The Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) has invited Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, to serve as the retreat master at its 2025 Assembly in San Antonio. That choice is no surprise. Rolheiser’s soft-focus spirituality, steeped in eroticized mysticism, psychological sentimentality, and doctrinal ambiguity, makes him an ideal voice for an organization long committed to undermining Catholic teaching.But Rolheiser’s danger goes beyond mood. Across his extensive body of writing, he … [Read more...]
Condemned Theologian to Keynote Dissident Priest’s Assembly
The dissident Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) is once again holding its Annual Assembly, this year in San Antonio, Texas, between June 23-26. The theme of this year’s assembly is Sex and Spirituality Pastoral Considerations. True to form, the AUSCP, while claiming to be “in good standing in dioceses and religious communities,” has invited a professor of theology whose most significant work was condemned by the USCCB, to keynote its assembly.This is not at all … [Read more...]
The Move to Make the Dissenter a Doctor of the Church!
By Sir Raymond J de Souza, KHSA very interesting article by Heidi Schlumpf in the National Catholic Reporter from January 27, 2018, revealed some important realities regarding the thinking of Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. What follows are some important segments from the article, accompanied by my simple comments. [Bold type is added for emphasis.]Heidi Schlumpf writes: "At a meeting of scientists and church leaders from around the world, members of the Pontifical Council for … [Read more...]
USCCB Refused AUSCP Participation in Eucharistic Congress Due to its Rejection of Transubstantiation
On July 2, the Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) issued a press release indicating that the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis rejected the AUSCP’s application for a vendor table and active participation in the event earlier this summer. The release states: …We regret, with sadness, that the National Association of U.S. Catholic Priests will have no formal presence among the many thousands of the faithful, lay and ordained, gathering in this public and profound proclamation … [Read more...]
AUSCP Statement on Homosexual Priests Rejects Church Teaching, Embraces Modernism
The Association of United States Catholic priests (AUSCP) published a statement this month regarding homosexuals in the priesthood, calling it a “statement concerning the AUSCP's support of our brothers in ministry.” The AUSCP’s document, “BEING GAY, ORDAINED, FAITHFUL TO THE CHURCH AND APPRECIATED BY THE CHURCH - Are all these possible in today’s Church?” states that it is offered by the AUSCP’s “Mutual Support Work Group” to be voted on at its upcoming Annual Assembly in June. If passed, this … [Read more...]
