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Impeach the archbishop?

CAN AN ARCHBISHOP be impeached? If so, there is one who is abusing his power big time and overstepping his bounds. He is not God; far from it. More pain is now being inflicted on parishioners who cannot drive anymore or are ill. He wants them to stand on the corners of former churches for a bus to take them to another church which they really do not want to go. It's not only dangerous but stupid, not to mention the weather. They will have to leave their homes earlier, etc. How much more pain will Burke cause us? We know what he needs the money for, but we need our own church. Take care of us first. There is still time, Burke, to find another way to pay for your wayward priests. We Catholics sacrificed enough. Keep St. Boniface open, give us back our dignity and our pride.

It sounds to me that this person has far too much pride already and does not need any more. And he has a flawed understanding of dignity. Perhaps he should petition the archdiocese to provide special transportation services for all parishioners to go to and from Mass? God forbid that someone has to get up a few minutes earlier on a Sunday morning. Far too many Catholics today have sacrificed nothing - except perhaps their own souls. Going a few extra blocks is a torment? One should be thankful that he even has a place to worship.

One would think the Post would be hesitant to print things of this nature, particularly when it seems to come from someone who is unable to reconcile himself to the realities of life, who hurls accusations and innuendo without supporting facts, and whose mental state seems to be in question.

Then again, this is the Post Dispatch, should we really expect anything more?

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