Monday, January 9, 2012

Archdiocese of Detroit, Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV - UPDATE

Father Zuhlsdorf brings us this update from Life Site News:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZ1Q1GGFzLhIFeWxjeqYkXskzYUhhr2LcbIEFsdWBBI_fCfgubxdoVr3PwzITSRLjKo4zx83XX1r-TS0BepcB-7b0Hd-ECyr2OuPonpxqfn-iqhtuEBUUWNVcFt3X9VE5Qy-c5h2wZ7H4/s1600/Michael+Voris.jpg"There is a development in the case of the Archdiocese of Detroit v the use of “Catholic” by Real Catholic TV and Michael Voris.

You will recall that the Archdiocese has required Mr. Voris and Real Catholic TV not to use the word “Catholic” in the name of their venture. On the other hand, Mr. Voris and Real Catholic TV think the Archdiocese doesn’t have the proper standing to make such a requirement.  Real Catholic TV seems to have more to do with the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend than it does with the Archdiocese of Detroit. We have several posts here on this blog, including some commentary by the canonist Prof. Peters."

Today I read at Life Site News this following with my emphases:
Archdiocesan canon lawyers differ on asking RealCatholicTV.com to drop ‘Catholic’ name
by John-Henry Westen
January 9, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Canon lawyers at two American dioceses disagree over the question of jurisdiction in the case of Michael Voris and RealCatholicTV, who were recently asked by the Archdiocese of Detroit to stop using the name “Catholic” in their work.
[...]While the questions asked by most pertain to why the action was taken, the issue being discussed by canon lawyers is where jurisdiction over RealCatholicTV.com lies – with the Archdiocese of Detroit, where Michael Voris, the star of the show, lives and works, or in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, where the owner and financier of RealCatholicTV.com, Marc Brammer, resides.
Fr. Mark Gurtner, Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana spoke with LifeSiteNews, acknowledging that the diocese did know of Mr. Brammer’s enterprise of RealCatholicTV.com. When asked if the diocese had any complaints about RealCatholicTV.com, Gurner replied, “No, as far as I know there’s nothing.”
Speaking as a canon lawyer and not an official of the diocese, Gurtner also said he believes the jurisdiction of the case resides with the Indiana diocese....

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