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In the rest of the article you will read that the same ridiculous arguments are made as in this diocese, that the people were misled in the consultation process, and that churches that are being closed are in the black and not in the red. "One of the worst things you can see is that something that was in my parish is for sale on eBay," we read. This is beyond shameful. Thank goodness as Catholics we believe in an afterlife, because those responsible for these decisions will ultimately have to answer before the Triune God, his Blessed Mother, and all the angels and saints. We love the Church, which is why we are struggling for Her, but it is a sad, sad, very sad thing when we cannot trust our own bishop as far as we could throw him (which we can assure you isn't far). We fear the men and women who hold such power in their hands to steal the houses of God from the people whose ancestors built them. They are destroying lives, souls, communities and have no right to do what they are doing. No right by earth or Heaven.
The link to this article was sent to savestmarys today by Kathleen: Link to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette here. Thanks as always for all your contributions, everyone.Parishioners from some of the 14 parishes slated to close in the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg say they were blindsided and not given adequate time to prepare for the Oct. 30 closures.
"Our parishes were not consulted. They simply were not. It was a blinding, jolting shock," said Marian Mientus, from St. Stanislaus in the Calumet section of Mount Pleasant Township.
Along with nearby Forty Martyrs, St. Stanislaus is slated to close, with members, records, assets and cemeteries going to St. Florian in the United section of the township. The three churches, within 1.5 miles of each other, already share a pastor and an office.
In the rest of the article you will read that the same ridiculous arguments are made as in this diocese, that the people were misled in the consultation process, and that churches that are being closed are in the black and not in the red. "One of the worst things you can see is that something that was in my parish is for sale on eBay," we read. This is beyond shameful. Thank goodness as Catholics we believe in an afterlife, because those responsible for these decisions will ultimately have to answer before the Triune God, his Blessed Mother, and all the angels and saints. We love the Church, which is why we are struggling for Her, but it is a sad, sad, very sad thing when we cannot trust our own bishop as far as we could throw him (which we can assure you isn't far). We fear the men and women who hold such power in their hands to steal the houses of God from the people whose ancestors built them. They are destroying lives, souls, communities and have no right to do what they are doing. No right by earth or Heaven.