Sunday, December 6, 2015

The Fr Catania Conundrum

A visitor points out that, although it had been announced that Fr Catania was returning to the US, as of this week, he's still in Kitchener, ON, saying Latin mass, but no longer saying Ordinariate masses in either Kitchener or Rochester, NY.

Fr Catania, who is celibate, would seem to have a somewhat greater range of pastoral options than married Ordinariate priests, who are more likely to be pigeonholed in chaplain or supply priest roles in diocesan environments. My informant has speculated in the past that Fr Catania's association with the Latin mass may have been a problem for now-Ordinary Emeritus Steenson.

My prayers and best wishes go out to Fr Catania.