Father Kazincy is a priest in Braddock whose diocese consists primarily of steelworkers and their immediate families. Father Kazincy is sympathetic to the cause of organized labor. He frequently encourages his parishioners to join the union, allows them to meet in the church basement, and openly flouts the steel company’s threats to have his church closed.
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Father Kazincy Character Timeline in Out of This Furnace
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Part 3, Mary: Chapter 5
...Union meetings are outlawed in the steel towns and organizers are arrested on the spot. Father Kazincy , one of Braddock’s parish priests who is sympathetic to the labor movement, lets union...
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Part 4, Dobie: Chapter 14
...up and down Washington Street. The damage was immense. As Julie begins clearing the table, Father Kazincy arrives and starts the funeral ceremony.
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