(Deacon) Professor Goes into Schism: More Bad Fruit from Misericordia University

By Deacon Keith Fournier
5/13/2009
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

Deacon Calderone will be committing a schismatic act. For this he will incur automatic excommunication.

Dissident Deacon James Calderone: For me, the American Catholic Church really takes the best of Catholicism, in my judgment. It�s inclusive. Its ordained ministries are open to men, women, married, single, gay, straight. It does not have those kinds of divisions in terms of its ministries, and its sacraments are open to all, so at communion all are welcome to the table and for baptism as well.

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SCRANTON (Catholic Online) - Dr. James Calderone was a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Diocese is led by Bishop Joseph Martino, a staunch defender of the Catholic Faith and a Pro-Life Hero.

Our readers recall Bishop Martino�s regular and persistent pastoral corrections to Senator Bob Casey concerning his repeated failure to defend the Right to Life. They will also recall the Bishop�s strong defense of orthodoxy on Catholic College campuses in his Diocese.

The good Bishop has had an ongoing battle with the so called �Diversity Institute� of Misericordia University, a Catholic University in the Diocese. In spite of the Bishop�s clear direction, the University sponsored a homosexual activist to come to the campus to address their students. This was done under the auspices of this �Diversity Institute.�

Dr. James Calderone is in his 23rd year teaching in the Social Work Program at Misericordia University. He is also a member of the Board of that same Diversity Institute. He is a former Deacon at St. Aloysius Church in Wilkes-Barre who turned in his resignation in November.

If he persists in his recent course of conduct he will soon be a former Catholic.

The Professor has announced his plans to be ordained this month as a priest of a group calling itself the American Catholic Church in the United States. This group has absolutely no connection to the real Catholic Church. The purported priestly ordination will take place at the hands of Lawrence Harms who is the presiding Archbishop of the group.

Calderone recently told local reporters, �For me, the American Catholic Church really takes the best of Catholicism, in my judgment. It�s inclusive. Its ordained ministries are open to men, women, married, single, gay, straight. It does not have those kinds of divisions in terms of its ministries, and its sacraments are open to all, so at communion all are welcome to the table and for baptism as well.�

The group was started in 1999 under its own authority. Calderone is currently listed on their website as the deacon who is responsible for their St. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pastoral & Outreach Center.

The Diocese of Scranton has issued the following Decree on their web site:

OFFICIAL NOTICE: This notice is addressed to the following in the Diocese of Scranton:

The Lay Faithful
Diocesan and Religious Priests
Deacons
Religious Brothers
Major Superiors of Women Religious

Deacon James M. Calderone of the Diocese of Scranton has issued an invitation and has made known his intention to receive an ordination from a minister who is not in communion with our Holy Father.

Deacon Calderone, if he does this, will be committing a schismatic act. For this he will incur automatic excommunication and, if long lasting contumacy, obstinacy or the seriousness of the scandal warrant it, dismissal from the clerical state.

Our Most Reverend Bishop directs that every Catholic in the Diocese of Scranton avoid any participation whatsoever in this offense against religion and the unity of the Church. Participation includes attending the schismatic ritual act itself or any gathering attached thereto.

Moreover, Pastors are to publish this NOTICE in parish bulletins on the weekend of May 16 and 17, 2009. Major Superiors of Women Religious are asked to ensure that this episcopal directive be received by each Sister in their Communities who is stationed in the Diocese of Scranton.

James B. Earley, Chancellor, Diocese of Scranton, May 7, 2009

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1 - 10 of 43 Comments

Dennis J. Palaski
3 years ago
Certainly this misfit just didn't go bad overnight. Give him a deadline to repent. While your at it give one to the current Sen. Casey also, his father would be ashamed of him.
Holly
4 years ago
Thanks Joe will do. I also say the Divine Mercy Chaplet whenever I can on EWTN.
joechia
4 years ago
Holly , I will pray for God's will for you.

There is one other site I wish you to read it is about the Divine Mercy. You can find this testimony at:

http://www.our.homewithgod.com/divinemercy/miracles/

You can pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet and ask Jesus to assist you for all your needs.

Regards,

joechia
Holly
4 years ago
Thanks Joechia great sight Father Manjackal has a wonderful site I will digest it soon.
Also I have seen Sister Breige McKennas work havent had time to get to it but hope to.
Anyway want to suggest something here.
I have another way for people to evangelize.
Many of us have proper books written by authors approved by the Catholic Church.
Ask your parish priest if you can set up a book club in your parish.
We did this up here in Upstate NY.
Its almost like a library book club everyone takes the book read for a set period of time like a library and returns the books.
Its seems to be working out.
We tried it as an experiment.
I find its an unassuming way to pass on God and evangelize.
Im a very shy person and have to work on this when it comes to evangelization.
I try very hard to learn our faith but I try to pass on what we have peacefully to all.
This is Catholic News Online has helped me to learn, grow and hopefully pass on what I have learned.
I have read many commentaries here on this sight and I have seen people evangelize here and I think its great and marvelous.
Including the authors of these articles.
Keep up the good work you all help me.
Thanks.
Say a prayer for me Im unemployed and uncertain of my future.
Ask God on my behalf to guide me in His work now and in the future at whatever He gives me to do. You all are in my prayers brothers and sisters
Love in Christ Holly
Holly
4 years ago
Thanks Joechia.
Will do Holly.
Others who agree feel free to pass on of course.
Esther M Ferencz
4 years ago
Satan is laughing and wishing well his SUPPORTERS ..some men of the CLOTH! The truth is WE know who WINS! Its these BATTLES that all must endure for the FAITH! The ENEMY will never have the CATHOLIC CHURCH, CHRIST PROMISED ALL OF US THAT!
Roman_Catholic
4 years ago
This is a very, very sad sign of the times when even our clergy are susceptible to the lies of Satan purported through our country's secularism i.e. lack of faith/wanting to do whatever the hell it/they want(s). More fervent prayer and holy organizations such as the newly formed "Guardian of the Redeemer" as well as diocesan sponsored workshops need to come into affect in order to counteract all this nonsense.
Roman_Catholic
4 years ago
We need to learn how to educate our fellow Catholics on how to be "inclusive" in the authentic sense of being Catholic; in hating what is evil and holding on to what is good. I believe the use of Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" is one way to do so.
joechia
4 years ago
God Bless all of you here and may God grant you many blessings as well.
joechia Im going over to check this out. Thanks.
Holly | 5/13/2009

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Holly, you may also want to check on the book by Sister Briege McKenna. The one I have is titled , " Miracles do happen"

In it she amongst others share of how Jesus wants her to keep at least an hour with Him daily .

Also there is this website of Father James Manjakal it is at :

http://www.jmanjackal.net/eng/eng.htm

Please share this info with as many Catholics as possible .
Michael Leonard
4 years ago
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ proclaimed to us that upon Peter He will build His Church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it, meaning that He will not allow false teachings to come from His Church, which I and many others believe to be the Catholic Church.

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