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Damn straight he faces opposition. And not just from the "COP" formally, either. From just about every Catholic in South Jersey, certainly every single one I know. Shame, shame, shame. The bottom line is this, though. If you are against the merger of your parish, and you believe it to be wrong, misguided, a mistake, whatever, it is your obligation as a baptized Catholic to speak up. Yes, even bishops can make mistakes...bad ones. History has proven this to be true, and we are living through yet another instance of this. If we say nothing in the face of wrong, we take a share in the responsibility for the outcome.
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Bishop Joseph Galante on Friday announced the creation of two new parishes in the Camden Diocese, saying four existing parishes will be merged in Pennsauken, Pine Hill and Berlin Borough....
Galante's plan will reduce the number of parishes in the South Jersey diocese from 124 to 68, primarily through mergers. The bishop faces opposition from a grass roots group, The Council of Parishes of Southern New Jersey, and from members of some local parishes who have appealed to the Vatican to block mergers.
Damn straight he faces opposition. And not just from the "COP" formally, either. From just about every Catholic in South Jersey, certainly every single one I know. Shame, shame, shame. The bottom line is this, though. If you are against the merger of your parish, and you believe it to be wrong, misguided, a mistake, whatever, it is your obligation as a baptized Catholic to speak up. Yes, even bishops can make mistakes...bad ones. History has proven this to be true, and we are living through yet another instance of this. If we say nothing in the face of wrong, we take a share in the responsibility for the outcome.