When he left OLHC, it was a mutual agreement.
This is a deceitful statement.
In another thread, Fr. Starbuck, himself, makes it clear it was NOT "a mutual agreement."
Others posted that Fr. Starbuck was threatened with police action against him if he set foot on the property of OLHC.
You posted heavily in that thread.
You know darn good and well that Fr. Starbuck's departure was NOT "a mutual agreement".
To refresh your memory:
19 December 2021SundayI had a sermon prepared for this morning. However,there are some matters of business that do not allow ofdeferral. Therefore, I will present that sermon at a later time.I have always tried to be truthful and to do the rightthing. And sometimes I have paid a price for that. Butplease know this about me: I will always try to behonest with you and to fulfill my commitment to youas a public servant and as a priest.I want to begin by
saying that these past five weeks of my life have beenlike no others. My vocation is not a job. It demands my every moment, and my every commitment, but this is especially so these past few weeks. And this on topof so much recent loss. I have given 15 years now ofmy life to this parish (a quarter of my life), and I washoping to spend the remainder of my years here. I still hope that is possible. Over these years, I have rolled with the punches, & endured intricate/delicate, indeed,often complex situations. I have held my own. But when Fr. Perez died, there was only one person here who would rightfully have pastoral seniority to succeedhim; and, like it or not, that is me. But shortly after Fr. Perez’s death, a lay board rose up asserting its legal authority to appoint the next “pastor” of this parish. Iwant to be clear in stating that (w/o pointing a finger at them) this is Lutheranism pure and simple.Laypeople could never have the ecclesial power or jurisdiction to appoint or create a pastor. That they may have a legal right is not the same as having a divine right. And while there are fine people on this board who engendermy complete respect, the cohesion and leadership of this lay incorporation has been problematic. Nor do I see it being able to work. I did make it clear that I will not serve under another “pastor.” At the same time, I have wanted to facilitate the transition that the churchis undergoing at least through the end of the year. That has been my desire.I do not take my marching orders from laypeople. And I cannot, as a priest, answer to competing voices on a lay board. And moreover, as a priest, my credibility, leadership,and moral responsibility could be jeopardized if asituation not yet addressed in this parish is allowed to continue. My continuous requests for the vetting ofpriests serving in this parish have not & are not being met. We have had a couple of “priests” coming through here whose ordination I found questionable(based on information that later became available), and we have had at least one priest who had no business being here. Yes, mistakes were made (albeit, not onmy part), and we should have learned from them. Five years ago, I proposed to Fr. Perez the following specific requirements of any priest serving in this parish. And they are the following:1. A criminal background check with ID, performed by a reputable third party, meeting state compliancy.Also, the background check that I am requesting is not just a clearance check. It must consist of a positive trace of the person’s history.2. References.3. A chronological work history.4. Proof of ordination. And I want to know the ordaining bishop, seminary, and formational contacts. And just for your information, as a Dominican Iunderwent thorough background checks and continuous vetting over a period of seven years. And I lived under a virtual microscope 24 hours a day duringthat time. Moreover, my background is not hidden. My formation and ordination can be found on the Internet. They are public.Of note, a request that I made of Fr. Perez last summer got dragged out, & and was never completed. And if Ido not say something now, this situation will never be addressed. Let me ask a question. If you hired someone to work on your house, would you not wantreferences? Or if you sent your children to a day care center, would you not want references? This is the house of God. Can we be any less responsible? So here is what I am asking: A priest is a public person. Let me repeat that: A priest is a public person. Therefore, with due respect to all parties involved & a presumption of good will on the part ofall, I am asking that the vetting of Fr. Wiest be completed, and that the results of that vetting process, including proof of ordination be made public. Theproblem is that there is no public life of any Fr.Michael Wiest (I know this in part, not just because it cannot be found on the internet, but because I actually had a professional investigator call me one day to inform me of this. He was completely puzzled.) there is no public life of any Fr. Michael Wiest who wasborn in Chicago, ordained in Italy, and who served in any parish or diocese during these past 30 or so years.There is no public record of ministry. There is norecord of pastoral assignments. In short, there is nosuch public person. And the fact that there is no such public person does not just amount to an absence of information, it amounts to a fact that demands explanation. It is a problem. And for this reason many in this parish question his ordination. For his own benefit we need to answer this question. And we need to know the credentials of any priest serving inthis parish. That is not asking too much.Finally, while I do not acknowledge the ecclesial authority of a lay board, if one is to exist, it must be cohesive, charitable, and committed to the principles of the Catholic faith. And if the parishioners of this church are unhappy with this arrangement, perhaps they need to consider another option, perhaps the appointment of a new board which they feel representsthem. ....https://www.cathinfo.com/crisis-in-the-church/olhc-laypersons-attempting-to-take-over-chapel-censor-father-starbuck'es-sermon/msg794398/#msg794398
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