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When this diocese finds them, they are history as ought to be the case. From what do you conclude that this guy made no secret of his perversions. When he and his "husband" sought to acquire someone else's child to play make-believe family, he outed himself.

Trust, since I have attended Masses at Holy Family (to meet the Sunday obligation and to do penance) as you have not, that nothing about the music there is so memorable as to make anyone other than the choir bother to become acquainted with Stein. Those who are complaining are the usual gang of Kumbaya chronic malcontented suspects who think that Holy Family should be Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. It's the usual case of too much money and a vacuum where the common sense and the IQ points used to be. Wait until Fr., Grady mentions sin, hell or reverence. Then the used food will really hit the air-conditioning supply.

Ohhhhh, it was just soooooo terrible and all the weeping and the sniffles and the hugs, ohhhh the hugs, and Stein, so noble, so martyred, sniffling that he would get a job somewhere and that those who sniffle should keep whatever faith they might think they have. Stein expressed so generously his concern that their "faith" might be "shaken" by the diocese putting an end to the scandal. He kept his "dignity" if not his job. Was this a play on words? I don't think that any actual Catholic's faith would be shaken by common sense.

B-Chan: Thanks for reminding us (#14) that it is still possible to be Catholic in your diocese. You have hit the proverbial nail on the head.

This Stein fellow probably did not approach even Monsignor Bales for approval of his, ummmm, amorous relationship and the ambition of Stein and his husband to "share their love" with a child, whatever that may mean.

Of course, the music director at the local Unitarian Universalist whatever they have that poses as a church also shot her mouth off in support of Stein and in attacking the Church upon her discovery that Catholicism is not the church of the swinging single of whatever inclination or perversion.

In any event, Bishop Doran proves once again that a bishop CAN deal with these problems and do so effectively. For those kinder than I, the point ought to be made that the diocese loved Stein without liking or embracing his sins. He could keep his job, as Lucifer could have, if he made the standard acceptance of the obligation to sin no more and backed it up by waving a fond and permanent farewell to his, ummmm, partner. If he would refuse, as he did, then it is not love to say, "Hey, no big deal, I'm OK, you're OK", but rather it is the corrosive evil of low expectations.