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PDF versionPriests for Life in $608,000 debt, faces financial peril
by Tom Gallagher on Feb. 21, 2012
In another urgent fundraising letter dated February 2012, Priests for Life is seeking $608,000 "in the next two weeks in to pay bills that are now over 90 days old."
Fr. Frank Pavone, the embattled national director of Priests for Life, states that the "financial problem we're facing is the combination of two things, really; neither of which we had any control over."
In this missive, Pavone drops from his letterhead the role of national director of the Gospel of Life Ministries.
The two outside factors that have put Priests for Life in this critical situation are the economy and donors reneging on paying their pledges, he writes.
As for the economy, Pavone plays dithering economist and says the economy has been "in a rut for three years now. And I have no idea when it's going to get back on track. But the continued high unemployment and low consumer confidence is wreaking havoc with families ... including our Priest for Life family. A fairly large percentage of your fellow Priests for Life supporters have been forced to cut back on their gifts to us for the simple reason that they are having a tough time making ends meet in their own families."
By the end of 2011, more than $600,000 in promised gifts never arrived.
Ironically, Pavone claims he was actually acting "prudently" in spending more than $600,000 on the basis of prior donations materializing at the end of the year. "Instead our bills kept mounting and mounting."
In a surprise move, Priests for Life "even trimmed our staff a bit and cut back on several projects and mission trips." No details were provided. In prior fundraising letters, Pavone wrote with bravado that he was not going to make any cuts in staff or the budget, as everything was full-steam-ahead.
Now Priests for Life print vendors are no longer doing business with the organization because of non-payment of past invoices.
Not surprisingly, Pavone never accepts some or all of the responsibility for the desperate situation in which Priests for Life finds itself. Pavone never suggests that his dysfunctional behavior and relationship with his own bishop, Patrick Zurek of the Amarillo, Texas, diocese, in which Pavone is seeking an intervention by the Vatican, might be to blame for scaring off donors.
In Pavone's world, the blame is always placed on someone else. Of course, Pavone rolls out the devil as the cause for Priests for Life's financial problems.
Zurek seems prescient when he voiced deep concerns about Pavone's management and governance of Priests for Life many months ago.
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A way forward for Priests for Life
The U.S. bishops' conference ought to step in and take over Priests for Life, reconstitute the board and have Priests for Life's work coordinated with the Office of Pro-Life Activities. The bishops' Pro-Life Committee could serve as at the new board of directors. The U.S. bishops could create an organization similar to Catholic Relief Services, where it controls the organization through the board of directors. The various priests associated with Priests for Life could be called home by their bishops or provincials and Pavone's existing, self-appointed board could pass a resolution appointing a new slate of directors, which would be controlled by the U.S. bishops' conference.
The newly created board could pass new board resolutions changing the by-laws in a way that the U.S. bishops' conference would control the entity on a going forward basis. At this point, the Knights of Columbus would make a sizable donation to wipe out the debts of Priests for Life and/or make a multi-year donation commitment to Priests for Life. All of this would capitalize on the work done to date by Priests for Life and eliminate the instability that Pavone brings to the equation. A professional staff could be hired to run the organization and enable it to become a mainstream Catholic organization.
What to do with Pavone?
It's hard to imagine that Pavone will receive from the Vatican a "get out of jail" card that would allow him to be largely free from the Amarillo diocese and Zurek. As part of the reorganization outlined above, Pavone could become "national director emeritus" and be allowed to offer speeches around the country, but have nothing to do with the governance or management of Priests for Life, and he would be based in the Amarillo diocese responsible to the bishop. Pavone could be allowed to continue his TV appearances with EWTN. In this way, Pavone can still have a coveted microphone in his hands, but not the checkbook and control.
Just wondering...how is Fr
Just wondering...how is Fr Pavone able to continue representing Priests for Life after being recalled by his bishop? Was he not suspended from active ministry outside of Amarillo, TX?
I'm going to guess that
I'm going to guess that there's a difference between 'active ministry' and being the head of a company. Because the bishop let Father Pavone go to the March for Life, (we saw him there! It was amazing!!) Father Pavone isn't a prisoner. He wasn't forced to resign from Priests for Life.
Thank you for letting me
Thank you for letting me know. I made a donation to thank him for all the babies he has helped save.
your donation may go to put
your donation may go to put more babes into foundation laps, not babies into this life.
a sucker is born every minute
never give a sucker an even break
feed the hungry where you are, directly.
grant sanctuary to the homeless
outside your own door
This organization does more
This organization does more for babies and women than any other organization out there. The fact that Fr. Pavone is willing to spend so much time, money, and energy to save babies makes me want to write him a check.
You know, if you've done a
You know, if you've done a bit of research and are satisfied with the answers the good father has given about the financial crisis he finds himself and Priests for Life and its satellite ministries, more power to you. Get out your checkbook and send him a generous offering.
As for me, I'd get more bang for my pro-life buck by donating to Birthright or any number of local crisis pregnancy centers who deliver direct services to women in crisis pregnancies.
But if you've reached a different conclusion, good for you. Please respect my decision not to give to huge, national organization that has apparently gone through millions of dollars in donations, based solely on the charism of its founding priest.
What you suggest is far too
What you suggest is far too rational and logical for the leadership of the Church and the organizations you mentioned to pursue.
Good proposal. I've been an
Good proposal. I've been an ardent pro-lifer for many years and attend the March for Life every year. I must say, I have always found Pavone rather off-putting. He seems most interested in Pavone and talking about how pro-life Pavone is and if your not out there doing as much as Pavone is, you're not up to snuff.
That said, pulling the group into the USCCB's orbit could provide some much needed sanity.
Just as the Vatican
Just as the Vatican whitewashed the mess of LC & RCoeli left behind by the crook Maciel??
Better to bury it all at once.
If their work is truly of God's will, it will be restarted again after a while.
Far better to use those resources on hurting families now -- That's truly "Pro-Life"--caring for the already born!
What about the outright
What about the outright slaughter of the innocence?? The ones who are already born, in some ways, can defend themselves. It's tough, but they at least have a voice - they can work, vote, run, etc. The poor little babies in the womb are being murdered, and Fr. Pavone is doing everything he can to give them a voice! Plus, he has ministries that counsel women and men who have experience abortions or miscarriages, and he has the living will for the elderly on the PFL website (you can order it!) He seems to me like he cares for all stages of life.
Pro-Life should be like a
Pro-Life should be like a football game. The object of the game is to advance the ball down the field. No coach would advocate using only a single vertical track. No. You span the horizontal terrain. Pro-Life has become a single-issue campaign and it ignores what Cardinal Bernardin left us with as his legacy - the seamless garment approach.
Why is there no push back on the bloated military budget? That is not pro-life? That is a Republican special interest group.
Why has there been no speaking out in response to Archbishop Dolan's September 15th letter asking for education and advocacy on poverty and unemployment? That too is a pro-life issue. Would we perhaps anger our good friends in the finance industry?
Why is there nothing on capital punishment? That also is pro-life?
Universal Healthcare is a pro-life issue. Everyone deserves health care. Oh, I forgot the Republicans say that we have no right to that.
It seems to me that pro-life sounds like a group of cafeteria Catholics. They pick and choose and politics plays a big role as well as one's connection with the monied interests.
I'm more than weary of
I'm more than weary of priests who express Pavone's belief that they had no control over matters of church. Is that because they sold their free will when they lay before the bishop at ordination and promised to obey HIM? And later never
had the courage to speak the truth and defend victims and decry abuses of power? Nineteen years after quitting my job at a Catholic school that would not investigate claims of abuse, I had the opportunity to testify for victims.
I have little sympathy for priests who stand aside in their ubiquitous unknowing.
Priests for Life, if it can't
Priests for Life, if it can't bet other priests to contribute, should be liquidated. Like the marchers for Crossroads, just saying you are "for Life" means nothing without a cogent set of legislative goals - which priesthood does not really endow them with being able to do. I have not seen them fight particularly hard for a family wage, so frankly they are no use to the unborn. Pay off their debts and bid them good riddance.
"they are no use to the
"they are no use to the unborn?" Do you read the things you write? If they do anything, it is to advocate for the unborn.
Mr. Gallagher, I am a
Mr. Gallagher, I am a recipient of these letters especially the one above that you wrote on. I am really glad that you did post this in your article because we Catholics should in fact stand together to HELP Fr. Frank and Priests For Life in their fight in ending abortion.
Mr. Gallagher, as a reporter for the National Catholic Reporter am I right to assume that you yourself is a Catholic? If so, do you not support the Church and her teachings on the preservation on the sanctity of life?
Fr. Frank and Priests For Life are in the forefront along with EWTN and other religious leaders, not just Catholics and Christians, who sees Obama's insurance ploy for exactly what it is: a violation of our religious rights.
Please Mr. Gallagher, instead of writing news about Priests For Life's financials which is really old news especially since to this day, Bishop Zurek has not clarified what it is exactly he is alledging since obviously there is no financial impropriety to begin with, how about writing what is the issue now, which is the HHS Mandate.
Priests For Life is not a lone rogue soldier on this cause. The USCCB is also against this and they are doing something about it. Cardinal Dolan is not silent about this and in fact is very very vocal about his disappointment with what Obama had done. Even Fr. Frank's Bishop in Amarillo, Bishop Zurek, also happens to be against the HHS Mandate. Read his statement in his Amarillo diocese website. He says it right there.
This fight is not just about infringing on religious rights, Mr. Gallagher, Because it may be that now ... but what will the Obama administration infringe upon next? That caucasians should only marry caucasians? African Americans can only marry fellow African Americans? Asians can only marry Asians?
Or will the next policy in America be a "one child only" policy .... and any mother having a second child will be arrested and brought to a hospital for a forced abortion?
What's next, Mr. Gallagher?
What's all this then?
What's all this then? "Racial purity" laws from a biracial president? Forced abortions? Have you been reading too much science fiction? How about the anti-choice right wing plan in Virginia to force women who are planning to have an abortion to have a invasive procedure? Is that on your radar screen?
I'm going to guess that the
I'm going to guess that the 'racial purity' comes from the fact that birth control was actually first used in the 60's by Margaret Sanger to 'purify' the races, aka she marketed birth control to the poor Black populations. In a 1922 book entitled “Woman, Morality, and Birth Control”, she wrote the following….
“Birth control must lead ultimately to a cleaner race.” Most birth control and contraceptive methods force the woman's body to eject the baby when it is in the uterus, resulting in a forced abortion.
Also, the Virginia plan that you are referring to:
Except in the case of a medical emergency, at least 2 hours before the performance of an abortion a qualified medical professional trained in sonography and working under the direct supervision of a physician licensed in the Commonwealth shall perform fetal ultrasound imaging and auscultation of fetal heart tone services on the patient undergoing the abortion for the purpose of determining gestational age. The ultrasound image shall be made pursuant to standard medical practice in the community, contain the dimensions of the fetus, and accurately portray the presence of external members and internal organs of the fetus, if present or viewable. Determination of gestational age shall be based upon measurement of the fetus in a manner consistent with standard medical practice in the community in determining gestational age. When only the gestational sac is visible during ultrasound imaging, gestational age may be based upon measurement of the gestational sac. A print of the ultrasound image shall be made to document the measurements that have been taken to determine the gestational age of the fetus.
Who says it must be invasive? The Virginia state law does not require a transvaginal ultrasound, and transabdominal ultrasounds are commonly performed in the first trimester as well. The state legislature leaves the decision of what kind of ultrasound is performed up to the discretion of the doctor who performs it. Never mentioned is the fact that abortion is entirely voluntary. No woman is going to be forcibly tied down, made to have a transvaginal ultrasound, and then forced into an abortion.
"No woman is going to be
"No woman is going to be forcibly tied down, made to have a transvaginal ultrasound, and then forced into an abortion."
Tell that to the women in China!
That is in China, a
That is in China, a communist, sick country that forces a one-child policy and still openly hunts down Christians. They will not do that here.
Anon says "That is in China,
Anon says "That is in China, a communist, sick country that forces a one-child policy and still openly hunts down Christians. They will not do that here."
Sure about that?
Go back and check your
Go back and check your history! Look how Hitler started out before he became what he was!
Go study China and communism.
NOW see what Obama is doing!
We are not too far behind from what happened to Germany and China!
Perhaps you should reread
Perhaps you should reread your history Bobbi and try a real history book. Hitler started out attempting an armed coup in a beer hall, was arrested and spent time in jail where he wrote Mein Kampf, which he then followed to a T. He got out of jail and formed his own army of brown shirts where he used all available force including murder, to intimidate his opposition.
Obama has done exactly what along these lines?
Ah yes! First the China card,
Ah yes! First the China card, then the Hitler card. That's what the nefariously even Barack Obama is up to!
FYI, as the philosopher Jon Stewart noted, neither Mao nor Adolph started with "health insurance reform."
To add, hopefully, another
To add, hopefully, another perspective to this: I was at a very large party this past weekend, and I was surprised that a topic of conversation of a group there were discussing the Obama administration's mandate regarding reproductive health coverage and the Catholic bishop's responses. Every single one of the non-Catholic, and a number of Catholic attendees, were completely opposed the the Catholic bishop's involvement is a public policy matter. As was stated several time, "Those men (bishops) should stay the hell out of MY insurance coverage and MY politics." I mention this to illustrate that it is not only an issue for us Catholics and that, in the way the bishops have gone about these sort of things, has consequences throughout the non-Catholic spheres as well.
priests for life? what,
priests for life? what, instead of like, just for the weekend?
It refers to Priests that are
It refers to Priests that are pro-life. It's kind of like that group Feminists for Life: http://www.feministsforlife.org/ They also believe that women deserve better than abortion, and that life should be fought for and protected.
Priests For Life is NOT like
Priests For Life is NOT like Feminists For Life. FFL is a secular group, and takes no formal stand on contraception, the death penalty, etc.
While they both advocate to end abortion, they take vastly different approaches.
Non sunt facienda mala ut
Non sunt facienda mala ut eveniant bona
Seems to me like Fr. Pavone and Priests for Life are doing some mighty good work right now. I'm glad that Priests for Life is asking for donations. Someone had to step up to the plate and go against Obama's HHS mandate. I think this report here is all about resurrecting old "blasphemous", "slanderous", accusations. What happened to the "National Catholic Reporter"? This is turning into a Catholic pro-life bashing blog. Ask yourself : Is something good coming out of this article? Not! We must not do evil, even in order that some good may come. It's disgusting if ya' ask me!
Couldnt have said it better,
Couldnt have said it better, Mirta!
That's why I wrote my comment directly to Tom Gallagher! Why will NCR even post such an article! not only is it out of date but it also does not list certain pertinent information!
When I got the above letter, I understood what they needed and why so I increased my donation. It may not be substantial but every small bit helps. Especially when in my eyes, Priests For Life is David who is trying to stand up and fight against Goliath who happens to be the Obama administration.
I believe in the Priests For
I believe in the Priests For Life and Fr. Frank Pavone, and will continue to support their noble cause. Abortion for any reason is intrinsically evil and the worst crime perpetrated on mankind since the beginning of mankind. I feel nothing but compassion for my brothers and sisters who see it otherwise.
It seems that while Pavone
It seems that while Pavone may have good intentions at the outset, PFL now exists for the benefit of its' fund raising contractors who are kind enough to let PFL keep a sliver of what they raise with their bombastic campaigns.
The timing of this article
The timing of this article strikes me as a little too coincidental to actually be a coincidence. It was only a few days ago that Priests for Life announced the lawsuit they're bringing against the Obama administration, yet the author somehow neglected to mention this subject anywhere in the entire article. I'm no reporter, but it seems to me that PFL's lawsuit is just slightly more newsworthy of a topic than their fundraising appeals. Something tells me that Mr. Gallagher is attempting to divert attention away from the flurry of positive press surrounding this recent development.
Maybe it's just me, Jessica,
Maybe it's just me, Jessica, but how can Father Frank beg for money because he is in a financial crisis while at the same time launching what is surely very expensive litigation against the Obama Administration?
Standing up for what's right
Standing up for what's right in this world is an expensive deal. At least we know the money will go to protecting our rights as Americans as well as the rights of the unborn. Go Father Frank!!
All of this debate and upset
All of this debate and upset and back-and-forth accusation reminds me of a question I have had for a very long time. Why doesn't the Church, if it values human life as much as it says it does, put far more of it's resources into the issue? I don't negate that the Catholic Church does a lot in taking care of the suffering peoples of the world, but I also know that it is not fully funding efforts to really help pregnant women find an alternative to abortion. The Church should strip itself of as much of it's riches as it has paid out in settlements with its sex abuse victims. Let go of the gilt and gold in our Churches and Cathedrals; wear simple vestments without the elaborate and medieval trappings of a long dead monarchy; find simple buildings for Church use rather than mega-million greenhouses or building literal palaces as monuments to bishops and popes, and on and on. We are not the Church of the poor, so how about we start to really become that and offer every form of assistance under the sun to REALLY protect the life of the unborn. This Fr. Pavone should have no financial problems at all if the Church did what it says it is here to do. His coffers should have been immediately filled by the USCCB, no matter what trouble he is in with his own bishop. Unfortunately, with the mismanagement of financies as practised by Rome (read Vatican) for centuries, and case after case of financial crimes committed in local churches and dioceses, and most bishops (and the cardinals! OMG the cardinals) will not give up one piece of finery until it starts at the top. And good grief - look at what the top wears!
OHThor - I don't completely
OHThor -
I don't completely disagree with you, although there is something to be said for preserving the Church's 2000+ year history. You're driving me crazy, however:
"Why doesn't the Church, if it values human life as much as it says it does, put far more of it's resources into the issue?...The Church should strip itself of as much of it's riches as it has paid out in settlements with its sex abuse victims."
ITS is possessive, belonging to IT.
IT'S is a contraction of IT IS.
I apologize for my mini-grammar rant. We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog comments.
Thank you for correcting my
Thank you for correcting my grammatical errors (common in much of my blogging, particularly if it is late at night). But, really, is that all you would want to say about this particular issue?
This is a shameful attack,
This is a shameful attack, loaded with distain, for a priest who has the guts to stick his neck out to stop the holocaust of abortion. We expect the attack from the enemies of God but not from professed believers. I would advise some deeper contemplative prayer for the author on the fundamentals of our faith...love, kindness, HUMILITY.
I will begin this message
I will begin this message with a very sincere statement that I do not believe ANYONE is pro-abortion. I believe EVERYONE is pro-life.
When you have been in ministries to the very poor you can better understand why a woman might select abortion over bringing a pregnancy to term. Consider the situation of an illegal imigrant: She already has five children, her husband has been deported and she is pregnant with their sixth child. She supports herself and her five children by working a BELOW MINIMUM WAGE job (Paid under the table in cash by a fortune 500 Company).
The "ghetto" in which she and her children reside is riddled with drugs, muggings, rapes and even murders. Each day is lived in fear. For the 1st three months after her husbands deportation she received help from the local Catholic Parish, after that the Church said they were unable to help her further. She spoke with her parish priest about an abortion and he of course hit her with hell and brimstone, she would go straight to hell, bla, bla, bla.
Fearing for the wellbeing of her five children she went ahead and had an abortion anyway. She would not go back to the priest who was so black and white in the issue. She was sure she was doomed to eternity in hell. I held a position in the parish (I am not a priest, I am a Religious Brother) and she came to me after the fact. I told her that she had to rely on God's mercy and such a serious issue was between she and God. I urged her to return to the Church, seek out a compassionate priest and resume her life.
Priests such as Pavone and the Preists for Life are in a money making business. His absurd stand in the case of the brain dead young lady in Florida a few years back shows his basic ignorance God's mercy. For Pavone and his ilk life is black and white. Get into the real world and it is not black and white. If our poor people had the "luxuries" of life (decent, safe housing, food, medical attention) like Pavone & others -- including myself as a member of a religious order --- then we might see the abortion rate go down.
Is abortion wrong? I think it is. Is it my place to judge anyone else, not being aware of their situation? DEFINTELY NOT --- THE WORD OF GOD TELLS US MOST DEFINITELY NOT OUR PLACE TO JUDGE OTHERS, in black and white. No question about that.
If life begins at conception (and we only have man telling us the soul is put in the egg at the moment of conception -- no where has God commented on that) then with each abortion we know another little angel has ascended to the Kingdom of God --- perhaps to have escaped an earthly life of....
God has a plan. There is a reason for everything. Trust Him.
If those who are so anti-abortion would only put their time and money into sex education I am sure we would eventually see the abortion rate go down.
As for as the Church's stance on birth control --------- not in the bible, anyplace. Strictly man made. The very sad thing about those who follow any religion blindly is they are closed off from the truth. Baptists interpret scripture one way - Catholics another. And then there are the other Religious beliefs outside of the Christiam realm. So who is right?
Give it some thought. Pray for Pavone that he becomes a healer in our Church rather than a divider. Examine your own conscience: Are you judging others on this issue or any other you do not understand?
We MUST TRUST GOD, NOT MAN and our heiarchy are men plain and simple.
If I've offended I apologize. I wold like to make it clear I am not speaking in favor of abortion. I would like to see it abolished from the face of the earth through education. I wonder just how many of you readers realize what a money making scheme all churches have going on the issues of birth control, abortion, and same sex marriage. The pastor at one of the parishes where I teach Catechism to poor immigrant children readily admints: "When the diocese wants more money from us I know I have to give an anti-birth control, anti-abortion or anti-gay marriage sermon. Those bring in the big bucks." What a sad statement about the affairs of the Christian Religion and in particular for our own church.
In Jesus and Mary,
Brother Luke
So basically what you're
So basically what you're saying is, if you're poor, rules and the natural law doesn't apply to you, and it's ok to murder?
Look, I'm not saying that this woman's situation wasn't bad, or that her priest was an idiot for not being more helpful, but you have got to fight for what's right in the world! There are plenty of ministries (through Priests for Life, I might add) that could have helped this poor women. As for Terri Schiavo, she was still alive and responsive for pete's sake! Why would it be ok to murder her? Father Pavone fought tooth and nail for her and I applaud him! What if your grandmother were in the hospital like that - still responsive, still alive, still trying? Would you just say 'nope, sorry grandma, I got a life to live and you're basically a tumor on my fun filled life. See ya!'
And where else would life start if not at the moment of conception? You can't start out as a non-human and then suddenly become human at another point. Either you're a human life from the beginning or you're not human at all. As for not judging, when Christ said that in the Bible, he meant the judging of souls. We have to make judgements in life. Isn't it a judgement when we decide who we marry? Isn't it a judgement when we decide who to hire? You sir, are very ignorant of your faith.
You know what my wish for
You know what my wish for Terri Schiavo is? That holier-than-everyone right-wing "pro-life" extremists will stop using her as a political football and allow her to finally rest in peace in the loving arms of a merciful God.
A correction: Terri Schiavo
A correction: Terri Schiavo was definitely not "responsive" as the term is commonly understood. The true facts are purposely distorted by those who have an agenda that allows for such a distortion as acceptable to achieve some other goal. This woman's "responses" were reflexive (i.e., nerve stimulation resulting in a reaction without connection to any other process like communication, reasoning, neurological processing, etc.) and not part of any thought-based response. It does not help even your own cause when the truth is twisted and manipulated to support your own opinions that are, again, not based on fact. Express them as a personal opinion, and let the discussion move foward from there.
"In Pavone's world, the blame
"In Pavone's world, the blame is always placed on someone else. Of course, Pavone rolls out the devil as the cause for Priests for Life's financial problems."
## He's practically guaranteed a mitre. Why would the devil need money ? STM the Dark Lord Sauron would be much more plausible perpetrator; blaming the devil for one's idiocies & sins is as sensible as blaming Sauron, or Lord Voldemort, or Xenu.
"The Romulans took the money" just doesn't seem terribly convincing - & not because Darth Vader has it. That kind of explanation is like blaming the devil - it does not explain anything, unless one regards Darth Vader, Sauron etc., as actual people in the "real world". Even if the devil is not imaginary in the way these other characters are, the devil is still not part of the "real world" in the way real people are, so cannot be treated as a defendant by a priest or anyone else. Assuming the devil to be real in its own, non-human, world - why would it want or need money ? How would it use it ? Pavone is thinking in a mythological way if he blames the devil for anything - he might as well blame the Cat in the Hat or the Grinch.
The little foxes spoil the
The little foxes spoil the grapes.
It seems to me that Priests
It seems to me that Priests for Life would be better served without Frank Pavone. His pattern of self importance, his knowing better than anyone else attitude, his controversial statements, his never at fault mentality and his habit of always running from one community and dioceses says a lot about his attitude toward his own self- importance. He left the Salesians seminary to join the Archdiocese of New York. When Cardinal Egan wanted to recall him back to the Archdiocese because he was needed for pastoral work he decided to look for another diocese to be associated with that would allow him to continue running P for L. Now that he is in trouble with another bishop, by his own words, is looking to leave Amirilo for another diocese. I assume his true goal in life is to see how many bishops he can drive crazy thus setting a new modern day record. Priests for Life would be better served with a more stable, less self engrossed and more financially responsible leader.
It seems to me that Priests
It seems to me that Priests for Life would be better served without Frank Pavone. His pattern of self importance, his knowing better than anyone else attitude, his controversial statements, his never at fault mentality and his habit of always running from one community and dioceses says a lot about his attitude toward his own self- importance. He left the Salesians seminary to join the Archdiocese of New York. When Cardinal Egan wanted to recall him back to the Archdiocese because he was needed for pastoral work he decided to look for another diocese to be associated with that would allow him to continue running P for L. Now that he is in trouble with another bishop, by his own words, is looking to leave Amirilo for another diocese. I assume his true goal in life is to see how many bishops he can drive crazy thus setting a new modern day record. Priests for Life would be better served with a more stable, less self engrossed and more financially responsible leader.
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