"Feenyite" is the name applied to a follower of Fr. Leonard Feeney. Feeney was known for his misinterpretation of the Church's teaching on salvation. He also rejected the Church's teachings concerning Baptism of Desire and Baptism by Blood (Martyrdom). He was excommunicated in the 40's during the reign of Pope Pius XII and although Fr. Feeney himself was later reconciled with the Church just before his death, his present day followers persist in Feeney's beliefs. They are known as The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at St. Benedict Center. They're known for their publication, From the Housetops.
See related article by James Akin!
and the letter of the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office August 8, 1949, to the Archbishop of Boston.
(Sede Vacante: Latin for 'The Chair is empty'; in reference to the Chair of St. Peter.) Sedevacantists hold the belief that the Roman Catholic Church is without a "true" Pope. They believe (in short) that the "Vatican II" Popes lost their authority as Pope after teaching "heresy." They were started by Francis Shuckardt in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Shuckardt was a renegade Bishop consecrated by the schismatic 'North American Old Roman catholic' group. Schuckardt ended up being arrested for possesion of drugs and stolen property in California. There were reports of sexual abuse as well.
See Karl Keating's Habemus Papam!
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