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Timeline: Fr. James Altman

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2023

  1. Fr. James Altman declares in a video that Pope Francis is an antipope

    By mid-September 2023 Catholic World Report reported that Fr. James Altman, already removed as a pastor in 2021, had declared in a YouTube video that Francis was not really the pope but an antipope. Commentators disputed whether his position was sedevacantist or benevacantist.

    SourcesOn the illogic and insanity of sedevacantism (Catholic World Report)Is Fr. Jim Altman a Sedevacantist? (Padre Peregrino (blog))

2021

  1. La Crosse bishop removes Fr. James Altman as pastor and restricts his ministry

    Bishop William Callahan of La Crosse removed Fr. James Altman as pastor of St. James the Less "for an indeterminate period of time". Catholic World Report said the decree barred him from celebrating public Mass, preaching, assisting at marriages or administering baptism; Altman had drawn national attention with a 2020 video saying no Catholic can be a Democrat.

    SourcesLa Crosse bishop removes Father Altman from ministry (Catholic World Report (CNA))Diocese Of La Crosse Removes Local Priest Over Controversial Political,… (Wisconsin Public Radio)