But you do realize that a priest has no power without a bishop...what does his bishop say? Who is his bishop, and why is no one talking to him?
Bishop Hubbard is one of the worst of the AmChurch bishops. He's a diocese destroyer and I think he was one of Jadot's crop from the late '70s that was put in at an early age. He has done immeasurable damage to his diocese, but I guess we should count our blessings that he wasn't moved around or made a cardinal at any point.
That said, I feel truly sorry for the remaining Catholics in Albany. Were I in his diocese, I'd probably be a Byzantine rite Catholic or a Maronite.
If you want to get some idea of what a sordid mess the Albany diocese is, do the following search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=minkler+hubbard+albany+suicide
Wow, that is some predicament. The Catholic Church in the West should have listened to St. Cyprian when he argued for lay removal of bishops, something that has been practised in the East for the lonest time.