A Warning about
Certain Heretical “Traditionalist” Priests and Chapels
As Catholics know, the New Mass is not an
option for a true Catholic, since it is neither a valid nor a licit rite of the
Catholic Church. The only option for a Catholic
for Mass and the Sacraments is the Traditional Latin Mass or Traditional
Eastern Rite Liturgies (Uniate, not Orthodox, of
course). The problem, however, is that
almost all of the priests celebrating these traditional and valid Masses hold
to one or more heresies. Almost all of
them either 1) accept Benedict XVI as the Pope and his Bishops as the true
hierarchy, or 2) deny the dogma Outside the Church There is No Salvation in its
true meaning – that is, that all who die as non-Catholics are lost. Many of them hold to other heresies as
well. That being the
case, a Catholic cannot aid the propagation of heresy by financially supporting
any of these priests, which includes almost all the priests celebrating these
Traditional Masses.
So the question is: can one attend the Masses of
those priests celebrating valid traditional Masses who may hold to a heretical
belief, as long as one doesn’t support the priest? Our position is that if the priest does not
notoriously impose the heresy upon those at his church, then a person can
arguably go to his Mass just to receive the sacraments but without
supporting him in any way. (But
there is no obligation to attend such a Mass, and each case must be evaluated
individually). However, if the priest
notoriously imposes his false beliefs upon those at the church – or even
privately tells you or someone else that he doesn’t regard as a Catholic one
who believes as you do – then a Catholic must not attend such a Mass under any
circumstances, because to do so would be to tacitly agree with the priest’s
false belief. It is also our position
that if a priest is in favor of false ecumenism (i.e., the apostate movement to
pray with false religions) – or believes that we shouldn’t convert
non-Catholics – that one should not attend his Mass at all, besides not
supporting him in any way. (The list
that follows is a list of priests whose Masses or
sacraments a Catholic should have nothing to do with, besides not
supporting them, since these priests have notoriously imposed their heresy upon
those at their churches. This list is by
no means exhaustive, but just a beginning.)
Dolan (Bishop)
and Cekada (Fr. Anthony):
Bishop Dolan and Fr. Anthony Cekada
are heretics who believe that souls can be saved in false religions and they
publicly denounce “Feeneyites” (i.e., those who
believe that only baptized Catholics can be saved) as guilty of mortal
sin. Since they notoriously impose their
heresy, a Catholic should avoid these heretics’ Masses and not receive any
sacraments from them.
Kelly (Bishop),
Jenkins (Fr.), Baumberger (Fr.) and all priests of
the Society of St. Pius V:
All the priests of the SSPV believe that souls can
be saved in false religions and they publicly denounce “Feeneyites”
(i.e., those who believe the dogma that only baptized Catholics can be
saved). Since they notoriously impose
their heresy, a Catholic should avoid these heretics’ Masses and not receive
any sacraments from them.
Gardner (Fr.) of
the Society of St. Pius X:
In the Fall of 2004, from
the pulpit of the SSPX Chapel in Pittsburgh, PA, Fr. Gardner announced that: “If you are a sedevacantist
[i.e., if you don’t accept John Paul II as Pope], just leave, you are not
welcome here. If anyone here is a Feeneyite [i.e., believes that only baptized Catholics can
be saved], you are not welcome here.”
Since Fr. Gardner is a notorious heretic, who has imposed his heretical
and schismatical views upon those who attend his
Mass, Catholics should avoid this pestilential heretic and not receive any
sacraments from him or attend his Mass.
MHFM: You don't want to attend Fr. Lovett's Mass. He has
some wacky views, including, as we've been told, that Our Lady is part of the
Trinity. One should not attend his Mass [since he is a notorious heretic].
Thank you for your response. I had
already gone (to Father Lovett's Mass) before hearing from you, but pretty much
figured out he DOES have some wacky ideas. I questioned him for nearly
two hours. Just a heads up for anyone interested in
going to his Mass. Here is a summary -
1) He claims Christ has revealed that
there is only to be a "general confession" and not auricular,
although he "allows" auricular should the penitent desire to go.
2) The "faithful" should
give themselves their own penance as they see fit.
3) The Mass is now to be brought into
the home and NOT a church or chapel.
4) When questioning him on how the
best way to rear our children to help them decide a religious vocation (what I was
getting at was where would they go for religious training) his answer was that
"he trains priests" and as far as women go, women will be able to "do the Mass in their homes as it was meant
to be." I was outraged and asked him to clarify and he was VERY
vague about it, but gave the example that if the Mass was to be held in the
home and the woman is a widow, then she should have the means to perform the
Mass herself. He even suggested that St. Therese of the Little Flower was
often quite distraught because she, too, wanted to be able to perform the Mass
and could not.
5) My husband asked him repeatedly the name
of his "organization" as he claims they ARE the TRUE Catholic Church
Remnant, he just referred us "to the book" (This is my Beloved Son,
hear Him)
6) He believes the Chair of St. Peter
is empty by MORTAL man, but claims Christ, Himself is
now Pope until Peter II takes the chair.
7) He believes that after John XXIII a
"Pope Clement XV" took the chair and died in the 80's.
That's about it. We left, never to
return. He said I was a "mixed up girl". ;)
+JMJ+
Kelly
MHFM: Thanks for the information.
We will share this with our readers.
One of the master-strokes of the devil in these days has been to move
shady and scandalous figures into the traditionalist clergy to attempt to
disgrace the true Faith – so that people of weak Faith will get disenchanted
and either run back to the Novus Ordo apostasy or
give up altogether. One can think of
many of similar heretics whom the devil is using.
McKenna (Bishop
Robert of Connecticut) and Fr. Lemay:
Bishop McKenna and Fr. Lemay believe that souls can
be saved in false religions, and they refuse the sacraments to anyone who
believes that only baptized Catholics can be saved. Since they are notorious heretics who impose
their heretical views upon those at their Masses, Catholics should avoid these
pestilential heretics’ Masses and not receive any sacraments from them.
Neville (Fr.
Robert) of Highland, MI:
Fr. Neville is a sedevacantist
priest who denies the dogma Outside the Church There is No Salvation. After a person gave him a copy of our book Outside the Catholic Church There is
Absolutely No Salvation, on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, Fr. Neville announced
from the pulpit that: “If anyone does not
believe in baptism of desire or believes that only those water baptized can be
saved, do not come to Communion, as I will refuse you.” Since Fr. Neville is a notorious heretic, who
imposes his heretical and Christ-mocking position (see John 3:5) upon those who
attend his church, Catholics should avoid this pestilential heretic and not
receive any sacraments from him or attend his Mass.
Ockerse (Fr.) of the SSPX in Canada:
Fr. Ockerse of the SSPX refers to sedevacantists as “cockroaches” and “stupid.” He refers to what sedevacantists
say as "stupidness" and to them as
"spewing forth vomit.” He also believs that souls can be saved
in false religions, which is the official position of the SSPX. Since Fr. Ockerse
of the SSPX denounces the sedevacantists, a Catholic should
avoid this heretic’s Mass and not receive any sacraments from him. We have been informed that Fr. Ockerse’s position is shared by Fr.
Angele and Fr. De Vriendt of the SSPX in
Calgary. Thus, they should be avoided as
well.
Ontonello (Fr.) of California:
Fr. Ontonello celebrates
a Traditional Latin Mass in Santa Clara, California. He throws out of his chapel people who even criticize the apostate John Paul II, let
alone those who don’t believe that John Paul II is the Pope because he is a
clear-cut apostate. Since Ontonello is a notorious heretic who imposes his heresy,
Catholics should avoid this heretic’s Mass and not receive any sacraments from
him.
Post (Fr.
Gregory) of the SSPX in TN:
Dear
Brothers,
Recently, three friends of mine, two Protestant and one Novus Ordo, have converted to the true Catholic Faith, accepting
all the dogmas. We have attempted to seek sacraments at the local SSPX
mass which is offered in Nashville and Memphis, TN. Fr. Gregory Post is
who normally says mass there. After giving some of your monastery's
articles to the chapel owner/groundskeep a few weeks
ago, my friends and I were instructed after the Easter Vigil Mass last night
that no one may speak of any sedevacantist ideas on
the chapel grounds. Fr. Post then proceeded to go on a tirade and
irrationally attack the sedevacantist position in
public before several chapel attendees in the parking lot. When defense
was given, citing various magisterial sources, including pointing out that the
SSPX position denies the "magisterium" of
the "pope" they claim to follow, Fr. Post threatened to have me
arrested if I ever showed up on the property again! This was his response
to my simple question in front of the crowd in the parking lot as to why he
rejects Vatican II when Paul VI said it was dogmatic.
I wanted to let you know so that you could add him to your list of false
traditional priests that publicly seek to impose heresy. At the same
time, however, my friends that are new converts were able, I hope, to see the irrational, and heretical nature of the SSPX position.
Sincerely, J. D.
MHFM: Thank you, since Fr. Post is an imposing heretic he should
be completely avoided.
Roberts (Fr.) of
York, PA.
Formerly of the SSPX, we’ve been informed that this
“traditionalist” priest has
spoken about the need to "obey the hierarchy" and gave a sermon on
"ugly traditionalists" who think they're better than other Catholics
(Novus Ordo followers). Since he is imposing his heresy, no Catholic
should attend his Mass.
Ringrose (Fr.) of Virginia:
Fr. Ronald Ringrose is a
complete heretic who publicly denounces “Feeneyites”
(i.e., those who believe the dogma that only baptized Catholics can be
saved). Thus, he mocks Church dogma. Since Fr. Ringrose
notoriously imposes his heresy upon those at his chapel, a Catholic should
avoid this pestilential heretic’s Mass and not receive any sacraments from
him. Fr. Ringrose
also publicly denounces sedevacantism.
Sanborn (Bishop
Donald):
Bishop Sanborn believes that souls can be saved in
false religions, and he kicks out of his church anyone who doesn’t believe in
“baptism of desire.” Bishop Sanborn
believes that non-Catholics, including Jews and pagans, can be saved by
“invincible ignorance” and baptism of desire.
Since Sanborn is a notorious heretic who imposes his heresy upon those
at his Mass, Catholics should avoid this pestilential heretic’s Mass and not
receive any sacraments from him.
Ward (Fr.) of the
SSPX:
Fr. Ward of the SSPX tells sedevacantists
that they are not welcome at his chapel.
Since Fr. Ward is a notorious heretic who imposes his heresy, Catholics
should avoid this pestilential heretic and not receive any sacraments from him
or attend his Mass.
*More to be added later. Please inform us with any information that
you have in this regard. The fact
that a particular “traditional” priest is not mentioned here does not mean that
we regard him as a Catholic or as one who can be supported. Any priest who believes that Benedict XVI is
the Pope or that souls can be saved without the Catholic Faith cannot be
supported by a Catholic until he changes his position.*