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Medford priest's letter slams diocese buyout plan

Quick ReadRev. Edward J. Kealey wrote in a letter handed out Sunday at Masses at St. Sylvester's Church. He titled the letter "Economics - a dismal science in Rockville Centre."

Rev. Edward J. Kealey of St. Sylvester's Church

Photo credit: Newsday/David L. Pokress | Rev. Edward J. Kealey of St. Sylvester's Church in Medford with the tilted steel cross and debris sculpture that will be used for Easter Sunday mass. (March 28, 2002)

In an unusual public rebuke, the pastor of a Roman Catholic church in Medford has distributed a letter criticizing the Diocese of Rockville Centre's buyout plan that could affect up to 1,800 employees.

"Chill winds now buffet the Diocese of Rockville Centre and colder still are some policies of its spokesmen," the Rev. Edward J. Kealey wrote in a letter handed out Sunday at Masses at St. Sylvester's...

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