By Father Peter Nguyen Van Thuy, OP
Some parish priests pay close attention and great respect to nuns, lend them material and emotional support, and invite them to cooperate in ministries and evangelization. In addition, other priests still treat us like home helps. Religious who teach catechism classes, lead choirs and work with children are treated unfairly and are punished including kneeling down on the ground if we have done something wrong or failed to act according to priests' will. A parish priest in the south reportedly slapped a nun hard across her face.
It is not for that reason we have the right to say that religious priests do not know anything about parish governance. Parish priests even make religious priest assistants run simple errands for them. Parish priests are traditionally reshuffled in June and this is an opportunity for them to educate people in faith and obedience. However, in our experience, we see that many priests abet people to petition the bishop to let them stay in the parishes and backbite the priests who have been assigned to them.
Priests should build close relationships with laypeople by paying regular visits to people in need, followers of other faiths and Catholics who face difficulty in faith practice.
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