Frank Pavone, the leading Catholic anti-abortionist, is suspended from Priests for Life?

[debsman]

1. Pavone information only partially true

Pavone has been suspended from ministry outside the Diocese of Amarillo, which means he cannot travel or perform his priestly duties anywhere else until Bishop Zurek gives him permission. He has not been silenced, however, and has not been removed from his leadership position with Priests for Life. As a matter of fact, he has been very active in the media since September, giving radio interviews over the phone, sending out press releases on various subjects, writing regular blog entries, and--of course--disseminating numerous fundraising letters.

There are indeed financial questions about PFL, which appear to be more a matter of incompetence than malfeasance, but to date they have not been resolved definitively. Pavone has appealed his suspension to Rome--where he has powerful friends--but the Vatican has not yet spoken. He hasn't been very respectful of Bishop Z, though, and Rome usually doesn't take kindly to priests--no matter how influential--who consider themselves more important than their bishops.

My suspicion: Rome doesn't want to make Pavone's supporters angry, but they think he's a loose cannon and don't trust him, so they'll just keep him cooling his heels in some Amarillo convent until bankruptcy and inertia take their toll both on him and on his organization.