Abp. Vigneron Bans Dissident Schüller from Detroit Archdiocese

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The Cardinal Newman Society

July 29, 2013, at 2:27 PM | By Matthew Archbold

Following the lead of Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston and Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia, Archbishop Allen Vigneron of the Archdiocese of Detroit has banned Austrian priest Father Helmut Schüller from speaking at Catholic institutions, according to The Detroit Free Press.
Fr. Schüller is reportedly “irritated” by the response he has received from the Church.

In 2011, Fr. Schüller of Austria led a movement that issued a “Call to Disobedience,” which advocated for the ability of divorced and remarried Catholics to receive sacraments as well as the ordination of women and married men. Currently, Fr. Schüller is touring the United States on what’s called “The Catholic Tipping Point” tour, which is being sponsored by organizations such as Call to Action, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, Dignity USA, Future Church, New Ways…