Who to write to

[Trevelyan]

I have a ‘complaint’ about my Bishop speaking in favour of ordaining women and married men. He says very carefully that he will not go against Church teaching, but that he would if Church teaching changed.

My question is: after I write to him - if he doesn’t change his view, who should I write to at the Vatican? or what Congregation?

thanks.

 

[Ace86]

I have a ‘complaint’ about my Bishop speaking in favour of ordaining women and married men. He says very carefully that he will not go against Church teaching, but that he would if Church teaching changed.

My question is: after I write to him, who should I write to at the Vatican? or what Congregation?

thanks.

Well if he’s in favor, then isn’t he already against Church teaching? Also, what do you mean by “he would if Church teaching changed”? What “would” your bishop do?

Furthermore, the Church discipline on married priests in the Latin Rite could certainly change, but it’s highly unlikely. Also the Church teaching limiting the priesthood of Christ to only males will *never *change as I’m sure you already know.

 

[wjp984]

Well he said he won’t go against church teaching so it doesn’t seem like a big problem to me.

 

[Trevelyan]

Well if he’s in favor, then isn’t he already against Church teaching? Also, what do you mean by “he would if Church teaching changed”? What “would” your bishop do?

Furthermore, the Church discipline on married priests in the Latin Rite could certainly change, but it’s highly unlikely. Also the Church teaching limiting the priesthood of Christ to only males will *never *change as I’m sure you already know.

Perhaps I could have made myself more clear, but my description was really only a rough paraphrase of what the Bishop thinks. My main point was to ask who to write to at the Vatican about such a matter.

So, who should I write to at the Vatican? or what Congregation?

 

[Trevelyan]

Well he said he won’t go against church teaching so it doesn’t seem like a big problem to me.

Regardless of whether he ‘goes’ against Church teaching - e.g. by an ordination - he is holding heretical views (because Pope John Paul II infallibly defined in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, ‘the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women’ and, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said that this is ‘to be held always, everywhere and by all, as belonging to the deposit of the faith.’)

To me that’s enough of a problem to address it to the Vatican.

 

[Titus]

He is certainly erroneous in the idea that he seems to hope Church teaching on women’s ordination could change. He should not be teaching this to the faithful. As for married men, it is less serious, since it is merely a discipline and not a doctrine of the Church.

In all these cases, the first port of call is the Papal Nuncio (or Pro-Nuncio or Delegate) I would say, since he is the Holy Father’s representative in each country. After him the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith or I guess the Congregation for Bishops.

 

[Joysong]

Dear Trevelyan:

The first link shows where to write, and the second is a practical list of how to file your complaint.

catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/LawText/Index/6/SubIndex/10/LawIndex/4

adoremus.org/1295Bruno.html

 

[Trevelyan]

Thanks.

 

[prv]

He is certainly erroneous in the idea that he seems to hope Church teaching on women’s ordination could change. He should not be teaching this to the faithful. As for married men, it is less serious, since it is merely a discipline and not a doctrine of the Church.

In all these cases, the first port of call is the Papal Nuncio (or Pro-Nuncio or Delegate) I would say, since he is the Holy Father’s representative in each country. After him the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith or I guess the Congregation for Bishops.

Women’s ordination advocacy is the problem-solely. This alone is suitable for a report to the Apostolic Nuncio in the United States (or another country or Delegate, if your country does not have diplomatic relations with the Holy See.)

Unless he is actually ordaining men or advocating disobedience to the Holy See, there is nothing report worthy there. Hoping for married priests is not heresy even to the slightest degree. Now if he is ordaining married men to the priesthood in disobedience, then that is another matter entirely.