Tonight at the Catholic Central Bureau and Credo Dinner, Archbishop Burke confirmed that the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest will be established in the Archdiocese of St. Louis to continue the Tridentine Latin Mass at St. Agatha Church in South St. Louis. Fr James Rodis is also retiring on that same date.
St. Agatha Church appears to be a temporary stop for the Institute of Christ the King while preparations are made to transfer the Latin Mass and the priests of the Institute to St. Francis de Sales.
This is tremendous news that should put to rest all speculation. Msgr. Michael Schmitz, Superior of the U.S., was introduced by Archbishop Burke, and spoke a few words to the crowd of nearly 300 people who were gathered to hear the Archbishop speak on the topic “Catholic Moral Teaching and the Common Good”.
Msgr. Schmitz confirmed something which many of us in St. Louis already knew - he stated that of the many good bishops he has met around the world, the faithful of the Archdiocese of St. Louis have been blessed to have one of the best bishops, if not THE best bishop anywhere. Many of us could not agree more.
With Msgr. Schmitz was another priest from the Institute, Fr. Leinhardt. My spelling may be off, and if so, I will correct it later. I'm not certain but perhaps Fr. Leinhardt will be one of the the priests assigned here. I'm certain that more information will be forthcoming now that the announcement is official.
More later on Archbishop Burke's talk.
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