Amid church closures, Bishop Earl Fernandes emphasizes new Catholic diocese
recommended 19 parishes for closure last year. The bishop ultimately decided to close 15 churches in his decision Thursday, including nine in Franklin County.The following interview with the bishop discussing his decision has been edited for length and clarity.Today's a momentous day: You've announced the closure of 15 churches in the diocese.
Change is difficult for people, and there will be a grieving process because people remember the church where they made their first communion or where they got married, or they said goodbye to a loved one. All of that's very real. The original recommendations were to close . And I said to Father Antonio Carvalho, the pastor, alright, 'Here's your chance — I'm not going to take that recommendation.'
As for the Ghanaian community, we are in the process of finding them a new home because they were previously worshipping at St. Anthony's.I've spoken with people who are still upset about losing the Paulist fathers from the St. Thomas More Newman Center. They feel that the priests were pushed out because of their LGBTQ-friendly views, and this was a loss of some priests that could be helping to resolve the priest shortage.
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