Excommunicated Priest Conducts Mass ; 1,500 Attend Despite Warning of Mortal Sin

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ST. LOUIS - At least 1,500 people attended a Christmas Eve Mass presided over by an excommunicated Roman Catholic priest, despite warnings from the archbishop that participating would be a mortal sin.

The Rev. Marek Bozek left his previous parish without his bishop's permission and was hired by St. Stanislaus Kostka Church this month. As a result, Bozek and the six-member lay board were excommunicated last week by Archbishop Raymond Burke for committing an act of schism.

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Excommunicated Priest Conducts Mass ; 1,500 Attend Despite Warning of Mortal Sin

Burke said it would be a mortal sin for anyone to participate in a Mass celebrated by a priest who wa...

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