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A priest walks up the center isle of an empty Our Lady Mother of the Church in London Nov. 17, 2020. Recently, the Archdiocese of St Louis announced a proposal that would close more than half of its 178 parishes. The issues that the archdiocese has cited are all too familiar in the United States: decreasing attendance and an aging clergy.
These are deeply worrying trends, data points, that forebode a coming crisis of potentially historic proportions for the American Church. It is becoming difficult to imagine what form the US Catholic Church will take in 20 years. We are already near a point where there are not enough priests just to provide sacraments for the parishes that we have.
Personally, I suspect the reticence of bishops on these matters is more indicative of the seriousness with which they take their role. Catholic bishops are missioned to serve as pastors and preachers of the Good News. Talking about how bad things are getting, or naming problems without providing ready solutions, does not seem in keeping with that. Some might even argue that being upfront risks increases people’s discouragement and disaffection with the Church.
For religious leaders like bishops, that burden is no doubt magnified. They are dealing not only with the financial well-being of employees but with the spiritual well-being of an entire diocese and local community.
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