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Weakland set to preside at a confirmation; protests ensue<\/a><\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Szews said he was surprised about the reaction, saying that St. John’s “has always been what some would call a ‘progressive’ parish.”<\/p>\n

“I would have thought that it was a parish that would have been much more sympathetic to Archbishop Weakland than perhaps other parishes in the archdiocese,” Szews said.<\/p>\n

Neither Van Vlaenderen nor Weakland were available for comment Friday.<\/p>\n

Associate Pastor Gerald Dominiak said in an interview that he did not know how many people in the 2,400-family parish had complained, and that he had not talked directly to any of them.<\/p>\n

“I was very saddened by it,” Dominiak said. “I could not believe that Christians could act that way. How do we expect to be forgiven if we can’t forgive?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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