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Untruths Included in Columbus College of Consultors Discussion

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...
Declining Mass Attendance?

Declining Mass Attendance?

Oct 24, 2022 | mass attendance, population, priest shortage, reasons and responses

This is a simple post because the claim is so puzzling. Bishop Monforton cited declining Mass attendance as a reason to merge the Diocese of Steubenville into Columbus. The numbers I’ve been able to see, however, show that while the number of Catholics who come...
A Priest Shortage? Not in Steubenville.

A Priest Shortage? Not in Steubenville.

Oct 19, 2022 | population, priest shortage, reasons and responses

Bishop Monforton cited a priest shortage in the Diocese of Steubenville as one of the reasons for the proposed extinctive merger. While we would love to have more priests to help in our parishes, Steubenville is actually in much better shape on this score than any...
The Population and Job Growth Question

The Population and Job Growth Question

Oct 17, 2022 | jobs, population, reasons and responses

Bishop Monforton presented the declines in population and job growth in the 13 counties of the Diocese of Steubenville as a reason to suppress the Diocese. This just doesn’t make sense with what’s obviously happening in the city of Steubenville and the...

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This website is the initiative of Tom Crowe of Beatrix Media, LTD, who is solely responsible for its content. Its sole purpose is to share information about the proposed merger/suppression of the Diocese of Steubenville. All that is posted here is posted in fidelity to and love for the Church, and with the hope and the prayer that the bishops of America and ultimately our Holy Father, Pope Francis, will not take the dramatic, severe, and final step of suppressing our spiritual mother here in eastern and southeastern Ohio. 

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