Uproar in East Boston as Archdiocese moves popular priest to Dedham

By adamg on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 10:09am

The East Boston Times reports on reaction to the Archdiocese of Boston's decision to transfer Father Wayne Belschner from Sacred Heart Parish to Dedham.

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the archdiocese is out of

By anon on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 12:02pm.

the archdiocese is out of control. acting like the government. reflecting the government. what:
trying to protect your non-profit status -- at what cost. watch yourselves. you're falling
for it.

Anon, maybe your post needs a

By PeterGriffith5 on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 1:09pm.

Anon, maybe your post needs a wee bit more editing. Right now, it's down right Palinesque.

The Archdiocese is doing what it does

By Waquiot on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 4:07pm.

It's not a democracy. It is an centralized organization that dispatches people to minister to the flock. It has a sublevel of parishes, but the parishes are subject to the Archbishop who decides on personnel matters. If Cardinal O'Malley thinks this guy could best serve the pastoral needs of the Archdiocese in Dedham compared to East Boston, it is within his power to move him. Frankly, this is not the worst reason to move a priest, I think we all know.

I'll never understand how Catholics don't understand the organization of their church.

Archdiocese is still handing

By Eastie resident on Sat, 07/02/2016 - 7:24am.

Archdiocese is still handing out millions of dollars to church abuse victims, they need to make cuts and balances in order to survive, they will probably replace father Wayne with someone that is younger and that would accept a lower pay.
I will bet any amount that the sacred heart church on Brooks street in East Boston will be up for sale in no time.

Wages aren't the issue

By Waquiot on Sat, 07/02/2016 - 11:53am.

A priest freshly ordained doesn't make much less than a priest near retirement. On the other hand, recruitment has been an issue for a few decades, and they did have a reduction in numbers back in 2002 for some reason.

Almost immediately, Elizabeth

By anon on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 1:43pm.

Almost immediately, Elizabeth Constantino, started an online petition at www.change.org and by Tuesday it had 951 signatures.

Apparently, Ms Constantino doesn't get the idea of 'change.' ALL priests get moved around - it's the way the Roman Catholic church does business. And while they might allow a one year reprieve, they ultimately do exactly what they want to do. They don't care about votes, and they don't care about petitions. If you don't like it, there's the door.

Catholicism is like the

By anon on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 3:20pm.

Catholicism is like the McDonalds of churches. It's a bunch of franchises.