Diago previously posted this account of the ending of the Latin Mass at St. Rose:
A friend just e-mailed me with this very sad news:
How fitting that as one of his final acts, Bishop Pilla appointed a liberal Pastor to St. Rose of Lima parish. The new pastor's first official act was to end the Latin Mass at St. Rose effective May 14. Happy Mother's Day! St. Rose curently has four Masses, but the Latin Mass draws more people than the other three combined and has a bigger collection than the other three combined. This only makes sense as a punitive act to punish some of his most outspoken critics.
Please contact the incoming Bishop:
Bishop Richard Lennon Office and Residence: 2101 Commonwealth Av. Boston, MA 02135-3192 Phone: 617-782-2544 FAX: 617-782-8358
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The Petratos letter is quite calm and is mostly devoted to praising the Old Mass and the former pastor of St. Rose. The final paragraph reads:
"We ask for your help in building a dialouge among all concerned parishioners with any time or suggestions in rectifying this situation. If you love St. Rose as much as I do, contact me, your fellow parishioner Robert."
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I'm with you trubluolyguy, not sure why Father Rooney went off the deep end.
I want to make one thing perfectly clear. I am a lifelong Catholic, but not an idiot. I have the obligation to voice my opinion as to how my parish is run. The pastoral team exists to serve us, not vice-versa.
This conflict must be resolved correctly. The parishioners prevail. I can't resist the sarcasm involved in saying that if gay issues (in a positive light) had been the subject of Mr. Petratos' letter, all might have been well ...
I must have been off FR for Lent when this was announced!
Who is the new Bishop and what is he like????
Can I move home yet?