{"id":101872,"date":"2026-08-01T19:12:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T19:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101872"},"modified":"2026-08-01T19:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T19:12:29","slug":"scottish-bishop-excommunicates-rector-of-redemptorists-after-illicit-ordination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/scottish-bishop-excommunicates-rector-of-redemptorists-after-illicit-ordination\/","title":{"rendered":"Schotse bisschop excommuniceert rector van Redemptoristen na ongeoorloofde wijding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, Scotland, has pronounced Father Michael Mary Sim, rector of the Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, to be excommunicated from the Catholic Church.\u201cRegrettably, I find Father Michael Mary guilty of the charges brought against him, most notably that of schism. He is therefore declared to be excommunicated, dismissed from ecclesiastical office, and prohibited from the celebration of Mass or the other sacraments,\u201d Gilbert said in a statement released July 25.Gilbert\u2019s statement came\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, Scotland, has pronounced Father Michael Mary Sim, rector of the Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, to be excommunicated from the Catholic Church.\u201cRegrettably, I find Father Michael Mary guilty of the charges brought against him, most notably that of schism. He is therefore declared to be excommunicated, dismissed from ecclesiastical office, and prohibited from the celebration of Mass or the other sacraments,\u201d Gilbert said in a statement released July 25.Gilbert\u2019s statement came\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-101872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71231,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/leader-of-schismatic-colorado-springs-group-disregards-excommunication\/","url_meta":{"origin":101872,"position":0},"title":"Leader of schismatic Colorado Springs group disregards excommunication","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Paul Gueu\/Shutterstock Denver, Colorado, Dec 5, 2025 \/ 18:18 pm (CNA). After receiving a letter of excommunication from the Vatican, the leader of a schismatic group in Colorado Springs told congregants he would ignore it \u2014 furthering the divide between the small splinter group and the Catholic Church.Anthony Ward heads the Servants of the Holy Family, a group that labels itself as Catholic in spite of the Diocese of Colorado Springs\u2019 declaration that the group is schismatic.&nbsp;&nbsp;In\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Leader of schismatic Colorado Springs group disregards excommunication","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Leader-of-schismatic-Colorado-Springs-group-disregards-excommunication.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Leader-of-schismatic-Colorado-Springs-group-disregards-excommunication.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Leader-of-schismatic-Colorado-Springs-group-disregards-excommunication.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Leader-of-schismatic-Colorado-Springs-group-disregards-excommunication.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":99758,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/sedevacantist-scottish-monks-perform-illicit-consecration-of-bishop-in-spite-of-warnings-of-schism\/","url_meta":{"origin":101872,"position":1},"title":"Sedevacantist Scottish monks perform illicit consecration of bishop in spite of warnings of schism","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A sedevacantist group of monks in Scotland hosted an illicit consecration of a \u201cbishop\u201d on July 25 in spite of repeated warnings that doing so would constitute a schismatic act and a break from the Catholic Church. The Transalpine Redemptorists, or the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, livestreamed the counterfeit ceremony from their monastery on Papa Stronsay, an island that forms part of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. Aberdeen Bishop Hugh Gilbert had warned in a pastoral letter on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27506,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/expelled-society-of-st-pius-x-bishop-richard-williamson-dies-at-84\/","url_meta":{"origin":101872,"position":2},"title":"Expelled Society of St. Pius X bishop Richard Williamson dies at 84","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Former English Bishop Richard Williamson. \/ Credit: Joshuarodri, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Jan 30, 2025 \/ 14:00 pm (CNA). Bishop Richard Williamson, a former English bishop of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), died on Wednesday at the age of 84 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.The Priestly Society of St. Pius X announced the former bishop\u2019s death Thursday morning on its website.&nbsp;Williamson\u2019s office shared an email with the Catholic Herald stating: \"He was surrounded by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738307866_bishoprichardwilliamson013025.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738307866_bishoprichardwilliamson013025.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738307866_bishoprichardwilliamson013025.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738307866_bishoprichardwilliamson013025.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1738307866_bishoprichardwilliamson013025.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":77763,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/vatican-offers-talks-with-sspx-warns-illicit-consecrations-would-end-dialogue\/","url_meta":{"origin":101872,"position":3},"title":"Vatican offers talks with SSPX, warns illicit consecrations would end dialogue","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"maart 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Vatican\u2019s doctrinal office said Thursday it is willing to begin a structured theological dialogue with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), but warned that any plan by the traditionalist group to consecrate bishops without a papal mandate would constitute a break in communion and would immediately halt the talks.In a statement following a Feb. 12 meeting between Cardinal V\u00edctor Manuel Fern\u00e1ndez, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, the SSPX\u2019s superior\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6809,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/syro-malabar-church-in-india-initiates-plan-to-resolve-bitter-liturgical-feud\/","url_meta":{"origin":101872,"position":4},"title":"Syro-Malabar Church in India initiates plan to resolve bitter liturgical feud\u00c2\u00a0","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source A synodal Mass in progress at St. Dominic Church at Aluva in the Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church on July14, 2024. \/ Credit: Anto Akkara Kochi, India, Jul 17, 2024 \/ 14:50 pm (CNA). The simmering liturgical feud over the implementation of the synodal Mass that came close to the issuing of excommunications in the Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church (SMC) in India has subsided with a \"compromise\u201d on July 3, the feast of St. Thomas,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721248975_synodal-msss-st-dominics-aluva.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721248975_synodal-msss-st-dominics-aluva.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721248975_synodal-msss-st-dominics-aluva.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721248975_synodal-msss-st-dominics-aluva.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721248975_synodal-msss-st-dominics-aluva.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5554,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/what-are-schism-and-excommunication-in-the-catholic-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":101872,"position":5},"title":"What are schism and excommunication in the Catholic Church?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juni 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source null \/ Credit: Daniel Ibanez\/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 25, 2024 \/ 16:15 pm (CNA). 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An explanation follows.SchismAccording to the Catholic Encyclopedia, schism is \"the rupture of ecclesiastical\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1719389823_Communion.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1719389823_Communion.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1719389823_Communion.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1719389823_Communion.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101872\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101872"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=101872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}