tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post116641727570413494..comments2023-10-23T12:28:57.799-05:00Comments on fixBuffalo: Closing Churches...its just around the corner...fixBuffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-1166536966473869032006-12-19T09:02:00.000-05:002006-12-19T09:02:00.000-05:00I think this extends beyond just the bureaucracy o...I think this extends beyond just the bureaucracy of the Church.<BR/><BR/>I admire the parishoners for trying to save the churches that the leadership, and other members of faith choose to ignore, along with the poor that they now almost exclusively service.<BR/><BR/>Any religion that teaches service and love of the poor, yet has a majority of its members driving to more affluent churches (sheltered from the poor) instead of driving to urban churches (worship as equals with the poor) needs fixing at its foundation.<BR/><BR/>I run into many people who give minimum effort through the lip service of saying: "jeez, its a shame what happened to the church of my youth", etc. I always have to ask: "Why don't you start attending there again then?", only to get a bunch of lame excuses. Is there no respect anymore for one's History? Does loyalty cease to exist? Does caring even exist beyond one's own personal space?<BR/><BR/>It has been 13 years since my 12 years of Catholic education came to an end. Maybe they teach differently today. Maybe Jesus would move to a weathier area, stay out there to worship with his more affluent friends, throw a couple bucks in the missionary, and say "Gee its a shame they have to close down all those grand old churches."<BR/><BR/>It does not just reflect poorly on the bureaucracy of the church, but on the membership as a whole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com