Prayer-and-Penance-Sanctioned Priest and Death Honors

UNITED STATES
National Survivor Advocates Coalition

EDITORIAL

The Vatican’s United Nations Envoy Monsignor Tomasi revealed during the UN hearings earlier this week that in the last 10 years 848 priests were laicized and 2,572 were sanctioned and ordered to live a life of prayer and penance.

Here’s a link to one of the news stories:

[7 News]

Here is the obituary of a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati who died May 3. He was “sanctioned” as a “prayer and penance” priest.

The Reverend Francis A. “Father Frank” Massarella(May 16, 1915 – May 3, 2014)
Massarella, The Reverend Francis A. “Father Frank” 98 of Dayton, OH passed away at Siena Woods Nursing Home, Dayton, OH on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Born May 16, 1915 to John and Antonette {Parisi} Massarella. He is preceded in death by his parents and 4 brothers; Matthew, Clarence, Joseph and Angelo Massarella….