Father Treco responded the next day, telling Bp. Lopes:
Please, be assured that I will recant anything that I have said which is contrary to Catholic Faith; however I am not aware that I have articulated anything against the Catholic Faith. As a matter of accuracy, and so that I may be able to respond to what you believe I have articulated against the Catholic Faith, I ask that you please identify what I said that is contrary to our Catholic Faith? I will recant anything that was wrong to state as I remain faithful to the Church and Magisterium.
Is Bishop Steven J Lopes homosexual?
Canon law defines schism as denial of communion with the Roman Pontiff or those in communion with him. Where did Fr. Treco do that?
tossing out the priest is a decision far beyond my pay scale
so I won’t comment on that...
but...
closing the parish?????
why? .....
wouldn’t the normal thing be to send in another priest?
or?
won’t the parishioners want to pray, or?
I am open to being informed, please no flames anyone. Thanks.
bkmk
Father Treco's excommunication has deprived him of the means to support his family. In response, backers have set up a GoFundMe page as well as a PayPal account in an attempt to raise funds to sustain them until Fr. Treco can secure secular employment.
preach the truth......get excommunicated.
bugger little boys....get a paid vacation and
a new parish assignment.
As presented here...The good father would appear to be right on target.
the Bshp’s coherent argument is not presented
The Ordinariate (knowing people in it) is terrified of Francis, and I guess this was an attempt by Bp Lopes to suck up to Francis and reassure him that there was not even a hint of less than total Frankie adoration.
Hard to imagine the bishop could do this unilaterally? I can’t find any objection to the homily or the priest’s follow-on explanations.
Go easy on Lopes, folks. At worst, he's a sock puppet. The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter in the US is a small, fragile organization, probably kept afloat by AmChurch dollars. I'm thinking this excommunication order came from the AmChurch hierarchy who made Lopes an offer he couldn't refuse.
Bishop Lopes can break bread with pro abortion Catholic politicians and tolerate predatory homosexual criminal priests, yet ex communicate an ardent priest who dares to speak truth to power. Something has gone very wrong within the Catholic Church.
To paraphrase:
In May, Fr. Treco presented an appeal to the CDF via his canonical advocate. This suspends the effects of the declared penalty.I'm no canon layer, but I must say I appreciate that the Catholic Church back in the 17th century --- way in advance of any secular courts --- developed the principle of procedural due process.CIC/83, canon 1353 provides that, “An appeal or a recourse against judgements of a court or against decrees which impose or declare any penalty, has a suspensive effect.”
This suspension of penalty lasts until the case is definitively resolved by the CDF. Thus, Father may return to the sacraments with confidence and without further delay.
So, yay for law. Now for justice.
Rape a child and...... Never mind. Say that the antipope Francis and his perverted, flying monkey priests are full of shit and get excommunicated.
There needs to be another reformation of the church to wrest control from the Marxists.
Vaughn Treco was my pastor for about 3 months. He was assigned in the interim between the dismissal of a proud, in-your-face homosexual drunk who had been assigned our pastor and the locating of a permanent replacement.
I attend a potentially moribund parish in a city that has hemorrhaged Catholics to suburbia and/or oblivion.
Our current pastor is as good as any and a great deal better than most.
Vaughn Treco is a converted Anglican with a wife and kids. When I was listening to his sermons I thought we could do infinitely worse than to have him permanently assigned. He is that easy to like.
Alas, it wasn't to be.
The leadership of the Catholic Church seems intent on seeing the Church collapse. My guess is I'm old enough that I will likely be dead before they finally succeed. That may be a good thing.
There is no freedom of speech in the Catholic Church.
Father Treco wasn’t a predator of young male boys so obviously he had to go!/s
I am pretty sure there is a spot for this guy in the SSPX.
Dang!
The same thing happened to Luther after he complained!
There are times when I am profoundly disappointed in my Church.