St Stanislaus Parish Defies Archbishop Burke

A mystery priest from Poland delivered a Christmas present to worshippers at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in St. Louis.

Roger Krasnicki, a spokesman for the St. Stanislaus board, said a few people were upset that the board found its own priest in defiance of Burke's orders. A few board members received threatening phone calls, and someone set fire to a grassy area near the church after midnight Mass on Friday, he said. The fire was extinguished without any damage to the property.

The board is keeping the identity of the priest a secret, Krasnicki said, to shield him from any repercussions.

"This guy is out on a limb. . .. He's under a lot of pressure," he said.

The priest, who was flown in from Poland, will celebrate Mass again Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m., but he will soon return to his own parish, board member Bob Zabielski said.

The appeal to the Holy See failed, the board refuses to abide by the decision of the Holy See and they publicly defy the Archbishop who has not granted faculties to any priest to celebrate Holy Mass at St. Stanislaus. Apparently this has been in the works for a while...

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