Archdiocese of St Louis — Attraction in St. Louis

So the Archdiocese is supposed to have 450,000 Catholics a number which doesn't make much sense to me. Maybe "on paper", Catholics, but certainly not active Catholics. You only have to look at the number of people posting here and the latest posts which are extremely negative about the direction of the Archdiocese after the "All Things New". The Bishop doesn't really care about St. Louis, he was brought in as the "hatchet" man and then will retire back east to his home in Baltimore and St. Louis will be left with a "shell" of what it used to be. A weaker version of the Catholic Church. I feel bad for some of the Vicars and blame some of the others that should know better. I really feel for traditional priests, all who seem to have a target on their backs as the powers at large try to eliminate them. All while claiming "we don't have enough priests!" Truly disgraceful! I can't find where Archbishop Rozanski has spoken out against the Blasphemy they call the Olympics. I reached out to the communications director, but received no reply. Maybe I missed it. If so I apologize. Unreported and not commented on, was the fact Parish lost electrical power after this EXCEPT for the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Paris! If that isn't Divine intervention, I don't know what is? Then you have the beating of a woman boxer by a person "claiming" to be a man and this is sport? Bring back the "sport" of Christians and the lions. That wasn't fair either. History repeats itself. So in closing on the Archdiocesan website the Archbishop allows others to say "Imagine a Church that funds its Catholic schools" - while he closes them. "Imagine a Church where Eucharistic Adoration is standing room only " as he closes one of the longest running Adoration Chapels. Yes we can only "imagine" what this church will look like under your leadership. We continue to...

When you run a dictator ship, then blame your parishioners for your failings? this is the solution the church has come up with. you dont have enough priests? Why dont you? Why dont are children want to be priest? why dont people want to come back to our church? this is a leadership problem, not parishoner problem. leadership has failed at the highest levels and the poor parish priest is left to fix the mess. priest married until a 1000 years go. It's time to go back. It's time to be Christ-like, he was not a dictator who blamed his followers. I don't believe he wanted men or women to live abnormal lives. the church pushes pro creation on the outside and the inside pushes the total opposite,. what a mess the church has created, not the parishioners. other churches ask their parishioners for input. never has a church as for input only jobs to suit their bidding. How bout a survey, what would you like to see happen to improve mass. do you like the music. is the homaly enriching or does it go rambling on and on. once you cover those things you can then criticize your parishioners for their friendliness. does the priest talk to those he doesnt know or only those he does. Ive been told hes shy, well thats his job, get over it. as i was always told,, offer it up. the church needs to rebuild on the rock that christ started. We obviously have changed before, it is time to...

I accepted the new change. I get it not enough priest not enough money supposedly. However they closed St. Martin of tours the largest parish in the district for all things new. Sent all these paishioners to the smallest parish with the smallest parking lot with what i presume is a debt remaining from there recent upgrade. I could only imagine that St Martins has the most value because they have the largest piece of real estate. The church needs to be more Godlike and not greed like. I feel lost. I just went to 400 oclock mass at St Bernadette church i felt empty and the priest homily was more about The new St Marks and less about the transfiguration. The priest made several what i thought were pompous remarks. I will try again at 400 oclock but it is very uncomfortable because people were on top of each other.I hope this works for them because it doesnt work for me Norman...