[SJackson]

You cannot canonically remove someone from his ministry just because he is a loudmouth jerk.

I was under the impression that moving him to another position, not necessarily disciplining him, was an administrative function. Some years back there was a controversy when he was scheduled to be moved, parishioners complained and he was retained.

[wideawake]

I was under the impression that moving him to another position, not necessarily disciplining him, was an administrative function.

While politics is definitely a part of it, priests generally do not get moved from a parish involuntarily unless they do something wrong or there is a emergency need for them elsewhere.