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  • In West Orange, a church divided

    12/28/2004 2:00:22 PM PST · by CatherineSiena · 154 replies · 12,170+ views
    The Star-Ledger ^ | Tuesday, December 28, 2004 | JEFF DIAMANT
    In West Orange, a church divided Founder's death leaves traditional congregation in dispute over successor At the church founded by the late Rev. Paul Wickens, Mass is always said in Latin. Women still cover their heads, and people receive the host in their mouths from a priest, never touching it with their own hands. To say that St. Anthony of Padua, the church Wickens started nine years ago, is a haven for traditionalists is an understatement. And with his death this year, the search for just the right successor to the old founder has split the parishioners of this unusual...