In May, Bishop Larry Kulick asked Father John Moineau for his resignation as pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Immaculate Conception parishes. At the time, many felt as though a knife had been thrust into them, as it was so painful and still is. Now, in August, we find the sign above Queen of Angels Catholic School no longer has the “Pray for Father John” notice as he fights cancer. Since when as Catholics do we not pray for someone, especially the sick, or discourage it? And Father John’s picture has been removed from the church where other past pastors are displayed.
The knife is in and now has been twisted. Is it the desire of the bishop to eliminate the presence of Father John from the face of the earth, or just the Irwin and North Huntingdon areas? I sit here and think, why am I a Catholic?
Donna Villegas
North Huntingdon