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What would you do if your pastor’s 25th ordination anniversary was coming up and quite a few people in the parish didn’t like him (and many complaints to the archdiocese)? In fact, there is a good chance that he will be sent elsewhere later this year. Should the parish still try to have some sort of celebration? If you were one of the people who didn’t like him would you attend a celebration if one was held? Or would you feel like that would be hypocritical?
 
I would go and pray for my parish priest if I were you. At-least give thanks to God that he has ben faithful to his vows for 25 years.

A lot of people do not like my parish priest because he is kind of dry and not the warmest/outgoing person. I try to give my priest fair chance, and so since I have nothing personally against him I find the good things about him. I can’t really dislike my priest over his personality and charisma flaws; those are human.
 
The right answer is to have compassion for this priest and have an event for him. I understand there are good priests and then there are great priests. Just remember that he is bringing you the body of Christ each day. Without him you would have no Body of Christ. Make an attempt to understand him and show him some courtesy. It will go a long way in being a good Christian. We must love everyone. I think you really knew this all along. Take care and good luck.
 
I think you should still do something for him regardless. Jesus tells us - demands, actually - that we show each other Mercy. Hard to do when it comes to certain individuals, but it brings us closer to God none the less.
 
PAboy57 said:
The right answer is to have compassion for this priest and have an event for him. I understand there are good priests and then there are great priests. Just remember that he is bringing you the body of Christ each day. Without him you would have no Body of Christ. *** Make an attempt to understand him and show him some courtesy.*** It will go a long way in being a good Christian. We must love everyone. I think you really knew this all along. Take care and good luck.
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Throw him the celebration of his life, have as many of you show up as possible, extend every courtesy you can, and the next mass, do the same, be prepared for tears to fall from his eyes, be prepared for him to open up to you, and vice versa to him, and expect to have a greatly more happy experience with him. I’m sitting here rather sorry for myself, not fitting too well into the local parishes, people wise, and here is this poor soul, the priest himself getting the same treatment. God bless him, all I’m saying, and if I could meet him some day, I would feel honored to a very high degree.
 
What beautiful charitable,compassionate responses.
God Bless you all
 
In your post you say that ‘People don’t like him’. That makes it very hard for me to give an answer. If it is because he just doesn’t have a winning personality, I think people should go to his 25th celebration.

On the other hand, if people don’t like him because he did a lot of cruel things, I have to wonder why people haven’t switched parishes. (unless it is a small town with no other options).

I use to attend a church where a priest was constantlt saying cruel and hurtful things to me loud enough for the whole congragation to hear. Over and above hurting my feelings he was publicly humiliating me. I no longer attend that church. I must admit, I do need to confess for the way I responded to him and what I told him he could do.

I believe as Catholics, we need to hold everybody accountable for their actions. how is this priest going to become a better person if he never suffers the consequences of his actions?

Again, I think it all depends on the reason people don’t like him

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