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Offline Miseremini

Basilica sacrilege
« on: April 21, 2023, 12:35:26 PM »
First he gave away the most precious relic of the Church to the Anglican heretics, now they are allowed to use the altars in our Basilicas.
Bolding mine for emphasis.


POPE FRANCIS, ROME, VATICAN CITY

Anglican Jonathan Baker Giving "Mass" In St. John Lateran. Photo: Life Site News
Anglicans Violate Catholic Law and Celebrate “Mass” in the Main Altar of the Pope’s Cathedral
Another Christian confession that is not in communion with the Pope will also use the Cathedral of Saint John Lateran next May when the Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II celebrates his “mass” there.
APRIL 20, 2023 16:02JORGE ENRIQUE MÚJICAPOPE FRANCIS, ROME, VATICAN CITY
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(ZENIT News / Rome, 04.20.2023).- On Tuesday, April 18, a group of 30 Anglican clergymen (the Christian Confession separated from Rome after the refusal of the Pope to the declaration of nullity [of the marriage] between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon), held an Anglican “Mass” in the main altar of the Cathedral of Rome, the Holy Father’s See, who is Pope, in fact, because he is Bishop of Rome.
The celebrant “Bishop” was Johnathan Baker, Anglican pastor of Fulham since 2013. A source consulted by ZENIT confirmed that the Anglican clergy and this “Bishop” are in Rome on a spiritual retreat. The group is staying in the Venerable English College, a Catholic Seminary for English-speaking students from the United Kingdom.

According to a 2020 rule of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity “other Christian communities can be offered the use of a church” if the diocesan Bishop discerns “that it will not cause scandal or confusion to the faithful.” However, the same rule points out that if it entails the Cathedral, a particular discernment is in order.
For its part, the Ecuмenical Board of Directors allows a place of worship to other communities when they lack such a place. However, Anglicans have their own place of worship in Rome.

Moreover, the person of Bishop Baker elicits perplexity due to the fact that he was a self-confessed Freemason (he himself revealed it in 2011: “I have been an active member for many years and continue being so”). He is also divorced and remarried and has become a “Bishop.”
On the Roman afternoon of Thursday, April 20, the Chapter of Saint John Lateran Cathedral issued a press release stating:
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“The Lateran Chapter, in the person of His Excellency Monsignor Guerino Di Tora, the Chapterhouse Vicar, expressed his profound regret for what occurred last Tuesday, April 18, in the interior of the Basilica of Saint John in Rome. In fact, a group of some 50 presbyters, accompanied by their Bishop, all belonging to the Anglican Communion, celebrated in the main altar of Rome’s Cathedral, contravening the canonical rules. Monsignor Di Tora also explained that the lamentable episode was due to a defect in communication.”
According to I-MEDIA, another Christian Confession, which is not in communion with the Pope, will also use Saint John Lateran Cathedral next May when Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II will celebrate his “Mass” there.
APRIL 20, 2023 16:02


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Offline Miseremini

Re: Basilica sacrilege
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2023, 12:41:56 PM »
I had always hoped that someday the Anglicans would return all they stole in the mid 1500's but now it seems the pope is just going to hand them more. :'(
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Offline Minnesota

Re: Basilica sacrilege
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2023, 02:47:03 PM »
This is very perplexing. I don't believe it was intentional, just someone somewhere got stupid. Even worse, imo.
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Offline SolHero

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Re: Basilica sacrilege
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2023, 03:39:40 PM »
Quote from: Minnesota on April 21, 2023, 02:47:03 PM
This is very perplexing. I don't believe it was intentional, just someone somewhere got stupid. Even worse, imo.

I cannot tell if it was intentional but you would think such an event or request for such an event would have come up during their meeting with Pope Francis. According to an Anglican website:

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The clergy met with the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and were personally greeted by Pope Francis after his weekly general audience on 19 April 2023. Were introduced to Pope Francis on 19 April 2023 after a general audience and on the 19th were given permission to celebrate Eucharist at St John Lateran.
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So, no breakdown in communication. Obviously they knew who was there and I'm sure an event like that does not simply happen spontaneously, they were prepared with vestments and all.
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Offline Minnesota

Re: Basilica sacrilege
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2023, 09:55:40 PM »
The reason why I thought this was an oversight and someone didn't do their research is because he is the bishop of the Diocese of London, one of the most high church dioceses in Anglicanism. There's places there that are outright using Catholic liturgical books instead of the Book of Common Prayer. Some will even say a full Tridentine Solemn High Mass each Sunday. In Latin. It's rather weird.


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