! Dancing on the TRAPDOOR of HELL!

[johniegrad]

He needs to go there and rededicate the house claiming it for Jesus and blessing all it’s rooms.

[markomalley]

He needs to go there and rededicate the house claiming it for Jesus and blessing all it’s rooms.

It's a Catholic Worker house...a bunch of (literally) commies. He needs to exorcise it because of its occupants.

[johniegrad]

That’s what I said.

[markomalley]

That’s what I said.

OK, I thought you were saying he should exorcise it because of the "priestette"

[Arthur McGowan]

Catholic Worker has had serious problems—since the beginning. While Dorothy Day was still alive, there were widespread problems with fornication. What do you expect, when you attract a bunch of lefty hippie types to live in groups?

But they have had REALLY serious problems with pro-aborts in their ranks. Catholic Worker houses have been listed in political coalitions with pro-abortion groups COUNTLESS times in the last 40 years.

Dorothy Day was an EX-Communist. A huge number of her followers have not been. EX, that is.

[Hulka]

And I suspect many of those same 68% think wiccans should also be allowed to attend mass and receive communion. . .its all about being inclusive and non-judgmental and tolerant.