Archbishop Chaput Describes 'Very Serious' Issues in Philadelphia

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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia faces ‘very serious’ financial and organizational issues which mean some of its schools must close or combine, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has said in a new pastoral letter. He also warns of unavoidable continued fallout from the court cases tied to sexual abuse by priests.

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This is something that has been long needed for at least 15-20 years in the Archdiocese. I was happy to hear that Archbishop Chaput is tackling it head-on. As one priest mentioned at mass, the Archdiocese had just kept borrowing and borrowing over these years and now it is in a horribly major deficit. On top of that, what has been happening with the sex abuse scandal has also added to the situation with the archdiocese. The people in that archdiocese are suffering from such a loss of trust and faith and hopefully the new leadership will be a blessing.
 
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