It only takes a minute to sign up. This is why it is so absurd for the New York Times and other secular media sources to criticize Pope Benedict because this or that priest was found guilty of abuse, but was not defrocked. It is undeniable that in the past, there were many substantiated cases where no punishment was meted out at all, and nobody in the Church today is suggesting that this was ever an acceptable response to a truthful accusation. It has been standing practice not to laicize bishops because of the risks involved not least of which is the possibility to ordain priests and bishops without approval or consent of the Holy See. Secondly, the CDF in Rome was only informed of the case in 199641 years after the first allegations against the priest in question had been made! A: References to priests being defrocked have recently turned up in numerous articles in the newspapers. A good number of the ones the church has reluctantly acknowledged in Naumann's archdiocese and elsewhere have been "laicized," meaning they are no longer priests and cannot say Mass or give . What does it actually mean for a priest to be 'laicized'? - Crux After the end of his marriage (I never asked if it was by death or divorce), he decided that he wanted to return. He was six months from Ordination and Final Profession when he approached his superior and asked to be dispensed from his prior professions of vows. 8) He cant serve as a teacher in a parochial school unless he gets the bishops permission. Instead, it seems that they base the rescripts on the same template (kind of like a form letter) and basically lay down the same rules for each priest who is laicized. the ex-priests should be given a proper plece for them in the church. Many noted those benefits were earned by the priests and, by federal law, can't be taken away. 2 by the penalty of dismissal lawfully imposed; You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. He cannot go on living "as brother and sister" with his putative spouse. was released from his duties as a priest and was able to marry and take Communion--they had four boys, good Christians all. It was clear enough that his horrific crimes would not be repeated. To find the answer, all we need to do is look closely at the wording of the law. There was no action taken by his Archdiocese at that time to remove him from his position at a school for deaf children, to suspend him from ministry, or still less to dismiss him from the priesthoodso he continued to work in close contact with children for nearly twenty years more, during which time the abuse continued.

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