When Father Frank is outside the Diocese of Amarillo, he uses his priestly functions to raise money [most of the time].
That is a fact.
When I worked for Father Frank Pavone, I notice his lack of spirituality.
The reason I left PFL was basically I had a question in my mind whether Father Frank Pavone was a good priest or a bad priest.
That does not mean that I thought that Father Frank Pavone was a bad priest. But there was a question in my mind.
My trouble with the current situation is that Father Frank Pavone should use this time for prayer and reflection and not be talking about how "He is taking this matter to Rome."
When Father Frank Pavone is in New York City, he rarely performs the sacraments except for the Mass.
His minister as a priest is extremely limited. How many baptisms has he performed in the past 10 years? How many marriages? How many anointing of the sick? How many confessions does he hear? How many funerals does he preside over?
It is my personal opinion that Father Frank Pavone either needs to spend more time in private reflection and prayer or in being a pastor in a parish (4 to 6 weeks a year rather than 4 to 6 weekends a year).
A parish priest is given 6 weeks a year so that he may go on retreats (or even personal time such as vacations).
It should be remembered and reflected on in the Gospel how many time that Jesus retreated from the crowds to be in prayer with the Father -- in solitude.
Any good bishop will look out for the Spiritual Welfare of his priests.
It is my belief that this is all Bishop Zurek is doing.
Of course, it appears to Steve Ertelt and others that Father Frank Pavone walks on water and does not need to listen to anybody...
This whole non-sense of the Pro-Life movement attacking the Diocese of Amarillo puts to shame the idea of having a Bishop John Yanta Pro-Life Center.
Any chance of this center coming to fruition seems to be going by the wayside as Father Frank Pavone tries to think of ways to flee the Diocese of Amarillo.
To any bishop, Father Frank Pavone would appear as a problem child priest to have in their diocese...
Just read Father Frank's recent statements, and you will clearly see this...
How many baptisms has he performed in the past 10 years? How many marriages? How many anointing of the sick? How many confessions does he hear? How many funerals does he preside over? >>>
you can say that for any priest who has been released from his diocese who work for other ministries. They are not in a parish setting so they don’t conduct parish ministries.