Gumbleton's departure.(Bishop Thomas Gumbleton told to leave Saint Leo parish)

National Catholic Reporter | February 2, 2007 | Copyright

There is a good rule of thumb regarding public notices about personnel issues: They're probably more complicated than they appear. That most likely goes for bishops, too.

And so, we presume, it is with the case of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, auxiliary of Detroit, who has been told he must leave St. Leo, the parish he has served for 23 years.

His departure as pastor has developed, understandably, into a bit of a drama, with conflicting views of why he is being removed and who's behind it. The saga has played out on our Web site (NCRcafe.org--including video clips) and in this ...

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