[Magdalen] Clergy-musician dispute redux.

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

I usually associate clergy-musician disputes with
Anglicans and Protestants, but there's been a sad
dispute chapter played out locally at one of the large
Roman Catholic churches.
 
The organist of this parish and his wife, who were organist
and choir directors respectively, are leaving their positions
which they have held for 31+ years.  It's the old situation 
where a new pastor arrived, and he "disliked music," and
in particular "hated" the pipe organ which the church had just
rebuilt for $250,000.
 
The pastor first stuck the organist with being the church 
janitor in addition to his musical duties, and a not so veiled
attempt to get the organist out.  The constant bickering has
taken it's toll.
 
There "will be no music at all" this summer, followed by
whomever he can come up with in rhe autumn.  This is not
only un-Christian, but non-canonical.   Most
Episcopal priests I know of are angels compared to this
pastor.