[Slyfox]

The Safe Environments Program in 1999, from what I understand, was instituted by the parish itself. St. Thomas was the first parish to do anything like that in the wake of the Rudy Kos fiasco. The March 19th audit was conducted by the diocese and found, through an oversight, that a few staffers had not been checked. Father was given one month to complete the checks and was working on them when he was called to see the bishop in order to be fired. The bishop claims that it was tough-love, but it was actually a point used to dislodge a conservative priest from a successful parish.

On the same note, George W. Bush was totally within his right to address a grievence and have a court rule in the matter. It is no different in this case. There was no lie except in the fact that HE was lied to when he said he would be given one month to complete the checks.

[pgkdan]

On the same note, George W. Bush was totally within his right to address a grievence and have a court rule in the matter. It is no different in this case.

It is not the same thing. Bush never took a vow of obedience. Your Priest did and no matter how much you people want him to stay on he should obey his bishop and leave.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

that a few staffers had not been checked

There's quite a disparity between a few and none.