Good that the archdiocese is sparing Pius. And good that some of the Holy Family parish (which includes Pat Dougherty) are fighting. That's a strong parish in a highly stable neighborhood. Closing it means that the archdiocese is stupid or just wants to force all Catholics to move to the county...or both.

WOW thats huge. Holy family is a big parish in that area. i cant believe it would be slated for consolidation....

Ironic justice? Many white St. Pius parishioners had sent their children to Holy Family's school easily before St. Pius' school closed. Clearly, St. Pius' appeal that they serve instead of St. Wencenslaus as South City's near-southside super-parish (St. Anthony's as Southeast City's super-parish) caught the Archbishop's ear. St. Wencenslaus can still serve as the school with Cabrini Academy. Plus, St. Pius had good reason (its neck on the line) to point out the obvious about Holy Family, that its school is financially troubled. If only Holy Family parishioners wouldn't have previously just breathed their sighs of relief for their eastern neighbor and actually worked with them for a collaborative solution. It was the same selfish parochialism about The Hill that caused both St. Al's and Holy Innocents to close their schools and now their doors. And despite the revisions, the fate of both St. Pius and Holy Family remains uncertain, but will there ever be any responsive, mutual outreach between the two?

At a time when the Catholic Church should be evangelizing and trying to grow its community in the city it seems that it is doing everything possible to drive devote people away. If there is a parish community without debt, with a vision and desire to survive, why would the church feel it is necessary to eliminate this community? Isn’t the purpose of a parish for prayers, celebrating the Holy Eucharist and serving the community through good works?

If the lack of the priest to serve these parishes is the issue than the Archbishop needs to present his plan for closing all Catholic Parishes since there will be only few priest left 10 years from now. The Archbishop will not entertain any thoughts of the laity managing the parishes since they are only viewed by the hierarchy as hedonistic, “A” moral, and mindless sheep. One must remember it is not the laity who moved us into the current situation; it is purely the lack of vision and leadership within the Church. Maybe it is time for the laity to rise and take control of their Church and allow the priest to play the spiritual leadership role.

Sounds like a Metropolis project to me, Rick!

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