NEWTON (MA)
Newton Tab
By Bernie Smith/ Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of supporters of Rev. Walter Cuenin are expected to march this Sunday on Archbishop Sean O'Malley's residence at the Boston Chancery in protest to the removal of the popular pastor and archdiocesan critic.
Cuenin, who had been the pastor of the Our Lady's Help of Christians Church since 1993, has been forced to resign his post amid accusations of financial mismanagement, a charge his supporters dispute.
The archdiocese has alleged Cuenin accepted monthly stipends in excess of what is permissible by its rules, and was improperly given use of a parish-leashed car. Cuenin accepted the archdiocese's decision, and has called on his supporters to accept it as well.