It's a real shame that it came to it, but the assets are much more likely to be used for their original purpose: the glory of God and sanctification of His people under the management of the parishioners than when they would be in Burke's hands.
Handing it over to Burke and his bureaucrats would assure the end of it within a decade or two.
As has been pointed out multiple times, the property would not be handed over to Archbishop Burke. If you continue to claim this, you prove yourself a liar to everyone here, thus discrediting yourself and your attempt to defend this band of schismatics who have stolen the property of St. Stanislaus Parish from the Catholic faithful to which it belonged by right.
Archdiocese Proposal for the St. Stanislaus Parish Structure
St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church
(New Parish Corporation)•A new Missouri nonprofit corporation based on the model for all other parishes of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
•Leases parish property from the Irrevocable Parish Trust with no payment of rent
•Operates the Parish with full responsibility for maintenance of parish facilities
•Receives transfers of funds from the Irrevocable Parish Trust for operation of the Parish
St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church Fund
(Irrevocable Parish Trust)•A new charitable Trust formed by the Archbishop of St. Louis
•Archbishop appoints trustees who must all be parishioners, plus the Pastor who is a trustee, ex officio
•Holds and invests cash and securities for the Parish
•Transfers funds to the Parish Corporation, upon the request of the Pastor, for parish needs
•Holds title to parish real estate which it leases to the Parish Corporation
•Maintains $500,000 endowment for the upkeep of parish facilities
•If the Parish closes, transfers all parish assets to the Residuary Corporation (the present parish corporation renamed)
Polish Roman Catholic St. Stanislaus Parish Fund
(Residuary Corporation and Present Parish Corporation)•Present parish corporation which will amend its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to be the residuary recipient of the parish assets if the Parish should close
•Present directors, except the pastor, remain as directors
•Parishioners elect successor directors who must all be parishioners
•Transfers all of its assets, except $10,000, to the Irrevocable Parish Trust
•Unless the Parish closes, will have no current activities, conduct no fundraising and hold no more than $10,000 in assets
•Would receive parish assets, if Parish would close, and would then administer parish assets for religious, educational and charitable activities for Catholics of Polish descent in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
•Has authority to enforce the obligation of the Irrevocable Parish Trust to use parish assets for the purposes of the trust and to transfer parish assets to it, if the Parish closes
Archbishop's Letter Regarding St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish
Because much misinformation has appeared in the public media, I am now writing to all the faithful in the Archdiocese and am including, with my letter, the accompanying questions and answers, as well as other pertinent information. You need to know and have the right to know that I have no desire to take the assets of the Parish or to close the Parish, contrary to what has been repeatedly said by members of the Board of Directors of the parish corporation and some other parishioners. Such statements are simply and completely untrue.To allay the fears of the Board of Directors and some other parishioners, I and those assisting me have listened to each of the concerns expressed. In January 2005, I approved for presentation to the Board a proposal which completely addressed each and every concern which had been expressed. I had the proposal drawn up in such a way that the commitment to use the parish property and assets only for the Parish and the Catholic faithful of Polish descent would be permanent and legally enforceable in civil law.