According to a source, Fr. Dennis Sheehan ran the election. Parishioners voted and Sheehan called call-me-Sean with a list naming the top three priests who got the most votes. Sheehan hung up and within five minutes, Sean called him back and chose Congdon.
I didn't ask the names of the other two priests elected as I was grocery shopping at the time, but I'll get those details at a later point.
For those of you from out of town - with respect to faithfulness to the teachings of the Church, Fr. Congdon is really bad news. I was actually surprised to see him as an active priest as last I knew, he was disgusted with the elevation of Cardinal Ratzinger and the validation of the Sacrament of Marriage between a man and a woman.
More later, stay cool!
Any word on who the two other men were? Who was invited to vote? Is this a common practice in Boston?
Posted by: Padre Prospectus | June 28, 2007 at 12:59 PM
Padre,
I haven't had time to check back on the details of who the other two were.
Is this common in Boston - it is since Sean got here.
How does it work?
It isn't an open election, that's for sure. O'Malley doesn't want the Vatican to know.
Usually, somebody who is running the parish (either a lay person if the pastor is a lame duck hired hand, or, as in this case, the outgoing pastor)recruit the small number of lay people who are in control - the top money givers, feminist stampeding loudmouth women who have the priests paralyzed by the private parts - and they quietly develop the list which is handed to O'Malley.
Happy 4th!
Posted by: Carol | June 29, 2007 at 03:43 PM
I'm dying in suspense...Does anyone know who the other two men were?
Posted by: Marius | July 12, 2007 at 04:22 PM
Carol, have you heard anything else from St. Pauls?
Posted by: Frank | July 17, 2007 at 06:35 AM