[Jeff Chandler]

It seems clear from the original article that Bishop Olmstead wrote to the priests privately (this would be in keeping with his character). One or more of them must have leaked the letters, perhaps in an attempt to martial the liberal press against him.

As for Fr.Cunningham, if he concelebrated the Eucharist with a non-Catholic, what would be the proper way to handle blatant public dissent against the Church by a priest?

[sinkspur]

As for Fr.Cunningham, if he concelebrated the Eucharist with a non-Catholic, what would be the proper way to handle blatant public dissent against the Church by a priest?

Initially, privately.

Tell him to cut it out.

If he does it again, then hit with both barrels.

How's the baby girl?

[gbcdoj]

Norms concerning graviora delicta reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

This is what must be done in the case of priests who attempt to "concelebrate" with the non-ordained. Certainly such an action is an indicator of heresy as well as a sacrilege - the priest probably doesn't believe this if he would do such a thing:

CANON VII.--If any one saith, that bishops are not superior to priests; or, that they have not the power of confirming and ordaining; or, that the power which they possess is common to them and to priests; or, that orders, conferred by them, without the consent, or vocation of the people, or of the secular power, are invalid; or, that those who have neither been rightly ordained, nor sent, by ecclesiastical and canonical power, but come from elsewhere, are lawful ministers of the word and of the sacraments; let him be anathema. (Council of Trent, Sess. XXIII)