I found a copy of the Vibrancy document online.
Maybe everyone else already knew where to find it, but I haven't seen a link to it on any other blogs. So here is Jim Connell's blueprint for a sustainable vision of the Archdiocese in the future. Jim Connell's plan may not win the day, but right now it's the only one out there. He, at least, has put out an idea. He refers to it as a plan for "vibrancy," but it is really a plan to deal with the shortage of priests. As he states: "in ten years those ranks (the priests) could easily be one-half what they are now." Things will change, but will anyone but Dolan and the priests of this Archdiocese have a voice in how this all shakes out?
A Faithful Catholic
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but will anyone but Dolan and the priests of this Archdiocese have a voice in how this all shakes out?
Yes.
God.
Dad 29, that's what bishops and conservative Catholics like to think. And I do believe that God gives us an opportunity to further our relationship with God in any situation - good or bad. But there are countless examples throughout history showing that just because a bishop or pope decides something, does not mean it's God's will.
A Faithful Catholic
"...it is really a plan to deal with the shortage of priests."
I'm confident that many of the people in charge are willing to let the participating laity decrease commensurate with the number of priests.
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