Podcast appearances and mentions of bishop tobin

This week on Newsmakers: Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence discusses the appointment of his successor, the state of the Church in Rhode Island, the Christmas season and more.

Prayer of the day, introduction, pledge of allegiance, star spangled banner, who is the true conservative, no free lunch, strategy, Hannity - DeSantis, Epstein, Rashid Tlaib,Ted Cruz, Bishop Tobin, Tucker Carlson, Armik, conclusion

On this week's broadcast, David Wright has an in-depth interview with Providence's Bishop Tobin.  Then some startling updates on Michelle San Miguel's Long Covid segment, and sneak peak of Rhode Island PBS's original documentary “A Stitch in Time”, produced and directed by Jamie McGuire.  And finally Lylah Alphonse gives commentary on the tragic school shootings in Texas.  

This week on Newsmakers: Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Thomas Tobin. Ahead of Christmas Week, the bishop discusses how the Diocese of Providence has been affected by the pandemic, internal church debates, and the outlook for 2022.

To help keep this and other programs on the air, please donate here.Watch this episode of Mother Miriam's Live originally aired on 8.26.2020 and re-aired on 10.06.2020. In today's episode, Mother Miriam shares comments from Bishop Tobin warning about the coming of end times. It is better to be over prepared than for the end to come and not be prepared. Find out how you can prepare.You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page.Never miss a show! Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live email updates here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fri. April 24th-Hour 1. Fr. Marcel Taillon on Ministering to the flock during the pandemic. Bishop Thomas Tobin of Diocese of Providence on Evangelization and Church Life Post-Pandemic. Glen’s Story Corner All show notes at Bishop Tobin on Evangelization and Church Life Post-Pandemic, Ministering to the Flock - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

Wed. April 22nd Hour 3. Fr. Marcel Taillon on Ministering to the flock during the pandemic. Bishop Thomas Tobin of Diocese of Providence on Evangelization and Church Life Post-Pandemic. All show notes at Bishop Tobin on Evangelization and Church Life Post-Pandemic, Ministering to the Flock - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

This was the key note lecture given at the Thomistic Institute's 8th Annual "Conference for Priests: Evangelizing Your Parish," held July 29th - August 1st, 2019. The work of evangelization is attractive, but it’s also difficult and perhaps even a bit intimidating. What is more, evangelization can be most challenging at home, within one’s own parish. Featuring Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP (Province of St. Joseph) Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP (Ecole Biblique), Fr. James Sullivan, OP (Province of St. Joseph), Fr. Damian Ference (Diocese of Cleveland), Fr. Jay Scott Newman (Diocese of Charleston), Fr. Augustine Wetta, OSB (Monk of St. Louis Abbey). For more info about upcoming TI events, visit: www.thomisticinstitute.org/events

Fr. Brad & Grace comment on the recent twitter happenings of famous catholics regarding Pride Month. The conversation evolves into an attempt at an holistic approach to the Church's teaching and a promise for future discussion. Thank You Marlise Taylor for joining the Swiss Guard as a Lager!PatreonFacebookWebsite Contact Us:quizzicalpapist@gmail.com@fr_quizzicalSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/quizzicalpapist)

Homosexual presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, who is in a legal but non-marital “marriage,” tweeted this on June 1: “Thanks to leaders like Marsha P. Johnson and Harvey Milk, I have faith in the possibility of change and growth in this country. There is still more work to do, but let us take a moment and celebrate the gains we’ve made this #PrideMonth.” I kid you not. Buttigieg has publicly thanked Harvey Milk, who while in his 30’s was having sex with teen boys and who was a close friend of cult leader Jim Jones.… Continue Reading

This week on A Lively Experiment, Governor Raimondo inserts herself into hospital merger talk, and it was a tweet by Bishop Tobin heard around the world. Joining us this week, Legal Analyst Attorney, Lou Pulner, Republican Strategist Lisa Pelosi, and Bob Walsh, Executive Director of The National Education Association of Rhode Island.Support the show (http://ripbs.org)

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In this episode Trent confronts the controversy surrounding Bishop Tobin’s encouragement for Catholics to not attend LGBTQ Pride events as well as the question of whether these events are harmful to children.

The Rev. Thomas Tobin, Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, is an outspoken religious leader on a variety of political issues. Yet, The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says the bishop still doesn’t seem to understand the depth of skepticism about the church’s stance on priest sexual abuse issues.

Bishop Tobin joins the Tara Granahan Show to discuss the latest scandal involving the Catholic Church.

Bishop Tobin joins the Tara Granahan Show to discuss the latest scandal involving the Catholic Church.

Bishop Tobin joins the Tara Granahan Show to discuss what people should do with Valentines day falling on Ash Wednesday.

Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Immaculate Conception, pastoral plan, Holy Father's address to US bishops, Rhode Island's “holiday tree” Summary of today's show: Scot Landry and Susan Abbott gathered with Fr. Roger Landry and Gregory Tracy on this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception to discuss the news of the week, including the meaning of the feast day; a follow-up on the priests' convocation Monday on pastoral planning in the archdiocese; the Holy Father's ad limina address to US bishops on the need to preach with new freshness about our faith; the importance of good Catholic families to evangelization; a kerfuffle over a “holiday tree” in Rhode Island; and mourning two dear colleagues who have passed away. 1st segment: Scot welcomed Susan, Gregory, and Fr. Roger to the show. Today is the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and a holy day of obligation. Fr. Roger preached on various depictions of the Blessed Mother in his parish, St. Anthony in New Bedford and what they teach about Our Lady. The Immaculate Conception has been celebrated in the parish for 100 years because the parish was dedicated in 1912. He said Bishop Dooher came from Boston to give an Advent reflection to priests in the Diocese of Fall River. The grace of God shines through Mary to radiate upon us and to defeat Satan as prophesied in the book of Genesis. Scot said the Immaculate Conception is the patronal feast of the United States and on Monday is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Scot said it's often confused that we're celebrating today the conception of Jesus, but we're really celebrating the conception of Mary. In 9 months, on September 8, we will celebrate Mary's birth. 2nd segment: Scot said the front-page headline in the Pilot discusses the Pastoral planning that has begun in the archdiocese. Greg said since we already discussed some of the details of the pastoral plan last week. On Monday, the cardinal brought it before the priests of the archdiocese to get their feedback. He said they chose to have the reporter not be in the room in order to respect the cardinal's desire to have an open discussion with the priests. Greg said the priests were able to give their instant feedback en masse through electronic voting. The important message was that this is the beginning of a conversation and if any priest wants to make any more comments in private, they will be welcome. Scot noted that the trial question for the priests, in order to teach them how to use the electronic voting, asked them their favorite sports teams. Number one was Red Sox at 32% and number 2 was the Patriots at 30% and the third choice was none of the above at 17%. The rest of the voting will be made public in the future as data is compiled by the Office for Pastoral Planning. Susan said the prospect of the pastoral plan is exciting and scary. She's been asking people to pray that whatever God wills for the archdiocese, we will cooperate with. She noted that the proposal for Pastoral Service Teams, includes lay ecclesial ministers which includes all kinds of roles within the parish. Fr. Roger said in the diocese of Fall River at the day of recollection for priests, they looked to Boston and were blown away by the scope of the proposal and the response to what is coming down the road, being proactive instead of reactive. It creates a new circumstance where the Church will not just maintain at a barebones level, but create structures to allow us to do it as well as we possibly can in the midst of a decade or two when we will have far fewer priests than we need. It's incredibly bold and inspires them in Fall River. They believe it will become a model for dioceses across the country. Scot said the Pastoral Planning Commission has asked every Catholic in the Archdiocese to read the proposal documents and listen to three videos of addresses by Cardinal Seán, Msgr. Bill Fay, and Fr. Jack Ahern at . 3rd segment: Scot said last week the Holy Father met with the US bishops from Region 2, which is mostly New York. The Pope will meet with 15 different groups of US bishops over the next year and he will give five addresses that apply to all the bishops of the US. Fr. Roger said the Holy Father indicated that he will preach about the New Evangelization, preaching with a new freshness about our faith. But first we need interior renewal before we can renew the world. This talk was about the interior renewal, starting with the clergy sex abuse scandal. This has brought us to recognize our profound need for conversion and our response to that may bring our entire society to conversion because this kid of abuse is not isolated to the Church. Scot said the key message was that in the Church we need to walk what we preach. Susan said on retreat last weekend she studied the program for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization. If we're evangelizing ourselves, then outward evangelization will be a natural flow. Fr. Roger said believers are best by troubling questions and cynicism every day that comes from a society that seems to have lost its roots. This leads to a quiet attrition and people just drift away from the faith. We need to start to put the connection back together between faith and life. Marriage needs to be reconnected to God. We can't pretend God is absent from the way we legislate. All Catholic institutions need to help make this connection, from universities down to nurseries. He implies that teaching of the full Gospel has occurred in past decades. Scot said there's an article in the Pilot this week about Fr. Benedict Groeschel's address to a dinner at St. Thomas More College. He said he never experienced hostility to the faith at any secular school, but at some Catholic colleges and institutions he found more hostility to the faith. Greg said that some institutions have chosen to go the path of least resistance. Fr. Roger said the Holy Father talked about the new translation of the Roman Missal and how the Mass is the source and summit of the Christian life. The Catechism describe that faith and life go together, that we pray as we live and live as we pray. Once we lose the sense of the sacredness of the Mass, then we lose the sense of the sacredness of all human life. Once the Mass is marginalized, then Christ and his salvation is marginalized. Pope Benedict said a weakened sense of the meaning of Christian worship inevitably leads to a weakened witness of the faith. Scot said one of the main efforts of the Holy Father has been to reinvigorate our celebration of the Mass. Susan said the new translation has focused us so much on the liturgy and how we pray. Scot said the Holy Father has said the new evangelization depends on the domestic church, the Catholic household. “In our time, as in times past, the eclipse of God, the spread of ideologies contrary to the family and the degradation of sexual ethics are intertwined,” he added. “And just as the eclipse of God and the crisis of the family are linked, so the New Evangelization is inseparable from the Christian family.” … “The family founded on the Sacrament of Matrimony is a particular realization of the Church, saved and saving, evangelized and evangelizing community,” the Pope said. He explained that just like the Church, the Catholic family is also called to “welcome, radiate and show the world the love and the presence of Christ.” Scot said that's one of the reasons Cardinal Seán in his pastoral letter encouraged families to come to Mass together and pray together. Greg said for the majority of people, the seed of faith grows in the home. Even if the kids are sent to Catholic school, but there is no living the faith at home, it's much more difficult for them to grow in their faith. If they live it at home, then they see what they learn in Catholic school or religious education being lived out. Scot said we should never outsource the teaching of the faith of our children. Susan said when the children experience it at home, they recognize what the catechist is teaching them because they've lived it. Scot said the Holy Father suggests that a week for the family could be added to the Catholic calendar like we celebrate Catholic schools week. Fr. Roger said it's good we have Mother's Day and Father's Day to focus on these vocations in our society, but we don't have a similar focus on the family. We could have a week to pray for the family, celebrate it, and beg God's mercy for those families in need. 4th segment: Scot said about a week ago there was a story about criticism of the Rhode Island governor's decision to call the 17-foot tree in the statehouse a holiday tree, making a big deal over it. The governor made pointed remarks about the critics and both Bishop Tobin and those who gave the tree to the state had some very good responses. Fr. Roger said that Gov. Chaffee, in trying not to offend people by saying Christmas, is then offending Christians by being insensitive to Christian concerns. “Governor Chafee's decision to avoid the word Christmas at the statehouse ceremony is most disheartening and divisive,” Bishop Tobin said in a statement Nov. 29. “It is sad that such a secular spirit has swept over our state. The governor's decision ignores long-held American traditions and is an affront to the faith of many citizens,” the bishop said. “For the sake of peace and harmony in our state at this special time of the year, I respectfully encourage the governor to reconsider his decision to use the word Christmas in the state observance.” … The son of the donor of the statehouse blue spruce said he was disappointed that the governor has “removed the word Christmas” in describing the tree. “We provide him with a Christmas tree,” said Timothy Leyden. “It came from Big John Leyden's Christmas Tree Farm. It is not a holiday tree. We don't sell holiday trees.” Scot said that it seems like a basic affront to faith. He said we should just celebrate all of the holidays in December. No Christian is offended by Jews celebrating Hannukah. Hopefully, the people of Rhode Island will let Gov. Chaffee know they will not stand for this trampling of Christmas. Scot and Susan noted that Christmas is a federal holiday and even the secularists take the day off. Moving on, Scot said we mourn the passing of two people close to those on the show. In this week's Pilot is the obituary for Joan McAllister who worked for the Pilot for more than 30 years. Greg said she was the institutional memory of the Pilot and the Archdiocese. We also mourn the passing of Fr. James McCune last night. He served in many parishes, including 17 years at St. John the Evangelist in Canton, as cardinal's secretary and master of ceremonies during the visit of Pope John Paul II to Boston in 1978. Later, he was Director of the Office of Senior Priests. Scot and Susan and Fr. Roger shared memories of Fr. McCune. They also congratulated Bishop Peter Libasci who was installed as Bishop of Manchester, NH, today. Our colleague George Martell took photos and posted them on our .

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Susan Abbott **Today's guest(s):** Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese * [The Anchor](http://www.anchornews.org) * [The Pilot](http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com) * Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. **Today's topics:** Fr. Roger's 2nd editorial on true pastoral care of those with same-sex attractions; a new priest for Fall River; a silver anniversary for an altar server; Fr. John Corapi **Summary of today's show:** Gregory Tracy and Fr. Roger Landry discuss the news of the week with Scot and Susan, including Fr. Roger's latest editorial battling common falsehoods about Catholic teaching on homosexuality; the first ordination of a priest for Fall River in two years; the silver anniversary of a very special altar server; and the troubling facts about Fr. John Corapi. **1st segment:** Scot welcomed Susan back to the show asked how her week has been. She's been talking to pastors about new programs they're looking to start and using the slower summer to prepare for September. Today is Scot's anniversary. He and his wife were married in Mexico City 11 years ago and it was one of the first wedding Masses celebrated by his brother, Fr. Roger Landry. **2nd segment:** Scot and Susan welcomed Gregory Tracy and Fr. Roger Landry back to the show. Scot said there will be plenty of coverage this week on the Mass that will be held at St. Cecilia's in Boston that has been in the news this week. Fr. Roger has dedicated his editorial in The Anchor in recent weeks to the bigger issues being discussed about the situation at St. Cecilia's. This week's editorial talks about what true Christian love is. * ["Loving in the Truth Those Involved in the Gay Lifestyle", Fr. Roger Landry, editorial, The Anchor, 7/8/11](http://catholicpreaching.com/index.php?content=articles&articles=20110708anchor) Fr. Roger said it's clear that there is a real movement by those who want to have the gay idea of sexuality normalized in America that there are certain principles that go against the Church's teachings with regard to the human person. The Church needs to speak clearly about this to help people understand why and what and avoid confusion. The only adequate response to a person must be love, but it can't be a pale hospitality that doesn't call someone to communion with Christ in truth. He believes this is a critical moment for the Church to respond to moral heresies promoted by members of the gay agenda. He takes up three common falsehoods in this editorial. People said "What would Jesus do?" implying that Jesus would just embrace those in the gay movement without criticism. But Jesus really wants to help those with same-sex attraction to change, just like the woman caught in adultery. He protected her from violence and didn't condemn, but lovingly insisted she leave that lifestyle behind.  The second is that the "acceptance" they ask for is on the level of their sexual attractions, but the Church wants to accept someone on the basis of who they are as God made them.  True acceptance also involves recognizing that at the deepest level of their being, those with same-sex attractions are made in God's image and likeness, and ordered ontologically as male or female toward sexual complementarity. Also, some with same-sex attraction don't make a distinction between accepting themselves and accepting their acts. Fr. Roger said we need to say that because we love them, we can't accept their behavior. Scot said this is the same for many of the teachings in the Church. God created us in a certain way and sent His only Son for us and the Holy Spirit to guide the Church to teach on moral matters. Susan said when we don't understand the why behind a teaching, to seek out the why and have a preferential option for the Church's teaching. She said when people stand before a group as a representative of the Church, integrity demands they teach what the Church teaches. Scot said it's natural to project the way we think the Church ought to be, but it's troubling when Catholics believe they know more about what God wants or what Jesus would do than the magisterial authority of the Church. Our core teachings don't change. Susan said we can wrestle with doctrines we don't understand, but we should be glib about refusing them. Gregory said the real challenge is to speak the real truth with love. He said The Pilot tries to bring light into these thorny issues that people don't often understand. When people get a real detailed explanation, they usually come to realize the wisdom of the Church's teaching. Fr. Roger said the third common falsehood is that claim that those opposed to the gay agenda are motivated by homophobia or hatred. It supposes that there would be no reason for someone to oppose redefinition of marriage or approval of some kinds of sexuality other than hatred. From the editorial: >While there's no dispute that, sadly, in some places real homophobia does exist, ministers to the gay community have a duty not only not to abet this confusion but to disabuse those entrusted to their care from thinking the Church's teachings on same-sex activities are based on hatred rather than love grounded in truth; they also have the responsibility to remind them that judging others or mendaciously bullying others with epithets about their character are grave sins that those with same-sex attractions are not exempt from committing.  Fr. Roger said the tide has turned in society with regard to bullying. In the past, those with same-sex attraction who would be subject to ridicule and discrimination. But now it's Christians who stand up for their faith who are subject to ridicule and even job loss for refusing to accede to a particular agenda or just for being Catholic. He cited a woman in the Boston Globe who said it was more difficult to "come out" as Catholic than it was to come out as lesbian. * ["Toward the True Pastoral Care of Those with Same-Sex Attractions," Fr. Roger Landry, The Anchor, 7/1/11](http://catholicpreaching.com/index.php?content=articles&articles=20110701anchor) Scot noted that there was a bill in California filed this week mandating that history of the gay movement to be taught in all schools with no opt out for parents. In Rhode Island, the governor signed a bill legalizing civil unions. Bishop Tobin of Providence wrote that civil unions cause grave scandal and are grave matter. He said that Catholics may not participate in civil unions. * ["Catholics may not participate in civil unions, R.I. bishop says," CNS, 6/30/11](http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20110630.htm) >Saying that civil unions "promote an unacceptable lifestyle, undermine the faith of the church on holy matrimony, and cause scandal and confusion," Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin reminded Catholics that they may not participate in such ceremonies. "To do so is a very grave violation of the moral law and, thus, seriously sinful," he said in a statement June 30 .... Bishop Tobin said he was "deeply disappointed" at the decision to permit civil unions. "The concept of civil unions is a social experiment that promotes an immoral lifestyle, is a mockery of the institution of marriage as designed by God, undermines the well-being of our families, and poses a threat to religious liberty," he said. Gregory said he recalls people who said during the gay marriage debate in Massachusetts that allowing it would not harm anyone else's marriage. But as we see, it never ends at just allowing it. Instead, it often becomes necessary for all to accept it. For example, schools begin to teach about same-sex couples in their curricula as part of an ongoing agenda to indoctrinate children. Scot noted an Anchor story this week about a series of videos produced by the US Bishops Conference on marriage, including religious liberty and traditional marriage. The aim of the videos is to help educate, catechize, and advocate for a better understanding of the truth that marriage is a permanent, faithful union of one man and one woman. * [Marriage: Unique for A Reason video series from the USCCB](http://www.usccb.org/marriageuniqueforareason/) **3rd segment:** In the Anchor this week, the Diocese of Fall River will ordain Deacon Riley Williams to the priesthood. He will be the first priest ordained for Fall River in two years. Fr. Roger has know him since Riley was in high school. He also attended the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where Fr. Roger went to seminary. He's a convert to the faith who comes from Cape Cod. His first year as a priest will be spent in Rome getting an advanced degree. Fr. Roger said many in Fall River are concerned that they have only 6 seminarians for the diocese. Riley said in the article that his formation was enhanced by St. Francis Xavier Prep School in Hyannis, where the faculty often spoke of the possibilities of a vocation to the priesthood. We all need to promote more priestly vocations in our homes, our schools, and our parishes. It's harder to ask young men to give their lives over to Christ in the Church if the families themselves are not immersed in the Christian life, giving everything over to the Lord.  Scot noted that during Reconfiguration in the Archdiocese many were upset their own parishes were closing, but a part of the problem is that there aren't enough priests. It shouldn't be just up to priests to ask young men if they want to go on a vocation retreat, but should be the duty of all Catholics. As Mother Teresa used to say, No priest, no Eucharist. Without the priests we lose most of the sacraments. Scot said another Anchor article talks this week about a man who was born with Down syndrome and started as an altar server when he was 8 years old. He is now celebrating his 25th anniversary as a server. The young man, Eric White, had cancer in his bones and lymphatic system. His family took it to prayer and the next morning he was cancer free. "I prayed and my faith in God cured me," Eric said.  >"I like serving Mass," said Eric, who began as an altar server alongside his brother when he was just eight years old. "My brother Bobby taught me everything. I like bringing the chalice to the altar and I also carry the cross and lead the procession at the beginning of Mass." Gregory said the mother's doctor, when she became pregnant with another child after Eric, suggested she abort the child in case he had Down syndrome too. The implication is that Eric was a mistake, that his life was not worth living. Society has come to the notion that if anyone has any suffering that perhaps their lives are not worth living. Susan said her office is encouraging parishes to prepare for religious education with special needs children. St. Francis of Assisi in Braintree recently received an award from the town for their work with special needs children who received First Communion. Fr. Roger also recalled another man with Down syndrome who had been serving at the altar for 40 years in a parish Fr. Roger had served at on Cape Cod. He had a beautiful faith and a great reverence for the Mass. It's the unsung heroes like Eric White who not only make the Church run, but make it shine. **4th segment:** Scot said earlier this week, the news come out that Father John Corapi's religious order, the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity released a statement to respond to some remarks made by Fr. Corapi about the investigation of allegations made against him. The statement wanted to set the record straight. * [Press release concerning Fr. John Corapi from SOLT Regional Priest Servant](http://soltnews.blogspot.com/2011/07/press-release-concerning-fr-john-corapi.html) * ["Order accuses Father Corapi of sexual, financial wrongdoing, falsehoods," CNS, 7/5/11](http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1102670.htm) >While SOLT does not typically comment publicly on personnel matters, it recognizes that Fr. John Corapi, through his ministry, has inspired thousands of faithful Catholics, many of whom continue to express their support of him. SOLT also recognizes that Fr. Corapi is now misleading these individuals through his false statements and characterizations. It is for these Catholics that SOLT, by means of this announcement, seeks to set the record straight. Scot said it is a troubling development and he wanted to discuss it because he was a well-known presence on the radio network and he was scheduled to speak at a conference in Boston this summer. Fr. Roger said it is very troubling to see a priest go down the path of open vice. We have to increase our prayers for Fr. Corapi because this is a path that he used to preach to get people away from. For anyone who has been helped by Fr. Corapi needs to return the favor and pray very hard for him. Scot noted that the order has directed him under obedience to return to the community and drop the lawsuit he filed against his accuser. Gregory said that for anyone scandalized by this case, especially those who were helped by him, it doesn't necessarily invalidate everything he said. The truth of the message does not depend on the virtue of the messenger. He has seen people lose their faith when a previously revered priest were removed from ministry after accusations of abuse. If you receive a counterfeit bill, it doesn't mean you shouldn't trust US currency. Susan said she was troubled by the articles and the list of transgressions. She was also troubled that it had to be aired this way because the order felt that it had no other choice.