Inside were letters from Bishop Kevin Vann that boiled down to two words: You’re fired. The most striking part of the Orange County conflict may be that the bishop’s opponents are not church critics, but devout insiders. The board member who wrote the Vatican complaint, Tustin attorney Don Hunsberger, was honored in 2019 as Orange County’s Catholic Man of the Year. Still, in the following weeks, members of the foundation board searched for emergency money for the diocese, including soliciting donations from long-time benefactors. The Diocese of Orange has become the fastest-growing diocese in the country, at a time when most are shrinking and closing parishes and schools.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 28, 2020 21:06 UTC