More Control: French Bishops Introduce ID Cards For Priests
French bishops have invented an identity card for clerics, with a scannable QR code, linked to a national database to prove that a priest is in good standing and can preside the Eucharist and hear …More
French bishops have invented an identity card for clerics, with a scannable QR code, linked to a national database to prove that a priest is in good standing and can preside the Eucharist and hear confessions (Eglise.Catholique.fr, May 5).
The new document is an enhanced “celebret” and is only valid for one year. The bishops compare the card to "press cards for journalists" or "identity cards for lawyers."
The card uses a traffic light system, with green for a clean record, yellow for restrictions and red if a priest is suspended or worse.
Troyes Bishop Alexandre Joly said on May 10 that the yellow colour doesn't necessarily refer to abuse, as in the case of a newly ordained priest who may not yet have received the faculty to hear confessions, a sacrament that has virtually disappeared since Vatican II.
Picture: CEF, #newsJynvmbzohy
The new document is an enhanced “celebret” and is only valid for one year. The bishops compare the card to "press cards for journalists" or "identity cards for lawyers."
The card uses a traffic light system, with green for a clean record, yellow for restrictions and red if a priest is suspended or worse.
Troyes Bishop Alexandre Joly said on May 10 that the yellow colour doesn't necessarily refer to abuse, as in the case of a newly ordained priest who may not yet have received the faculty to hear confessions, a sacrament that has virtually disappeared since Vatican II.
Picture: CEF, #newsJynvmbzohy
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French bishops to issue digital IDs to prove priests’ identities, validity to celebrate sacraments - The objective is to help protect the Catholic faithful from fake priests and religious predators.
