{"id":1980,"date":"2005-09-24T22:29:37","date_gmt":"2005-09-24T22:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/the-big-dig-in-boston.html"},"modified":"2005-09-24T22:29:37","modified_gmt":"2005-09-24T22:29:37","slug":"the-big-dig-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/the-big-dig-in-boston.html","title":{"rendered":"The Big Dig in Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most outspoken priests in the Boston area has been Father Walter Cuenin of Our Lady Help of Christians in Newton.<\/a> He announced his resignation – or departure from the parish – today.<\/p>\n

Here’s an article from the Boston Herald. <\/a> Expect more tomorrow. Two things have happened this week: The Massachusetts Catholic Conference has asked pastors to invite parishioners to sign petitions regarding a constitutional amendment on the definition of marriage. Cuenin put a note in his bulletin explaining to his parishioners why he was not following the request of the Conference, which is, essentially, the bishops of the state. Secondly, financial issues have arisen, and are being cited as the direct cause of Cuenin’s resignation. <\/p>\n

To get more links, more analysis and more discussion, go Dom Bettinelli’s<\/a><\/p>\n

And on another local church front, don’t forget to keep checking out Rocco Palmo’s Whispers in the Loggia for <\/a>news and reax to the grand jury’s report on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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