Massive exponential declines in parish churches and number of priests to serve them. But, hey, don't worry "change is difficult." We have heard this phrase trumpeted for the past 50 years...and they still deny that there is no crisis in the Church.
This is an embracing of what the Archdiocese of Boston started doing nearly 10 years ago, which started by telling people the lie that by combining parish resources the parishes would become stronger. It was evident to all that the real reason for doing this was to cut staff, and blame the closure of parishes on the local communities, instead of the diocesan brass. It doesn’t work. But, neither …More
This is an embracing of what the Archdiocese of Boston started doing nearly 10 years ago, which started by telling people the lie that by combining parish resources the parishes would become stronger. It was evident to all that the real reason for doing this was to cut staff, and blame the closure of parishes on the local communities, instead of the diocesan brass. It doesn’t work. But, neither does whatever they’ve been doing. If they end up selling off church buildings, you can bet they will do everything they can to prevent the SSPX from coming in.
