Thursday, July 14, 2011

Archdiocese of Boston moves to sell St. Frances

Yesterday, we noted stories about the ongoing abuse crisis fallout in Germany, Ireland and here in America in Philadelphia. Many American dioceses are in trouble, notably Kansas City, Milwaukee, Cleveland and others. But the epicenter of the American crisis is in Boston where the scandal has not only disheartened all Catholics, but also led to severe monetary issues, funny business with the diocesan pension plan for non-clerical employees and parish closings. The latest from the Boston Globe is

l Sean P. O’Malley is moving to sell six shuttered churches belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, removing the sacred standing of the church buildings through decrees made public today.
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Carndinal Sean O'Malley is moving to sell six shuttered churches belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, removing the sacred standing of the church buildings through decrees made public today. The decrees satisfy a requirement under canon law that allows the archdiocese to pursue bids to sell the properties for redevelopment.
In three of the churches, according to church officials, parishioners have maintained protest vigils since their parishes were shut down in the middle of the last decade, occupying the church buildings and holding their own lay services.
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The vigil protesters could remain a tricky problem for local church officials, who for years have steered away from confrontation and appear eager to avoid the unseemly sight of Catholic faithful, many of them elderly, being hauled out of church buildings or arrested en masse for trespassing.



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