CANADA
The Chronicle-Herald
ANTIGONISH — Bishop Brian Dunn is asking parishioners to help determine the pastoral direction for the Antigonish diocese for the next five years.
In a news released issued this week, Dunn said the initiative is prompted in part by the diocese’s recognition that the past few years have featured “some difficult times.”
In referring to these difficult times, Dunn mentions “issues of the sexual abuse by clergy, the crimes of Bishop (Raymond) Lahey, the reorganization of parishes, the closure of churches, the sale of parish and diocesan assets (and) the anger and sadness of many Catholics as they question the direction of the church.”
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