Signing Priest Being Taken Away from Deaf Church

A Wisconsin priest who works with the deaf community is being transferred. Father Guy Blair is being moved from St. John the Evangelist in downtown Green Bay to St. Paul's Church in Combined Locks. Members of the church met with someone from the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay last night to express their concern over the change while several hundred parishioners gathered for a prayer vigil. Members are upset that they were not asked about the impact of such a move and that the Catholic church has a history of neglecting deaf members. There are only 15 priests around the country who signs while leading mass.