Posted on 03/08/2020 5:10:26 PM PDT by marshmallow
Fr. Antonio Lunghi reported to police in coronavirus-hit Northern Italy
ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) - An 88-year-old priest is being sanctioned for celebrating Sunday Mass as local authorities with the tacit consent of the church's hierarchy are using heavy-handed tactics to crack down on priests defying the ban on public Masses in coronavirus-hit parts of Northern Italy.
Father Antonio Lunghi was reported to the public prosecutor for offering Mass in the parish church of Castello d'Agogna, a village of just over a thousand inhabitants in the province of Pavia.
Sources say that the ringing of the church bells gave away the "clandestine Mass" and a number of locals reportedly complained to Mayor William Grivel.
Mayor Grivel says he was forced to forward the complaint to the Carabinieri (military police) of Mortara station. The Carabinieri sent the complaint to the public prosecutor.
Even though only eight Catholics were present at the 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist, the controversy erupted because both regional ordinances and diocesan regulations have banned the public celebration of the sacraments.
However, a source from the region told Church Militant that the "law" that was broken is a DPCM (Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers) issued on March 1.
The DPCM "is an administrative act that does not have the force of law and which, like ministerial decrees, has the character of a secondary regulatory source and is used to implement rules or pass regulations," the source explained.
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I heard the bars are still open...
The state cannot control the church.
“The state cannot control the church.”
It sure can. Whether it should or not is another question.
In this case it should. If this priest wants to hold mass he can do it individually in private homes and not risk spreading a potentially lethal disease.
L
I guess that is one way to set your priorities. Mine are in a slightly different order.
“Mine are in a slightly different order.”
The legitimate priority of any government is safeguarding the lives of its citizens. If anyone thinks they have some kind of divine right to defy that they deserve to be smacked down.
But if you think a church has a right to defy a quarantine you go right ahead and make that argument.
L
God is in control of the church. It’s not the state’s area.
Please review your early American history and why the Pilgrims came to America.
There is no nationwide quarantine in place. Bara, reataurants, sporting events and beaches are open to all.
“Please review your early American history and why the Pilgrims came to America.”
Please review modern medicine. If you want to live with the sanitation practices of the Pilgrims you go right ahead.
Leave civilized society out of it.
Thanks.
L
Bara=Bars
“God is in control of the church.”
No, God is in control of eternal salvation. The church is under the control of people. The same people who for decades countenanced the rape of children.
Don’t think God had a whole lot to do with that.
L
are you saying that you don’t believe Scripture?
Christ founded the Church, and Christ is fully human, fully God, the second person of the Blessed Trinity.
“are you saying that you don’t believe Scripture?”
Don’t put words in my mouth, jerk.
“Christ founded the Church..”
He sure ain’t running it these days.
L
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