[PAR35]

Is this parish self-supporting?

“The archdiocese spends some $40 million a year to keep struggling parishes afloat, officials have said.”

Do the “Hundreds of parishioners” attend services weekly at that parish?

A poorly written story by historic WSJ standards.

[Alex Murphy]

Is this parish self-supporting? “The archdiocese spends some $40 million a year to keep struggling parishes afloat, officials have said.”Do the “Hundreds of parishioners” attend services weekly at that parish?

I had similar thoughts. The archdiocese wants to close or consolidate about a quarter of the parishes. Why keep this one and not another?