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Walter Cuenin
By adamg on Sun, 09/25/2005 - 4:41pm
He's the Newton priest and outspoken critic of Bernie Law who suddenly resigned.
Cuenin baptized both Daigo and his son:
It is really really too bad, and I am more sad than angry ...
Domenico compares Cuenin to Dennis Kozlowski, former Tyco CEO and soon to be inmate because of the way Cuenin had been receiving a living expense stipend and car lease and insurance payments from the parish over and above what the rules and regulations of the archdiocese lay out:
... What's ironic is that liberals have been pointing to Kozlowski's antics at Tyco as another example of conservative corporate greed at the expense of the little guy. But here we have this liberal icon doing the same thing. I wonder if all the liberal deep-pockets in Newton will pony up to help Cuenin pay off his tens of thousands of debt when he's apparently done the very same thing that liberals have condemned in others. ...
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"Liberal icon?"
How exactly is a Catholic priest a "liberal icon?" Last time I checked, Catholicism still included tenets against homosexuality, abortion, and divorce. I don't think defending rape victims automatically makes you a "liberal." I do think Domenico likes to hide behind labels and spout a lot of baseless propaganda...
Re: "Liberal icon?"
>Last time I checked, Catholicism still included tenets against homosexuality, abortion, and divorce.
That is precisely why Walter was "fired." He was for, or at least he sounded like, those issues mentioned above. He refused to read about same-sex marriage statement that archdiocese required him to read in the mass. He publicly welcomed divorced into his church. He also spoke about women should be able to become priests, and that priests should be able to get married. It was very surprising at first when he said those things in his sermon, and I don't think not everyone liked what they heard, but you have to appreciate that there are at least someone questioning those things. Our Lady's in Newton was, and I hope it continues to be, very active and lively church. I look forward to go there every Sunday.
good for him, but.....
I could be the most moderate member in Al Qaeda, but it doesn't make me a "liberal." If he is progressive, that's fantastic, but I object to the label "liberal" being thrown around.