"... are you being forced into doing this, Father?"

Folks, here's yet another significant mile stone along the road leading up to the abrupt removal last weekend of Fr. Anton Quang Dinh Van from St. Mary Magdalene's Catholic Parish in Brackettville, Texas, USA, Zipcode 78832...


"Spanish word: chantaje; English word: blackmail

"From: Dennis Paul Morony

"To: Father Quang D. Van

"Date: Friday, March 14, 2008.

"Re: Protocol involved in giving Holy Communion to children and young teenagers of parents who refuse to let them attend First Communion preparation classes, are you being forced into doing this, Father?

"Dear Father Quang:

"Is [there chantaje] or "blackmail" -- being applied against you directly or indirectly on the part of the parent (or those parents) responsible for your [knowingly] giving out Holy Communion to children and young teens who have not yet had their First Communion -- First Confession classes?

"And if so, does this hypothetical crime of blackmail -- or chantaje -- involve allegations of moral turpitude against you personally, along with threats of going to the legal system with certain proof of an on - going pattern of systematic embezzlement of Church parish funds by you acting alone or in collusion with others, if you, yourself, the Rev. Fr. Quang [are] so unwise as not to "shut up, and go along to get along?"

"Even Father Richard Dick Benonis once casually told us in public at Mass, more or less in these words, Your pastor feels insecure and paranoid.

"Maybe he, too, knows.

"To summarize: while we saw you giving three (3) such youngsters Holy Communion last Saturday night, March 8, 2008, it was not until the morning of the following Monday, March 10, 2008, that the parent involved told us on the phone, that yes: Fr. Quang said he would do so [knowingly give the uninstructed children Holy Communion] if I asked him to.

"When we repeated the question, we got the same answer.

"Respectfuly submitted,

"Dennis Paul Morony"

NOTE: Due to lack of space the following was not in Fr. Quang's FAX'd copy!

"Copy: His Excellency Archbishop José Gomez"