Latin Mass Order Takes Legal Action After Bishop Orders the Community Out of Diocese
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A traditional Mass community of priests is taking legal action against the local diocesan bishop who ordered their eviction from his diocese upon receipt of a Vatican investigation.
Local news media recently reported that the New Zealand members of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer are suing Bishop Michael Gielen of the Diocese of Christchurch over his sudden July decision to evict them from the diocese.
The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, also known as the Transalpine Redemptorists, have been based in the diocese since 2017 after being invited by the now-deceased Bishop Barry Jones.
In a shocking development, Bishop Gielen ordered them on July 13 to cease their public ministry within 24 hours. Stating that the measures were “for the good of the church and the faithful,” Gielen ordered the community to leave his diocese reportedly within 90 days.
Gielen announced that a Vatican investigation had been performed by Bishop Robert McGuckin on behalf of the Congregation (now Dicastery) for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies
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