Should I be worried to attend this Parish?

[Phemie]

Good God, I cannot believe I misspelled the plural of loaf! I never misspell words!

I didn’t put it in quotes to point out a mistake, just that ‘loaf’ to most people means a nicely risen bun, not a flat pancake-looking thing.

 

[YoungTradCath]

I see this parish is run by the Father Michael Tegeder. This priest is famous for opposing the Church’s stance on homosexuality and has in the past called for the archbishop to resign.

Let us pray that Father Tegeder will change his ways.

Yes, I forgot about him. I don’t know why I didn’t recognize his name.

I didn’t put it in quotes to point out a mistake, just that ‘loaf’ to most people means a nicely risen bun, not a flat pancake-looking thing.

Oh, I know, but that is just the one thing that stands out enough for me to comment on.

 

[YoungTradCath]

In my humble opinion, I still prefer my option best. I’ve composed the attached artistic rendering, in hope that I’ll gain more supporters

That is great!

 

[opus101]

It’s like a Newman Center from the 1970’s.

 

[opus101]

My curiosity got the better of me and I hit on the “Pastor’s Comments” tab and did some reading. Yikes. This pastor is openly defiant and disrespectful toward his bishop, and is a member of a group for dissident priests (average age of membership is 70).

I say run, don’t walk, away from this parish.

I don’t understand why bishops allow this type of priest to pastor a parish.

Fledgling national priests’ group to tackle broad agenda
ncronline.org/news/people/fledgling-national-priests-group-tackle-broad-agenda

I don’t mean to be pessimistic, but your link makes me think that the rumblings of a bona fide future schism are now being heard. Granted, this kind of thing has been going on for decades, but it’s different now…Rome has spoken on these issues, and has made things very clear. There is no wiggle room…there is nothing for these priests to “meet” about except to plan their departure!

 

[quiet52]

I don’t mean to be pessimistic, but your link makes me think that the rumblings of a bona fide future schism are now being heard. Granted,** this kind of thing has been going on for decades, but it’s different now…Rome has spoken on these issues, and has made things very clear. There is no wiggle room…**there is nothing for these priests to “meet” about except to plan their departure!

The blatant arrogance behind this open defiance saddens me so much.

Just recently, I learned that a priest I know, one I worked with briefly and for whom I have prayed constantly, blessed some homosexual couples. He belongs to an order, not the diocese. I liked the priest, and now am so disappointed in him. Actually, my emotions are all over the place. I’m not close to him, but have befriended him, and I know quite a few people who have held him in high regard. He has betrayed the Church and his vocation.

The pastor the parish which the OP is concerned about might be an engaging person, with many gifts, who has developed many friendships over the years, before he became openly defiant.

The fact that priests can do this gives us a sickeningly helpless feeling.