NEW YORK
New York Post
By Eileen AJ Connelly and Mary Kay Linge
December 13, 2015
The Bronx priest with a crucifix-ation on his S&M “master” was a holier-than-thou blowhard who denied sacraments to “unworthy” parishioners, railed against gays at baptism class, yelled at the faithful on the Communion line and conducted his own vindictive war on Christmas, say members of his flock.
The Rev. Peter Miqueli — whose resignation letter was read to congregants at the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday at St. Frances de Chantal Church — “cares more about how his hair looks than anything else,” said ex-parishioner Victoria Vulcano.
Catherine Holmes said that when her 12-year-old daughter, Genevieve, was preparing for confirmation at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church on Roosevelt Island, Miqueli questioned her standing as a Catholic because she was a single mom.
“He said he would see my daughter at Mass, but where was I,” she told The Post.
Miqueli claimed Genevieve missed too many religious education classes and denied her the sacrament, Holmes said.
Neither Holmes nor her daughter has practiced the faith since.
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