Posted on 03/26/2020 6:46:15 PM PDT by marshmallow
CNA Staff, Mar 25, 2020 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- The funeral of the former head of the United States bishops’ conference and archbishop emeritus of Cincinnati will take place behind closed doors. A Mass of Christian burial will be said for Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk in Cincinnati's Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains on Friday.
The funeral arrangements were announced by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on Wednesday, and the Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Dennis Schnurr on March 27 at 11 am.
“Due to the current pandemic, the Mass will be private,” a statement from the archdiocese said. “However the clergy and faithful of the archdiocese are encouraged to join in prayer for Archbishop Pilarczyk by joining in the Mass that will be live-streamed to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati website. A memorial Mass open to the clergy and faithful of the Archdiocese will be held at a later date.”
A spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati told CNA on Wednesday that the burial would take place privately and the archbishop would not be interred at the cathedral.
Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory said on Monday that he was deeply disappointed that the current pandemic conditions prevented him from attending the Mass.
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The Archbishop won’t know and God certainly won’t spill the beans because God is good.
So why even have public funeral Masses? Why have the sacraments at all, if "God is good"?
Amazing that there is no mention of the fact that Pilarczyk was a criminal, the hand-selected protege and successor of the Satanic Cardinal Bernardin, when Bernardin was elevated to Chicago. He was found guilty of covering up the crimes of Bernadin’s other priests.
God is good, and Pilarczyk is most likely rotting in Hell already. Why would Wilton Gregory want to witness this man’s final defilement, other than that he, too, was a protege of the Great Evil One, Bernardin? Gravely disturbing that Gregory finds fraternity in such connections.
Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk admitted in court yesterday that for years, church officials in southwest Ohio illegally covered up sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests.
Going to a Cardinal's funeral is big stuff. Cardinals are "princes of the Church." It's an old title.
Going to funerals is generally a sign of respect, saying goodbye.
No need to make a big deal out of nothing.
It’s the same for going to an Archbishop’s funeral.
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