How are the parishioners guilty? The archbishop, according to Rome, had no legal right to sell the church to pay off abuse claims. In addition, the archdiocese ignored the canonical process for closing a parish and church. Many people here can trace their ancestry back 200 years, and their grandfathers and great-grandfathers helped to bu…
How are the parishioners guilty? The archbishop, according to Rome, had no legal right to sell the church to pay off abuse claims. In addition, the archdiocese ignored the canonical process for closing a parish and church. Many people here can trace their ancestry back 200 years, and their grandfathers and great-grandfathers helped to build the church, so it's not surprising they might get a little emotional.
Thanks for replying. I agree with everything you've said. The burden for what is happening does lie on the archbishop. I apologize for my comment not being clear about "some" parishioners and how that plays into the current state of things (as opposed to the state of things when the trouble began). Not going to Mass during this time is extraordinarily serious, and is a reaction that far exceeds getting a little emotional. Regardless of what the archbishop does, how just or unjust his actions going forward are, we are called to faithfulness and love of Christ... in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. People opting to not go to Mass because of what the archbishop has done is not going to help in righting what has happened. I do sincerely hope the archbishop will work toward a just resolution for your parish that will result in the resumption of Mass being celebrated there and a vibrant parish life.
How are the parishioners guilty? The archbishop, according to Rome, had no legal right to sell the church to pay off abuse claims. In addition, the archdiocese ignored the canonical process for closing a parish and church. Many people here can trace their ancestry back 200 years, and their grandfathers and great-grandfathers helped to build the church, so it's not surprising they might get a little emotional.
Thanks for replying. I agree with everything you've said. The burden for what is happening does lie on the archbishop. I apologize for my comment not being clear about "some" parishioners and how that plays into the current state of things (as opposed to the state of things when the trouble began). Not going to Mass during this time is extraordinarily serious, and is a reaction that far exceeds getting a little emotional. Regardless of what the archbishop does, how just or unjust his actions going forward are, we are called to faithfulness and love of Christ... in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. People opting to not go to Mass because of what the archbishop has done is not going to help in righting what has happened. I do sincerely hope the archbishop will work toward a just resolution for your parish that will result in the resumption of Mass being celebrated there and a vibrant parish life.