“THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN VERY WELCOMING AND THE PEOPLE OF THE FORMER PARISH OF SAINT WALBURGE’S ARE VERY HAPPY to know that the future of their church has now been assured. The parish of Saint Walburge no longer exists as such (the former parish territory had already been merged with the neighbouring parish before the shrine opened); Saint Walburge’s is thus now a shrine with its own canonical identity and no territorial boundaries.”