This has nothing to do with religion. It has to do with a priest lying to his bishop and arrogantly thinking a diocesan policy doesn't appy to him.
Go HERE to get the latest information. The parishioners' allegiances are misplaced.
The parishoners allegiances may be misplaced, I don't know (again, I'm TOTALLY out of the loop on this one), but I was a bit put-off by the idea that some kids doing something sweet for a priest they like would be called names.