[afraidfortherepublic]

...The chapel was magnificent, and Scurti removed all of the beautiful artwork, including framed paintings and frescoes depicting the crucifixion; the high altar was dismantled and replaced with a modern altar.

Sounds like what FORMER Archbishop Rembert Weakland did to St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Milwaukee last summer BEFORE he was forced to resign in a similar case -- stealing $450,000 of dioscesan funds to pay for the silence of a gay lover. Weakland replaced the crucifix with a pipe organ as the center of attention for the worship space.

[ninenot]

Word's out that Rembert is now the subject of intense IRS and Wis Dept of Rev scrutiny; the payment is most likely income to Rembert (even though it went directly to the grifter,) and Berty will have to cough up $200K or so in total Fed, State taxes, penalties, fines, and interest.

Also heard that someone will file a complaint against Flynn (the lawyer) w/Lawyer's Ethics Board. Flynn obviously represented Rembert's interests, NOT the interest of the Archdiocese, WHICH PAID FOR HIS SERVICES.

Fun's just beginning.