...and no surprise, the bishop is a Neocat from Malta.
Neocatechumenal Way faces controversy in Catholic dioceses
The implementation of the Neocatechumenal Way is at the heart of a growing division in the Diocese of Las Cruces and linked to the removal of a priest from a Basilica in Mesilla.
Amidst suspicion and rumors that the integration of the Neocatechumenal Way is changing the traditional practices of the Roman Catholic faith locally, parishioners are asking what exactly it is and what it means for the Diocese of Las Cruces.
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The last part of the article is about similar problems in Guam
The fact that a diocese, especially one as small as Las Cruces, NM (and of course an even smaller diocese like Guam) has to have two seminaries, one for the Neocats and one for the "regular priests," should say everything we need to know: that the Neocats subscribe to a different faith and thus their "priests" (they don't even call them that) require a different formation. That would be fine if they were a religious order, or even part of some personal papal prelature; however, they want to be thought of as "diocesan." Without getting into their theology, the very fact that they are NOT formed to serve a specific diocese is the red flag that the Neocats are not "diocesan," but choose that label wherever they can find a bishop they can control.
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