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Leonard Edward Feeney (February 18, 1897 – January 30, 1978) was an American Jesuit Catholic priest, poet, lyricist, and essayist. He articulated an interpretation of the Catholic doctrine extra Ecclesiam nulla salus ("outside the Church there is no salvation ").
May 6, 2020 · Patricia Chadwick grew up in the Saint Benedict Center, a religious community founded by Father Leonard Feeney, who was excommunicated by the Vatican. She shares her story of how she escaped the cult and reclaimed her identity in a memoir.
In the late 1940s Leonard Feeney, S. J. began to teach that there is no salvation outside the Church. He was correct in saying that there were official teachings, even definitions, on that score. But his tragic error came when he adopted Protestant method, thinking that in that way he would be one of the only true Catholics!
Mar 29, 2022 · Leonard Feeney was a controversial priest who insisted on the absolute doctrine of no salvation outside the church and founded a schismatic community. He was also a literary editor of America magazine and a witty and acerbic critic of culture and religion.
Father Leonard J. Feeney evidently liked what he saw when he first visited the Center in 1941, and by 1945, with the approval of his Jesuit superior, had become its first full- time priest...
Feb 9, 2010 · A biographical sketch of Father Leonard Feeney, the Jesuit priest who defended the Catholic faith against modernism and was excommunicated by the Vatican. Learn about his life, his legacy, and his controversial role in the "Boston Heresy Case".
Mar 28, 2022 · With the death of Leonard Feeney, at the age of 80, on Jan. 30, 1978, the United States lost one of its most colorful, talented and devoted priests.
