Unfortunately religious consumerism is a fact of life. I recall the late Father Edward Holloway back in the 1970s describing how Catholics were already seeking out parishes according to the style of the priest - rather similar to Anglicans with high/low church preferences. As a working priest, he had to pay the parish bills.
Unfortunately religious consumerism is a fact of life. I recall the late Father Edward Holloway back in the 1970s describing how Catholics were already seeking out parishes according to the style of the priest - rather similar to Anglicans with high/low church preferences. As a working priest, he had to pay the parish bills.
The explosion in car ownership made parish picking all the easier. Don't like Fr Smith at the Sacred Heart? Drive ten minutes to St Joseph's.
Unfortunately religious consumerism is a fact of life. I recall the late Father Edward Holloway back in the 1970s describing how Catholics were already seeking out parishes according to the style of the priest - rather similar to Anglicans with high/low church preferences. As a working priest, he had to pay the parish bills.
The explosion in car ownership made parish picking all the easier. Don't like Fr Smith at the Sacred Heart? Drive ten minutes to St Joseph's.
I mean, Pope Francis himself recommended a similar idea: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/did-pope-francis-just-endorse-parish-shopping#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20would%20say%20that%20there,parish%20is%20where%20you%20live.