'Epic mismanagement' in Rockville Centre diocese

by Tom Gallagher on Feb. 17, 2010

Monday, I blogged on money woes in the Scranton, Pa., diocese. Last week I blogged on money woes in the Rockville Centre, N.Y., diocese. Now this comes from New York Newsday:

"In an unusual public rebuke, the pastor of a Roman Catholic church in Medford has distributed a letter criticizing the Diocese of Rockville Centre's buyout plan that could affect up to 1,800 employees.

"Chill winds now buffet the Diocese of Rockville Centre and colder still are some policies of its spokesmen," the Rev. Edward J. Kealey wrote in a letter handed out Sunday at Masses at St. Sylvester's Church. He titled the letter "Economics -- a dismal science in Rockville Centre."

"Our mission is not to hoard wealth, but to invigorate conviction," he wrote. He criticized what he called the "epic mismanagement" of diocesan finances and said the diocese's invitation to employees who take the buyout to return as volunteers "skates pretty close to injustice, especially in a period of mountainous unemployment."

You have to remember they are

Submitted by diana (not verified) on Feb. 22, 2010.

You have to remember they are trying to get rid of their highest paid employees. I am a teacher with 20 yrs experience and I am being offered the buyout even though I am only 45 yrs of age. They think a salary of 45k is too high to pay after all these years of experience. However, a salary this low on Long Island is not one you can actually live on. It is a shame this diocese is being so greedy. As I read through the paperwork, and read between the lines, they are pretty much saying, "take it now or else". They should all be ashamed of themselves.

Could you post excerpts from

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mar. 02, 2010.

Could you post excerpts from the offer? My curiosity is piqued on this buyout. Thanks!

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