Tuesday, August 10, 2004

"New guy" Burke tackles sticky issues in fight over church

FEW ISSUES AROUSE passion like politics, religion and ethnic heritage.

That's why the controversy surrounding the Archdiocese of St. Louis and a local church is a no-win situation.

Bernard Huger, legal counsel for the archdiocese, told me all Catholic churches will eventually be brought under a unified corporate structure. Funds from each church will be placed in a charitable trust earmarked for individual churches. The archdiocese will appoint the board, and committees made up of parishioners will oversee church operations.
Article here.

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