Changes at the Chancery?

By Jennifer Haselberger
Canonical Consultation
October 05, 2015

http://canonicalconsultation.com/blog.html

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis today received  this belated notice of staffing changes at the Chancery. As you can see, the announcement was sent to Archdiocesan employees last week.

Interestingly, in appointing Rip Riordan the legally troubled and criminally charged Archdiocese is both returning to an earlier era and apparently attempting to maintain its connection with the Saint Paul Police Department. Riordan served as the Director of Clergy Services during the McDonough-era (2004 to 2007), when Father Curtis Wehmeyer was running amok at the Church of Saint Joseph. And, while John Vomastek was a former SPPD commander, according to LinkedIn Rip Riordan has been appointed a 'chaplain' to the Saint Paul Police.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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