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AKA Elena: Thanks for your posts. I do understand that Father Pavone ruffled feathers outside the Church (the Pro-Life haters), but you are implying that he also ruffled feathers inside the Church as well. This is new to me. Since Priests for Life is in line with the Papacy, my question really is "Is Eagan himself in line with the papacy?" Or is Eagan moving Father Pavone to soften the ruffled feathers of groups and the "powers that be" that Eagan himself must deal with? The latter is a cop out if true.

My reference was totally in regard to this line from the e-mail: He is continuing to negotiate with the Cardinal through all the proper channels and in accordance with the demands of Canon Law.

I was asking for prayer that this not be turned into some faction type of action wherein Priests For Life might seem, in any way, to be outside or at odds with the Church.

There is a drastic shortage of priests for parish assignment -- but to have pulled such a wonderful soldier from this particular front line, is bound to raise questions.

This could be a simple exercise in obedience and in humility, to which Father Frank is being subjected ... and NONE of us know what the intent behind his removal is.

The misuse of NRTL, mentioned by Askel5, is a cause of deep concern for us as well -- as they are bragging about bastardization of one of their most basic goals and agree in essence with using the murdered embryos as fodder for future destruction, with some quixotic rationalization -- in this we have had a major sell out of truth and the entire movement for life.

AT LEAST, we needn't fear collapse of the Priests for Life and betrayal of our principles by them, no matter the "leader"-- not so, National Right to Life!

I doubt it. From the little I have read of Egan, I think he is pretty Orthodox. Even picked personally by PJPII to be Cardinal. We know he doesnt like picking liberals to cardinalship.

Maybe he is doing this to signal to all other organizations that he is not being biased as to what priests he asks back to pastoralship. Even PJPII has personally told Priests for Life that they are doing the "Most" important work. So we know Priests for LIfe is VERY important within the Church.