The Australian Bishops and Catholic Schools have instituted a system like this. A special card is given to priests who are on active duty to help Schools (especially random receptionists) know who is 'legit' after a couple of weird incidents of an impersonator (a separated parent trying to access their kid after they had a Domestic Viole…
The Australian Bishops and Catholic Schools have instituted a system like this. A special card is given to priests who are on active duty to help Schools (especially random receptionists) know who is 'legit' after a couple of weird incidents of an impersonator (a separated parent trying to access their kid after they had a Domestic Violence Protection Order put in place) and a retired priest from outside the school community rocked up to a different school to say Mass without invitation or scheduling on the school's part. The card has a number that corresponds to a database of Priests nationally in good standing and in active ministry that the School can cross check.
Its not perfect, but it makes it much easier for receptionists, and admin people to say no if they think something is fishy, and for accurate records to be kept around who was doing what where.
The Australian Bishops and Catholic Schools have instituted a system like this. A special card is given to priests who are on active duty to help Schools (especially random receptionists) know who is 'legit' after a couple of weird incidents of an impersonator (a separated parent trying to access their kid after they had a Domestic Violence Protection Order put in place) and a retired priest from outside the school community rocked up to a different school to say Mass without invitation or scheduling on the school's part. The card has a number that corresponds to a database of Priests nationally in good standing and in active ministry that the School can cross check.
Its not perfect, but it makes it much easier for receptionists, and admin people to say no if they think something is fishy, and for accurate records to be kept around who was doing what where.