Posted on 07/09/2020 6:08:20 PM PDT by marshmallow
Priests agree 25% drop in personal income and voluntary redundancy scheme in place
Catholic Church donations have plummeted in Dublin during the Covid-19 outbreak, falling by as much as 80 per cent.
The Dublin Archdiocese said the need to close churches had “resulted in very serious consequences” for its income stream.
A restructuring strategy to address “this urgent situation” is now under way to reduce costs, it said. This is expected to take some months to complete.
Two donation streams – the “common fund” collection for priests and the “support for share” fund – have dropped by 70 and 80 per cent respectively between March and June compared with the same period last year. Priests have agreed to a decrease of 25 per cent in their support, or personal income.
A voluntary redundancy scheme has also been extended to all staff members in the diocesan support services and to parish pastoral workers.
The archdiocese said it had the capacity to reduce staffing levels by a third, depending on the level of take-up, from the current number of 82 people.
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The Catholic Church in Ireland did not stand up against abortion in any effective way. This is the result. Jesus could have told them to not make deals with the enemy but they don’t seem to hear that.
How are the Mosques doing?
How are the Mosques doing?
Is it corona virus, or is it simply that the Church is not so popular any more in Ireland?
I wonder how charitable donations are doing in general. Who wants to give away money when you’re just going to be called a racist anyway.
Many people really don’t see a point to the Church anymore since when it spends so much time ashamed of itself and jumps on every SJW fad and it seems half the bishops believe more in that than their own job. If you want the SJW religion might as well get it from the source and just binge Holyweird movies, and Twitter, and college campus protests.
Donations for all charities and all churches (not sure mosques) are way down across the board as you would expect when people can’t work. I hope these charities make the connection.
Oh yes all down except for BLM which is surging-which goes to show what some have been saying, many churches have become defacto mouth pieces for left wing or democratic party platforms so some of these people are now worshiping at BLM
This isn’t St. Patrick’s Ireland anymore.
The snakes are back with a vengeance. It is ground zero for the most militant homosexual advocacy in the world. Worst than San Francisco.
Never forget, they were neutral during Hitler’s Reich.
I bet it’s down because of Francis, more than covid.
Francis took $2 Billion from China.
Why help him?
Also explains the email that went out stating that our country’s original sin is slavery and we should pray to atone for our inherent racism.
DR. BARRETT FOUND THE SILVER BULLET FOR COVID RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES!
Some folk died needlessly? BIG DEAL! Can’t make an omelet without breaking a few (score thousand) eggs, right?
If what you learn in the next half hour fails to make you very, very angry, see if you can fog a mirror. And, if you’re a Democrat, when you’re done, you’re STILL a Democrat, get a CAT scan of your head. See that tiny little BB thing on the monitor? Your brain!
Please share the “good news” far and wide!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSDdwN2Xcg&feature=youtu.be
DR. BARRETT FOUND THE SILVER BULLET FOR COVID RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES!
Some folk died needlessly? BIG DEAL! Can’t make an omelet without breaking a few (score thousand) eggs, right?
If what you learn in the next half hour fails to make you very, very angry, see if you can fog a mirror. And, if you’re a Democrat, when you’re done, you’re STILL a Democrat, get a CAT scan of your head. See that tiny little BB thing on the monitor? Your brain!
Please share the “good news” far and wide!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSDdwN2Xcg&feature=youtu.be
The donations are down PROBABLY because churches were closed. I guess folks could have MAILED in their donations. I did here in the USA.
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