This submitted to savestmarys today by Robert Walsh:
Editor's Note: We understand that some people are on the core teams in order to prevent merger of their parishes. Clearly in this piece the "core team members" referred to are those who are selling out their parish for their own personal gain--presumably the vast majority of the core team members..
We ask the intercession of Saint Thomas More, John Fisher, Oliver Plunkett, and Robert Bellarmine as we undertake the task of preserving the presence of Jesus Christ in our Parish Churches throughout the Diocese of Camden. Our Lady Queen of Peace, pray for us!
Editor's Note: We understand that some people are on the core teams in order to prevent merger of their parishes. Clearly in this piece the "core team members" referred to are those who are selling out their parish for their own personal gain--presumably the vast majority of the core team members..
Bishop Joseph Galante will conduct a Commissioning Ceremony on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at Saint Agnes Church, 701 Little Gloucester Road, Blackwood, NJ 08012 beginning at 3:00PM. The purpose of the Commissioning Ceremony is to instruct, direct
and bless those individuals that have been selected for each Parish
that will serve as Core Team Members with the Priest Conveners. This
is the official start of their work which will be undertaken to effect
the closures, mergers, and clustering of the previously announced
intentions of Bishop Galante.
Let there be no confusion, the Core Team Members and Priest Conveners have been selected to alter your Parish as you currently know and enjoy it. Their job is to make the Bishop's plans come into reality. The Core Team Members may be your friends or acquaintances but they have already been evaluated and interviewed to make sure that they can do the Bishop's work without any previous agenda or concerns of your current Parish. They are designated to play the role of Judas in betraying your Parish and Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Pin that they each Core Team Member will receive from Bishop Galante is equivalent to "30 pieces of Silver."
Bishop Galante, his advisers, and Core Team Members: We do not endorse your plan to modify our Parishes. The work you are doing is contrary to the desires of the Parishioners throughout the Diocese of Camden.
Let there be no confusion, the Core Team Members and Priest Conveners have been selected to alter your Parish as you currently know and enjoy it. Their job is to make the Bishop's plans come into reality. The Core Team Members may be your friends or acquaintances but they have already been evaluated and interviewed to make sure that they can do the Bishop's work without any previous agenda or concerns of your current Parish. They are designated to play the role of Judas in betraying your Parish and Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Pin that they each Core Team Member will receive from Bishop Galante is equivalent to "30 pieces of Silver."
Bishop Galante, his advisers, and Core Team Members: We do not endorse your plan to modify our Parishes. The work you are doing is contrary to the desires of the Parishioners throughout the Diocese of Camden.
We ask the intercession of Saint Thomas More, John Fisher, Oliver Plunkett, and Robert Bellarmine as we undertake the task of preserving the presence of Jesus Christ in our Parish Churches throughout the Diocese of Camden. Our Lady Queen of Peace, pray for us!