At a press conference Fr. Cutie thanked God and those in the wider community who have supported him. “Your prayers have truly sustained me at this time of transition in my life. With God's help, I hope to continue priestly ministry and service in my new spiritual home."
In an announcement about his leaving the Catholic Church, Fr. Cutie said, “I want to assure you that this journey did not begin a few weeks ago. I have searched my soul and sought after God's guidance for a long time. I have also spoken to friends in and outside the Episcopal Church about their service to God and the many similarities that exist among the various branches of Christianity, which profess the Catholic faith.”
"I will always love the Catholic Church and all its members. But I want to start today by going into a new family,” Cutie said.
"Here before this community where I have chosen to serve and where I live, I am going to continue to proclaim the word of God and my love for God," he added.
Fr. Cutie was a Catholic priest in Miami Beach, hosted a Spanish-language television show on Telemundo and had a radio show on Radio Paz.
However, in early May, a Spanish-language tabloid magazine released pictures of the priest and a woman on a beach in what CBS 4 Miami characterized as "several compromising positions."
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Last Updated on Saturday, 30 May 2009 17:52
Pope Cautions Against Dilution of Priestly Ministry
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Sunday, 22 March 2009 18:51
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 16, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is affirming the importance of the ministerial priesthood in the Church, and is calling for greater attention to the education of clergy.
The Pope said this today during an audience with participants of the Congregation for Clergy's plenary assembly, a Vatican communiqué reported. In this meeting, he also announced his intention to convoke a Year for Priests, beginning June 19, on the occasion of 150th anniversary of the death of the Curé of Ars.
The Pontiff cautioned his audience against confusing the baptismal and ministerial priesthood, stating that the two are distinguished on an ontological level, rather than by a variance in degrees. The second dimension, he said, "arises from [the priest's] sacramental configuration to Christ the Head."
Women outside Westminster Cathedral greeted warmly by church goers on the 1st February after the 10.30 am Sung Mass.
There were about 10 members of the group handing out leaflets and there were clearly many people who were in favour of what they were doing.
As the Church continues to lurch to the right, we need to remember that collegiality and the Spirit speaking through its members is still a reality in our Church, at least from those in the pews !
Dialogue is needed and needed soon. We can no longer ignore the signs of the times. The Church is imploading at the expense of regulations that have out-lived their usefulness or purpose. More information at www.catholic-womens-ordination.org.uk
and http://www.womenpriests.org/index.asp
Last Updated on Friday, 27 February 2009 17:51
Pope praying for vocations
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Monday, 02 February 2009 10:08
Pope Praying for Many New Vocations
Says They Are "Precious" Gifts to Church VATICAN CITY, FEB. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is asking the faithful to pray for many new vocations the consecrated life, which he said are "precious" gifts to the Church.
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Women outside Westminster Cathedral greeted warmly by church goers on the 1st February after the 10.30 am Sung Mass.
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