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Was Fr. Feeney’s Excommunication Doubtful?
Rev. Anthony Cekada Q. In a letter to the editor of Latin Mass magazine (November–December 1994), Gary Potter stated that the Holy Office’s 13 February 1953 decree excommunicating the Rev. Leonard Feeney was dubious because it was “signed by no one except a mere Vatican notary.” I have also heard this argument from other supporters…
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Baptism of Desire: An Exchange
Rev. Anthony Cekada The fundamental error of the Feeney adherents: Rejecting the rules for belief laid down by Vatican I and Pius IX Introductory Note: The notes from my lecture “Baptism of Desire and Theological Principles” were posted on our Web-site in early 2001 and occasioned a lively discussion on the Sacred Heart List, an…