[Piers-the-Ploughman]

at my old NO church, every year there was at least one interfaith service, not always at our church, but it was always announced, and encouraged. i believe it was on Thanksgiving.

Non Catholics including ministers frequently were asked to speak at "adult CCD"

the pastor did concelebrate once with an episcopalian

we did have a female priestess (Episcopal) give what should've been the homily on another occasion

at prayer of faithful EVERY Sunday, we prayed for a particular episcopal church

i always had the feeling the pastor was into a cosmic christ and one homily he did finally use the term

[ninenot]

cosmic christ

There IS a legitimate use of that term--Ratzinger refers to it when the veil of the Temple was ripped.

IOW, the presence of God was no longer confined to the Temple when the Sacrifice was completed.

I understand your problem with your ex-pastor.

[k omalley]

I know that these stories of ecumenical abuses are anecdotal, but I did witness ecumenical abuses in the "Dreadful diocese."

I saw concelebration of the Mass with a Baptist minister and the priest gave the minister Communion right there on the altar. Likewise, I witnessed concelebration with a Lutheran minister and the Lutherans and Catholics split into two separate lines to go to Communion.

An ex-Catholic woman, now a Buddhist, gave the homily and invited everyone to come pray at her Buddhist prayer room. The priest gave her Communion! Why she even wanted to receive I do not understand.