'Roman catholic Womenpriests' Attempts Ordination of Woman, Bishop Coyne Responds

By Deacon Keith Fournier
4/20/2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

Only a baptized man validly receives sacred ordination. The Lord Jesus chose men to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry.

On Sunday April 15, 2012, the Feast of Divine Mercy, a 71 year old former nun named Maria Thornton McClain attempted to be ordained as a Catholic Priestess by the laying on of hands of Maria Regina Nicolosi, who pretends to be a Roman Catholic Bishop. The event took place at Friedens United Church of Christ on the south side of Indianapolis.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Catholic Online) - On Sunday April 15, 2012, the Feast of Divine Mercy, a 71 year old former nun named Maria Thornton McClain attempted to be ordained as a Catholic Priestess by the laying on of hands of Maria Regina Nicolosi, who pretends to be a Roman Catholic Bishop. The event took place at Friedens United Church of Christ on the south side of Indianapolis.

Last year, Norma Jean Coon of San Diego, California, repented of committing the very same act in 2007. She offered this public confession and request for reconciliation, "I wish to renounce the alleged ordination and publicly state that I did not act as a deacon as a part of this group except on two occasions, when I read the gospel once at mass and distributed communion once at this same mass."

"I withdrew from the program within two weeks of the ceremony because I realized that I had made a mistake in studying for the priesthood. I confess to the truth of Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis . I confess the authority of the Holy Father on these issues of ordination and recognize that Christ founded the ordination only for men"

"Formally, I relinquish all connection to the program of Roman Catholic Women Priests and I disclaim the alleged ordination publicly with apologies to those whose lives I have offended or scandalized by my actions. I ask God's blessings upon each of these folks and their families." (Norma Jean Coon, RN, MFCC, PhD , San Diego, California)

She was referring to the apostolic letter of Blessed John Paul II addressed to the Bishops of the Catholic Church entitled "On Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone (Ordinatio Sacerdotalis) It is a short, succinct affirmation of the clear teaching of the Catholic Church and should be read by every Catholic - and any other Christian - who wants to understand the who, what, where and why of this entire question. There is no room for dissent, debate or disagreement on it. The letter ends with these words:

"Although the teaching that priestly ordination is to be reserved to men alone has been preserved by the constant and universal Tradition of the Church and firmly taught by the Magisterium in its more recent documents, at the present time in some places it is nonetheless considered still open to debate, or the Church's judgment that women are not to be admitted to ordination is considered to have a merely disciplinary force."

"Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church's divine constitution itself, in virtue of my ministry of confirming the brethren (cf. Lk 22:32) I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful."

The arguments against this teaching sometimes come from people who do not understand that the priesthood is not a job and have succumbed to the "rights" mentality of the current age. Other times they come from people who have no understanding of the sacramental nature of the Church.

Both groups may include among them Catholics who, as in too many other areas of doctrine, have not been properly catechized. However, there are those who know the teaching and its authoritative nature but have willfully chosen to publicly dissent and lead others astray. "Roman catholic Womenpriests" is such a group.

They deceptively refer to themselves as an "international initiative within the Roman Catholic Church". They are not within the Catholic Church because they have broken communion. They claim "the mission of Roman Catholic Womenpriests is to spiritually prepare, ordain, and support women and men from all states of life, who are theologically qualified, who are committed to an inclusive model of Church, and who are called by the Holy Spirit and their communities to minister within the Roman Catholic Church."

In fact they have, by their own choice, placed themselves outside of the very Church they purport to serve. The members of the group, who dress up in priestly vestments and purport to exercise a priestly ministry, are in heresy. They do not, they cannot, hold the office they claim. On April 17, 2012, Bishops Christopher J. Coyne, SLD, the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, issued the following statement on the attempted ordination:

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

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craig
8 months ago
@Gabriella Then how do you explain all the Eastern Catholic Priests who are married, the Orthodox, and the Anglican Priests. What about the married Anglican Priests that become Catholic Pirests? Your theology is weak and not based on fact or history. It is pious sentiment. The first 45 Popes were married as were most priests. The issue became one of land and corruption. If I am a priest, and I have a son he will get my land. Celibacy ensures that the land will go to the church. That is how the church aquired wealth in the Medieval Times. Celibacy was not mandatory until the Council of Trent.
Judy
1 year ago
John: Thank you so much! You had me concerned for a minute! It is true, the Rosary is a powerful prayer! If more people were praying the blessed beads, and contemplating their Mysteries, our world would be a much better place. It is amazing, how continuous meditation can take one deeper and closer to the whole Life of Our Lord. My intentions are always for the conversion of sinners and that of my own soul, the dear souls in Purgatory, and whatever or whoever needs added. Blessings...
Karen
1 year ago
I think I'll be crowned Queen of England tomorrow or maybe President of the USA. Just saying you are something doesn't make it so. Jesus was a man and the priest stand in the place of Christ. It is ontologically impossible for a woman to be a priest. Get over it. What has be revealed cannot be changed.
Gabriella
1 year ago
A Roman Catholic priest is to give 100% to his vocation. It is a very demanding position. To be responsible for the spiritual well being of his people is difficult.
Married men cannot give their all because they have already promised it to someone else.
A woman has been given a childbearing ability, the highest of all mandates.
A desire to be a priest comes from a divine prompting - anything else comes from pride, the mother of all evil.
These "priestesses" are misguided souls who need our prayers to see the Light.
Francis
1 year ago
WOMENPRIESTS INFILTRATES THE INDIAN CHURCH

Here then are the links for you to check out again.
Our findings are scandalous, shocking, fearsome. Our Faith is under attack from our own "theologians".
If we are concerned about these new heresies in the Indian Church, and if we want their propagators checked, we must -- among other things -- show our concern by alerting other Catholics and by writing to our bishops.

VIRGINIA SALDANHA-WOMENPRIESTS INFILTRATES THE INDIAN CHURCH-CATHERINE OF SIENA VIRTUAL COLLEGE MARCH 2012, 40, 1.07 MB updated to 72, 2.39 MB

http://ephesians-511.net/docs/VIRGINIA_SALDANHA-WOMENPRIESTS_INFILTRATES_THE_INDIAN_CHURCH-CATHERINE_OF_SIENA_VIRTUAL_COLLEGE.doc
Archangel
1 year ago
Reverend Mother Sister Jacqueline Corcoran, "brides of Christ", namely Sisters, or nuns, or canonesses-are not "ordained." They are professed.
Bob Mihalo
1 year ago
Regrading married priests. Neither the Eastern Orthodox nor the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church allow priests to marry. We ordain married men, and if his wife dies he automatically becomes celibate for the remainder of his life.
Jeffrey
1 year ago
Catholic Church does not allow her priests to marry is untrue. Many Eastern Catholic traditions still practice a priest's being allowed to marry. It's only the Roman side of the Church that is more strict on the requirements to be a priest.
Vance
1 year ago
Thank you for the point of this article which is that the Catholic Church has no authority to ordain women as priests. As for the diabolics who are attempting to deceive or mislead people into believing that women can be ordained, let the shoe of the Bishop connect with the backside of the diabolic to send him flying out the front door of the church.
Reverend Mother Sister Jacqueline Corcoran
1 year ago
I would like to say, I'm happy to have my ordination as a Bride of Christ and if we read scripture, not saying that women can't help spread the Good News, because, if we read in Luke chapter 8, these were the First Brides of Christ and they helped the 12 disciples. So, I would not consider trying to become a womenpriest because, I was not called to be a Steward of Christ. I would not want to try to lead the flock and I'm a Reverend Mother, so, if we hold closer to the scripture, The Brides of Christ are there and those of us like me, can see, where we are most helpful in speading the Good News and helping the Catholic Faith and the Catholic Church. We are there.

God Bless

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