New pastor arrives at St. Stanislaus

ST. LOUIS POST ^ | 12/21/2005 | Tim Townsend

[I Believe It's Not Butter]

A day after he pulled into town, the Rev. Marek Bozek, the new pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka church, introduced himself to the St. Louis media. Literally.

Minutes before a news conference at the church hall Wednesday, Bozek walked around the room and shook hands with every reporter, photographer and cameraman.

Bozek plans to celebrate his first Mass as St. Stanislaus' pastor on Christmas Eve. He has been declared excommunicated, along with the six members of the church board, by St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke.

His voice breaking with nerves, Bozek read a statement saying that he had received more than 200 letters, from both supporters and opponents. He said he had received "hate letters filled with insult and malice, accusing me of things I've never heard of, accusing me of being a heretic, a pedophile, a womanizer and a promiscuous homosexual."

[TheCrusader]

Cahtolic priests must swear obedience to their Bishops, and when they blatantly disobey a dictate of their local Ordinary, (bishop), they can be, and are censured. To go ahead and accept the position of pastor of this Church against the order of Bishop Burke, he does incur automatic excommunication, ('Latæ Sententiæ' excommunication). This priest is a renegade crackpot.

[show me state]

ping

[I Believe It's Not Butter]

Learn some details before you judge.

There is such a thing as bad bishops.

[lrslattery]

Learn some details before you judge/

Prudence would dictate that their website may not be the complete story - the full truth of the matter.

There is such a thing as bad bishops.

While this statement is certainly true, one cannot honestly presume or suggest that it applies in the issue at St Stanislaus.

[TheCrusader]

"There is such a thing as bad bishops"

Learn something yourself Ace, a priest does not determine if his Bishop is "bad" or not and then act on his personal feelings. He obeys, and then contests the Bishops ruling according to the precepts set down in canon law.

[lrslattery]

You are correct...in my haste to respond, I overlooked the obvious. It might have been better to say that there have been, are, and will be bishops, priests and laity who do not live their lives according to their calling in life, that is, in accord with the will of God. I apologize for the oversight.

[Angelas]

My prayers are with this parish.

When I was growing up I was told it is a mortal sin not to go to Mass on Sunday. Now these parishioners are being told it is a mortal sin if they go to Mass on Sunday.

Figure?

[jecIIny]

The parish appealed to Rome. Rome ruled against them. There is no lawful appeal from the decisions of the Holy See. Rome has spoken. The mater is settled.

[jecIIny]

A small but important correction. They are being told its a mortal sin to go to Mass at a schismatic parish where the priest and board have been excommunicated. Thats a serious difference which you neglected to note.

[ArrogantBustard]

Try figuring again. Use your brain this time.

Hint: St. Louis has many Catholic Parishes, staffed by priests incardinated in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, who will be offering the Mass, licitly, multiple times each Sunday.

St. Stanislaus Kostka Polish Cultural Center simply is not one of them.

[BizzeeMom]

"He said he had received "hate letters...accusing me of being a heretic..."

If the shoe fits...

Link to Google cache of Fr.'s bio and homilies. Please read the November 6, 2005 homily and tell me that's not heresy.

[BizzeeMom]

I live in the Archdiocese of StL, and most of the people of St. Stanislaus live in the 'burbs and go to church, raise their kids, etc., somewhere else. They are NOT being deprived of the sacraments.