Answer to OLL Bullitin Feb 6, 2011

I notice in the latest bulletin from OLL, that the Pastor is making an appeal to the congregation, to:
"inviting new members to join us. Or to "Bring Home", parishioners who may have drifted away over the years".
What part of," you drove them away", doesn't the Pastor understand? You destroyed the essence of the faithful of this parish, by your anger from uncovering the priest without faculties, that you had covered up for over 8 years, from St Thomas, to Our Lady of Lourdes parishes. This parish was a vibrant, thriving parish until you, for whatever reason you had, decided to rip apart this loving congregation.
And now you are looking for them to return to Our Lady of Lourdes? To what? An altar without the crucifix on it ? To the beloved statue given to us as a gift from pilgrims returning from Fatima being banished at one time in a closet?
A closed school? To a parking lot too small to hold the parishioners going to mass? To reduced confessions? To false teachings? To a pastor who doesn't say masses during the week, who doesn't hear confessions?It wasn't too long ago that the Pastor wanted to build a grotto,
facing Carmans Road. Was the parish flushed with so much money, that they could do that? Was it necessary for us to have a new Nativity for Christmas? Who complained about the old one?
FAITH, and Faith alone, will bring people back to the Catholic Church. Not the new progressive ideas, of turning the Catholic Church into a Protestant Church, but the returning back to the Catholic church as it had celebrated mass, with reverence To our Lord Jesus, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, as it had been celebrated
for over 2000 years. The Pastor did not want to listen to anyone that tried to contact him, as he did not want to listen to any criticism, or suggestion, from the Faithful of the parish, but instead listened, and pandered, to the progressives, who wanted instead to have their ears tickled, and to see dignitaries, who are pro-abortionists, receive holy communion, when our Pope had expressively stated that they should not.
No Msgr, you have no idea of the money you have lost, nor the amount of Parishioners, by your anger, and actions. Mathew Blockley was a lose cannon, and a lost priest, who should have had professional help within the church. Had his case been brought to light through the Bishop, and had the Bishop handled the matter, instead of you, taking it upon yourself to intercede, and not have him go back to Bishop Tomas Comacho, just maybe everything in the parish would have been dealt with ,in a loving, Catholic way. By dialogue and not angry actions. The actions taken against the faithful parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes, are your responsibility. Whether ordered by you, or done without your knowledge, it is your job to oversee all that goes on in the Parish. If you are too busy with your TV, and Radio shows, to actively do your job, then Msgr, it is time to resign from the job of being the Pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish.
My disdain, is not for a Pastor that made a mistake because of inability to understand, but from actions allowed to happen, with or without, your knowledge. As President Truman always said
"the Buck stops here" meaning he was responsible for anything under his charge. So too, should the Pastor of a parish, be responsible for all that happens in that parish. You can not run a parish from a long distance telephone call. Too bad you could not have learned that before coming to Our Lady of Lourdes. The Pastors job was accepted at that parish, and you should have done the job as it should have been done, by being in the parish to see to it that the parish is run by a caring Shepherd, that Pastors should be, leading the sheep safely home to our Lord.
Itzik