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Friday, October 11, 2024

Analects of Joseph Zwilling: On Proceeds of the sale of 1011 First Avenue

A piece in Catholic Review (New York Archdiocese sells office headquarters for reported $100 million) quotes Joseph Zwilling as saying, via email,  "proceeds of this sale will be used to ease the financial burden caused by the sexual abuse crisis."

A step in the right direction.  Maybe Mr. Zwilling will start attributing church closings to the root cause as well.  Poor attendance and a shortage of priests may be true, but not necessarily causal.

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