The Diocese of Manchester has announced that the "Benedict Center" based in Richmond, New Hampshire, is not allowed to call itself Catholic. The sacraments may not be celebrated at the group’s center, because of a dispute over Church doctrine.
The group traces its origins to Father Leonard Feeney, holds to a strict interpretation of the doctrine that outside the Church there is no salvation.
The Benedict Center answered with the following press release Janaury 10, 2019
With respect to the unfortunate press release of the Diocese of Manchester of January 8th , 2019 and the undated canonical precept recently issued by one of its officials , we look forward to resolving what we respectfully believe are misunderstandings on his part.
We reaffirm our filial submission to, and communion with the Roman Pontiff and his local shepherd, the Diocesan Bishop and all of the Catholic faithful in union with them and the one Head of the Catholic Church, Christ Almighty .
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