Posted on 01/17/2017 7:00:25 PM PST by marshmallow
Father Chad Ripperger and his order are being welcomed by Bp. Samuel Aquila
DENVER (ChurchMilitant.com) - A traditional group of exorcist priests, the Doloran Fathers, also known as the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother, are moving their ministry to Denver.
News of the move has been circulating on blogs and has been confirmed by those close to the Doloran Fathers. Neither the archdiocese of Denver nor the Dolorans themselves have yet to release an official statement.
Father Chad Ripperger, founder of the Dolorans, was asked to leave the Tulsa, Oklahoma diocese in September 2016, shortly after Bp. David Konderla was ordained bishop of Tulsa in June 2016.
Church Militant spoke with Joseph Ostermeir, author of the blog Okie Traditionalist and the first to break the news of the Dolorans' banishment from Tulsa. "From our experience, Latin Mass communities are often treated like weirdos and outsiders by many dioceses," Ostermeir commented. "And Fr. Ripperger's exorcist society is a Latin Mass community."
The Dolorans operated in the diocese of Tulsa for nearly five years under Bp. Edward Slattery, "but the Society was never canonically established," according to a September 2016 memo from Bp. Konderla.
Back in September, Church Militant spoke with a religious brother from the diocese of Tulsa who wished to remain anonymous. He told us the Dolorans' stay in the diocese was possibly meant to be temporary.
The source told us that Fr. Ripperger came to the Tulsa diocese when Bp. Emeritus Slattery was close to retirement. The source further speculates Fr. Ripperger knew he might not be canonically allowed to operate under Bp. Slattery's successor, owing to a number of reasons, including administration, expenses and chemistry in the Tulsa diocese.
Bishop Konderla quickly expelled the Dolorans and another group of traditional nuns, the Daughters of Mary, Mother of.....
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Apparently Bishop Konderla does not like Traditionalists .... most unfortunate.
Did they have to move to Denver?! I mean, Gee...don’t we have enough crack pots already?! I’m a Denverite and I don’t hurl green soup so maybe I’ll be OK. Denver has got a 24 hour comedy radio station. This could be fun.
Rippenger has a Ph.D is psychology and one of the best speakers on the topic of masculinity in the Church.
Oklahoma’s loss is Denver’s gain
Can they move to Vatican City instead?
It obviously needs a cleaning out, starting at the top.
Good one!
Has the battle finally been turned in Oklahoma and they're been transferred, so to speak, to a new front?
Things here in America are suddenly changing and have definitely changed since and because of the candidacy of Donald Trump.
Thank You, Heavenly Father!
“Denver has got a 24 hour comedy radio station.”
Really? Which one? I mean, I’d love a comedy channel as I haven’t heard of one, but they all seem to be pretty funny anymore.
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