Passion priest suspended for Latin Masses.A priest who celebrated daily Latin Masses with members of the cast and crew during the filming of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ in Italy has been suspended by his archbishop for celebrating a similar Mass with a Catholic splinter group splinter group n. A group, such as a religious sect or political faction, that has broken away from a parent group. splinter group Noun in Toronto. Father Stephen Somerville, a priest in Toronto for 48 years, presided at a liturgy for the Society of St. Pius X The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is an international society of Traditionalist Roman Catholic priests. Its official Latin name is Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X, which means "Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X". , a group that rejects Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła and all bishops appointed by him. It is officially considered by the Vatican to be "not in full communion Full communion is a term used in Christian ecclesiology to describe relations between two distinct Christian communities or Churches that, while maintaining some separateness of identity, recognise each other as sharing the same communion and the same essential doctrines. with Rome." As such, Toronto's archbishop said Somerville's actions "give external recognition to [the Society's] illegitimate claims," Religion News Service reports. Somerville also served as Gibson's spiritual advisor on the set of The Passion. He has appealed his suspension, but is currently not allowed to celebrate Mass anywhere in the world. |
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