Polish Priest Wants to Stay at Church, Report to New Bishop, MyFox St. Louis, March 5, 2008

Polish Priest Wants to Stay at Church, Report to New Bishop

MyFox St. Louis
March 5, 2008

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Polish priest at odds with St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke is refusing to participate in a process to defrock him.

The Rev. Marek Bozek, pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka church, was scheduled to meet with Burke on Wednesday. But in a letter delivered to Burke beforehand, Bozek said he could not in good conscience subject himself to what he called a "parody of a legal process."

Bozek told reporters he will stay at St. Stanislaus but will transfer to the jurisdiction of another bishop.

Last month, Burke warned Bozek to stop celebrating sacraments as an excommunicated priest, among other concerns. Burke was to comment later Wednesday.