So in (this) Part 8, I look at motives. In Parts 6 and 7, I discussed what seemed to me a procedure for stripping a parish for parts preparatory to merging it with another parish or shuttering it. I asked, and responded to these questions: Why was it so important in this case to keep parishioners out of the loop? Why were there no parish-wide discussions? Why were there no/so few updates? There can be no doubt that sometimes closing and fusing parishes are necessary, but in this case, as in many, dishonesty, thoughtlessness, corruption and greed that appear to characterize these processes. In Part 8, I’ll analyze the corruption and greed which appeared — at least in part — to drive this merger. So in (this) Part 8, I look at motives.
Death of a Brooklyn Parish, Part 8
Death of a Brooklyn Parish, Part 8
Death of a Brooklyn Parish, Part 8
So in (this) Part 8, I look at motives. In Parts 6 and 7, I discussed what seemed to me a procedure for stripping a parish for parts preparatory to merging it with another parish or shuttering it. I asked, and responded to these questions: Why was it so important in this case to keep parishioners out of the loop? Why were there no parish-wide discussions? Why were there no/so few updates? There can be no doubt that sometimes closing and fusing parishes are necessary, but in this case, as in many, dishonesty, thoughtlessness, corruption and greed that appear to characterize these processes. In Part 8, I’ll analyze the corruption and greed which appeared — at least in part — to drive this merger. So in (this) Part 8, I look at motives.