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Article: San Francisco priests take on Quinn. (Archbishop John R. Quinn)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- January 28, 1994
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Facing his priests, San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn appeared tense and sometimes puzzled as he read a prepared statement. "Why now?" he asked. "This is very divisive, very harmful to the archdiocese."
Quinn was speaking at a special meeting he called to respond to a petition signed by 41 of San Francisco's 125 priests who were asking that a dozen city parishes, set to close this summer, remain open for at least two more years.
The priests say the process that led to the decision to close the parishes was deeply flawed, that they were not granted adequate input, and as a result, their archbishop was making some serious ...