Saturday, September 09, 2006
CARDINAL RAMPOLA IN DUARTE COSTA LINE OF SUCCESSION
According to the website of St. Lucy Catholic Apostolic Church.
The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Australia claims the Costa line and also cites Rampola.
The United Catholic Church uses the Costa line including Rampola. They also use the Vilatte line. This is an "inclusive" church. Notice the symbol in the upper left corner. Looks a lot like the symbol of the Celebration Church in Akron, Ohio.
Franciscans of Divine Providence use the Costa line. According to their Frequently Asked Questions webpage:
Since we firmly believe that "the Spirit of God breathes where It will and uses the weak things of the world" , we accept qualified candidates without discrimination and regardless of one's sexual orientation. We feel that all people who feel duly called to love and serve the Lord and who meet our requirements should be given the opportunity to do so.
We want to be abundantly clear that we are neither a "Gay" Order nor a "Straight" Order, but rather, we are an inclusive, "open and affirming" Order of Independent Catholics from all walks of life who strive to live as modern day Franciscans in the midst of an increasingly secular world.
