“All Options” and an Audit for Diocese of Steubenville

Feb 3, 2023 | articles, reasons and responses

Bishop Monforton gave an interview to Crux back on January 26 about the future of the Diocese of Steubenville. Not much new was said, but some of the phrasing is interesting, and the question, “ok, so now what” still hasn’t been answered. Though just...

The Youngstown Option

Nov 19, 2022 | General

In a comment thread on Facebook connected to my last post a commenter wished that I “would stop agitating on the side for a dubiously preferable Youngstown merger.” He insisted that my efforts toward “the Youngstown option” undermined my...

Untruths Included in Columbus College of Consultors Discussion

Nov 18, 2022 | population, reasons and responses

On November 3 the College of Consultors of the Diocese of Columbus met with Most Rev. Earl Fernandes, bishop of Columbus, to discuss the potential merger of the Diocese of Steubenville with the Diocese of Columbus. A couple of votes were taken and a number of...

BISHOP MONFORTON DELAYS VOTE AT USCCB!

Nov 7, 2022 | events and efforts, The Pillar

Earlier today The Pillar reported that Bishop Jeffrey Monforton sent a message to the priests of the Diocese of Steubenville which said, in part, I have requested the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to remove discussion of a merger and subsequent vote...

OSV News Publishes “An Open Letter…”

Nov 6, 2022 | articles, reasons and responses

OSV News published a letter submitted to them by “a priest in a diocese near the Diocese of Steubenville.” It is billed as “An open letter to the priests of the Diocese of Steubenville, and, as you read it, you’ll note the anxiety that this...