Fact 1: Our Pastor is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, VA and the pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church.
Fact 2: The Sheep of Kephas blog has established that our Pastor has attended two Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) national assemblies.
Fact 3: Our Pastor acknowledged publicly at Masses at St. Peter’s that he had attended the most recent (2017) AUSCP national assembly.
Fact 4: This blog has not established that our Pastor is a dues-paying member of AUSCP, but there is enough circumstantial evidence to support that type of conclusion.
Position Statement: It is the position of the Sheep of Kephas blog that AUSCP beliefs, policies, and actions are not necessarily good for the Roman Catholic Church or for St. Peter Catholic Church. Therefore, until our Pastor openly states that he is not (or is no longer) a member of AUSCP, and that he does not support the AUSCP agenda, we will provide our readers a current accounting of AUSCP beliefs, policies, and actions. From time-to-time we will add commentary to demonstrate and illustrate how the AUSCP agenda is both radical and counterproductive.
Here are recent articles of note:
General Information: Albuquerque Assembly, June 25-28
2018-02-04: Something’s Not “Kosher” Here
2018-01-28: US priests urge bishops to allow lay-led parishes
2018-01-25: Archbishop Wester hosts AUSCP leadership team
2018-01-25: Let laity lead parishes, priests’ resolution urges US bishops
2018-01-24: AUSCP leadership team meets with Richard Rohr
2018-01-24: The Association of United States Catholic Priests Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester discusses plans for the 2018 AUSCP Assembly
Much more to follow.
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