From Mark Mallett:

On the Archdiocese of Edmonton

 

DURING

 the course of the past year, I have been asked by several orthodox Catholic priests to speak in their parishes or retreat houses in the neighbouring Archdiocese of Edmonton. However, I learned from one of them that I was "not permitted" to bring my ministry into the Archdiocese. I wrote three letters to the Archbishop there over the past year asking for clarification and seeking any pastoral guidance he might offer. This week, I received a response from Archbishop Richard Smith:

The simple fact of the matter is that we have a policy in the Archdiocese, which stipulates that any speaker invited to address our people on matters of faith or morals must first receive a nihil obstat [Latin for "nothing hinders"] from me or my delegate. This is standard policy. In your case it was not granted because of indications on your website that you make reference to what you claim to have received in private revelations. This is an approach that I do not wish to promote within the Archdiocese of Edmonton. —Letter of April 4th, 2011

Due to the fact that my ministry reaches thousands of people each week in my writing and webcast apostolate, including those in his Archdiocese, and because this "ban" has become a source of confusion for some, I feel a certain responsibility to respond to the public nature of the Archbishop’s decision.

 

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PUBLISHED IN: | ON APRIL 14TH, 2011 | 

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