St. Louis, Mo., Aug 5, 2004 / 22:00 pm
In an effort to enforce Canon Law and educate the faithful about the role of the pastor and his parish board, Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis has temporarily removed two priests from a local parish.
In a letter to the parishioners of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church Tuesday, the Archbishop explained that regular Sunday masses will not be celebrated in the church "until a reconciliation has taken place" between the archdiocese and St. Stanislaus' board of directors.
He also said he would not assign another priest to the parish until the board "conforms to Church discipline."
The archdiocese states that St. Stanislaus' structure as a nonprofit group, run by a lay board is contrary to Church canon law, reported the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.