Fr Bob Maguire - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:40:06 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Fr Bob Maguire - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Fr Bob Maguire slams Cardinal Pell http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8370206 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:30:16 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=15422 High-profile priest Father Bob Maguire says Australia's Catholic leader, George Pell, is punishing him for being "open to all" by forcing him to retire from his parish. The church has ordered Father Maguire to resign after 38 years as South Melbourne's parish priest. Father Maguire, 77, said Cardinal Pell considers his parish a "dog's breakfast" Read more

Fr Bob Maguire slams Cardinal Pell... Read more]]> High-profile priest Father Bob Maguire says Australia's Catholic leader, George Pell, is punishing him for being "open to all" by forcing him to retire from his parish.

The church has ordered Father Maguire to resign after 38 years as South Melbourne's parish priest.

Father Maguire, 77, said Cardinal Pell considers his parish a "dog's breakfast" and described his exit as a "dishonourable discharge".

Fr Bob Maguire slams Cardinal Pell]]> 15422 Controversial Australian priest regrets promise to retire http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=10911&repos=4&subrepos=2&searchid=795537 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:30:59 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=13987 An outspoken Australian priest is threatening to renege on a promise to retire at the age of 77, saying that he was under pressure when he made a promise to step down. Father Bob Maguire, who successfully resisted a call for his resignation when he turned 75, has pledged to retire as pastor in Melbourne Read more

Controversial Australian priest regrets promise to retire... Read more]]> An outspoken Australian priest is threatening to renege on a promise to retire at the age of 77, saying that he was under pressure when he made a promise to step down.

Father Bob Maguire, who successfully resisted a call for his resignation when he turned 75, has pledged to retire as pastor in Melbourne in February 2012. But he now says that he wants to remain in his parish assignment.

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