[dsc]

"homilies, and he gets rewarded with the largest parish in the diocese"

Rewarded by whom, by the Archbishop?

[dangus]

Rewarded by whom, by the Archbishop?

Probably the bishop himself. Contrary to the media protrayals and hate/gossip-mongering in the churches against him, he's a very modest guy. He makes his point, lets the priest rail against it but at the end of the day, the pews are full, so he figures the priest must be doing something right. I dont think he realizes how bad the priest opposes him, or that these people in the pews are in a cult of personality. By railing against the heirarchy, the priest makes a God of himself. Remove that God, and the faith of his congregants will be based on nothing. Perhaps he's hoping that other oriests and Catholics help that faith extend beyond the pastor and onto Church.