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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla; ArrogantBustard
Sounds like there was no theological problems here, rather a failure to act within the rules.

confusion and violation of internal forum and external forum in formation and governance; absence of adequate economic stewardship; illegitimate and irreverent custody of the Blessed Sacrament; and confusion over the administration of Mass offerings.
In addition to what AB pointed out about custody of the Blessed Sacrament "confusion over the administration of Mass offerings" combined with "absence of adequate economic stewardship" smells like simony. If Mass stipends are being improperly administered there's a problem.

But the HUGE red, screaming alarm is the violation of the internal forum. Look it up... that's very bad stuff.

22 posted on 10/15/2010 3:28:12 PM PDT by Legatus (Keep calm and carry on)
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To: Legatus

I did look it up. Yikes!


26 posted on 10/15/2010 7:04:41 PM PDT by Judith Anne (Holy Mary, Mother of God, please pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.)
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To: Legatus
From EWTN:

Internal Forum - the arena of conscience, such as revealed to a confessor in the Sacrament of Penance, to a spiritual director or any other situation where there is an expectation of complete confidence from the clergy. The Church provides canonical sanctions for the violation of the internal Forum (automatic excommunication in the case of a priest revealing the contents of a confession identifiable with a particular penitent.) External Forum concerns matters of Church governance and of public record, marriage and its validity, for example.

29 posted on 10/18/2010 6:00:47 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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