Bathersby denied me natural justice: Kennedy
http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=11765 Published: February 16, 2009 [] St Mary's South Brisbane administrator Fr Peter Kennedy has formally appealed to Archbishop John Bathersby over his removal from the parish and is also mulling an unfair dismissal action in Queensland's industrial courts. The Australian reports that Fr Kennedy has begun moves under Catholic canon law to thwart his dismissal. Under a formal appeal made this week to Archbishop Bathersby, his ousting could be delayed indefinitely as the case might be determined in Rome, before an ultimate decision by the Pope, the paper says. Fr Kennedy said he was also considering legal advice over possible action in Queensland's industrial courts, claiming unfair dismissal. Fr Kennedy told The Weekend Australian he believed he had been denied natural justice by Archbishop Bathersby. "His letter came as a surprise," he said. "I had been led to believe that there would be a formal process, whereby I could put my case to the archbishop and an investigation into the claims against me would be carried out. Archbishop Bathersby didn't give me that right and I have moved to appeal under canon law and am also looking at civil law." Yesterday, he also defended his church's social activism, telling 600 people at St Mary's Sunday Mass that Jesus also was harshly criticised for unorthodox behaviour. "People who are not part of our community will make judgments about us because of our so called unorthodox behaviour,'' Fr Kennedy said. "But we can take heart from the words of Jesus himself, who was judged harshly for his unorthodox behaviour - 'By their fruits you will know them'." Meanwhile, a plan to establish an aboriginal tent embassy on the site has been postponed until next week, said aboriginal activist Sam Watson. Mr Watson said many groups had asked to participate in a broad coalition to save the St Mary's community and it was decided to start the tent embassy on the day Fr Kennedy has been told to depart. The Australian says that a small party of Raelians, who believe that alien beings have intervened in earthly affairs, were also outside St Mary's with signs supporting Fr Kennedy. 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