text: He's not a priest in the Roman Catholic tradition.....The Old Catholic Church split with the Roman Catholic Church around 1879.  They are considered to be schismatic - 
  Pope Francis has said "“The theological and ecclesiological questions that arose during our separation are now more difficult to overcome due to the increasing distance between us on matters of ministry and ethical discernment,” lamented Pope Francis in an Oct. 30 (2014) address to the Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Union of Utrecht."  
  http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-reaches-out-to-schismatic-old-catholic-church-28251/