PENNSYLVANIA
Bucks County Courier Times
J.D. Mullane
I'll hand it to Monsignors Samuel Shoemaker and Francis Statkus of St. Ignatius of Antioch Church in Lower Makefield.
They took a chance last week when they appeared before parishioners who confronted them about their roles as "enablers" - men who helped shuffle pedophile priests around the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for years.
I'm not sure the move paid off.
I can't see how Monsignor Shoemaker can survive as pastor - even if he does have the support of Cardinal Justin Rigali.
Fact is, the most sustained applause of the evening last week came when a parishioner told Shoemaker, "You must go!"
Extraordinary.