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Council to Bishop: Halt Closures Amid Real Estate Deal
parishes | 18 weeks 5 days ago | Comments 3
RIO GRANDE — The Council of Parishes of Southern New Jersey has “demanded an immediate halt” to the restructuring plan of church and school mergers and closings in the Diocese of Camden in response to Bishop Joseph Galante’s reported real estate dealings with Raffaello Follieri.
Galante has been active in working on a restructuring plan that would close and merge churches and schools in the Camden Diocese. According to Galante, the restructuring is a response by the Catholic Church that has more parishes than there are worshipers, priests, or money to sustain them.
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Mon, 07/28/2008 - 8:53am
I lost faith in the catholic system along time ago.And i was raised a catholic.
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 11:37am
Last week we read about the Housing Services Corp of Camen Diocese debachale at Haven House Low income housing in N Cape May. Brand new building that the catholic church build with 12 million in HUD money. TOTAL DISASTER, leaks, shoddy work you name it. Now we find out that the guy at the top is dirty. Doesn't the catholic church learn anything.
Wed, 07/23/2008 - 7:25pm
I think the Council of Parishes demands should go one step farther - they should demand Bishop Galante's resignation! As a shepherd, he's lost his flock and doesn't seem to care. He's a poor leader and an embarrasment to Catholics everywhere. Pope Benedict, Archbishop Myers, Cardinal Rigali. . .are you out there? Do you even care? Please step in and save the Diocese of Camden from Galante's reign of destruction!!