What a loon
This is an example of ONE area where the Catholic Church has an advantage over a lot of Protestant churches, in that it is NOT a democracy.
I’m sure this fellow’s backpedaling was the result of many of his NoVA congregants being Federally employed Swamp Creatures who would pressure the Board of Elders to terminate him via personal lobbying and withholding contributions.
Does not happen in my church (though when we get a corrupt Pope like the current one you can certainly see the other side of the coin).
I have friends whose son is a Baptist Minister. I was shocked to learn how political his job is. He has been let go from churches for sometimes petty reasons. In one instance an elder on the board had a relative who had just graduated from seminary and needed a job.