The parish priest of Kristo Rai church is scheduled to leave Saipan this afternoon, not because of a permanent re-assignment but for a monthlong vacation in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
In a telephone conversation yesterday, Fr. Glen Ragsag disproved speculations that he had been booted out from his post and that he is going home permanently.<\/p>\n
Ragsag said he is going home just to unwind because there was no chance for him to do so during the holidays.<\/p>\n
He urged people to refrain from making false statements about his trip because it is just a vacation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were just some misinterpretations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said this is the time to heal wounds and he hopes that things would become brighter once he returns.<\/p>\n
He said his plane ticket shows that he is set to come back to Saipan on Feb. 11.<\/p>\n
It would be recalled that Ragsag was dragged into the center of a controversy at the Kristo Rai Church when a member of the Parish Pastoral Council allegedly berated and humiliated in public a female Filipino church worker after the Dawn Mass on Dec. 27.<\/p>\n
The council member allegedly told the worker that the Kristo Rai church is not for Filipinos and told her that she can \u201ctell that to the priest, I don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to reports, the council was also attempting to petition for the removal of Ragsag as parish priest.<\/p>\n
Bishop Tomas A. Camacho met with Ragsag and the council members a day after the incident was reported in the media.<\/p>\n
The bishop could not be reached for comment as of press time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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