Posted on 10/29/2020 6:46:21 PM PDT by marshmallow
The mother of seven said she wasn't going to play the mask 'game' anymore, referring to mask mandates as 'control tools' and 'Marxist'
NORTHBROOK, Illinois, October 27, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A Catholic parish priest has threatened to call the police on a parishioner if she shows up to church service not wearing a mask.
Fr. Christopher Gustafson of St. Norbert Parish in Northbrook, Illinois, told Colette O’Regan in an Oct. 15 letter that her stubborn refusal to wear a mask during Mass was “disruptive” and “intransigent.”
“I find it necessary to enforce prevention of your entering and remaining in the church until you comply with the protocols asked of all, including the simple request of wearing a mask,” he told the 48-year-old mother of seven in the letter obtained by LifeSiteNews.
The priest went on to tell O’Regan that he would use legal force to keep her out of the church if she refused to wear a mask.
“As we spoke of recently, your failure to comply has consequences – spiritual, but also sadly, legal. The church is private property, and unless you comply, your continued disruptive and intransigent behavior will prohibit your entry to and remaining on the premises.”
“Civil authorities have assured me of their readiness to enforce the law in this regard,” the priest warned the woman.
Cook County, where the parish is located, has no mandatory masking policy. The county’s public health guidelines issued in July urge, but do not demand, that “everyone should wear a cloth face cover in public settings and when around people who don’t live in your household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.” The county allows for exceptions to this policy for children under two and “anyone who has trouble breathing.” The Archdiocese of Chicago, where the.....
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You tick off the priest and he’ll lay the curse of Red Francis on you.
So much for “sanctuary”. They go to the mat for illegal aliens, El Salvadorans, etc...
But for an American mom, taking her kids to church, he pulls a stunt like this. And I guess this coward never heard of Father Damien, who founded the Hawaii leper colony when there was no cure ad it was dreaded.
What an ass this guy is.
The HRCC is dead, turned into a Marxist cult led by the Red Pope.
We hear only about pedophile and communist priests these days, but there were actually more than a few who risked their lives constantly to minister to the flock. Chesty Puller said the RCC chaplains were the best in the Pacific where he was. And he wasn’t Catholic, but said they sent younger priests, and with no families or properties, they
were ready to go the instant orders came. Father Junipero Sera is another.
And now this clown comes along.
Hmmm “Can. 843 §1. Sacred ministers cannot deny the sacraments to those who seek them at appropriate times, are properly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from receiving them.” Guess that’s open to interpretation now also, huh?
I blame Cupich.
She was in the wrong.
‘The Archdiocese of Chicago, where the parish is located, goes further than the county, telling the faithful in guidelines issued in May that they are “required to wear masks during any services/ceremonies.”’
My diocese says that masks are “encouraged” but that they will not deny anyone the sacraments due to not wearing a mask.
No masks visible at my parish.
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