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as he pushes ahead with plans to close almost a quarter of the parishes in the nation's fourth-largest archdiocese.

As I said on the other thread, these bishops are supposed to be on our side???

O'Malley could tell the parishoners since the diocese has no money to support the parish, if the parishoners can pay for expenses they can keep their church open. That seems fair and wouldn't cost him anything. If people are sufficiently motivated they can keep their parishes.

Independent chapels survive this way. I don't see why the diocese can't loosely do the same.