When waving a letter of endorsement or approval from a Bishop
in your particular parish, it may be helpful to note that with all the
talk of “approval from the Pope and many bishops” - their formal
approval only ever came from the Pontifical Council of the Laity
but not from the Congregation for Doctrines of the Faith and the
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the
Sacrament, as it was supposed to. It is also notable that many of
the bishops that welcomed the NCW and established a
Redemptoris Mater Seminary, climbed the ladder within the
hierarchy and later were a part of their “approval” process as well
(such as Cardinal Stafford of Denver, on the Pontifical Council of the
Laity).
They never talk about all the Bishops who have kicked them to
the curb or the numerous reprimands from local pastors, bishops,
and even the Pope. Here is a breakdown of just what is available
through research, it doesn’t contain, of course, the numerous
complaints from the laity to their Pastors and Bishops that never
made the news, or were never shared in the blogosphere, of
which there are countless.
1962 - Carmen gets expelled from the convent/Missionaries of Christ
1981 - Archbishop Marty of Paris blocks further expansion of the Way
1985 - Cardinal Ratzinger speaks of new lay movements, including The
Way, of their divisiveness.
1986 - Bishops of Umbria Episcopal Conference address concerns over
NCW abuses
1986 - Bishop of Brescia, Bruno Foresti, in a Communication to the
Ninth Assembly of the Presbyteral Council addresses concerns
over methods and theology of the NCW.
1988 - Pope John Paul II blesses 100 NCW families to evangelize
emphasizing importance of obedience to the Pastors of the Church.
1989 - Bishop Lorenzo Bellomi of Trieste issues admonishment to
NCW on their separatist practices
1992 - Bishop of Nancy, France orders NCW to leave the diocese.
1994 - Bishop of Clifton England opens investigation of NCW
communities and abuses
1995 - Bishop of Foligno [Arduino] Bertoldo tells NCW priests that
Neocatechumenal parents should send their children to the parish
catechism
1996 - Bishop of Clifton, England bans further activity of the NCW
in the diocese
1996 - Bishop of Vicenza, Pietro Nonis, writes to the pastors of the
Neocatechumenal Way to correct their divisiveness.
1996 - Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo publishes a critical reflection
on the Neocatechumenal Way
1997 - Pope John Paul II requests written statutes of the NCW
upon their 30th anniversary
1998 - The Regional Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal Conference
of Basilicata issued, specific mandates to unify with the parishes they are
affiliated with.
2001 - Pope John Paul II writes Cardinal Stafford, President of the
Pontifical Council of the Laity, to assist the NCW in getting the
written statutes as it had been four years since his first request.
2002 - Preliminary Statutes of the NCW approved ad experimentum
(to 2007). Goes to the Holy See to examine the NCW Catechetical
Directory and the catechetical and liturgical practices of the Way. Pope
JPII “members will willingly and generously support the directives
they will receive from these authoritative sources”.
2005 - Cardinal Arinze, Prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship
and the Discipline of the Sacraments writes on behalf of Pope Benedict
to Kiko, Carmen, and Fr. Pezzi “ follow the liturgical books approved by
the church, without omitting or adding anything” plus six critical matters
regarding their liturgy; more specifically distribution of communion.
2006 - Pope Benedict addresses assembly of NCW blessing and
reminding them observe the norms established in the liturgical books
2007 - Parishioners in Australia write to the Vatican after Cardinal Pell
dismisses their widespread concerns with treatment from the NCW priests.
2007 - Pope Benedict speaks of NCW/movements their problematic
beginnings and need for adherence to the church
2008 - Pontifical Council for the Laity approves final status of the
Way autonomously, however the Catechetical Directory had not
yet received official approval by the Congregation for Doctrines
of the Faith and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the
Discipline of the Sacrament
2008 - Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Japan closed by Bishop
Mizobe for causing division and trouble.
2009 - Pope Benedict addresses the NCW on their 40th anniversary,
gives praise and blessings - emphasizes the large portion of his letter
to adherence to the directive of the Cardinal Vicar and for unity.
2010 - Pontifical Council of the Laity approves NCW Catechetical
Directory
2010 - Japanese bishops unanimously suspend the NCW
2010 - Bishops in Northern Philippines suspend the NCW
2011 - Bishop Anthony Sharma suspends NCW in Nepal
2012 - Pontifical Council of the Laity approves NCW celebrations
contained in the NCW Catechetical Directory
2012 - Cardinal Burke of the Congregation for Divine Worship and
the Discipline of the Sacrament writes Pope Benedict that they
were not consulted nor had they approved the NCW Directory
2012 - Pope Benedict meets with NCW, does not issue
blanket approval; responds to Cardinal Burke’s assertion
in agreement with him. Pontifical Council of the Laity
reads out approval only of para-liturgical rites.
2014 - Pope Francis’ first address to the NCW begins with admonishment,
to be in communion with the churches, work with the cultures, express
mercy and freedom among members.
2014 - Deacon Martinez, former head of Guam’s Sex Abuse Response
Team (SART) formally write Archbishop Apuron with concerns over
Redemptoris Mater seminarian screenings as credible allegations of
abuse mount in the region.
2015 - Deacon Martinez of SART in Guam writes Archbishop Apuron
of Agana, Guam again regarding patterns of sexual deviancy among
NCW and RMS clergy/seminarians
2015 - Concerned Catholics of Guam make a formal report/inquiry into
the illegal transfer of title of the RMS property to the NCW, the NCW
abuses and Archbishop Apurons abuse of power
2015 - Bishop Czeslaw Kozon of Denmark write to the Archbishop of
Copenhagen and copied to their Nuncio, regarding the problems
brought on by the Neocatechumenal Way in that country
2017 - Bishop of Lancaster restricts NCW due to abuses
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/to-cardinal-stafford-assist-the-neocatechumenal-way-8333 - JPII to Stafford
http://www.internetica.it/neocatecumenali/english/arinze-letter-interview.htm
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/leaks-confirm-ambivalence-about-neocatechumenal-way
https://thoughtfulcatholic.com/?page_id=45850
http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1346356bdc4.html?eng=y - still doesn’t obey
http://lingayen-dagupan.org/ArchBishop/neocat.html - philippines
https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=11296 - nepal
https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2006/january/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060112_neocatecumenali.html -Pope B . address
https://www.ncronline.org/news/french-archdiocese-freed-18-years-abusive-leadership - AB Avignon drains all finances to Neocatechumenal Way
https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2007/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20070222_clergy-rome.html - Pope B 2007
https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2015/01_02/CCOG-Primary-Report-1.pdf - CCOG Report
https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2009/january/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20090110_neocatecumenali.html - Pope B 2009
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8T2YTN37X-ATE9LYVRCOW42ZFJ3WThLem9UemE0NUEwZnBn/view?resourcekey=0-o6V48Hgj4WEBjzTmEH1fcg - Deacon letter 2015 Guam
https://www.kuam.com/story/28618470/2015/03/26/clergyman-losing-faith-in-churchs-leader
https://thoughtfulcatholic.com/?page_id=44398 - Bishop Denmark to AB Copenhagen
https://www.smh.com.au/national/redfern-parish-at-war-with-its-priests-20070601-gdqa69.html - Austrailia
https://thoughtfulcatholic.com/?page_id=45790 - Australia
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