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American Traditionalist Catholic group of priests From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Orthodox Roman Catholic Movement (ORCM) was a Traditionalist Catholic group of priests founded by a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, Fr. Francis E. Fenton.[1]
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The principal founding member of the ORCM was Fr. Francis E. Fenton, a Roman Catholic priest who had been the pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut.[2] Fenton was a leading member of the John Birch Society and sat on its National Council.[2]
By fall 1975, in addition to Fenton, the ORCM had as priests Paul Marceau, Robert McKenna, Charles P. Donohue, Leo M. Carley, Daniel E. Jones, the English Benedictine Placid White, Joseph Gorecki, and some other priests; in total the ORCM had eleven priests, and services were being held in California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey and New York.[3]
Among present or former ORCM members, besides McKenna (in 1986), is Paul Marceau.[4]
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