When I posted earlier this week about St. Thomas More and the wearing of Kamala tshirts by the Extraordinary Ministers, I also wrote to the Moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese of Washington, alerting them to this.
As I wrote to them anonymously, I did not expect to hear back, as they generally have a policy not to respond to anonymous emails. However, the Very Rev. Anthony Lickteig, the Episcopal Vicar for Clergy did respond to my email.
Here is the email in full:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Good afternoon and thank you for sharing your concerns with us about Extraordinary Ministers wearing political apparel while distributing Holy Communion at a Mass last Sunday at Saint Thomas More Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.
Please be assured that this does not mean that the Catholic Church supports a specific candidate. However, it does create confusion to have someone engaged in an official ministry of the Church wearing political attire of any kind. I have addressed this with the pastor of the parish and I am confident that this will not happen again.
Be assured of my prayers for you and your family.
God bless,
Very Rev. Anthony Lickteig
Episcopal Vicar for Clergy
Secretary for Ministerial Leadership
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
P.O. Box 29260
Washington, DC 20017-0260
