sounds like a good idea.
The children of active parishioners >>>
it looks as though you have to be practicing and active Catholics in your parish in order to have the diocese sponsor your children.
Makes sense. They want to know that the kids in their schools have the support and reinforcement of the lessons at home.
I'd like to know how they convinced the parishoners to not be quite so tight with their money. I remember reading an article in the National Catholic Register entitled "Deep Pockets, Short Arms". It was about how many Catholics don't support their parishes because they still have the immigrant mentality. They complain that they can't afford to give any more to the Church as they leave their big house and drive one of their two new cars to Church with their two kids.
That seems fair.