Alcoholic, Heterodox Priest Removes Himself From Catholic Church

Deo gratias.

Fr. William Hausen, a profound embarrassment to the Church of Pittsburgh, has taken his leave:

The Rev. William Hausen knows just what he'll do when he gets the letter notifying him of his formal excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church: Frame it.

The Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese announced Thursday that Hausen "has incurred automatic excommunication" by starting a splinter church. The diocese sent Hausen notification of the pronouncement via certified letter, said the Rev. Ronald Lengwin, diocesan spokesman.

Hausen, 66, of Sewickley, said he received notice of a certified letter but didn't have time to pick it up from the post office; he was going to the Andre Rieu concert last night at Mellon Arena....

I don't want to seem harsh, Faithful Reader, but I say this: It's about time! and Good riddance.

Surely, in a way, this is nothing to rejoice over: this is a lost soul who is, it seems, quite happy to continue to lead others astray. But he's also a recalcitrant, contumacious, rebellious subversive, and it's far better — it's simply honest — to have His Lostness lead others astray from a banquet room than from a Catholic church.

(Thanks, Amy.)

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Fri. 05/07/04 07:18:48 PM
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