1980 Letter from Weakland to Marcoux

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ^ | May 23, 2002 | Rembert Weakland

[Palladin]

Not pretty at all. I feel as if we're back in the era of the Borgia popes. Corruption at every turn. Thanks for your sympathies.

[Palladin]

Rembert and his ex are both losers. Guess what? The Pope accepted his resignation, with gratitude for all his service, yadayadayada. What a surprise! ;D

The ex-lover, Paul, is broke again. No wonder he came out of the woodwork. Maybe he can make a book and movie deal. It's fun thinking up titles: "Lover, Come Back to Me"; "Love in the Ruins" (of the Milwaukee Cathedral); "Rembert Remembered"; "Love Is a Many-Spenders Thing".....

Rembert's Honey Speaks

[spyone]

Was this paid in 1980 dollars???!!!

[Palladin]

The $14,000 was in 1980's dollars; the $450,000 was more recently, I think.

[Norwell]

Well, looks as though he was a degenerate as well as a heretic. Was he successful in wreckovating the cathedral?

[Palladin]

He wreckovated it, all right. You can see pictures of the desecration on this thread:

Cathedral

[Petronski]

I'm sure this 'Christodrama' would have been worthy of the Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat. Yeah, right.

[Palladin]

Yes, and Marcoux would always have the leading roles. Weakland is the first bishop (of modern times) to become a threatrical "angel" (of course, spending the people's money and not his own. Such GAY philanthropy!