This was just recently submitted to savestmarys:

Apparently it's starting in Cleveland: the diocese there won't announcing the closings until March 2009 but apparently their local paper is already releasing results and digging. The Diocese just sent out a press release hinting at a scathing article about to come:

http://dioceseofcleveland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=721:for-the-record-an-important-message-to-the-people-of-the-diocese-plain-dealer-cluster-story-is-unfair-and-irresponsible&catid=1:latest&Itemid=385

Meanwhile their former CFO has just been convicted of steering over $17 million of business to an associate for kickbacks:
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/07/jury_to_announce_verdict_in_di.html

There they call the closures "Vibrant Parish Life" campaign.

The lies! We in the Diocese of Camden are hardly alone in our struggles to keep the faith and save our houses of God. Corruption at high levels is, unfortunately, far-reaching. The devil himself is having a field day in our Church, and we must pray hard and work hard to expose his workings. This is why praying for priests is so important! Wherever there are those doing the work of God, the devil will try to attack those souls and drag them down.

Always remember, when given a rationale for any action taken by the diocese, accept nothing at face value! "Vibrancy" is a ridiculous, meaningless, empty, corporate term that is being used to cover countless wrongs.