Have you seen the video I posted?
I just find the actions of Bishop Zurek to be quite disturbing.
Since returning to Amarillo, Fr. Pavone has not at all been held incommunicado- the allegation is insupportable. Fr. Pavone has continued to use social media to promote Priests for Life events and causes. He recently had his organization send a four-page solicitation letter to donors. The Sept. 22 appeal was sent via overnight UPS courier services, according to a National Catholic Reporter story published Monday. He asked the donors to respond to him, and indicated no problems with incoming or outgoing communications.
Bishop Zurek has repeatedly confirmed that Fr.Pavone remains a priest in good standing, clarifying that he was "suspended" only from activities outside of the Diocese of Amarillo---notsuspended from his priestly faculties. And the bishop has not alleged fiscal impropriety, according to information from the diocese.
I think that Greg Cunningham, Troy Newman and Mark Crutcher ---motivated by their sincere love for Fr. Pavone and their concern for the prolife mission--- may nevertheless have inadvertently hurt Fr.Pavone. They claim Bishop Zurek is trying to "force" Fr. Pavone into disobedience. This is really a rash judgment, since it imputes malice on the part of Bishop Zurek ---a grave slander unless they have the supernatural power to read souls --- and it drives a wedge between Fr. Pavone and his spiritual father, to whom he is striving to remain loyal in accordance with his sacred vows.