No one knows the character and ministry of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland like the Catholic faithful of this diocese. He has been in our homes, faithfully preached the gospel to us, baptized our children, corrected us when necessary, and buried our dead for as long as many can remember.
Catholic homeschooling mom Jane Bernardel was found guilty of trespassing in July 2021 for refusing to mask while praying inside a church in 2020. Bishop James Johnston of the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph subsequently cited the arrest among a number of other reasons for banning her from entering all churches and buildings in the diocese.
'As young faithful Catholics ... we wish to state categorically that we believe there does not exist a conflict between Church teaching and the Sensus Fidei,' wrote the group in a letter.
Bishops are not the Church, and they do not so much make law, as the law is rather given to them, to apply and enforce in their own particular circumstances.
'I can confirm that Mr. Theo Schenkel is granted a permanent teaching license for Catholic religious education in state schools,' said the archdiocese.
When challenged online Marshall insisted that he was not promoting his own ideas, but simply Catholic doctrine, as expressed by both Cardinal John Henry Newman and Pope Pius XII.