Almost 2 years ago (Wednesday 17 March 2004) Prindiville’s handling of a request to hold the funeral of Aboriginal Elder, Betty Roberts, led one of her daughters to ask “Wasn’t that terrible? Is he always like that?”
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A couple of Sundays ago (26 February 2006), Jonathan was delivering a thoughtful reflection on the day’s readings while Prindiville and a seminarian sidekick sat on their thrones behind the altar.
An obviously distraught Cindy, one of the Koori regulars, approached the Neocat priest with hands outstretched; he shooed her away awkwardly. She then tried the seminarian, who refused to move his arms which were folded across his chest in prayerful supplication.
Cindy had come to ask the community to pray for her brother Dwayne, in hospital with cancer. The Neocat response was rejection.
During the Prayers of the Faithful Len expressed his sadness at this racist display, and prayed for the Spirit to descend upon Prindiville and his cohorts to open their hearts.
At the end of Mass, Alan tried to raise the issue of planning for the Message Stick (see Brisbane Archdiocese welcomes Message Stick); Prindiville refused to engage in any discussion and hurried from the altar.
When Tom followed him into the sacristy to query his behaviour, the caring pastor responded with utterances about “bloody Aboriginals”.
The community continues to await the descent of the Spirit.
Ah! Well ! This is just another sad incident but in no way surprising when it concerns those Touched by the Holy Spirit Neocats.
Thank God for the Church Mouse where (at least) one can be made aware of the on-going problems these people create in whichever Parish they sneak into.
I suppose Prindiville will say that he used the term ‘Bloody Aboriginals’ in keeping with the Tourism Ads ..So where the bloody hell are you ??
No doubt Pell will be ‘lookinginto this’ and severely reprimanding Prindivilee. But then again…knowing how the system works…This is all a lie or a case of hearing incorrectly what was said?
Soldier on you people in Redfern.