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[Catholic Caucus] Pro-LGBT Kentucky bishop suppresses Latin Mass religious order, citing Traditionis CustodesBishop John Iffert of Covington, Kentucky, who said Mass for a pro-LGBT 'support group' last August, has suppressed a religious order which exclusively celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass, citing Pope Francis’ motu proprio 'Traditionis Custodes.'The bishop of Covington, Kentucky, who had previously celebrated an “LGBT Mass” for a dissident organization, has suppressed a religious order which exclusively celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), citing Pope Francis’ TLM-suppressing motu proprio Traditionis Custodes.Bishop John Iffert announced to the faithful of his diocese on Tuesday that he had suppressed the Missionaries...

[Catholic Caucus] Kentucky bishop cites Francis in letter defending Mass for pro-LGBT groupBishop John Iffert's saying of the Mass for the dissident pro-LGBT group comes just a year after he made headlines for canceling two priests in his diocese who offer the Traditional Latin Mass.A Francis-appointed Kentucky bishop who canceled two Latin Mass priests last year is defending his decision to offer an “LGBT Mass” for a dissident organization backed by neighboring heterodox Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, who serves as its ecclesial adviser. On August 28 at St. Joseph’s Church in Cold Spring, Kentucky, Bishop John Iffert of Covington...

[Catholic Caucus] UPDATE: Kentucky bishop removes two Latin Mass priests from public ministryFr. Shannon Collins and Fr. Sean Kopczynski are members of the Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, a 'public association of the faithful' established in the Diocese of Covington in 2019 before the arrival of current Bishop John Iffert.Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Park Hill, KentuckyThe bishop of Covington, Kentucky removed from public ministry two beloved priests who offer the Traditional Latin Mass. Parishioners at Our Lady of Lourdes in Park Hill were recently informed by Father Shannon Collins that he and Father Sean Kopczynski, who served...