Bishop Zurek Tightens His Grip on Pro-Life Organization's Money

Edit: That's what this is all about.  It's about maintaining the power of the heavily subsidized official AmChurch and its agenda.

“This is patrimony of the church. It belongs to the church. People give their money over the understanding that it goes to the church or church auspices and programs and ministries.”

Questioning the finances of Pavone’s charities doesn’t mean there’s a crisis, Waldow said.

Shouldn't you at least be Catholic first, if you're going to lay claim to Catholic funds? But there is a crisis of confidence in the Bishop's orthodoxy.  More people should call for accountability from this Bishop and others like him, because they accept money under the auspices of defending and teaching the Catholic truth, and often, they won't bother to stop local "Catholic" Colleges in their Diocese from destroying the Faith of Catholic students, or stop pastors from perpetrating Liturgical abuses and teaching heresy.

Actually, the only time most Bishops are interested in discipline is when they need money and also, coincidentally, are in a position to destroy someone who promotes Catholic teaching.

[amarillo.com] Amarillo’s Roman Catholic bishop called for financial transparency not only from Priests for Life, an anti-abortion group commanding millions in annual contributions, but also from two other nonprofits associated with a popular pro-life priest.

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek has demanded that the Rev. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, produce documentation for how donations have been handled by the Staten Island, N.Y., charity’s affiliates Rachel’s Vineyard and Missionaries of the Gospel of Life, said Monsignor Harold Waldow, vicar of clergy for the Diocese of Amarillo.

Zurek has tethered Pavone indefinitely to Amarillo, cutting him off from full-time pro-life work because of a protracted dispute over financial stewardship accelerated by an apparent clash of wills.

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