Martino is far from fatherly when he refuses to communicate

The following letter to the editor appeared in the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, April 1, 2008.

Martino is far from fatherly when he refuses to communicate

It appears that the news about Bishop Joseph Martino is fading, but what is the truth?
I have said someone should tell him what he should do, and if you check your history books, you will see that someone did. Pope Leo XIII wrote an encyclical telling the entire church how they should treat this situation, and this bishop is in serious violation of the teachings of this important doctrine.

I am a father and I resent him calling himself a father figure to the people of the diocese. He refuses to talk to the people. I do, and so did Jesus. He preached and healed the people.

This man refuses to speak with the people of this union. A father is understanding, and this man could hardly be accused of this.

It seems funny that all of his predecessors had no problems with the leaders of this union. They worked with them, and if you looked at the wages these teachers are getting paid you could hardly accuse them of being self-seeking.

This man would be good in a diocese at Antarctica, but certainly not here.

John Bartoli
Kingston