Pope Excommunicates Australian Priest who advocated for Gay Marriage and Ordination of Women - Dr.Jojy Vengassery
29 September, 2013
Pope Francis has ordered the excommunication of a Catholic priest in Australia who illicitly celebrated Holy Mass, taught that women should be ordained priests, and advocated for “gay marriage.”
According to the Australian Associated Press, a spokesman of the Archdiocese of Melbourne confirmed the order issued by Pope Francis to excommunicate Father Greg Reynolds, who had earlier been dismissed from the clerical state by the Bishop of Melbourne.
Through this action Pope Francis has once again proven that Catholic Doctrines and Pastoral Services cannot be manipulated, and the Holy Catholic Church established by Jesus himself would be protected at any cost. While opening the gates for lost sheep, he also reiterated that he would protect the church from the wolves disguised as sheep.
Excommunication is a canonical penalty intended to warn and correct those who commit grave offenses against the Church. Priests who are excommunicated may not receive or celebrate the sacraments.
Reynolds had resigned as a parish priest in the Archdiocese of Melbourne in 2011, and founded a group called “Inclusive Catholics” the following year, to continue his work against Catholic teachings.
In August 2012, a visitor to the group’s woman-led religious service reportedly fed “consecrated bread” to his dog. These women were ordained by Reynolds to perform religious services. Media reports at that time were unclear whether the bread was in fact the Holy Eucharist, as the priest’s involvement in the service was minimal.
However, the reports led Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne to say that such a sacrilege of the Blessed Sacrament would be an “abomination.”
The Catholic Church requires priests to have faculties, or the approval of Church authorities, to legally celebrate Holy Mass.
Catholic teaching is that women cannot be ordained priests for ecclesial reasons, because Christ did not grant the Church authority to do so. Pope Francis has repeatedly dismissed ordination of women as 'out of the question', ever since he was elected the Pontiff.
Several individuals (both men and women) who have participated in the simulated “ordination” of women have also been excommunicated.
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