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To: petkus

Considering
A. scandal of wasted parish donations being used by priests for personal enrichment, for example in Florida,
and
B. the moving of priests who are homosexual predators around, within and outside of different dioceses in the US

It seems to me the woman has some legitimate questions.

Why wouldn't a parrish want to operate their finances in an open manner? Why wouldn't the information be available to their parishioners?

The days of a gullible segment of Faithful ought to be over, these types of questions are reasonable and should be the norm in every parrish..

It's not just parishioners who volunteer to teach children CCD who need to be fingerprinted as is happening in Arlington, full disclosure of the priest should also be a given.


13 posted on 05/31/2006 9:52:08 AM PDT by Smocker
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To: Smocker
Why wouldn't a parrish want to operate their finances in an open manner? Why wouldn't the information be available to their parishioners?

Every Catholic parish that I've ever heard of has been more than willing to share its financial statements with someone who has a legitimate interest. The fact that this fruitcake wants to see the pastor's personnel file (this is kept at the diocese, by the bishop, and is not shared with ANYBODY, including other priests) tells me she's off the rails mentally. Catholic Churches do not make it a practice to tell a parishioner to go elsewhere; in fact, I've never heard it done.

There doesn't seem to be a mass suspicion in the parish that the pastor is misusing parish funds, or that would have been included in the article.

It appears that the woman is now going to join a Protestant Church, where she can harrass an entire board of deacons.

21 posted on 05/31/2006 10:03:20 AM PDT by sinkspur ( Don Cheech. Vito Corleone would like to meet you......Vito Corleone.....)
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To: Smocker
"Why wouldn't a parish want to operate their finances in an open manner? "

- I don't think we've heard the whole background to this story. The way in which the church closed ranks against her suggests to me that her actions in this case were the last straw.
If she's so anxious to find out her church's finances, why didn't she volunteer to be on the committee which represents the lay members?
Often, it's not so much what you want to know, but the way in which you go about requesting it.
Someone who is rude, demanding and resorts to spreading rumor or slander when they don't get there way invariably runs into resistance.
42 posted on 05/31/2006 10:28:44 AM PDT by finnigan2
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