[sionnsar]

Decades ago, the Bishop of N California had the sheriff lock the doors of the E church in Redding, California and won. The sin of the E's in Redding, they were behind on their diocessian assessment. The area was in rough financial times, and they told the Bishop they couldn't pay their assessments.

Wow. When was this?

[Grampa Dave]

I believe that it was in the 1960's. The Bishop was an iron fisted ruler.

That seizure scared the parishes and priests for decades. None of them wanted to get behind on their assessments.

Two retired priests who served under this Bishop said that for years afterwards, if a priest or senior warden from a parish argued or complained about assessments and other decisions. That bishop would just mention the Redding Parrish. They said the implied threat was never in jest.