As a breakaway church led by a schismatic priest moves into its new home, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has repeated a warning that it is not a Roman Catholic Church.
Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church was formed in May 2004 by the Rev. William Hausen, a former priest of the diocese. Hausen's church , which claims 300 members, had been meeting in the Sewickley Country Inn. But it has leased space in a former Episcopal church in Avalon and will hold its first service there at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Yesterday's diocesan notice said that Hausen has "voluntarily separated himself from the Catholic Church" and his church is "considered schismatic." A schismatic church "refuses submission to the authority of the Holy Father or communion with the members of the church that are subject to him and in particular, the diocesan bishop," it said.
The notice said that Catholics "cannot participate in the Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church and be considered members in good standing of the Catholic Church. The Christian faithful need to know that free and willful participation in this church, including the reception of the sacraments, implies separation from the Catholic Church. This is a serious matter that no one should take upon himself or herself lightly."
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