SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Diocese of San Diego is advising the public to exercise caution after a group of men reportedly fraudulently posed as priests and offered sacraments to families in exchange for money, according to a social media post from the Mission San Luis Rey Parish.
According to the post, a group of men posing as Catholic priests and a bishop claim to be Guadalupan Missionaries of the Most Holy Sacrament and are reportedly attempting to offer sacraments to Catholic families in exchange for money.
The Diocese of San Diego says any sacraments conferred by these men are invalid and illicit. It also claims some members of the group were ordained priests but have since been laicized, or removed from the clergy, and have formed their own sect.
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The group reportedly resides in Rosarito and is not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The social media post names some of the alleged fraudulent priests and recommends that the public contact their pastors if they encounter any incidents.
The Diocese of San Diego advises anyone who has been a victim of fraud by the group to contact authorities.
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