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My complaint with the original poster is in their apparent disregard for the authority and role of bishops within the Church. No good Catholic should work to undermine the authority of their bishop. It is not the role of lay people to appeal or protest a bishop's decisions about priest assignments, and undermining this foundation hurts the entire church.

I apologise. I misunderstood, thinking that you were also objecting to the priest's appeal against the transfer. I agree that the choice, without exception, of 'Stephen' for confirmation names, was pointedly disrespectful, not just to the person, but to the office.

To the office, since the bishop had no reason to deny the children the sacrament, but the choice of name destroyed the atmosphere of joy which should have attended the exercise of his office.

Not to put too harsh a description, it would be as if I received Our Lord in Communion, swalled the Host, and then stuck out my tongue at the priest.