Whereas Archbishop O’Malley has taken punitive, arbitrary, and capricious action against Rev. Walter Cuenin, pastor of Our lady Help of Christians Parish of Newton, based on Archdiocesan policies that were never communicated to him or the Our Lady Help of Christians Finance Council and;

Whereas the Our Lady’s Finance Council approved all parish expenditures including Rev. Cuenin’s stipend and the leasing of a car for use by all priests at that church;

Therefore, we, the undersigned, believe that Fr. Walter Cuenin has been unjustly forced to resign as pastor of Our Lady’s Help of Christians Parish and demand that:

1. Archbishop O’Malley immediately reinstate Fr. Walter Cuenin as pastor of Our Lady’s and that Fr. Cuenin be exonerated by the Archdiocese of any charges of financial impropriety in the most public way.
2. An independent group of lay people be established, with the full cooperation of Archbishop O’Malley and other chancery officials, to examine the actions and circumstances which led to this series of events and the unanswered questions that have arisen related to them and to issue a report on its findings.
3. The Archdiocese immediately disclose all financial information related to the salaries and any and all expense accounts and allowances for all bishops and cabinet level staff, including leased cars, paid drivers, travel expenses within and outside the United States, their housing costs, food, other living expenses, and vacation homes and entertainment.

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