wwfed …

… A large group of parishioners of the Iglesia Catolica San Andres padlocked their pastor out of the church Sunday morning to protest his continued assignment to the Spanish-speaking Catholic community of Robeson County. In addition to the lock that had been bolted outside the side door, a sign on the glass read, “Iglesia Cerrada hasta que tengamos nuevo parroco. Justicia!!” That loosely translates to “Church closed until we have a new priest. Justice!”

The protesters, who numbered about 150, then swarmed around the priest, many of them holding signs. “We don’t want a priest that mistreat(s) a community!” one poster said. They say he fails to embrace his Mexican parishioners, a flock of lower-income people who, in many cases, have made their way into this country illegally. They say he is aloof and sarcastic to them. They say he is not a man of the people.

As for Ospina, Julio Sanchez said, “He doesn’t make time for us. All we want is a father who is for us. We never had problem(s) until he comes to us.” source.

… are these people for effing real!? I can only imagine; what would Fr. Erik do?