INTERDICT OF ARCHBISHOP RICHARD CUSHING APPLIES TO ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON TODAY: APOLOGY AWAITED

INTERDICT OF ARCHBISHOP RICHARD CUSHING APPLIES TO ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON TODAY: APOLOGY AWAITED

Here is the interdict issued by the Archbishop of Boston

Richard J. Cushing, Archbishop of Boston – Decree Regarding Leonard Feeney, April 18, 1949
Rev. Leonard Feeney, S.J., because of grave offense against the laws of the Catholic Church has lost the right to perform any priestly function, including preaching and teaching of religion.
Any Catholics who frequent St. Benedict’s Center, or who in any way take part in or assist its activities forfeit the right to receive the Sacrament of Penance and Holy Eucharist.
Given at Boston on the 18th day of April, 1949.

In 1972 Fr. Leonard Feeney had the excommunicated lifted without him having to recant or retract his statement.
In 1949 the Holy Office in a Letter to Archbishop Richard Cushing affirmed the ‘dogma’ and the ‘infallible’ teaching.The infallible dogma and the infallible teaching of extra ecclesiam nulla salus meant exactly what Fr. Leonard Feeney,St. Benedict Center, popes and Councils taught i.e. de facto all people with no exception need to enter the Catholic Church to go to Heaven. This was an ex cathedra teaching at the Council of Trent.

Influenced by the above unjust interdiction of Archbishop Richard Cushing the Vatican excommunicated Fr. Leonard Feeney for disobedience to the Archbishop in 1953. The Archbishop would never affirm the dogma. Neither would he clarify the press reports saying that the Catholic Church has changed its teaching on extra ecclesia nulla salus. In 1972 the excommunication was lifted.

Vatican Council II would follow and Ad Gentes 7 would say that all people need Catholic Faith and the Baptism of water for salvation.

Today the Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley and priests of the Ecumenical and Inter Religious Affairs Deptt. of the Archdiocese will not affirm the dogma nor Ad Gentes 7,Vatican Council II.
Consider the same words of the 1949 Decree by Archbishop Richard Cushing and see if it applies to the Archdiocese today.

‘.... because of grave offense against the laws of the Catholic Church has lost the right to perform any priestly function, including preaching and teaching of religion.
‘Any Catholics who frequent..., or who in any way take part in or assist its activities forfeit the right to receive the Sacrament of Penance and Holy Eucharist.’ (Emphasis added)

Also an apology is due for the injustice to Fr. Leonard Feeney and the Catholic professors who were expelled from Boston College for affirming the dogma, which, the Archbishop and the Jesuits rejected.
 Fr. Leonard Feeney was also removed from the Jesuit community.

He founded the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Two of his communities who uphold his teachings have been granted canonical status by the Catholic Church.

A Catholic who publically rejects a dogma is in mortal sin. He has no right to receive the Eucharist. A priest has no right to celebrate Holy Mass in this condition according to Canon Law.

The scandal needs to be publically cleared.