An 'irregular situation' in Manchester,Worcester and Boston?

Catholic diocesan priests in Worcester,Manchester and Boston may be denying the literal interpretation of the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus and also,Vatican Council II (AG 7)which says all need Catholic Faith and the baptism of water for salvation.

For these priests all people on earth do not need the baptism of water since they assume that there are known cases who are exceptions to the dogma.The error may be unknown to them.

Since they assume that they know who are these exceptions, they believe only those non Catholics need the baptism of water for salvation, who know about Jesus and the Church.There is the obligation for them only and not for those who are in invincible ignorance etc and have/had been saved in 2012 or the recent years.

Since it is assumed there are known cases in 2012 who are exceptions to the dogma and AG 7 they say there can be non Catholics in Original Sin who can be saved without the baptism of water.

So what is the status of the priests who offer Holy Mass for the religious communities Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,men and women? I don’t know.

The Slaves of the Immaculate heart of Mary in Los Angeles it is learnt have not asked to be recognized by the bishop and they cite the experience of the Sisters in Worcester who have been granted canonical status.The Sisters are probably told that implicit baptism of desire is an explicit exception to the literal interpretation of the dogma and that of Fr. Leonard Feeney.

For the bishops and priests of the diocese of Worceser,and also Manchester and Boston, how can they accept the literal interpretation of the dogma outside the church no salvation? Is not being saved in invincible ignorance the baptism of desire an exception for them?

And do they know of any case of someone being saved in invincible ignorance and the baptism of desire?There will be no answer forthcoming.

So the issue remains- how can a priest who denies the centuries old interpretation of the dogma and also rejects Vatican Council II (AG 7) because of alleged exceptions, which he doesn’t know of, offer Mass?

Is this not an ‘irregular situation’ ?

-Lionel Andrades

Photos from the website Catholicism.org.Two Sisters Profess Final Vows. Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

http://ihm.catholicism.org/2012/03/profession-final-vows/