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Article: The body of Christ torn asunder on `gray day' in Rochester.(fringe group in Rochester, NY in schism with Catholic Church)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- March 12, 1999
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Corpus Christi dissidents declared schismatic, face excommunication
Corpus Christi, the body of Christ, has been torn asunder, and the word around Rochester, N.Y., is "tragic, sad, but not surprised."
The dissident group that split from Corpus Christi Parish, a parish that rose from the ashes of an all-but-abandoned downtown Rochester church to embrace thousands of worshipers and inspire dozens of ministries, has been declared formally to be in schism by the Rochester diocese. The diocesan notice, served Feb. 25, warns that those who join with the schismatic church, led by Frs. James Callan and Enrique Cadena and Lay Pastor Mary Ramerman, risk ...