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77stanthony77
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How sad. I myself went to catholic school
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John_Paul_Jones
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The “blue-ribbon panel” appointed a year earlier by his predecessor, Cardinal Justin Rigali, called for the closing of 45 elementary schools and four high schools.
articles.philly.com/2012-01-07/news/30602130_1_closings-pastors-and-principals-catholicThe move could save the archdiocese as much as $10 million a year, according to commission chairman John J. Quindlen, but spells layoffs for at least 200 teachers.
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Sarabande
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It is very sad this is happening, but as our pastor mentioned, it was something that really needed to be done 10-15 years ago, but no one wanted to do it. It just seems like every few years, the Archdiocese is announcing closures of parishes and schools. It’s sad and frightening in terms of how it will affect the faithful in Philadelphia.
The saddest thing about it is that many of the schools closing or consolidating are in middle class, lower middle class and working class neighborhoods. I’ve been reading other articles on how this will impact these poorer communities who relied on the Church and Catholic schools to help their children keep away from the problems in their areas. We were told they were going to also look at the parishes after the school closures. This will be another hit on the communities. A lot of those parishes are still very active, but just can’t afford the costs of sending their children to the schools anymore. Most of the wealthier communities have not been touched, which from an economic standpoint, makes sense because they are bringing in revenue, but in terms of the spiritual welfare of the parish communities of the less fortunate/less well-off areas, it is extremely sad.
I do realize, too, that a school can’t keep open if there is not enough money coming in. In the past many of the teachers were religious, but now so many are lay teachers and they need a livable wage. So this and other factors, like demographics, etc. have caused these unfortunate changes.
The saddest thing about it is that many of the schools closing or consolidating are in middle class, lower middle class and working class neighborhoods. I’ve been reading other articles on how this will impact these poorer communities who relied on the Church and Catholic schools to help their children keep away from the problems in their areas. We were told they were going to also look at the parishes after the school closures. This will be another hit on the communities. A lot of those parishes are still very active, but just can’t afford the costs of sending their children to the schools anymore. Most of the wealthier communities have not been touched, which from an economic standpoint, makes sense because they are bringing in revenue, but in terms of the spiritual welfare of the parish communities of the less fortunate/less well-off areas, it is extremely sad.
I do realize, too, that a school can’t keep open if there is not enough money coming in. In the past many of the teachers were religious, but now so many are lay teachers and they need a livable wage. So this and other factors, like demographics, etc. have caused these unfortunate changes.
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