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I am trying to get caught up on posts in other places on the web. I found this one that is very interesting, sound familiar?

"When Stravinskas took over as pastor of St. John's Byzantine Church in Bayonne, NJ he TOOK over and did everything HIS way which began with his redecorating the parish rectory with new phones, carpets and furniture. A sale of the old items was stopped by the bishop after it was seen in the paper.There was NOTHING wrong with what was already in the rectory. The finances of the parish were not overflowing and unnecessary spending should have been curtailed.

He never really took part in church affairs, rarely showed his face in the Parish Center and spent so much time on the Road away from his parish that no one was sure who would be saying mass that week. Temporary priests were always coming and going. We hardly ever saw him.

He was the only pastor who had to know immediately the morning after bingo how much money was deposited in the bingo account and in many cases the money was removed ASAP.
When he was asked questions about the finances of St. John's his reply was the "I do NOT have to answer to you or anyone else."

His going was a relief to many people. Perhaps this investigation is for the better. And we all know what "I decline to comment" usually means. Perhaps praying for the parish is more in order. Yours in Christ."

I had heard bits and pieces of this story when he first arrived 3 years ago (by the way his trial basis contract is up in August as we were told when he first arrived), but haven't heard anything since. All his dealings with finances, antics, comments, suddenly make sense and follow the same thread as some of Palladin's observations in PA. Good job on the research.